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Newspaper

Osceola Record

Location

Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Mar 10, 1910

Page

7

John Jacob Astor the First A Storied Fur Trader and Builder

A brisk biographical sketch of John Jacob Astor tracing his rise from a butcher’s apprentice in Heidelberg and Antwerp to a major American fur trader and real estate magnate. It covers his move to New York, partnerships with Bowne and the Indians, the Montreal fur network, marriage to Sarah Todd, expansion into musical instruments, a key voyage to the Orient, real estate purchases including Richmond Hill, and his enduring influence on New York and the Pacific Northwest. It notes his foresight about Seattle and Fort Dearborn, his finances, character, and legacy through sons William B. Astor and William Waldorf Astor.

Jhn Jacob Astor Heidelberg Antwerp Walidory John Jacob Astor America Jacob Astor Jacob John Jacob Ig Imeister Wales Moon Antwe Antwer London George Washington Cornwallis England New World Baltimore Young Astor New York Hubert Bowne Astor Robert Bowne Robert Bowne Montreal Envons Garcia Canada Johnn Jacob Astor Hudson River Albany Lake Champlain Corpuscle Waller Street Hudson Sarah Todd Sarah Capt. Cook Pacific Cape Horn Alaska Water Street Broadwy Astor House China Orient Bay Mrs. Astor Canal Street Richmond Hill Aaron Burr Roger Morris Putnam County N.Y Morris Enron Mary Philipse Lady Lves George Washiizier George Comimental Army State of New York Asiar Demtel Webster Marin van Buren Lichting Stmte Vreer Lewis and Clark Washington Lewis Northwest Washington Irving Astoria Oregon Congress Lake Superior Thomas Jefferson Jefferson Duttman Great Lakes Duluth Proctor Knott Cluir Lake Michigan Gen. Dearborn Fort Dearborn Chicago Falls of St Anthony Fort Snelling St. Paul Minneapolis Columbia River Seattle Broadxvey Weser and Barclay Streets Fitz-Green Halieck William B. Astor Wiliam Waldorf Astor Germaany Maccaenas

Sky Pilot Of The Lakes Regent Of Vast Waters Parish

Rev W H Law tends a huge maritime parish 1800 miles long and 300 wide as the sky pilot of the lakes. His voyages reach crews on moving ships and distant lighthouses frequented by 300 lighthouses 5 lightships and 60 life saving stations. He travels by gasoline boat carrying sermons books and a phonograph amid perilous trips and sparse worship sites.

W. H. Law W. E. Law Buffalo Deluth Weelaw Point Sky Pilot New York

Jeru Salem oak seed cited as old time domestic remedy

Besides Sampson county Onslow county also ships Jeru salem oak seed. The seed in molasses is described as an old time domestic remedy and is said to be more palatable as juzelymake, according to the Charlotte Observer.

Sampson County Onslow Jerusalem

Talk Like Rain Rains on Good Remembered Advice

Uncle Eben says talking is like rain a little is welcome and needed but a flood can be overwhelming. The remark underscores the value of measured speech in daily life and community conversations.

Eben

Cooper claims stomach treatment revives health in days

L T Cooper promotes a New Discovery to cure chronic indigestion by healing the stomach. He tours major cities, attracting followers who praise relief from pain, headaches, and inability to eat. The medicine is sold by druggists with a Dayton, Ohio company backing the campaign.

L. T. Cooper Mr. Cooper Cooper Chicago Boston H. B. Mack State Street Edwin F. Morse Oakley Street Dorchester Cooper Aledkins Co Dayton Ohio

Weak Spot in His Defense

A religious worker visiting a southern penitentiary learns a prisoner, a Black man, boasting of an alibi with ten witnesses and a strong lawyer but receiving ten years after officials credit a watch found in his pocket as the weak spot in the defense.

Pris’ Coner

Mournful Pleasures and a Drinking Master

A master consoles himself after his wife’s death by daily drinking and urges remarriage. The servant pleads grief as a reason to avoid quick companionship. The dialogue contrasts sorrow with social pressure to move on.

Marrying for Money Prompted by Father's Disapproval

A quoted exchange reveals a marriage plan driven by money. The dialogue shows a woman pressuring a partner to present a larger check to win her father's approval. The fragment suggests familial tension over financial prospects and marriage.

If Its Your Eye Use Pettit's Eye Salve

Ad copy notes Pettit's Eye Salve for eye aches defects of vision and sensitivity to light marketed by druggists or Howard Bros Buffalo NY.

Pettit I Dion Howard Bros

Aim at Excellence Sets Path to Success

A concise maxim urging focus on excellence to achieve success and eminence, attributed to an unfinished source. The phrase emphasizes consistent effort and high standards as the key to reaching notable achievement.

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Cobyright Publish Tra Con Jon Jacob Astor Elbert Hubbard SKY Pilot OF the Sarguelle Cordelia Dodds
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