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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1906
Page
6
A homogenized critique urges adopting the metric system, noting the US lags behind Europe while Britain clings to old measures. Separate letters condemn a worthless sheep-killing dog, arguing it harms wool production and should be hunted like a wolf to protect legitimate shepherding efforts.
Chicago Journal laments plans to destroy Niagara Falls and steal its water for power. The National Society of Daughters of the Empire State forwarded a petition with 2500 signatures to President Roosevelt, urging Congress and patriotic groups to mobilize nationwide opposition to preserve the falls as a national treasure.
Farmers in the Northwest turn to sheep raising amid promotion by stockmen and agriculture professors. A major obstacle is the sheep killer dog pest, whose ravages threaten profitability and debt-free profitability in sheep districts.
Indianapolis Sun asks for the missing details of Marshall Field s early business steps. The piece credits Field s character and Chicago chance as key factors while noting the exact origin of his first 10 000 remains undisclosed and valued as a vital lesson.
A Des Moines News comparison cites Governor John A. Johnson on ten thousand dollars annual income as ample for any man and family. The piece argues such wealth enables philanthropy and happiness, while warning self-centered spending turns one into a human hog.
In a lively Philadelphia scene, Ma chides Pa for buying a cornet and medicine for his rheumatism cure. Pa boasts of musical past and vows to perform Wagner but fails to produce a sound. The family quarrel escalates at dinner as Edythe accompanies on piano and the boys test the horn outside.
A historical piece notes Japanese servants earning 50 to 75 dollars monthly and performing about half the work of five or six maids. It praises their industry while warning the trend makes other servants lazier and more careless, leaving masters busy with their business. It closes with a cautionary line about honesty in marriage.
A national sea defense conference reports large land losses along the Yorkshire coast and across Great Britain since 1867. Delegates note erosion from Spurn to Bridlington, with dozens of villages swallowed, cliffs receding, and land value declines totaling millions.
A passage from Historic Illinois highlights frontier courage during harsh early settler days. Captain Whiteside leads a fourteen man party against a larger Indian force. Whiteside is wounded but extracts a bullet from his father and urges continued resistance, symbolizing perilous frontier valor and the spirit of Minof frontier defense.
Dr Charles A Eastman under Roosevelt guidance renames more than fifteen thousand Sioux to simplify land inheritance. He preserves some original names like Matoska White Bear while anglicizing others such as Winona Gutana. The work converts nicknames like Bob Tail Coyote to Robert Wolf and Rotten Pumpkin to Robert Pumpian on tribal records.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer contrasts New York and Philadelphia habits with a quip about water meters. It notes New York has not inspected water meters in twenty one years while Philadelphia once let a 21 year old meter vote.
The quote notes that men are often labeled as babies by the women gathered. It asserts that a good wife is needed to make a good husband, acknowledging the paradox in marital dynamics.
Anonymous presents a verse on moderate, enduring love that refuses excess. The speaker urges a balanced affection that lasts through all seasons and even after death, promising steadfast devotion and mutual truth between lovers. The piece ends with a farewell note.
Whittier portrays nature as a living temple where the harp of creation never ceases. Stars, oceans, mountains, and skies join in perpetual prayer and praise, with hills as altar curtains and the blue heaven as the temple arch.
A lone craftsman near Minnetska fifty miles south of St Paul spent forty years building a vast wooden structure on the Mississippi’s right bank. Putman Gray, now 75, began the project during the Civil War using logs driftwood and wreckage. He remains a hermit with the secret of his early life undisclosed.
An 18th century visitor describes London lighting during King George II's coronation in 1727. Lanterns and glass globes adorned streets and doors, while Westminster Hall hosted forty crown shaped chandeliers with 36 candles each. A rapid flame-raising system ensured nearly every candle lit.
In a Clevelandier exchange, a man recalls a resident who lived in Pittsburg for twenty years yet avoided local fame by leaving before reporters uncovered his fortune. The tale contrasts local notoriety with elusive public recognition.
A Washington Star excerpt mocks a sweeping executive order on government staff behavior. It condemns self effacement, urges resignations for discontent, and lampoons rules about spending, appearance, and clerks rights with exaggerated satire.
The author mirrors Success Magazine on stage life noting the lack of formal training and dearth of diplomas. Individuality dominates yet must be submerged for artistry, with trials and heartbreaks as common as applause and rare success for many striving actors. Sarah Lenhardt praises the actress’s potential for fame and intellect.
Thirty years ago a camera was rare and a photographer carried a load of traps and a tent for wet plate work. Last year the United States produced about 300000 cameras and the photographic business reached $20000000 in sales, driven by simple bulb or button operation.
A Cleveland Leader fragment jokes about the so called Simple Life with a quip on a woman who never hosted guests, while a dialogue references doctors Dr. Smith Dr. Jones and Dr. Brown noting skill and availability in difficult cases.
John Alexander Dowie, shown bearing an apostle robe, delivered a forceful sermon at Zion tabernacle in Zion City. He denied charges of misusing funds, called for accusers to rise, and spoke of grief over family strife while planning to stay at Shiloh house until court decisions on injunctions against Voliva.
In Woodburn Oregon Frank Smith alleged slayer of Policeman Hanlon of Oregon City shoots and fatally wounds Sheriff J S Shaver of Clackamas county and seriously wounds Captain O D Henderson of Company D Oregon National Guard. An escaped Portland city jail prisoner is also linked to the shootings.
The British steamer Haversham Grange carrying 3,000 Russian troops from Vladivostok to Odessa reported a collision with the Chinese steamer Bentong in the Straits of Malacca. Bentong sank with thirty of its 100 Chinese crew drowned. Haversham Grange rescued 71 survivors and has a flooded forepeak.
Reports describe extensive mud torrents from Mount Vesuvius as heavy rains cause floods across towns. In Pacciano, a 600 inhabitant village, floods blocked doors and forced residents to crawl through windows. Animals perished in the disaster.
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