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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1880
Page
8
A jumbled 19th century column describes financial figures, a sea monster tale, a political note, a grand procession money giveaway gone awry, and a curious episode of fake treasure from Baltimore. People recover some funds, others lose, and authorities recount a singular case.
A chaotic scene at Greenwich Spa Road station as a Great North train nears the platform. A woman appears distressed and part of the crowd flocks toward the edge while the train approaches at speed.
A woman attempting to cross the railway line in a rush was seized by three men and bodily lifted onto the train buffer. Spectators on the opposite side showed confusion and distress as the train passed. The woman was taken into custody to face proceedings, aiming to save a minute between platforms.
The Washington home of Mr. Corcoran stands out as a palace with a Gothic library featuring oak carvings, malachite inlays, and 4000 valuable volumes. A portrait of George Peabody hangs above the dining-room, reflecting Corcoran’s famed philanthropist ties and letters from Humboldt Webster Calhoun and other eminent figures.
A correspondent asks what agnosticism really is and how agnostics behave in debates at the Pan-Fresbyterian Council in Philadelphia. Prof Huxley is cited as naming the term, which labels those who refuse to affirm or deny religious doctrines without scientific proof, rendering them know-nothings in theology and metaphysics.
Growth figures from careful observations and reliable testimony show average sizes for leading varieties after twelve years in belts or groves. White maple reaches about one foot in diameter and thirty feet high. ash and leaf maple or box-elder about one foot in diameter and twenty feet high. white willow one and a half feet diameter and forty feet high. yellow willow one and a half feet diameter and thirty five feet high. Lombardy poplar ten inches diameter and forty feet high. blue and white ash ten inches diameter and twenty five feet high. black walnut and butternut ten inches diameter and twenty feet high.
A reader argues against full voting rights for women, claiming voting would erode womanliness and family life, favoring traditional roles. The letter warns that enfranchising women could lead to political chaos and criticizes Susan B. Anthony while praising maternal influence on virtue.
Roevent F. Dory of Enton Illinois writes on perseverance through poverty and self education. He contrasts devoted readers with idle rich youths and notes Lincoln Sumner Garfield as examples of rising from hardship.
A reader shares a codfish cake breakfast recipe from a suburban friend. It uses one pound cod, twelve potatoes, an egg, and butter, with soaking and simmering steps, then frying in hot lard and saving the fat for winter use.
The writer contemplates whether to smoke and doubts tobacco’s dangers. They recall a claim that tobacco smoke contains prussic acid and state they avoid tobacco, having never used it and recalling their first cigar with incomplete thoughts.
A Milwaukee correspondent recalls a boy eight years old drinking wine scraps at a family table. The mother dismisses concern while the grandmother warns of wine’s curse, urging caution to save the child from early exposure.
Useful hints cover fabric cleaning and stain removal with common ingredients. Recipes explain whitening linen, removing scorch marks, reviving faded colors, and preparing lemonade and orangeade. Practical notes tout crude petroleum to preserve rustic wooden work and outdoor structures.
The Winter Palace at St. Petersburg houses about 3,000 residents with generations born baptized and married within its walls. Rumors speak of cows on a roof meadow and huge cisterns heated by furnaces to prevent freezing. A legendary tale claims hot cannon-balls once heated the water causing a near fire and prompting a heating redesign.
A Sunday school teacher rebukes Johnny for envying rich children, who prefer mud and politeness to fine clothes. The Galveston News notes no revival of Yankee plays. ten years ago interest faded, but today theaters showcase Denman Thompson, Charles L Davis, Bernard Macauley, and Neil Burgess reviving traditional old Yankee types such as Joshua Whitcomb and Uncle Dan'l.
A poem titled Gossip for the Ladies from Tinaley's Magazine recounts a sweep of flirtatious verses about a sweetheart with a red-brown beard and blue eyes. The speaker praises simple affection, rural scenes, and a calm, enduring love contrasted with other beauties.
A middle aged woman facing an approaching picnic train near the Five Mile House froze then deliberately lowered herself between the sleepers and hung on with both hands until the train cleared. She rose, continued her journey, while train men cheered her calm courage.
The passage defends bed cleanliness and warns against keeping bedding in contact with skin waste overnight. It promotes airing bedding in sunlight to purify and neutralize impurities, citing the skin's excretion through pores and the rapid cleansing effect of sun exposure. It suggests two chairs near a window to spread bedding for three hours.
The piece reports on how wives cost in distant lands. In America wives are costly companions, while in the Amar and Ussuri regions dogs and brandy suffice. In New Britain wives are property bought and eaten by husbands. Powell notes cannibalism extends beyond wives and mocks English caution.
The piece notes women forming clubs and speaking out in politics across the country. It argues that women’s engagement is natural yet clashes with traditional views in well-regulated communities. The New York Express comment questions women running party headquarters and affixing household peace to stumping and torch-light events.
In New York a trio of affluent men recount how their wives helped their fortunes. One wife cut staff and ran a cottage home after a business fall, another nursed her sick husband and kept frugality, while the third advocates similar loyal care and support.
A journalist recalls a troubled marriage and a widow who nurtured her children with care. The account centers on the loss of a daughter named Maud in Auburn, noting the mother’s devoted, solitary parenting and handmade dresses preserved in a drawer.
This excerpt argues that housekeeping disciplines women and softens character. It urges women to aim for a well ordered home, avoid fretting over routine work, and maintain a bright outlook to prevent lines from worry and unhappiness. It cites Dame Charles Lamb to illustrate constant misery.
Miss Muloch argues for an educated woman to train as a midwife and monthly nurse to relieve suffering in childbirth. She warns of fatal outcomes due to ignorance and neglect among middle class families and calls for women to enter this sacred field to reduce deaths and costs.
A Galveston tramp arrived in tatters with pants far too short, provoking a police stare. He quipped that if stolen he would have chosen better, then claimed Galveston is the funniest town as officers arrest whom they deem fit. He noted his shortened attire below knee.
A French peasant attempting to catch a floating egg falls into a deep river and cannot swim. In terror he believes God punishes greed. He vows never to eat another egg if he escapes, and a tree branch aids his return to shore amid his shaken remark about raw eggs.
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