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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1905
Page
2
In Schofield Wisconsin Mr and Mrs Herman Neupert operate a canary farm producing about one thousand birds annually. The couple has run the unique occupation for forty years, a venture described as profitable and requiring considerable care, judgment, and patience.
Mrs. H W Sterns of Gelatt credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with ending years of rheumatic pain and sudden lameness. She reports rapid improvement after four days and says she will never be without the remedy. The item also mentions Montreal's flour mill, Paris dueling school, and quirky historical notes.
A Nebraska anecdote extols Grape-Nuts as a remedy for indigestion after heavy Southern meals. It claims improved sleep, weight, memory, and vigor within weeks, praising the product and its publisher Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan. The testimonial also mentions a 214 year old baby and a pamphlet “The Road to Felville.”
G. L. Leads, general manager of the Santa Fe Refrigerator Dispatch, told ICC examiners that rebates to shippers in the California fruit service were common among private car lines. He warned breaking the practice could spark a rate war, citing equipment costs and the need to cover refrigeration expenses. He cited rebates of 10 to Chicago, 15 to Buffalo and Pittsburgh, and 20 to the Atlantic coast, and said no discrimination occurred.
Detroit report says Michigan members of the National Manufacturers association met with about two thirds represented in person or by proxy and unanimously endorsed President Roosevelt on freight rate regulation while criticizing the Chicago commerce law convention.
The United States Russia Great Britain Italy Switzerland and Brazil have announced readiness to establish official relations with Norway following King Oscar abdication. Foreign Minister Loveland’s notification elicited courteous replies from the powers.
George Randall sells his livery barn to Mr. Mowry of Verdon while a Gretna Breeze theft nets $10 from an old pair of overalls. Wymore’s Ernest Guthrie is sent to reform school by Judge Bourne and moved to Kearney by Sheriff Trade. Arlington foreman Melvard was killed by a train on Northwestern tracks. Stella’s Joshua Clark learns his son Roy is gravely ill in Elk City Oklahoma. Plattsmouth restaurateur Jacob Helorich is disfigured after a horse kick. A Union Pacific stock train wreck near Papillion halts traffic. stock cars pile up and casualties occur. An Norfolk deserter escapes jail en route to Fort Crook under Carter. Eva May Sidders dies at seven weeks. Dr. Everett Van Buren’s Fremont service ends with a Masonice funeral in Hooper. he served Fremont council two terms. Auburn physician S W McGrew offers a corner lot to help fund a public library. Beatrice Creamery suffers a $10,000 fire loss. Mrs. Hermano Wippern’s baby dies mysteriously. kidnapping-turned-reunion noted. J. D. Homar home burned southwest of Gretna. insurance covers losses. Mrs. Overman of Stella reports a monstrous serpent seen near cemetery. locals search in vain. Beatrice resident Harry Bozarth injured milking a cow. Geneva’s old school buildings sell at auction. new high school delayed to New Year. Auburn reports marriage of William A. Gosles and Bessie Leach. Carl Sanford returned from Chapman WV for hearing. Found and disposed of Susan Geary’s body parts link noted.
Boston and New York police hold three suspects and await four witnesses as they pursue leads in the Susan Geary case. William Howard alias Hunt confesses to assisting in disposing of the body while Albert Emory Crawford denies knowledge of the cuttings.
The dispatch reports horrific pogroms in Vyazma and Odessa with mobs attacking Jews, looting shops, and killing indiscriminately. Troops and police are blamed for brutality. hundreds killed or wounded. calls to dismiss Governor Reinhardt. The scene is described as a city of panic with widespread violence and transportation disruptions.
Chicago police and the state’s attorney investigate a candy sent to Mrs Lina Elizabeth Sangster amid reports arsenic may be the toxic agent. Chemists test the candy to determine the exact ingredient linked to the illness of Mrs Sangster’s daughter.
Dispatch from Washington clears up a mix up over Edhem Pasha. It states that Geo. Ibrahim Edhem Pasha, the 1897 Turkish commander general, is alive and that the Edhem Pasha who died was director of military schools not connected to the war.
George Cunningham, a young man who vanished from a Burlington train between St. Joseph Missouri and Council Bluffs Iowa, now reportedly seen at Pacific Junction. He was said to have left the train at Hamburg Pennsylvania.
Fragmentary report indicates a woman on an avenue was found dead with a bruised body after a window was broken. Police believe the death followed a confrontation with a man who later turned on a gas and may have killed himself.
Warns against mercury in catarrh remedies and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as a safe internal treatment. Mentions 75 cent price and testimonials. Also notes Hall's Family Pills for constipation and a Detroit wedding cake exhibit of age.
The article notes Madagascar as the habitat for the dog spider, described as the largest species with a body near a pound in weight and legs as thick as lead pencils. It also mentions Japan's imperial meals, detailing the emperor's bean soup breakfast and a twenty course dinner of Japanese origin, with European banquets noted as expensive.
A witty appraisal compares salesmen to spring after a hard winter. Their entrance lifts a tired, ill humored customer, who loosens his pose as optimism and insistence open a window in a stifling room, restoring a bit of vigor.
Fragmentary item notes a misreading about post office savings bonds and an old captain’s assignment tied to John Paul and Philadelphia. The piece cites Joseph A Newton of Flasenyy Mass and a Newry sale found in a book store, with garbled names and locations.
A partial, damaged text describes high interest on money and a debtor trapped by debt. It Mixes financial woes with a vivid, garbled image of a white hat model and a decorative scene with flowers and a garland, reflecting a stray OCR snippet rather than a complete article.
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