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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1909
Page
2
A dialogue between Polly and Arthur Spollen from the Chicago Daily News explores affection and restraint. Arthur admires Polly’s smile and conversation while she challenges his possessive feelings and social boundaries. The exchange hints at emotional tension and growing attachment in a restrained courtship.
A Forest and Stream writer notes vast swarms of mosquitoes on a Labrador trek. Natives use rancid seal oil as relief while travelers struggle to eat, sleep, and observe stars as mosquitoes infiltrate tents and swamp fires, demanding extreme cold to subdue them.
Eden Phillpitt unveils The Three Brothers as a new Dartmoor tale. Katherine Macquoid marks her eightieth birthday with prolific output. Sir Gilbert Parker’s next novel delayed to 1911. Orison Swett Marden inspires self belief with He Can Who Thinks He Can. a New York bound tenor story highlights the Fenton family’s musical ascent and a hopeful concert future.
The fragment mentions the De Roche sisters described as handsome women with very tall figures. A man admits he has not seen them and reveals they are his wife's dressmakers. The text is from the Baltimore American and includes a nonsensical aside about food.
Rome Fenton, a 23 year old Saratoga blacksmith’s son, debuts at Mendelssohn hall as a bass heavy tenor. Critics praise his clear voice and potential for fame while noting his tall frame and diet of hard work. His rise echoes stories of Campanini once a blacksmith.
A Missouri perspective argues that the state's speech is pure English with no distinct dialect. The author notes rural speech and archaic forms, cites examples from daily talk, and asserts Missourians pronounce Missouri without the hissing s sound and that Missouri has no separate dialect.
A dialogue from Stray Stories questions whether a health food recommended by a doctor is truly nourishing. The doctor asserts confidence, joking that the man who introduced the health food supports a large family on it.
A brief dialogue featuring Little Willie and his father about the dead of night and ghosts. The son imagines nightly fears and the father comments on love and aging while noting men’s moods when dining and flirting in a humorous exchange.
A Gardiner Maine reader credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash with curing her organic troubles and severe female weakness after surgery was advised. The ad urges women to try the remedy before surgical operation and notes Pinkham's advice is free.
A reader describes severe chronic constipation from childhood improved within days by Grape-Nuts, claiming permanent relief after trying numerous laxatives. The letter emphasizes the food as a scientifically prepared aid and promotes The Road to Wellville.
An 19th century advertisement touts Munyon's Dyspepsia Remedy as nearly instant for gastric distress and heartburn, claiming relief from symptoms like bloating and loss of appetite with a money back guarantee. It highlights universal use, price 25 cents, and drugstore availability, alongside unrelated quips about Hamlin's Wizard Oil and social satire.
Owner seeks farm, business, or income property. Offers to deal only with property owners. Respond with full description and lowest price. Mail to Stevens Box 301C Minneapolis Minn.
The passage warns that worldly reform cannot occur without confronting the deformers within the church. Wisdom smiles at this truth while the inner life follows its own path and resists external crosses. It asserts that church efforts for humanity reduce the need for outward demands.
Herrin Baptist Rev F C Pettypool testifies that a weak back and kidney disorders plagued him for years. After using Dean's Kidney Pills he reports quick relief and a perfect cure with continued use. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A selection of daily items notes Count Boni's financial strain and tearful concern for his sons. Paris dispatches report Boni traveling amid the high society froth while a Utah senate bill seeks to curb race death by personal action and is introduced in the Utah legislature.
A doctor recommends killing rats by feeding them sponges to block their throats. The plan assumes rats will choke on the sponge holes as they attempt to swallow.
King Alfonso of Spain promotes a marriage alliance with Portugal, delivering a friendly, inviting message to the young Portuguese monarch. The offer centers on a dynastic union framed as a prudent and favorable step for both crowns.
The fragment notes a fashion trend where birds on a spring bonnet are crafted from velvet and sequins rather than feathers, signaling a shift in decorative millinery.
The phrase suggests replacing the old fashioned rat with a pneumatic pompadous in a novel use for worn automobile tires, hinting at inventive repurposing. The remark reflects playful gadget talk and a lighthearted take on auto parts.
Margaret Ington quips she would rather darn socks than act. The remark suggests relief if more actresses unable to act shared that sentiment, echoing humor about performance and talent.
A man was arrested for attempting to handle Canadian customs duties in violation of law. The incident highlights enforcement of border controls and the need to comply with official duties and regulations.
A New York judge finds a man may have three wives in the state and not be guilty of bigamy, prompting questions about the boundaries of the law and marriage definitions.
The rule required every post office to show a net profit or close. It phased out many rural posts, turning some regions where operations persisted into rare facilities.
The Rev. Carmichael admitted to killing a man, dismembering the body and burning the remains in a stove, stating his conscience hurt him and he did not feel soothed or comforted by the act.
A South Carolina lawmaker proposes a misdemeanor crime against men who strike a match on their trousers seat. He argues the move protects personal liberty while deflecting claims it limits male freedoms.
Professor Ladd of Yale suggests sending a ship full of American and Japanese orators to argue to end the war with Japan. He questions how such a method would have fared in 1776.
Kingdon Gould, aged 22, is named a director of one of his father’s railroads. The move avoids the notoriety given to heirs who start at the bottom as engine wipers or clerks, and he may spend only a short period rising through the ranks.
Mene Keshoo, Eskimo survivor from 1895 brought by Commander Peary, educates himself hoping to return home as an explorer. He aspires to reach the pole and believes Eskimos may have approached it more closely than others, if Peary fails.
A New York pastor rejects the charge that ministers lack business judgment and argues that, if doing business, they would prosper despite earning about 12 dollars weekly. He notes ministers dress well, educate families, give generously, and save, while facing sacrifices to provide a decent home and schooling.
The piece argues that future humans will lose teeth and hair as foods become predigested. It cites the British Medical Journal noting potential removal of the appendix in infants. It also suggests removing tonsils turbinate bones and much of the large intestine to suit a diet of pills and tabloids.
The text discusses early life changes and germ proof stores, predicting future defense against perils through brain realiation and removal of offending arenas. It envisions an era where individuals travel through life immune to many health dangers with enhanced mental and physical safeguards.
Wen Key notes The Century of the Child a popular German work recently translated into English. President Roosevelt praised a similar book in the United States. The text argues for mothers as family heads and for rights and training of children, predicting the next century will be the century of the child with morality perfected when children are born to healthy parents in ideal homes.
A crowd at the post office compares home methods of judging temperature and forecasts a cold spell. They quote intuition and sight as indicators while the official forecast promises warmer skies followed by rain tonight with southerly to westerly winds.
A discussion on aging women in society, arguing that many 60 to 70 year olds remain active and engaged. The piece cites Mrs. Astor as an emblem of change and credits liberality and common sense for empowering older women to lead, not retreat. It critiques how people gossip and presume control over friends.
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