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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1893
Page
3
In a domestic farce, Mrs. Murfree ridicules her husband for fear while a real burglar prowls their darkened bedroom. Ulysses Murfree, revolver missing, dives from bed and tackles the intruder amid a toppled chair and a heavy blanket, shouting police as Mrs. Murfree screams.
Mrs. Murfree screams as a burglar disturbs the room. Mr. Murfree battles fear and a pin on a cape, knocks the thief’s escape, and the couple recovers, with Mrs. Murfree fainting and Mr. Murfree boasting of protection. The police beat remains unaware.
A historical note compares the Great Eastern’s failure to its power relative to size. It argues total engine power was too small for her length and dimensions, a lesson naval architects now apply as Atlantic liners approach the Great Eastern’s scale.
A Tonquinese legend tells how a magical liquid gold bow led to conquest and the daughter’s blood turning into pearls. When her father killed her, each drop became a gem and the land around Tonquin became famed as a pearl field.
A Bellefield housekeeper offers a tramp meals if he shovels snow. He declines, saying he has changed occupation from snow shoveling to trimming rose bushes, citing Emerson about avoiding one sided work, then walks away.
Dr Hildreth notes Abraham Whipple born 1733 as an early revolutionary actor from Cranston Rhode Island. In 1786 he joined the Rhode Island legislature amid paper money debates with Othniel Gorton as speaker and Whipple pressing for a clear public stance amid heated exchanges.
Report recalls the Knight family near St Stephens Alabama. John Knight father of twenty eight children, six seven feet tall, roams with a lion like roar. wife tiny and stout. Eighteen sons and ten daughters, many named oddly. Lon Knight becomes a robber. Mrs Knight dies, then remarriage touches sixteen more children. The piece riffs into other scattered topics, including garden plant quirks and medical fare.
An 1803 style promotion touts the Summer Tours of the Michigan Central to Petoskey Mackinac Island and other resorts. It offers a colored lithograph portfolio of lake and river scenery for twenty five cents plus postage, limited supply, request by July 14.
A French amateur photographer named de Morty claims to have a method for printing photographic portraits on any paper thickness at low cost. The process could apply to service certificates for soldiers and season tickets, enabling cheap personal identification, with potential widespread use in passports and everyday documents. While photography has advanced, perfect color reproduction remains elusive, despite this promising development.
A Maltese cat at Seventh police precinct reportedly leaps twenty two feet to catch a sparrow and stores nine birds at a chosen spot. Lieutenant Thompson confirms the feat and notes the cat’s unusual friendship with Patrolman Rowland, while dogs avoid the feline on sight across Newburg.
Cure constipation and dyspepsia with Dr Shoop s Restorative Nerve Pills. Free medical book offered to prove merit with a 2 cent stamp. Druggists sell for two cents. Box W Racine Wisconsin.
George D. Hamilton recalls old time barbers who pulled noses to shave upper lips and used spoons for tough shaves. He notes those harsh practices vanished with modern cheap shops and talking barbers, leaving only self-shavers or 5 cent shop patrons unhappy with the smoother process.
A shift arrives this season as cyclists may stop fearing theft. The passing rider will secure his machine with a new system, removing the instinctive alarm at approaching footsteps. The change promises safer journeys on road and at inns, easing the rider’s pride and anxiety.
An elderly Leroux couple at Levallois Perret France obsessively remits sums from £20 to £60 to President Carnot believing they owe the state for Chateau de Blois materials. Carnot returns the money via M Gullhen to police. officers force entry when the couple refuse to speak. The Lerouxs also send funds to the department of public estates, which must reclaim the sums by force.
Between ages 20 and 40 prisoners die of consumption more rapidly than those outside confinement. Whether confinement or prior life of convicts causes this is unclear. Few criminals reach old age.
The text discusses early methods for rheumatism treatment and cautions about potential escapes of the condition. It notes dangers of self treatment and the appeal of a certain remedy, warning against overdoses and urging proper precautions for those with hereditary risk or failed prior remedies.
A South American spider uses its long legs to form a central mass on its web and spins violently creating a mist like defense. The creature gathers its feet, fastens them to the center, and whirls to deter predators.
The article extols the exposition's value to the world by showcasing advances in mechanical arts and eminent physicians. It asserts medical progress, praises Syrup of Figs as a superior laxative, and notes people struggle to find easy jobs and vent temper in frustration.
Coughing Weads to Consumption. Kemp's Balsam will stop the cough at once. Go to your druggist today and get a sample bottle free. Large bottles 50 cents and $1.00. The man who has a red nose is about the last to find it out.
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