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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1900
Page
3
Dramatic South African romance concludes with Hendrick’s execution and brother Paul Hoopstad’s fatal act. English forces win at Glencoe as Captain Harvey is wounded. Nancy nurses him back to health. Klaus the boy travels with Baas Jakob and Betta’s story threads into the desert crossing and family ties.
In a harsh desert crossing, a Boer wagon run aground on sand and rocks traps a family and oxen. Piet and Klaus argue as Baas Jakob revives discipline. a sick girl and a baby ride in a sugar box while water lies beyond, but the team is stuck.
Sequoayah, a full blooded Cherokee, creates a sixty eight sign alphabet to express Cherokee sounds, using pictures for letters. After testing on his wife and several Cherokee warriors, they learn to read a few sentences with the new system.
The Strasburg cathedral clock, dating back to 1354, features a three part mechanism with Magi and Virgin figures and hourly chimes. Isaac Habrecht designed a sixteenth century version that ran until 1789 before repeated restorations by Schwilgue in 1838 1842 restored its motion.
South Omaha April 9 cattle market steady and active with fifty to sixty loads of cornfed beeves. Heavy cattle strongest sellers. beer steers four to five dollars. hogs open around five thirty to five forty, drifting lower as buyers retreat. sheep quoted for clipped wethers yearlings ewes and western woolled lambs with varied ranges.
The bulletin lists Chicago grain and provision quotes with wheat at 70 cents for No 2 red, corn No 2 around 39 to 43 cents, oats No 2 at 24 to 26 cents, rye No 2 about 53 cents, barley No 1 A 4he, flaxseed 21.73, Timothy 2.35, clover 7, Mess pork 11.75 to 12.80 per barrel, lard 7.20 to 7.35 per 100 lbs, and various boxed and loose meats priced accordingly.
In New York on April 30, local shorts bought aggressively and the market closed firm. Wheat gains ranged from 3 to 4 percent with May and September contracts posting advances. corn also rose about 4 percent as May to September figures firmed. Oats showed quiet spot activity with multiple grades steady, while options trading remained dull as May No 2 white closed lower.
Beef cattle sold quickly at strong prices with stockers and feeders 10c higher. Native steers $450 to $505, stockers and feeders $340 to $550, cows and heifers $330 to $400, canners $250 to $325, fed westerns $415 to $490, Texans $360 to $405. Hogs show steady demand with heavy at 535 to 545, feeders 525 to 540, lights 500 to 530, pigs 465 to 505. Sheep and lambs slow with weak prices. Colorado lambs 665, clipped muttons 470 to 525, stockers 470 to 510, culls 400 to 475.
Chicago prices for cattle hogs and sheep show mixed to steady demand. Cattle ranges include prime steers at 5.90, cows 3.00 to 4.50, canners 2.90 to 4.30. hogs trade around 5.20 to 5.60. sheep and lambs list good to choice wethers 5.25 to 5.60 and native lambs around 5.50 to 7.25. Receipts are noted as steady or light in spots.
In a public letter Prince Albert Edward thanks the world for sympathy and congratulations after the escape from assassination. He praises the universal good will shown by Queen Victoria’s subjects and foreign representatives and says the welcome on his return was deeply gratifying.
Ladysmith April 30 The Boers plan a winter in Natal. They scout Kaffirs in the occupied area demanding hut taxes and declare Natal government payments will end. They move stock to Natal for grazing and warn natives to work or move south of the Sunday river. The enemy dig new positions north of Elandslaagte about 15 000 yards from the station beyond gun range.
The American Journal of Health argues that a nervous child cannot be made fearless by force or argument. Pressuring a child to confront darkness often heightens terror and exposes fears that are usually imaginary. Timidity stems from warnings about disclosure and the simplest issues can seem monstrous when framed poorly.
Washington reports the free homes bill will pass the House with little opposition but face stiff resistance in the Senate. Senator Allison opposes, arguing it would dissipate 50 million dollars of public funds, while Representative Lacey and allies contend the total would be no more than 20 million dollars.
A collection of letters from women in Michigan Nebraska and Wisconsin praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from menstrual pain regularity and female troubles. Testimonials cite improved health after taking the remedy and express gratitude to Mrs Pinkham.
At Bosco Reale on Vesuvius slopes near Pompeii excavations reveal the most remarkable Roman period paintings found to date. The discovery highlights the site’s rich ancient art heritage and promises new insights into Roman visual culture.
The Rev. Charles M. Sheldon will launch a church brotherhood in his Topeka church modeled after a fraternal order. It will include features like insurance and aims to foster collective efforts among members.
Miss Bessie Shirley of Salt Lake City is likely the only woman who edits and owns a mining paper. At 19 she established the paper herself and has made a success of it.
Sixteen year old Peter Goetz was found guilty of second degree murder for shooting his father on March 29 in Hays City Kansas. He received a twenty five year sentence at hard labor in the state penitentiary. The body was found in the doorway and a purse containing twenty five dollars was missing. The defendant confessed claiming the father had been cruel.
A Brooklyn Life quip notes Mrs Strongarm as a vocal advocate for women’s rights arguing men would be barred from major roles, aside from a vice presidency, if her views prevailed.
An automobile club has been formed at Bologna and another at Nice. France reports 2,187 members in its Automobile club with 99 new enrollments in the past week.
Daisy the famous London Zoo chimpanzee has died after exposure to the city climate. She teased visitors by using a pocket knife to quarter fruit and distribute pieces to onlookers in a famed display of dexterity.
Andrew Coats of Perth died aged 85 as the last of four brothers who built a spool-cotton business worth many millions. Their father was a humble Painsley weaver. mention of Magnetic Starch as a laundry starch and a political aside about Washington and poker is included. Evictions in Ireland last year totaled 450, the lowest in nearly three decades.
An ad touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a blood and mucous surface remedy prescribed by a top physician. It claims to heal catarrh with a mix of tonics and blood purifiers, and offers testimonials. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills and cites a testimonial from WM. O. Endsley of Van Buren, Indiana, dated February 10, 1900.
A humorous line suggests Adam wishing for his rib back after meeting Eve. The fragment also mentions Parker's Ham Basa as a dressing and color restorer and an odd ad for Hinderoorn coins priced at 15 cts. The text closes with a aphorism about life as bundles of conditions and a woman's happiness in untying a new one.
An eye catching notice announces large profits for agents who handle household articles sold on sight with big prizes and urges immediate action from readers. The announcement directs correspondence to C. H. Marshall & Co. Department 10 in Chicago with reference to any bank in Chicago.
Advertisement promoting Allen's Foot-Ease powder for foot ailments with a 25 cent price and free sample offer. Includes mail address for Allen S. Olmsted of LeRoy New York. Also a separate line remark on children and marriage as society's cipher.
An advertisement notes Choice Recipes by Walter Maker and Co. Ltd. Dorchester mailed fresh with a line about the paper. It asserts a woman can win any man if she is wise and wicked enough and hold any man if she is witty and weak enough.
A jumble of satirical notes on Magnetic Starch and Carter’s Ink touts their superiority. It recalls beliefs about romance and gender with brief social observations and figures on Italian immigration to the United States.
Prominent figures from Ohio and Washington endorse Peruna as a spring tonic and catarrh remedy. Dan A Grosvenor credits one bottle with marked health gains while Hal P Denton notes recovery after expo duties. A Lynchburg resident lauds its nerve benefits and a free book offer from The Peruna Medicine Co. is advertised.
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