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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1893
Page
3
A reflective meditation on mortality and meaning urging that wealth and fame pale before lasting peace. The poem contrasts worldly gains with the grave and suggests the living find rest when toil ends and death is not the end.
In Hickey township Dakota the long simmering feud between the Walker and Benedict families erupts after a calf incident and a porch insult. The two households once neighbors and kin become sworn foes as lawsuits and skirmishes follow, ending with a moonlit confrontation and a renewed rift between Mort Benedict and Nellie Walker.
Mort Benedict and his father race to escape a prairie fire threatening their river valley homestead. As the blaze closes in, Mort drives the wagon toward the Jim River with Mrs Walker and Nellie aboard, risking lives to reach safety while flames roar and smoke swirls.
In Getniah village Grambke the daughter of a town official has slept for seven months, with no sign of waking. Doctors say all efforts to rouse her fail, while the family continues daily life as if she were deceased.
The article describes fireballs made from coal dust, sand, and clay as a permanent fuel used across England from laborer cottages to thrifty homes in Path and Cheltenham. When placed in a hot furnace they become red hot and maintain heat longer than coal, reducing nighttime heating costs.
In a terse exchange, a sportsman questions loading a firearm, and another urges caution to prevent accidental discharge. The brief dialogue highlights concerns about gun safety and responsible handling.
The paper promotes a new bread technique yielding lighter finer and healthier loaves without yeast. Readers are invited to try the method and mail results to Hoval Baking Powder Co. at 106 Wall St New York. In return the company will send a free copy of a practical cookbook with a thousand receipts.
The article notes ancient knowledge of pens and inks, citing Egyptian use back to 2300 B C and Greek silver pens. It highlights Latin manuscripts with varied inks for note classes and twelfth century decoration in the Moreffe bible. Later scribes colored texts for historical and geographical notes and diagrams in scientific works. London Academy.
A letter attributed to the famed sportsman Selous discusses the white rhinoceros still existing in northern Mashona land due to native-hunter activity west of the Uinkata river. He estimates perhaps ten to twenty specimens remain, contradicting claims of extinction.
Marion Crawford argues in Forum that the schoolgirl shapes public taste, influencing what theater and literature audiences receive. She asserts women’s value beyond foreign stereotypes while recognizing shared human thoughts across genders.
The article notes sixty four countries where patents can be paid for, listing sixteen in Europe, eight in Africa, four in Asia, twenty seven in America and nine in Oceanica. The combined official fees amount to fourteen thousand five hundred fifty dollars.
A satirical note mocks old death jokes and promotes Syrup of Figs as a pleasant liquid laxative remedy. It contrasts luck with prudent health choices and suggests cleansing the system to avoid colds headaches and fever without unpleasant after effects.
A historical bread formula uses NE quart flour and Royal Baking Powder with salt sugar and mashed potato. Mix dry ingredients rub in potato add water to form a smooth batter then bake a half full loaf in a greased pan for about 45 minutes in a hot oven, avoid crusting top early.
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