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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1893
Page
3
The article argues women seek livelihood with marriage as the ultimate aim, causing halfhearted trades as temporary work. It claims marriage often ends trades, leaving women at the bottom of the ladder with reduced pay. It notes lack of organization and weak leadership hamper women unions, though some groups like the shoe and tobacco unions have won shorter hours and higher wages.
A tramp enters a kitchen at dusk and enjoys a hearty meal, calling it a genuine trinity meal as three in one, prompting the surprised hostess to reference the day’s text while the man explains his joke.
The piece describes how a woman’s grip signals her feelings toward a man. A caring, confident partner uses a strong, comfortable hold while a detached one shows disdain or discomfort. It notes differences in fit and comfort versus individual men.
In Science, W H Holmes of the Smithsonian challenges the existence of an ice age man in the eastern continent, arguing evidence is chaotic and research must restart. He notes geologists now focus on eastern work and primitive stone art is being reevaluated for scientific discussion.
The London Philatelist estimates that 115 resident members hold stamp collections worth £125,000 while non British members total about $100,000. The estimate suggests press figures far exceed actual market value.
A Royal Society anniversary address notes scientists live long. Among thirty fellows who died last year the average age exceeded seventy four, with only two dying before sixty and two reaching ninety.
An advertisement touts Dr Shoop's Restorative Nerve Pills for constipation and dyspepsia with a free medical book offer for 20 stamps. It claims benefits for bowel regulation, headaches, kidney and liver issues and promotes Lane's Medicine as daily bowel aid. The copy mentions Dr. Shoop in Racine Wisconsin and asserts health through prompt wills and nimble legs.
An old advertisement offers a free World’s Fair trip and cash prizes to first readers who submit 50 word anagrams from “Celery King.” It also promotes Herbal Remedy Co. capsules and a teething remedy for children, with subscription promos for Youth's Companion and a South excursion mention.
A fragment from Florence Earle Contes depicting the speaker recalling a brother under slavery. The narrator's mind weighs the brutal bond between kin and oppression, ending with a meditation on shared humanity and the moral burden of complicity.
Cecil Pentreath accepts a dangerous offer from a mysterious Russian to smuggle papers to Odessa for $10,000. She travels aboard a steamer, lands in Odessa, and hands the packet to a secret contact. A reunion with her lover Frank ends with a hopeful, costly twist.
A New Hampshire widow Miss Abby Gove cared for a butterfly believed linked to John G. Whit tier. The insect lingered after Whit tier’s funeral, perched on a cage and purring like a kitten when fed honey water. The butterfly remained healthy, thriving under Miss Gove’s care as visitors watch the daily ritual.
An assortment of clipped humor and street scene chatter from Brooklyn Life and the Washington Post. A boy recalls a wary husband, a tense encounter in an alley, and a comical homecoming plan. A grocer smooth talks a customer about egg quality and a mislaid dozen.
A New York owner for five years sends his well mannered monkey Jack to a city menagerie in Central Park after a string of mishaps. Jack flooded floors by leaving a bath running and injured himself attempting to shave his moustache, leading to his permanent removal. The tale ends with the remark that love is best known by what it suffers.
A man with gray hair and a strong heart says he finds great satisfaction in eating a pint of peanuts after dark. He buys them from a street stand and has them emptied directly into his pocket instead of a paper bag. Peanuts remind him of youth.
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a trusted teething remedy used for over fifty years by millions of mothers. It claims to soothe the child soften gums ease pain cure wind colic and notes the product costs twenty five cents a bottle. A stray proverb about a quick temper is also included.
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