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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1880
Page
3
In Aquasco Maryland near Patuxent River a town fires breaks out as residents rush to battle flames. Cyrus, a boy, climbs the church bells to uncover a supposed ghost, finding a tree limb wedged in a lattice as the wind rattles the bell and crowds watch in fear and curiosity.
The Aquasco incident ends with squirrels blamed for the eerie bell chime. Cyrus freed the trapped limb as the crowd waited below. the sexton fetched keys, and the limb was removed. Officials report wind pushed the oak limb through a lattice hole, striking the clapper and triggering the curious sound.
Meiers A Heilman and Son of Zanesville report selling thousands of bottles of Hamburg Drops with every bottle curing. They call it the best medicine they have ever sold and say they can supply cures enough to fill the largest paper.
Paddy Ryan and Burgess Green, both drunk and disorderly, faced Judge Ellis in Yonkers after a week of uproar. They recounted a running whisky bet tied to the Maine election results, claiming shifting outcomes forced daily payoffs. Judge Ellis jailed them to sober up and await official returns.
John Rowles left his Keefer’s Mill sheep ranch for a day of sport and found bear tracks. He killed two full grown bears with a Remington, wounded a third then finished it at close range. He retrieved two cubs and later bagged two California lions, claiming a perfect one day bonanza.
An article from Scientific American argues that success comes from steady, honest labor rather than flash talent. It compares craftsmanship and manufacturing, notes that not all are born equal, and stresses perseverance, careful training, and choosing an honest trade to pay off in the long run.
A cat left alone in a room in Rouseville New York during a family summer trip survived for thirty days. In the agony of hunger it tore down curtains and damaged the wall up to a high point.
A fragmented notice mentions Dr Ball and a product titled Gold 86 Cough with urgency for quick relief. The text reads as a health remedy alert urging fast action, though details are sparsely legible and specific claims are unclear.
A compendium of historical notes covers Crocouare’s 1520 English import, early artillery, ancient manuscript practices, underwater copper casting in Japan, SanpDaL wood from Ceylon, Mausolus Mausoleum, Artemisias marriage, Theopompus prize, Mausoleum statue in the British Museum, and Joan o Groat’s House on Duncan’s Bay Head with an octagonal seating arrangement to avoid quarrels.
Samuel Hart says St Jacobs Oil has limbered his limbs and he is ready for the Fourth of July foot race. The note thanks Uncle for the advance notice and confirms preparation.
The Atlanta Constitution depicts Atlanta as rapidly growing with new buildings each season. It notes builders engage structures before completion and replace shanties with handsome buildings overnight, making neighborhoods unrecognizable to locals.
A New Zealand railway engine halted after a lady waved as the train approached an unscheduled stop. She sought change for a one pound note, while the engine driver believed she wished to board.
You can live on Malt sleep on Hops resist ague and malaria with Calisaya and enrich the blood with Iron. In short a new life in Matt Brrrens made of unfermented Malt Hops Calisaya and Iron up to every druggist claim.
A reader note praises Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure for improving vigor and health of the sexual organs, stating it cures kidney related troubles but not toothache earache or consumption. The ad-like remark urges trying the remedy to enjoy life’s good things.
Mexico faces two proposals to build narrow gauge rail lines from Mexico City to the Pacific and to the Atlantic Riogrande frontier. Competing firms vie for contracts as Congress weighs a vast open network. Officials warn expansion could boost agriculture and commerce and strengthen national unity. Fears exist that a stronger Mexico might resist potential annexation efforts.
A. Blecken of Minneapolis reports a dramatic outcome using Hunt's Remedy in a case described as hopeless by four doctors. He notes the remedy achieved perfect success and plans to use it further in medical and kidney diseases. Trial size is listed as 75 cells.
Abraham Levi Dickstein of Heringen in Limburg Province is said to be the world’s oldest paid teacher. He recently marked his sixtieth year as a pedagogue and his 104th birthday. A son of a Jewish rabbi, he fought in emancipation wars and later became a theology student and educator, holding a post in the educational department since 1820. His salary is about 120 marks, roughly $30 annually.
The Voltaic Belt Co of Marshall Michigan will send their Electro-Voltaic Belts to the afflicted upon a thirty days trial. See their advertisement in this paper headed On Thirty Days Trial.
An Reading physician Dr. C. E. Savemaxer offers to mail free a small valued book on deafness and ear diseases including running gas and catarrh with testimonials. Also mentions Sanfords Liver Invigorator a remedy for malarial and liver-related issues. Bryant's Chicago Business College advertised as a training institution. Puzzle Card promotions and ads for Frazer axle grease Lyon's Heel Stiffeners and Fever and Ague Tonic appear in column.
Commodore Marsden recounted a tale from the Revolutionary era in which a Canadian volunteer offered artillery to Washington at Cambridge. The plan sent two hundred picked men with captured guns to New York, then Knox and Andre linked in a dramatic espionage episode.
The London Zoological Gardens face protests over the practice of feeding snakes live prey. The report highlights a guinea pig and its vulnerable litter as it attempted to shield its young from the reptile.
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