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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1902
Page
3
A fragmented page offers household guidance from baking to cleaning. It mentions oven use, bread and sandwich fillings, boiled eggs, cheese cakes, and a laundry note on suds and alum. Also included is a snippet about an apple pie and spice flavors for desserts.
The text shows a garbled cooking procedure with steps about boiling broth adding potatoes and bread crumbs, alongside stray social commentary on cleanliness and reform. It references potato cases and a dish involving browned centers, with lines about clothing standards and a reformer’s lament about bath habits.
Early this morning an explosion rocked the Nemaha bank as robbers attempted to blow the safe. The inner door remained closed, no cash secured, and the bandits fled before capture. Bloodhounds and search efforts launched with handcars sighted on Burlington and MP lines.
Judge Jessen and a jury hear Lemuel T. Goldsberry and his sons Melvin and Guy charged with receiving stolen horses. Witnesses on both sides fill the crowded courtroom as rebuttal evidence and impeaching testimony continue.
Sioux City Iowa March 9 The Great Northern Railroad sent Mrs Mary Schorer a $50 check for flagging an incoming passenger train with her skirt last fall near McLean Nebraska She worried a fire along the right of way might endanger the train and acted quickly to warn it.
Exeter Neb March 10 Charley Bode about twenty two was shot in a house scuffle after entering by a window while resisting a gun confrontation with Herbert Jansen. Police suspect Bode in neighborhood break ins before doctors helped him near Will Ry ers. Chicago March 10 Daniel H Church hires detectives to uncover an anonymous writer who vows to ruin his wife Mrs Josephine Church. The letters are unsigned typewritten and describe breaking up their home. Norfolk strike: 500 sympathizers clash with police. cars attacked, martial law eyed as mayor, police chief, and colonel plan steps.
A clever forger has operated in Nebraska City for several days using stamped and punched checks on local bank blanks tinted to resemble safe paper. He passed a $12 check on Mueller Brothers, while other altered checks remain undiscovered as police search for the suspect.
Several minor burglaries were reported last night in Arlington and Fremont Nebraska. Entrances were made at a barber shop owned by C. E. Branson a general merchandise store owned by John F. Jackerott and James Novak's saloon. A few pennies and about one dollar in small change were taken.
A five story Plainfield blaze destroyed the Babcock building and two adjoining structures. Loss pegged at 250000 dollars. Ground floor housed Woodhulls and Martins dry goods merchants and the post office. mail saved. Several families resided in the rear portion.
Manila March 10 The court martial to try Major Waller and Lieutenant Day of the marine corps begins March 17 before a panel of army and marine officers. They are charged with executing three Native stevedores in Basay Samar without trial after they allegedly hid camoles and refused to surrender them to Americans. Sympathy is noted for Major Waller amid mental and physical strain. Day followed orders.
Plattsmouth Neb March 10 local saloon men face criticism for selling liquor to minors. Bert Elledge a fifteen year old boy was found in an alley last night so drunk he could not stand. Prosecutors expect action against the dealer, aiming to set an example.
Telegraph report from Arnold Nebraska states Frankie Allen, who was accidentally shot in the arm a week ago, had his arm amputated last evening due to blood poisoning. The mangled limb could not be saved despite efforts to preserve it.
Ira J Lundy shot his wife in Taylor eight miles north of Sargent Nebraska last night after suspicions of infidelity with Gregg. Lundy then killed himself. Mrs Lundy wounded with poor recovery chance. Five shots total. Lundy and wife middle aged with three grown children.
John W. Truesdale, a Syracuse handwriting expert, testified that the disputed signatures were forgeries of William Rice. Robert M. Moore, counsel for Albert T. Patrick, presented conceded signatures closely resembling the disputed ones, and the witness conceded that some lacked shading and other writing mannerisms of Rice.
Flo Freeman shot and killed Peter McCaffrey a saloonkeeper at the Fifth and Walnut corner in Kansas City this morning following a quarrel. She admitted the shooting claiming self defense after McCaffrey struck her. Both were intoxicated. McCaffrey, 35, had lived in Illinois and Missouri prior to the incident.
Boston welcomed Prince Henry of Prussia with cordial official ceremonies. Gov Crane Mayor Collins and city officials greeted him at South Station before a carriage procession to Hotel Somerset. He later toured Harvard and received an honorary Doctor of Laws, leading cheers for President Roosevelt. The prince then dined with civic leaders and continued to Albany and West Point en route to New York.
The Kansas wheat boom of 1901 reflects a history of agricultural trials led by figures like T. C. Henry the wheat king. Kansas produced over 90 million bushels valued above 50 million dollars, shifting from spring to winter wheat and proving adaptable soil and climate for diverse crops.
A broad Nebraska notes roundup reports a Cass County farmers association forming, a 50 pound badger caught in a Hamilton County trap, and Prairie Creek hunters opposing walves. It notes Swedish arrivals on Boyd Run by land, a Gallagher building fire, fines for liquor sales, a stroke to County Judge Dupin, and several crimes, injuries, and social updates across the state with multiple towns and individuals.
A train load of emigrants from Dubois Nebraska reached Emporia today. The group comprises twelve Swedish families totaling seventy people. The train had seventeen freight cars and one passenger coach, carrying all effects including livestock. The men are said to have considerable money.
From Arnold, March 4, word reached Callaway that Frank Allen, a fourteen year old boy, was accidentally shot yesterday while hunting in a cart. The gun slipped and discharged striking Allen in the arm below the elbow, narrowly missing Roy Hansberry's head.
The Record Herald tomorrow will report that Major General Otis retires March 24 and Major General MacArthur, now commanding Colorado, will take over. Brigadier General Funston, recently back from the Philippines, will fill the vacancy created by MacArthur's transfer.
An organized mob of black residents marches toward Marion Alabama to attack the county jail and free two convicted murderers including Luke Sanders who faces a hanging tomorrow. Citizen soldiers are mobilizing with fifty men under arms and pickets posted on roads into town. A serious clash is feared if the mob arrives.
A Camden man cites common missteps in helping fallen women on ice. He urges bystanders to stand aside and lift from behind with a firm underarm grip, smiling and saying remain still, to avoid ungraceful slides and awkward closeness.
The Kansas City Journal notes large Philippine trees noted by Governor Taft’s round table top eight feet in diameter. In island homes dining tables seven to nine feet wide use single section tops, though not as large as Southern California tops.
A French doctor and two students are building an extraordinary car designed to circle the world. The vehicle features two sleeping compartments, a large workroom, and four oil tanks, promising to be the largest motor ever constructed.
A historical saying asserts that women cannot develop intellectual pursuits and beauty at the same time, reflecting era attitudes toward female roles and personal priorities.
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