10 Mar 1881
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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1881
Page
1
The Supreme Court under Chief Justice Maxwell of Fremont will convene on the second Tuesday in June. Geo B and Lake Asnite Judo from Omaha, along with others, are listed among attendees as the court opens proceedings and sets calendar dates for the term.
A set of attorney listings from Osceola Nebraska including R Wheeler N G Thurman Wy ueetes and Thurman N A Cornish Goeren and King E L King A Mills with offices in Osceola and over Abbot's Drug Store offering collections focus and legal services.
Reports note a new Missouri River bridge for Nebraska City and a Chicago firm building a vinegar factory there. Other items cover wolf chases in Firth, tenement plans near Schuyler, cattle losses in Knox County, and Western Iowa vaccination efforts amid smallpox fears.
The report outlines Senate and House actions on river and harbor appropriations in late February. Cape Fear river funding rises from 10000 to 70000 dollars while naval coaling stations at the Isthmus of Panama receive 200000. The events include amendments, adjournments, and committee votes as Congress handles sundry civil, Indian, and postal bills.
The president transmits a letter to the civil service committee dated December report on open competitive examinations for appointments and promotions at New York Post Office and Custom House. D B Eaton chairs the committee and the report praises results and urges congressional consideration of the recommendations.
A Milwaukee Sentinel reader recalls a Scottish elder telling an Edinburgh student that a life without purpose is like a ship without a rudder. The stern instruction urged a definite aim, even if it means strong, decisive work, to channel strength of mind and effort from God-given gifts.
A wealthy patient asks for a thorough root-cause cure. The doctor responds by smashing a bottle and glass on the sideboard with his cane, signaling a dramatic final professional visit.
An old Nebraska advertisement touts Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as a valuable remedy for coughs colds and croup plus a premium offer for weekly subscribers. The ad promises premiums like an eighty acre farm a $300 organ and jewelry for subscribers in Omaha Nebraska.
Dispatch from Mount Prospect reports Gen Colley with 22 officers and 627 men engaged Boer forces at Majola mountain. Boer attack began Sunday morning with heavy fire, and Colley is believed killed after retreating under gunfire. Word confirms loss and describes heavy casualties including 58th survivors. Camp at Spitkeep described as fortified amid ongoing fighting.
In New York on the 2 mat., ten older youths and a seven year old boy formed a band to rob children on their way home from school. They divided plunder including slates books jack-knives and odd pennies after several serious assaults. A separate Chicago burglary saw E R Smith of the board of trade robbed of a 2000 dollar roll and a 450 diamond pin from his bed pillowcase. he awoke unconscious and the house was ransacked with no clue to the culprits.
A fair complexion observer exposed to electric light shows sunburn like effects on hands and cheeks during mid winter. Prof. Cohn of Dresden notes that short sight rarely exists at birth among those affected, and usually results from eye strain in early youth during study.
Dispatch notes Detroit Post and Tribune report that the public demands simpler Kidney 7 Wort preparation. Proprietors Wells Richarieos, wholesale druggists, have agreed to supply in liquid and dry forms from Burlington, Vermont.
The Senate and House clash over Japan indemnity funds and prize payouts to US ships for wartime actions. Congress schedules river and harbor measures, funding bills, and amendments while adjournment looms.
Dr James Edmunds lectures in Assocation Hall New York on nursing mothers diet and avoid alcohol. He warns that excess flesh foods and late evening socializing harm both mother and infant advising milk based meals and plain fare to maintain health and prevent drunkenness in babies.
Chicago produce shows wheat at No 2 Chicago spring around 95 to 99 cents cash and May near 1.04 dollars. corn about 39 cents cash. oats 30 cents. rye 75-76 cents. pork around 14.50. lard 10.00. bulk meats listed. New York prices show wheat around 1.14 to 1.26 for various grades. corn mixed 56-66 cents. eggs 21 cents. pork mess 16.09. lard 10.45. butter 1.24 to 1.87 per pound. cheese 10-12 cents. St Louis cattle 4.40 to 5.50. hogs about 5.25 to 6.00. sheep 4.00 to 6.00. western markets list wheat 1.01 to 1.05 May and corn about 90-97 cents.
The passage counsels youths to become nobodies by frequenting drinking saloons, spending time on games and cheap novels, keeping the stomach full and the head empty, and avoiding reading useful books. It warns that years spent this way lead to becoming a drunkard or professional gambler, with many youth lingering near bar parlors ready to graduate to nobility of nothing.
A playful line asks why a dog wears more clothes in summer than winter. It jokes that in winter the dog wears coats, while in summer it wears a coat and pants. A second line notes Parisian emphasis on Saturdays as the favorite day for “warriages.”
Curative claims for bitters appear in columns, urging readers to try these tonics for ague, liver, kidney, and liver ailments. The ad copy suggests high recommendations and warns readers to give them a fair trial.
A historical reflection traces Commodore Vanderbilt from poverty to vast railroad power, noting railroads' growth, immense debt, tax burdens, and influence on politics. The piece criticizes trusts, subsidies, corruption, and violence linked to rail interests, framing a test of American democracy and civic virtue.
A Washington correspondent argues that dancing fades as leadership becomes brainless and modern women gain education. He notes fewer dances, older partners, and a shift to professional dancers or theater, blaming social changes and the education of women for the decline.
A compact note recalls that tomatoes were originally named love apples and grown as garden curiosities, reflecting early horticultural misgivings and evolving tastes.
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