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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1907
Page
10
A long excerpt covers Eskimo customs, infant rearing, and family life in the Arctic. It describes naked infancy, sealskin clothing, the shared tent as home and parlor, and the communal feeding practices after a seal kill, emphasizing social cohesion and practical survival in extreme cold.
Centennial era figures show Internal commerce near 20.2 billion dollars, vastly eclipsing foreign trade. Analysis explains that midmen are excluded, framing the gain as labor demand and industrial strength. The piece argues commerce growth justifies the new Department of Commerce’s expanded duties.
The post office money order department handles about $300 million yearly. The losses from clerk dishonesty and carelessness amount to only $251 in the last two years, largely explained by clerks being personally responsible for the funds and any loss treated as theirs. Check your safety valve.
A condensed column notes thirteen new men entering the United States Senate. It raises questions about whether the Senate’s changes signify a broader hoodoo over the country and the implications for governance.
The remark questions Dr. Parkhurst's religious stance as he oversees a newspaper operation. It implies scrutiny of his beliefs may influence his editorial direction and credibility.
A pithy remark notes that some men cannot stand on their dignity because their feet exceed their dignity.
Some men feel wary of generosity from their wives, suspecting hidden motives and fearing potential loss or control. The remark highlights distrust in domestic spending and gendered dynamics influencing financial behavior.
The text notes President Francis holding a lengthy speech likely to captivate listeners, and Mr. Marconi preparing to initiate patent infringement suits. It suggests a link between public addresses and legalaction over communications patents.
A short, reflective note laments the mortifying moment of introducing a subject to close friends after a long absence. The narrator expresses discomfort and seeks understanding from those who know them well. The tone is self critical and gently humorous.
A language expert asserts that manywhere is correct and usable in casual dialogue to convey a broad, current reach. The statement suggests dropping the term into conversations to signal up to date awareness.
The New York Department of Taxes and Assessments findings challenge the view of Gotham as a haven for the wealthy. Officials emphasize broader economic diversity and note that millionaire wealth is not as concentrated as once believed.
The remark suggests that after Grover Cleveland praised him Henry Ward Beecher holds a low opinion among Colonels Bryan and Watterson amid political clashes.
A French legislator has proposed a bill taxing tom cats accused of preying on songbirds in parks. The proposal aims to curb bird losses while sparking debate over pet rights and wildlife protection.
A Duluth man who claims to pull teeth from unwilling victims is contrasted with the harmless prank of pulling legs. The remark suggests leniency toward the dental comedian while downplaying the misdeed.
The report notes Dr George Sauerwein, a German philologist, writes poetry in thirty eight languages and is described as having an incurable case. It mentions Sauerwein and his linguistic pursuit as a notable characteristic.
In a quip on societal clubs, a speaker suggests that many society ladies unable to join the Daughters of the Revolution should form a new group titled Mothers of the Next War. The remark reflects posturing humor about lineage and patriotic groups.
A Texas writer ridicules a proposed tax on “impecunious nobles” who seek wives in the United States. The piece questions the punishment for nobles and ends with the idea that the unfortunate girls would bear the tax.
The Austrian archduke who renounced his title and hereditary claim to elope with a music hall singer has been deserted by her. Without his title and fortune he likely appeared a different man to her.
The text questions continuity of care on land and water. It mentions ships, telegrams, railways, and aviation, suggesting a concern about keeping systems connected, with a sense of disruption or limitations in equipment and service.
A veterinary surgeon says horses kept in harness at moon require molasses sweetened feed instead of oats. He notes molasses provides more nourishment than diets and improves chewing. The sugar’s food value has only recently been understood.
An Englishman writes to the New York Independent praising Boston’s display of Revolutionary artifacts. He claims Bostonians should not fear provoking English visitors by reminders of defeat, noting Britons are desensitized to such displays and even Calais’ long French control stirs no pain.
The founder of a major trade school, visiting Chicago in 1901, argued that football injuries pale beside the gains from proper exercise. He urged prioritizing vigorous, right kind physical training for workers already shaping society and warned against neglect.
A reception of the Whip reveals a humorous claim about origin and state allegiance. The Secretary of State Mr. Hay jokes that he has no single State, noting births across Indiana Illinois Rhode Island and a farm in New Hampshire. He traces ancestors from Scotland England Germany and the South.
In a brief address the speaker admits he is “nothing but an American” while reflecting on the social ritual of humility during a notable gathering of favored sons. The remark frames the event as a display of national unity and personal modesty.
A column notes the burden on busy wives who struggle to be pleasant and entertaining. It contrasts the overfilled woman with the practical, amusing partner and the exhausted doctor returning from long shifts facing parallel societal pressures. The piece defends intellectual and moral gifts while praising the value of amusement.
A criminology perspective questions heredity versus environment in the Knapp murder case. The condemned killer confesses to five crimes and may have more, with experts arguing punishment rarely prevents crime and reform is unlikely, prompting debate on lifelong imprisonment versus rehabilitation.
A mountain-brogued visitor asks a college president if they educate poor boys and expresses willingness to work for room and board. He offers a spotted steer as payment to stay until he earns his way, prompting the president to explain the need for money and support for tuition.
A local report notes the priority of securing an evangelist speaker matches securing a dress fund. The emphasis is on consistency with the expected figure from a larger town and the implications for the event.
The writer cites Edward VII's letter to Sidney Lee praising Lee's Victoria life while noting Lee's frank criticisms. It mentions Victoria's Germanic origins, early English-German accent, and an almost Elizabeth II fate. It recounts supposed wish to marry Alexander of Orange, Coburg ties, and early 1860s republican fervor.
A Baltimore American piece notes the Federal statutes will use the singular present of be for United States. It argues the phrase is expressive and patriotic, and that usage will conform to legal practice while inviting public approval of the form.
A Brooklyn Eagle quip contrasts terms spinster and bachelor maid for a single woman living with many girls. The exchange questions marriage status, noting she is not married and defies traditional labels. The dialogue weighs up modern slang versus old-fashioned terms and implications for suitors.
The Iowa Supreme Court rules that an annual $300 tax on cigarette dealers is constitutional and valid. The decision rejects the original package rule as a fraud shield, stating the cigarette business cannot be protected by such subterfuge.
General M W Ransom former United States Senator from North Carolina devotes his time to farming and will run about 250 plows this year.
The Swedish explorer Sven Hedin seeks a $21,000 grant from the Swedish Riksdag to publish scientific results from 1890 to 1902. His Central Asia work includes 113 astronomical determinations, thousands of meteorological observations, vast geological and archaeological collections, and about 3,000 photographs. He mapped the Tarim River, investigated Lob Nor, and pressed toward Lhasa risking hardships, with later travel into Leh and India.
Khaki uniforms spread through foreign troops in China except Russians. Himalayan cattle bells protect stock from tigers. Dwarfs outlive giants and two huge vegetables grow in England. Parisian society trains cats. Berkeley California lacks policemen and alcohol. St Liscard Cheshire hosts endless frames. Philippines teach children to walk with bamboo device. McCurdy recalls 20 years in railway mail, 767084 miles and a life saved by a mail sack in a wreck.
The article notes France spends annually over 25 million dollars on colonies while trade with them totals about 62 million and emigration is 4000 a year. It compares Europe’s colonial costs to Germany’s even larger imperial possessions and trade implications.
A Philadelphia Record item recalls a tourist asking a Texas child why he cried after a cyclone. The boy sobs that the town lost all houses except the schoolhouse, which remained intact.
A gang set a fire and opened fire on a pursuing posse. one suspect was captured and another fled. A wounded bystander was not badly hurt.
W S Cumming, town marshal of English Ind, was shot twice by two men after attempting to stop an arson on the Southete railroad bridge near Temple Ind. A night operator spotted a fire, extinguished it, and alerted authorities. A second blaze was found later. marshal pursued suspects, one fired, injuring him in the hip and bowels. One suspect was captured. the other escaped.
Not Hasty Impulse That Misa Belle Stroup, a Bradford dressmaker, shot Thaddeus Ross in a physician’s office. Papers on her person include a will bequeathing property to her sisters and a statement that Ross promised to marry her next June, noting a marriage license notice to Ross and Miss Sampson. A photo of Ross and the revolver hidden in a cigar box finished her plan to rise from a rick bed and kill her lover.
A 16 year old boy died after being struck by a Coney Island streetcar in New York. The crowd then turned violent beating the motorman until police reserves arrived to save him. The dr car operated by George Decker struck Edward Kelley who ran into the path. the wheels severed his head and legs as bystanders dragged the motorman and trampled him.
Three guards from Friesa Utah on the Montrose range are attacked fifty five miles west at White Water Colorado by seven masked men. Peter Swanson is shot and mortally wounded while Grover Cornett and Al Swanson are bound and left on the prairie. The incident provokes strong anger among cattle and sheep owners as a search for the assailants intensifies.
In North Bend Nebraska Worse Killa Boy Patrick Langdon, son of Mr and Mrs Thomaze Langdon, dies when a bridge section gives way as a car crosses. The vehicle tips, the boy falls to the river bottom, and a horse falls on him. Dodge county supervisors inspect the bridge site.
Secretaries of the postmen and telegraphers trade union in Paris were dismissed from government service for signing a violent manifesto against Premier Clemenceau. The postmen plan a mass meeting to protest and a sympathy strike for their discharged colleagues is feared.
A Denver message reports the famous Pablo herd of buffalo from the Flathead Reservation Montana has been sold to the Canadian government. Howard Eaton of Wolf Wyoming telegraphed W F Kendrick a Denver mining man and paid a deposit. The herd will move to Canada about May 1 and cows and calves will be sent north in July.
A Berlin telegram beamed a provisional tariff relation arrangement, noting the United States offered little and Germany could not discuss restoring the entire German conventional tariff. The Cologne Gazette reports Americans were considered.
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