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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1882
Page
1
Local notices advertise advertising rates at ten cents per line for first insertion and five cents per line for each additional insertion. The snippet emphasizes affordable legal notices in the classifieds section.
A silver watch buried in a Maryland grave for twenty years now runs well. The entry notes that burying watches is not recommended even in pawnbroker vaults. Cambridge police arrested a man claiming he kept a cockpit and roughened birds for a ring but proved he was raising chickens for boarding houses. He will die in affluence.
The column reports canine poisonings in Columbus and a foreclosure sale of the Columbus Opera House for 1485 dollars 30 cents. Beaver City school opens with 41 pupils while a church organ fund gathers 100 dollars. Rising City may see an IOOF branch. Omaha faces smallpox scares and fatal fire losses near Schuyler. Crop prospects from Keokuk note early Spring planting, 20 percent higher corn acreage, and strong yields forecast across oats wheat and fruit.
In a vivid anecdote from modern times London Telegraph recounts Adolphe Thiers famed for his daily pickled cod habit. His wife and Mlle Dosne barred it for digestion reasons forcing Thiers to seek solace with friend Mignet. Their secret joy lay in hidden “historical documents” a tin of pickled cod brought as a joke.
A young man with modest means sacrifices comforts to save for a home while courting a maiden who values his character over dress. She accepts him after reading a poem praising humble, steadfast love, and their married life begins with simple joy and lasting affection.
A humorous local note describes a hollow log pulled from a Michigan river that, when cut, released fourteen black bass and one bullhead. The fish supposedly grew so large inside the log they could not exit, a tale presented as a fresh, improbable fish story rather than fact.
The president signed the anti Chinese immigration bill into law. The Supreme Court refused habeas corpus in the Mason case, affirming the court martial's jurisdiction and sentence. Reports cover congressional activity May 9 to May 13 including bills on agriculture, Indian affairs, and appellate court structures, with Senate and House proceedings and notable letters from Cleveland and Garfield families.
Yonkers Gazette recounts a dramatic tale where Morgan pressures his ailing wife into departing life with a grim ultimatum after learning of her illness. The conversation with Graham reveals a man beset by despair and coercive intent as the doctor confirms there is little hope.
Miss Brown mocks Miss Moire for carrying a parasol calling it foolish and an affectation. Miss Moire replies that those on the shady side of life have no use for parasols, while Miss Brown asserts she never carries one.
An eminent scientist claims that a woman cannot sit without her nose reddening due to impaired blood circulation from tight lacing. He notes the same applies to men, asserting a red nose marks tightness somewhere.
Advertisement extols Kidney-Wort as the best medicine, claiming it is prompt thorough and lasting. It warns against pills and mercurials that poison the system and urges trying Kidney-Wort to restore natural action of all organs.
A remark on how love and conquest fuel jealousy that cools women’s friendships and shortens their bonds. The quote suggests rivalry and social pressures erode closeness, framing friendships as fragile under male-centered ambitions.
The Nebraska Senate and House convened in a special session with appointments, oaths, and a new law organization. Governor's message urged apportionment into three congressional districts, street paving powers, and riot expenses. riot response documented as troops and National Guard used in Omaha.
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