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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1880
Page
7
The report asserts Surxaron Bayano is not a millionaire, valued around $100,000 by Wilming Toniangas. It notes Bayano earns about $20,000 from investments salary and duties with the Philadelphia Wilmington and Baltimore railroad and his law practice.
Count Wa of Bismarck, son of the great chancellor, delivered his maiden speech in the German Parliament. He resembles his father in appearance and in manner, with a hoarse voice, pauses, and energetic but unvaried gestures.
A comment notes concern that journalism students at Cornell would fill roles as current newspaper workers decline, foreseeing a shift of affluence to newer grads who might later perform other jobs, with a nostalgic tone about the profession's future.
The fund aims to raise four to five thousand dollars for a monument to Senator Morton with plans invited from artists. The memorial may be erected in or near Indianapolis on a site chosen by Mrs Morton Mary.
A considerable sum is raised to build a church in memory of Confederate heroes who fell at Mansfield in April 1864. New Orleans has contributed liberally to the fund and an appeal will be made to Texas Missouri and Arkansas whose sons fought at the battle to contribute their share.
Senator Edmunds is held in esteem by associates and often approves bills brought to him. He may revise a comma or word, but when a bill he reviews reaches action he usually supports it.
The President recounts two excursion parties visiting the White House. He mixed up the members from the South and New England and admitted he could not distinguish a Yankee from a Southerner.
At a Salt Lake funeral President Taylor remarks that the deceased “died a drunkard, and he will find a drunkard's grave” and that he deserves to go there, challenging the Mormon custom of refraining from speaking ill at funerals.
The new Egyptian ruler discovers his father plundered state funds by stealing coins worth 80000 dollars. He will silently deduct the amount from his predecessor’s allowance for the next year as a rebuke for the financial improvidence.
In 1856 Judge W. W. Pepper of the Seventh Judicial Circuit forged a shovel for Governor Andrew Johnson who repaid the favor by gifting a coat to Pepper. The coat has now entered the Tennessee Historical Society collection.
Two murderers were hanged in St Louis drawing widespread condemnation. The article notes that one condemned man’s children watched from a nearby window, their cries heard through the jail, a scene described as barbarous and inhuman. The piece argues no other city or state would permit such cruelty to children.
A Washington Bureau of Statistics statement shows domestic breadstuffs exports valued at 19,974,719 dollars in March 1880, up from 14,293,090 dollars in March 1879. For the nine months ending March 31, 1880, exports totaled 12,632,226 dollars, compared with 132,032,530 dollars in the same period last year.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts reports sale of lands valued at more than 3 million dollars for residential use on the landward side of Boston. It also notes the sale to the Boston and Albany railroad of unfilled flats in a related transaction.
Harbor lands now in negotiation for sale at $400,000 with Governor approval awaited. The deal involves a 25 acre South Boston flats tract. several prominent Boston gentlemen have bid $1,000,000 for the parcels.
In Roswell Georgia two Coker brothers aged 12 and 7 fought at home. A 10 year old third brother tried to separate them but could not. He picked up a stone he mistook for dirt and struck the older boy on the head, causing his death within two hours.
A New Orleans banker who helped build a charity home twelve years ago later funded gas works in Havana. He lost his fortune, joined the charity home he aided, and has since recovered to accumulate a new fortune. The remark from Sterne frames the wheel of fortune and charity.
G A Sala recalls a railway episode between Chicago and Cedar Rapids in which a rough young man offered a plug after backer in the smoker. The youth, 19, with rough dress and hat, proves educated, a university graduate with honors in mineralogy, heading west to prospect in mining regions.
The article explains corn injuries arise from pressure and vanish when pressure is removed, while warts are skin growths on the vera cutis requiring treatment. It notes warts can be burned away with nitric acid or silver nitrate, warns against touching adjacent skin, and mentions superstition and downward-growing epithetical cells in aged skin.
The article recounts William Plummer of New Hampshire who, while serving as a Presidential elector, voted for John Quincy Adams over James Monroe in Monroe’s second bid. It cites his belief in acting independently and notes the historical rarity of electors breaking with their ticket.
A mother asks about cream and glucose in coffee while the father responds yes and requests oleomargarine. The dialog captures a domestic morning scene highlighting household food choices and names a common kitchen item of the era.
Charles De Young 35, editor of the San Francisco Chronicle, was shot and killed by young Kalloch, son of the city mayor. Born in 1845 in Louisiana, he built a newspaper empire from a small free paper to the Chronicle, famed for blunt reporting and anti gambling manliness. He carried a revolver and faced danger daily, yet thrived on notoriety and relentless pursuit of news. He and his brother Harry started in youth with school papers, then the Dramatic Chronicle, before launching the Chronicle in 1869 and turning it into a powerful enterprise.
A visitor observes a mournful scene at a country churchyard funeral. A young man with a swollen face removes a tooth from a skull using his own teeth and pockets the tooth. An old man explains the action as a ritual or desperate measure by the distressed youth.
A compiled guide covers treating exposure effects on animals and humans, nosebleeds, and infant feeding. It includes a cold cream and ointment regimen, a fly deterrent using smartweed, a jaw motion trick for nosebleeds, a fortified baby gruel with oatmeal, room cooling via damp towels, and logwood saleratus for renovating black fabrics.
Five young woodsmen from New Brunswick working along the Susquehanna died in a series of accidents. James Briggs was killed by a falling tree days after starting work. His brother later went to Michigan. an ax struck Briggs fatally. William Barkley drowned after a log drive. Thomas Gunn was crushed beneath a rolling log. Francis Kelly died when a falling hemlock during log driving crushed him as he stood on a jam. A message from Kelly’s mother arrived hours after his death urging caution in log driving.
The Constellation, an 1798 frigate with a cargo for Ireland, is noted beside the Constitution in American naval lore. Along with sister ships of the same year, she helped earn the era its renowned sea-fighting record by meeting British frigates in the War of 1812 and compelling them to strike.
A practical method from St. Nicholas describes cutting two rind-only cuts around the orange like globe lines, then removing rind from ends to reveal the torrid zone, and a cross cut over a pulp division to peel the sections outward with rind strips still attached. The result is convenient and beautiful.
A whimsical speaker compares herself to wise mothers and grandmothers. She imagines opening hearts with a smile and tears, boasting a thimbleful of sense. The piece ends with a question about becoming as good as mamma and auntie when grown.
A nostalgic reflection on old letters from 1836, early seals, and paper, contrasted with modern advances. The author recalls sealing wax, lamb and dog seals, quaint school tools, and how household life evolves from quills to machinery. She muses on progress, home as woman’s empire, and sharing practical parenting wisdom.
The writer notes bright March days bringing spring fever and calls for both indoor and outdoor tasks. She advises donning a bonnet and inspecting flower-beds, acknowledging the beds may not look promising yet.
The writer recalls tending lettuce beds in a fickle early spring, raking leaves, covering shoots, and arguing with John Henry over garden work. Frost returns next morning, spoiling hopes, as a hoax verse about a tongue and a woman is noted from Alamo Indiana.
A Texas letter from Indianola discusses the idea of accomplishments taught in schools. It condemns superficial arts as fit only for marriage and notes many so called accomplished girls lack tangible skills beyond social polish. It argues true value lies beyond display and marriage prospects.
A reader from Keene KS reflects on the ideal of home and the beauty of nature in poetry. He praises Burns and David Vedder and celebrates a transcendental view where the temple is nature itself, with landscapes and seas offering reverent praise. The piece closes with names Jamie Dee and Wa Keeney, Kansas.
The text surveys historic cyclones in the Western States and Bengal. It cites deaths from Kansas Missouri and Nebraska tornadoes in June each year, notes August storms in Wallingford and Mount Carmel, and highlights a Bengal cyclone on October 31 1876 that killed about 215000, underscoring nature’s power.
An 1880 account contrasts two English youths killed in a gun accident at a Chinese port. One fires at a beach object. the other absorbs the shot and dies after witnessing the carnage. The piece cites Adrastus in antiquity, who, after familial murder and a doomed fate, killed himself at a tomb.
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