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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1909
Page
6
A poem by J. W. Watson contrasts the beauty of snow with a speaker's fall from purity. The verse traces snow's playful charm over crowds and streets, then shifts to a desperate confession of sin, degradation, and plea for mercy as the town pulses with winter cheers.
An old Dur ham farmer visits a roadside inn and buys a lottery ticket on credit. The landlady reveals the top three winners Bam Sally and the narrator, who finally admits he never paid for his ticket but still claims luck.
A girl graduate sits with her father in a car as he critiques her commencement essay about Life and Higher Callings. He claims an autograph Ruskin letter, bought for 17 dollars, might have improved her work, then reads it aloud while she reacts with scornful, sour air.
Readers report relief from female troubles and nervous prostration after using Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound. The ad highlights its herbal roots and decades of claimed success and offers confidential advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
A fragmented clipping mixes ruminations on effort and failure with references to actors and the phrase in Joe Jefferson’s shoes. It includes an 1880s Hall and Cheney Catarrh Cure advertisement and stray remarks about weather, a ship trial, and medical remedies, all in a jumble.
A government backed plant near the Agriculture Department in Washington demonstrates turning twenty five bushels of corn daily into seventy five gallons of 95 percent alcohol. Agricultural experts from U.S. stations will study the system and teach farmers to build and operate similar units. The author argues small farmer groups could profitably erect such plants using crop refuse like cornstalks and cobs, with alcohol costing far less than gasoline for farm uses.
A humorous roundup of short child queries and quips. The six-year-old Mildred questions whether good die young and the grandpa replies with a report. A restless Harold is teased about church. Flossie voices chatterbox humor and Walter calculates a parental time joke in one hour.
A 1907 police chief note from Morris Manitoba recounts curing eczema on the ankles after two years of itching and sores using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. The ad blends with unrelated snips about Lincoln day, sabbath lynching, stage seats, and a Paris butcher anecdote.
A local Blair Nebraska resident Mathias Campbell reports long standing back and urinary issues were cured after using Dean's Kidney Pills sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York priced 50 cents a box. The ad also notes a humorous want ad remark about beef prices and husband hunting.
The text warns against liquid medicines and cathartics that irritate bowels. It touts Cascarrets as strengthening the bowels and improving muscle control for healthier function. It also notes Bartolommeo Cristofell of Padua allegedly invented the piano about 1711 and mentions an upright piano first made in France.
In The Old Dominion Thomas Nelson Page recalls veterans marching through plantation grounds after the Civil War. He notes self-reliance pride and race pride fueling a belief in unconquerable spirit despite defeat. A famed anecdote tells an old soldier vowing to whip Yankees if pursued.
An old advertisement promotes Murine Eye Remedy claiming trust from physicians and the Pure Food and Drugs laws. The copy highlights a personal twist with Nat Goodwin sharing his fortune with his new wife as a precaution for new wives.
A Brooklyn clergyman recalls Bishop Potter as an effective preacher with a reserved method. The speaker, inspired by Talmage, confesses past overexcitement and seeks guidance. Potter replied with a witty remark about keeping composure and not mistaking perspiration for inspiration.
A proverb notes a man with a mean dog often takes pride in the animal. The remark reflects on stubborn behavior and loyalty, suggesting owners justify harsh treatment and boast of their pet’s ferocity.
Seismographs report a terrible earthquake that never occurred. An advert lists Mrs Winslows Soothing Syrup for teething pain with a 25 cent bottle. A Mississippi murder trial raises a hypothetical question about Matteawan confinement for a St Louisan.
A claimed remedy promises to cure itching bleeding or prolapsed piles in 14 days with a money back guarantee. The ad notes Italy and mentions the assassin's knife as context for danger.
Universal use for horses dogs and all ages with claims of prevention of disease. Over 500000 bottles sold last year. Priced at fifty cents and one dollar per bottle. Available at all druggists or sent from Spohn Medical Co Goshen Ind.
A collage of outdated observations on child nutrition goats milk barking dogs and cheap paper plates mocks social norms. It notes Melbourne police intrusion into suspected gambling and contrasts colored social classes in the South. It also discusses Norway boys learning cooking and predicts men dominance in professional kitchens with women urged to step aside.
A terse note laments the railroad cut rate to a town where residents have no call to travel. The line hints at broader transportation policy and local impact on mobility and commerce.
The Ottawa census report shows wheat yield in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta totaling about 107 million bushels with farmers receiving roughly 835 million dollars, plus another 35 million from oats barley and flax. Letters from American settlers, notably Rev. Oscar L. King near Edmonton, describe Alberta as offering good homes despite early hardships and growing rail networks.
A string of short anecdotes unfolds from Basin Wyoming to Virginia North Carolina and Paris. A waitress confronts a breakfast disruption while a bank hold up plot dissolves. Detective Adair recalls a witty disguise and a Paris police chief befriends Beranger’s crowd as an escaped convict flees.
The Cleveland Leader quotes a speaker praising another for surpassing the speaker in art and technique. The rival’s success is acknowledged as the speaker’s life’s loss, recognizing growth beyond the speaker’s own reach.
A seaman curses a sailor’s prayer book as he kicks a holystone aside and explains the term’s origins. He notes holystoning happens on Sundays and recalls a chantey about “seventh holystone the decks.” He adds the word’s holy sound clashes with the profane use aboard.
A veteran provincial second hand bookseller laments fewer young buyers who would haggle and seal purchases at his street stall. He notes plentiful book buying yet lacks the lively book chanting and cheerful crowd of earlier days.
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