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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1882
Page
4
Over a hundred Union Pacific passenger and freight conductors were dismissed in a dispute viewed by officials as the best explanation. Developments in the Omaha labor trouble since the last issue are noted along with other matters of note.
Gov Nance directs action through the attorney general to Omaha where a special grand jury is convened to investigate riot arrests. A large union meeting accuses city officials, laments martial law, and calls for action while a coroner’s jury links Armstrong’s death to unknown militiamen. Indictments follow against riot participants as Congress probes federal troop use.
A large number of U P passenger conductors were discharged at Omaha on the 15th with about one third of freight conductors also removed. Some crews faced removal for not issuing draw-back checks to fare paying passengers. Promotions and new hires filled vacancies as the company paused further dismissals. Separately Chicago's Iroquois club formed by leading Democrats followed Andrew Jackson's 115th birth anniversary celebration at the Palmer House.
Reports from southern flooded districts recount severe hardship as boats are scarce and starvation spreads among isolated communities. The New Mexico governor has received word of 70 mounted Apaches near Lordsburg along the Gila. Michael Connell is killed as Indiana scouts head to San Carlos. troops are ordered ready, and mining camps are warned.
The jury in the Kosters murder trial in Omaha failed to reach a verdict after two nights and one day, with nine for acquittal and three for conviction. Kosters was discharged and released on $5,000 bonds until the next term.
A report from Berlin claims Skobeloff has been arrested and confined in Vilna fortress. Another dispatch from Vienna via Russia says nihilist leaders near an understanding with the czar. The czar reportedly will extend clemency to presently jailed nihilists and ease exile penalties.
A Paris Medical study by Dr Thery summarizes how bath temperature and duration affect the body. Baths under 97 F depress heart action, while 97–99 F have little effect on animal heat. Prolonged baths at low temperatures lower body temperature. high temperatures raise it, with varied timing and aftereffects. Long baths generally prove debilitation and risk syncope.
A Brooklyn Eagle item quotes Mr C V Ward at 187 West Street New York praising St Jacobs Oil for rheumatism relief in his right arm after months of illness He says the arm improved after using the oil and a second bottle was not needed.
A humorous 1840s ship episode from the log of the Gladstone describes a sailor dumped overboard saved by gripping an albatross around its neck. As the man clung to the bird and shouted, the crew watched a strange midnight encounter unfold. The legend hints at a marine monster surpassing even Coleridge’s creations, awaiting albatross records.
The Richmond Virginia Southern Planter notes the wide success of St Jacobs Oil across the civilized world, stating its unparalleled standing in markets and among farmers.
The text urges ongoing self education beyond formal schooling. It notes self-guided study is slow, aided by small, daily helps, and contrasts a growing mind with an indifferent one. It suggests finding time for small literary tasks amid heavy duties to keep learning alive.
The passage muses on books and poems as doors to deeper understanding. It argues that consistent study trains judgment, clarifies values, and yields inner fulfillment beyond mere knowledge.
In a Civil War scene from Harry M. Kieffer's recollections, pickets stood a hundred yards apart under July heat, trading coffee and tobacco across neutral ground with white paper signals. The practice fostered chivalrous etiquette, preventing shooting during disputes and even leading to a brief front-wide fire over a coffee tobacco argument.
A promotional note extols Dr Guysett's Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla as a universal tonic for digestion liver regulation and vitality. It lists ingredients Yellow Dock Sarsaparilla Juniper Iron and other components and claims it strengthens weak vital functions and has saved lives.
The piece narrates a reflection on teeth from infancy to old age. It contrasts childhood sorrow at teething with modern relief through dental care, noting how easily one can pull teeth or fit false sets, and how past generations faced pain without relief. The voice ends with a calm moral note.
Aurora resident Hl Winton writes that after suffering from inherited scrofula boils sores and weak health he began Dr Guysett's Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla. He reports smoother skin regular bowels and greatly increased strength far beyond his expectations.
A compact wry note on bill posters at cemetery fences and spring poetry. It echoes a couple’s tie vote and a sorrowful line about an heir seeking paregoric, reflecting newspaper quips from Boston Transcript and Somerville Journal.
The Milwaukee Telegraph argues railroads unlocked the Northwest long isolated by lakes and rough roads. They halved travel costs, tripled lifespans of opportunity, and raised land values from Dodge County to distant wheat fields. The piece credits iron highways with enabling farms, schools, churches, and towns to flourish, and notes monopolies must be regulated to curb abuses.
Ernest Staples of DeBary Florida recounts a rattlesnake bite near Enterprise while hunting with Cozzens. He credits Davis Pain Killer and home remedies for his quick recovery, noting the snake was four feet two inches and vowing the cure would be legal tender in Florida. He offers the snake skin and rattles to the Smithsonian and asks for publication to share the tale.
A moral on thrift urges saving a little each year to build prosperity. Small expenditures quickly erode income, while disciplined saving creates independence. Warns against self-indulgence and warns medicines, tobacco, alcohol, and similar items as obstacles to a secure old age.
A Baltimore note mocks fashion and dining trends with quirky lines about oval necks versus square necks and feeding daughters with phosphorns to make matches. The piece jokes that oval necks are more fashionable and contrasts with square necks, commenting on appearance and trends.
A fragment from Keokuk Gate City depicts Spilkins pressuring Isabella daughter of a money lender over real estate security. The line Cant trust me darling hints at tension while the narrator notes vigilance as the umbrella price.
A promotional notice for Allen's Lung Balsam claims cures for consumption bronchitis coughs colds asthma and croup based on testimonials from W W Wilcut W C Dingers Dr McRephit and others. It asserts safety for children and praise from physicians ministers and nurses.
N. E. Harmon, pastor, reports his wife improved with 81 pellets for liver disease and general debility. He recommends the Golden Medical Discovery to sufferers from liver complaint sour stomach and general debility.
The piece urges those responsible for youth to shield them from vice and surround them with goodness. It distinguishes two infl uences: direct intentional guidance and indirect unplanned atmosphere, noting the latter is often neglected.
BED- ED W E Huestis of Emporia Kansas reports his wife lay sick for seven years and bedridden four months. After using Dr Pierce Golden Medicine Discovery and Favorite Prescription she sat up in a week and walked in three weeks. She was treated by various physicians with no relief. Sold by druggists.
A Jennings county family reportedly dined for years on an open porch facing east despite cold snaps. A visitor recalled dining with them when temperatures would freeze food on the table. The piece also notes an advertisement urging readers to request a medical treatise from the World’s Dispensary Medical Association and mentions Edison’s planned three mile electric railroad at Menlo Park, expected to finish in two months.
The article touts a colossal bronze figure of Freedom with a Liberty torch for New York harbor and a second image of St Jacobs Oil heroically guiding sailors. It cites testimonials from John S. Briggs of Omaha and Captain C W Boynton praising rheumatism relief after using St Jacobs Oil.
A concise 19th century moral reflection on marriage roles. It argues a good wife provides wisdom strength and courage while a bad wife brings confusion weakness and despair. A tranquil peaceful home renews the man’s strength for life’s labor, whereas a tense home with fretful temper ends hope.
G A Lindquest announces a new store at 1106 Farnham St Omaha offering a large stock of fine goods. Prices are low and workmanship is first class with guaranteed satisfaction. Call to examine stock and ask for E Ransom. Butter Color advertised as harmless with no acid or alkali.
A brief reflective note argues a young man should pursue skilled mechanic work rather than clerical life, stating the modern world is governed and made by machinery and wealth.
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