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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1883
Page
4
In a Vermont village on April Fools Day Jack Forbes thwarts Rob Madget's pranks with grace and restraint. After Rob's cruel placard prank, Jack later after a snowbound search saves Rob Mudget from exposure, learning revenge is hollow and friendships endure.
Paul Vandervoort orders observance of Memorial Day on May 30. Ministers urged to preach sermons while schools close. Emphasis on honoring dead soldiers, aiding widows and orphans, and engaging women in wreaths and charity. Removal and reinterment of graves urged, with prayers for living veterans and future generations.
The second trial of Timothy Kelly for Phoenix Park murders ended with a hung jury after four deliberations. Michael Fagan faced murder charges in a separate trial, while juror turnout remained low. Informer James Carey testified about plans to stab Secretary Forster, and defense counsel noted conflicting statements in the Caffrey and Carey testimony. Kelly's next trial date is set for Monday with further juror impasse possible.
In London, Gallagher, Bernard, Whitehead, Dalton, Ansburgh, Wilson, and Curtin faced examination on treason and felony tied to the unlawful use of explosives. Testimony tied letters to a Galer alias and large purchases of acids and glycerine to the conspiracy, with connections to O Donovan Rossa.
A collage of maxims on time writing and judgment quotes from Rev Joh Madison Marcus Antonius and others. It reflects on thinking before writing and the value of action over words.
A letter from a United States Navy officer at the Nomad in Boston dated January 1880s recounts a near fatal illness. He credits a new medical science breakthrough for his recovery and hints at a China voyage anecdote to follow, inviting a dinner with a friend to hear the full account.
A naval flagship Nomad battles heavy seas and a lung illness. The admiral, struck by consumption after a Shanghai to Yokohama voyage, recovers after his son administers Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery. The cure spreads among the crew and officials praise the remedy’s power.
A messy OCR fragment shows assorted quotes and notes including Shakespeare lines about small joys and a blind man, references to artificial eyes among Egyptian mummies, a remark on dishonest speech, a remark about Baltimore churches, and stray phrases about patience and the Queen of Romania.
A Washington hoax shows the danger of practical jokes against vulnerable people. A Muskogee man walked to the Union Agency in Indian Territory believing he was to receive instructions and support. On learning he was pranked, his mental state deteriorated toward insanity.
A collage of patent medicine pitches and general ads from 1879 promotes cough remedies, tonics, dental props, and hair growth products. Testimonies praise Hop Bitters and Allen's Brain Food while vendors tout Heel Stiffeners and Horehound Tar. Various moral aphorisms close the fragment.
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