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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1909
Page
6
The poem argues a soldiers memorial should be built not of marble but from the people’s love, faith, and tears. It envisions a monument shining with the living virtues of sacrifice rather than carved stone, praising white truths and the brave faces of those who saved the nation.
In 1864 northern Virginia sees Union forces seek to capture a stubborn Confederate ranger. After a hilltop clash, the rider hides in a farmhouse as a dust-filled sneeze nearly betrays him. The old broken clock distracts the pursuers, allowing the ranger to escape and rejoin his unit. Kansas City Journal.
A nineteenth century sketch recalls the Seventy-ninth New York Islanders parade on June 1 1861 in varied uniforms including kilts and gray coats. It notes regimental dress choices and a meeting of Lincoln and Grant described by General Horace Porter with vivid, fatherly imagery.
A Confederate soldier, two days from Nashville, discarded his weapon and gear and sat alone in the woods to think. He admitted being whipped and demoralized, yet declared he was not scattered, rolling up his sleeves to inspect his arms and frame as he spoke of his condition.
John Davis earned a navy department Civil War commendation for acts aboard the United States steamer Valley City during the February 10 1862 attack on Confederate vessels and a fort near Elizabeth City North Carolina. As the ship burned near the magazine he sat on an open barrel of powder to shield the fire.
The speech recalls four score and seven years since the nation began, notes the Civil War tests its endurance, honors fallen soldiers, and calls for renewed devotion to the cause and a government of the people, by the people, for the people. It envisions a new birth of freedom and enduring union.
A Collier's Weekly verse by Wallace Irwin laments aging veterans of the Grand Army. The speaker recalls bitter days and grave risks, noting willingness to rejoin if the country called, and a pledge to defend the flag again.
A German exile named Frey sought lodging with farmer John Gratwold near Middletown Ohio. He later served in an Illinois regiment, rose to major, endured Libby Prison, returned to Switzerland, and became a prominent political figure including secretary of war. Gratwold later received a letter from Frey, now president of Switzerland.
During the Civil War the late Colonel Gabe Bouck ruled a regiment with dictatorial authority. An itinerant evangelist asked to baptize, and Bouck ordered ten men detailed for baptism claiming no Massachusetts regiment would outpace his in piety.
A Conscript Father J M Learned of Oxfordville New Hampshire had three twins in the Union army Two were in the Fourteenth Massachusetts and the third twin a girl served in the Fifth New Hampshire.
A compilation notes long future dates and trivia including Pompeii completion by 1970, Greece death sentence delay, 1545 wire hairpin origin, 35 electric furnaces in use, Australian sheep-shearing rise, New York bridge to Hell Gate, Miss Jean Jardine’s death at 101, New York egg transport, golf attire social hints, a Kaiser Wilhelm palace court role, Chickasha Opera House gallery repairs, Panama canal earthwork versus City water system, German marriage and birth trends, humorous trouser critique, a theatre forgery anecdote, London dance proposals, British navy gunnery improvements with annual hit rates and shells fired.
A farm barn design demonstrates feeding and care for fourteen cows and twelve horses with box stalls and a calf pen. It features a full length four foot silo chute for silage, paired mixing boxes, multiple feed bins, and a milk room with a separator. The plan emphasizes manure management, a central horse harness room, and cement floors with integrated drainage.
The Detroit Free Press notes many country readers use daily weather omens from simple gauges. A red glowing cigar, a creaking slipper, or silent silent signals are said to foretell rain and damp days, affecting how newspapers, gloves and other items behave.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quote warns a young man that wealth is not fate but a habit needing proof. A father reinforces that events are natural results rather than random luck, illustrating a clash between youth optimism and parental guidance.
The article discusses practical barn design emphasizing easy cleaning and sanitary compliance. It describes stable floors of cement or clay, proper foundations, and the advantages of centralizing stock to reduce labor and improve farm appearance. It notes typical barn dimensions and silo height, with phased construction to begin usable sections earlier.
Agricultural Epitomist advises farmers to keep hens thrifty and vigorous through winter. Provide comfortable housing, varied feeds including corn oats and wheat, plus meat scraps and green stuff. Maintain springtime-like conditions to avoid an egg famine and sustain production year round.
An unnamed orchardist reportedly boosted production from 15 to 250 bushels by trimming tree tops one fourth, plowing between rows in fall, and manuring heavily to plant corn, beans, and pumpkins. The following spring he repeated the method, harvesting apples and crops, then a final spring manure and potato planting yielded 250 bushels of apples.
The piece notes rats cause about 15 million dollars in damage annually according to an Agricultural Bureau statistician. It adds rat catchers sell roughly 1 million dollars worth of skins yearly, furriers resell them for about five times that, and a full grown rat consumes six bushels of corn per year.
Pedro's Estallas champion butter cow of the world weighing 712 pounds in twelve months was killed in an accident at the Missouri Agricultural College farm.
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