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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1905
Page
3
The piece critiques a Texas court's handling of a swindling charge where a typewriter error altered a key word and a defense motion to quash was sustained. It laments technicalities overruling rights and mocks the judicial process as undermining sacred obligations and public trust.
An excerpt critiques the National Christian Association's protest labeling lodges as a secret society and destroyer of scripture. It argues lodges foster temperance, not rival church work, and questions churchmen who condemn lodge charity while practicing similar social aid.
A House Keeper article cites scientific findings on preventing insect-borne infections by destroying breeding sites for flies and mosquitoes. It advises draining marshes and stagnant water, cleaning stables, using screen doors and windows, and building screened shaded porches to protect families, especially women and children, from pests and disease.
A Chicago Inter Ocean item notes churchmen condemn secret societies and lodge work as not aiding the cause. They critique efforts they say slow the church's mission while criticizing clandestine organizations.
Chicago Inter Ocean notes a peak season in 1904 with at least 150000 American travelers expected to Europe. Average trip cost 250 for steamer passage and 750 in Europe, totaling about 150 million dollars in tourist spending.
A rural scene describes a mare stampeding a herd, a blooded horse fleeing toward a salt lick, and a farmer’s companion horse whose behavior raises whether animals can recognize danger or anticipate actions. The fragment hints at investigation of animal awareness without clear conclusions.
A fragment notes a stranger from Longland buying a theater ten years ago and paying sixpence during a visit to a place described as olden. The readable text hints at a past acquisition by an outsider in a local scene.
A sixpenny quarto of Titus Andronicus printed in 1594, long thought lost, has been discovered in a Swedish country house. The sole known copy could fetch five to twenty thousand dollars at auction, valued for its rare Shakespearean connection and its rarity among global bibliophiles.
Vienna medical circles feature a man about 30 whose muscles obey him. He can undulate his abdomen without the tongue and dilate or contract pupils. By contracting the diaphragm he allegedly displaces the heart four inches and, per a Lancet report, transposes the intestines into the lung space.
Century reports proposed Capitol exterior changes by Carrere and Hastings to correct the dome overhang illusion. The plan moves the front wall forward twelve feet ten inches, adds eastern alcoves for documents and judges, expands basement and upper floors, and adds one column beside the pediment to broaden it.
A brief quip notes that there are men who insert themselves into matters and force a wider outcome. The line reflects a social critique of meddling individuals and the effects of their interference.
The London scene shows Shakespeare’s works expanding with seventeen new editions in print or in progress. J. M. Barrie’s opening night anecdote contrasts with Booth Tarkington and Jack London among established authors. Mary Mapes Dodge, editor of St. Nicholas, died at 67 after shaping the American children’s magazine.
A Chicago enforcement of a city anti spitting law traps a Detroit man named John Smith. The man reveals several letters with his true name, prompting the judge to dismiss the case on costs. He explains he would not use an assumed name lest the truth be printed and seen as a lie.
A humorous translation notes a doctor prescribing a quarter hour walk before each meal while a stout patient protests he cannot walk all day. The exchange reflects comic wordplay about strict routines and exaggerated endurance.
A man says there is one thing he can't understand while another person notes there are a thousand things that remain unclear. The exchange highlights broad confusion or curiosity about the limits of knowledge.
A long readable account traces Plymouth Rocks physical crack and the historic split over its relocation. It recounts 19th century town quarrels, Whig zeal, the 1834 reunion of rock fragments, and the rock now sheltered by granite columns and a railing. Names, dates, and the Mayflower compact are referenced in a vivid civic-memory style.
Dr Charles E Woodruff argues against sunlight as a benevolent force and links skin color to light exposure. He suggests sun intolerant effects explain colonization failures and notes many land animals live in darkness, citing numerous authorities.
A quirky line from the Statesman quotes a mother scolding Willie to rise early like the chickens. Willie retorts he could wake early if he did not stand up all night, revealing a playful domestic exchange.
A reflective remark notes that men claim they know what they would do in another’s position yet often fail to act decisively in their own lives. The comment underscores human uncertainty and self-knowledge gaps.
A humorous tale from Vearson's Weekly describes a man staying in London who, after theater, attempts to reenter a house through a latch key. He squeezes his head and limbs in awkwardly, only to become stuck as the door closes, his hat and clothes arranged around the gap. A police patrol and locksmith free him at 4:30 amid a cheering crowd.
A German medical student in the 1878 New Orleans yellow fever outbreak experimented with sauerkraut as a cure. He treated a Hollander who recovered after eating the dish, while a Spaniard died after similar treatment, leading to notes that sauerkraut may cure one but kill another. A Jacksonville doctor offered harsh, humane final remedies.
Marie grows up among university society and learns honor from scholars She sits in a yard watching a pair of robins nest building and hears her mother call out to her about Doctor and Mrs Robin in a playful moment
A Washington Star quote attributes Uncle Eben with a quip about laziness and weather. The saying notes the lazy man complains when the weather is bad and excuses pleasure when it is good.
A pithy quotation suggests that a woman who claims to be a lady may actually reveal the opposite through her outspoken stance. The remark frames social expectations and gender norms in a provocative fashion.
In a Youth's Home Companion narrative excerpt Amy and Mrs. Arnaa discuss hosting a lawn tea for Marian, who delays her visit due to a new gown and a lawn party by Luella Rice. Marian misses her noon train but plans a later arrival, while Aunt Julia moves into the guest room.
Eugene Holcomb of Pittsburg, a high salaried specialist, returns after three years in Buenos Aires where he led the largest gas power installation for railroads and docks. He notes Argentina as a future breadbasket, with bituminous slack fuel, underground power lines, and sharp land prices, warning young men to go only with money.
A Washington Star excerpt quotes a woman praising horses and income yet arguing the high costs. A younger Mrs arising agrees that after Charley’s experience at the race track she is convinced of the expense.
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