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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1882
Page
4
Fragmented foreign news items report incidents in Europe including floods in London, Anarchy concerns in Lyons, and political maneuvering in Berlin. Reports mention yellow fever quarantines, Egyptian affairs, and unrest linked to terrorism and assassination plots across several cities.
The president proclaims Thursday November 3 as a national day of thanksgiving and prayer. He calls on the people to cease labor, gather for worship, offer praise, and perform acts of charity to the needy, favoring unity and gratitude across the nation.
The piece traces how trotting horses evolved from jumpy skips to smooth, regular gaits. It credits fashionable owners like Mr. Bonner and modern training methods for the shift, noting faster speeds with lighter harness and emphasis on safe, unhampered motion.
The stock report analyzes the term bonanza. It traces origins as a Spanish nautical word for a favorable wind and notes its mining use to denote rich ore. It explains how miners adopted it for broad luck and big successes, distinguishing it from borasca poor ground.
Chronic dyspeptics are urged to try Dr. Guysett’s Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla, claimed to restore health and vigor. The advertisement touts a physician’s prescription and urges readers to ask their druggist to obtain it.
The Melrose night operator Engler a youth of about fifteen was badly injured when No 15 struck him as he rode a switch near Melrose. Dragged between cars he hung on then climbed to the top of the car and was found at Tyrone with a broken thigh and bleeding. He spoke calmly asking for help.
A collage of jokes and curiosities runs through a St. Louis and New England frame. Anecdotes include horse humor, theater mishaps, a New York dog portrait price, and quips about boxing derby and gossip.
The count confronts a valet found intoxicated on return from the seaside. He scolds the servant for shame and self-respect, warning of being picked up in the street in that state. The valet retorts about carrying a card-case and dismisses the rebuke with defiant humor.
O B Youpe of Portsmouth Ohio describes severe piles and indigestion with blood in urine and general weakness. He claims remedies improved his condition and regained strength after initial illness.
The article outlines chronic bronchitis forms including a winter cough and dry bronchitis, detailing symptoms and progression. It praises Medicated Inhalations and promotes Dr Wolfe of Cincinnati and his Common Sense Book, offering free mail copies for nine cents postage.
A San Francisco Marine private named McGuire was abducted by a press gang and taken aboard a British ship for a Cork voyage. He received a drugged drink but managed to send a note via a passing steamer. Government officials and the British consul intervened, leading to his release.
From The New Geography questions list the country’s farms at 4 008 907 and dwellings at 8 955 812. Illinois leads with 235 41 thousand farms. Total farm animals number 130 972 673, including swine 47 683 951 sheep 35 191 656 milch cows 12 448 952 working oxen 993 970 other cattle 22 488 590 horses 10 357 951 and mules and asses 1 812 932.
New Orleans again leads in wheat export due to a large harvest after light last year. Movement along the Mississippi is increasing with weekly shipments to Europe reaching 751,859 bushels for the week ending June 6, surpassing all other ports combined.
The narrative recalls Edwin Forrest’s early struggles after a Lexington setback and a detour with a French circus. A Park Theater benefit for a distressed actor led to his dramatic breakthrough with Othello, followed by Bowery Theater manager Gilford offering $500 for a year, launching a long string of successes.
A jumble of 19th century ad snippets and humorous asides covers cosmetic cures, patent medicines, and a tale of Don Carlos and his wife. It lists Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, Dr Benson's Skin Cure, Celery and Chamomile Pills, hair dyes, soap, and backache plasters, with stray jokes about rain prayers and maidens in Washington.
Daily express from Chicago arrives in two Canadian and American cities by second morning. Two palace sleeping cars to Boston and New York without change. No dining car though meals offered at seventy five cents on the Niagara Falls stretch. Line equipment praised. other ads note tonics and mining shares.
The readable text mentions Lyon's Patent Heel stift and a claim a boot lasts twice as long. It references a comet with a 24000 mile head and scatters various pest control and healing product lines. It ends with an endorsement for a healing medium claimed to be the most wonderful in the world.
A collage of advertisements promotes Brown's Tar Troches for sore throats and Brown's Family Medicines as top at western fairs. It notes Anna Dickinson pursuing male roles, mentions Well's Health Renewer for dyspepsia and debility, and includes travel ad for RAND UNION HOTEL near Grand Central. The Voltaic Belt Co offers trial electro devices for nervous debility with a 30 day risk-free trial.
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