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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1876
Page
4
A poem laments a severed love and distant futures. The speaker vows to part, yet promises prayers and protection, hoping for reunion beyond the grave in a future land where love endures. The language reflects Victorian sentiment about memory, farewell, and eternal hope.
Leopold of Anhalt, famed as a brilliant general and victor at Kenseldorf, leads a volatile reign marked by extreme temper and bold acts. He marries Anna Liza, a poor druggist's daughter, defying royal norms, murders a suitor, and duels an imperial insult in Vienna to secure her title Duchess. The story outlines his fiery, complex character, dramatic rise, and the eventual elevation of Anna Liza as Princess with a lasting impact on his era.
The article argues labor and capital conflict stems from wage demands and management disputes. It proposes solutions including workers becoming capitalists via savings and banks, education in business, and cooperative models where labor shares guidance and profits. It notes savings banks and related institutions partially implement cooperation but lack full control by labor.
A Popular Science Monthly excerpt argues for a vast uncharted Antarctic landmass encased in ice, rivaling North America in size. It notes ice walls near the polar circle, with James Ross’s 1841 voyage along a towering cliff of ice as a caution against assuming icebergs mark land.
Prof Ferrier of King's College London described sleep as favored when blood is drawn from the brain to muscles or stomach through exercise digestion or hot drinks. He noted brain stimulation keeps wakefulness, and that the heart rests about eight hours in a twenty four hour cycle, making eight hours a high but adequate period for adult sleep.
Authorities in Blair and surrounding Pennsylvania counties paid large bounties for wild animal scalps last year, prompting an investigation that uncovered a wide fraud scheme. A colt skin was cut and sold as fox, and warrants have been issued for many suspects.
Washington telegram shows extradition between the United States and Great Britain is a dead letter. Winslow, Gray and other Americans in England face release. The 1842 treaty is treated as abrogated as Britain seeks assurances that Winslow will only be tried for forgery in Massachusetts. The U.S. cites 1842 treaty while Britain relies on 1870 act to demand broader assurances.
Liverpool correspondent of the New York Herald quotes Lieut. Cameron on Stanley in Africa. He cites traders at Nyangwe and Mtesa’s, notes possible desertion of Stanley’s men, and warns of the dangers of solitary travel while expressing hope Stanley will emerge safely. Cameron mentions sending his own men home by schooner from Zanzibar.
A historical report notes a sharp rise in lunacy in France from about 40 000 in 1851 to over 100 000 in later years. Causes cited include absinthe opium tobacco religious and political fanaticism and past events such as pilgrimages and the 1870 war with Germany. Lunacy cases reportedly surged after stock market panics at the Bourse.
A St Augustine Press writer cites a Texas post office agent describing gall from a rattlesnake as an antidote for its bite with rapid relief. Similar use among California New Mexico Indians is noted, including a dog bitten on the nose. The piece also states Excellency as a governor’s title has no legal recognition outside Massachusetts and South Carolina.
An amused traveler questions a local about feeding his notably fat dog. The reply notes the dog is fed biscuits whenever the traveler offers a glass of ale.
The article argues that Dr Pierce s Family Medicines alone do not cover all cures and introduces the World s Dispensary in Buffalo New York. It describes a specialized hospital with physicians for throat lungs kidneys digestive nervous system eyes and ears offering comprehensive care and personalized examination for severe chronic ailments beyond proprietary remedies.
A St Louis advertisement touts the Southern Hotel as the most complete in the West with constant table service and market quality provisions. It markets its rooms and dining as superior and fully appointed.
Advertisement claims CHArrep helps with hands face pimples ring worm salt rheum and other skin conditions by using Juniper Tar Soap. Warns buyers to choose only Caswell Hazard & Co New York products to avoid imitation tar soaps.
Subscribers are invited to send their name and address with twenty five cents to Cincinnati publisher C F Vent at 88 West Fourth Street. They will receive by mail a guaranteed copy of Jiedgman’s Family Album described as an engraving rather than a book. The offer requires cutting out the publisher’s proposition and sending it with the name and address.
Advertises Schenck's Mandrake Pills as a preventive remedy for headaches indigestion disordered liver and feverish skin. Claims rapid relief within hours and a cleansing effect on bile with instant action, advising three or four boxes for long trips. Sold by all druggists.
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