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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1905
Page
6
A jumble of notes mixes humor and a Washington scene. Congressman Joy visits a billiard room as Comptroller Tracewell puffs tobacco and jokes about chewing, prompting a light exchange on purchases.
A garbled 19th or early 20th century advertisement from Fostoria Ohio promotes a patent remedy for consumption and related ailments. It mentions ingredients like black walnut and laity herbs, lists prices, and claims curing chronic coughs and related illnesses. The text includes references to mailing addresses and shipping details for the product.
The text notes Chinese canal networks support fish and rice farming, while urging close observation and self-reliance. It recalls the Church of San Carlo de Borromeo in Monterrey Mexico, where pavement fossils resemble whale vertebrae, linking whaling memory to church history.
Marcus R Mayer praises Dean's Kidney Pills claiming personal benefit and cure for kidney trouble and related pains. He urges suffering readers to try the remedy sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo priced 50 cents a box.
Readers share testimonies of ovarian and womb trouble relief without operation. A Milwaukee woman credits the remedy with healing ulcers and restoring strength after doctors advised surgery. The letters praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and urge other women to seek her advice in Lynn Massachusetts.
Jethroe and Harvey face a brutal stand as Little William and his men flee. Jethroe sets a hidden trap using screw-worm tubes and a rock cave, while Harvey, warned by a dust wall and a native courier, watches a colossal river flood surge toward them. Jethroe is carried away by the raging torrent as Harvey escapes.
In a tense scene, Jethroe declares victory as diamonds flood the market and Harvey and others acknowledge the stalemate. A tacit truce holds while Jethroe rides off with a weighted bag, eyes hidden beneath a hat, leaving the riverbed contest unresolved.
Harvey and Constance reunite as a pursuing band of mounted men forms a ring around them. Constance declares Harvey safe and introduces Captain Hilliard of the Mounted Police who has aided her. Jethroe the elder watches and plans a swift, covert exit, noting the time and distance as danger lingers.
The British consul in Philadelphia Mr Powell reports in a 1904 trade review that American boot and shoe production dominates world output due to labor saving machinery. He notes 197000 US shoe workers vs 290000 in the UK yet higher US production, driven by factory methods and rapid output. He cites that twenty eight US firms produce about £1000000 daily.
A brief dialogue from the Philadelphia Ledger shows Edith recounting a kiss with a nice suitor after a mother questions, Edith says she would be angry if asked, and the mother reminds her to say no. The exchange highlights a early 20th century tone on consent and propriety.
A Philadelphia Record quips on honesty and borrowing, noting Wagg-Well’s restraint against stealing if borrowing is possible. The piece shifts to advice about facing a mule when speaking and remarks on married men facing frequent quips about their status.
The excerpt notes belief in gradual mastery from small plant successes to larger cultivation, urges ethical living, and claims observation shapes truth. It cites Himalaya sheep as pack animals, houses in Mexico built thick for quakes, and ideas on morality, radium effects, and piano age limits with alleged health impacts on young players.
Mr J S Janssen argues typhoid fever and other illnesses stem from chronic constipation. He praises Mull's Grape Tonic as a cure, claiming it clears decay in the bowels and strengthens the digestive system, offering a tonic besides laxatives. He urges readers to act to prevent serious disease.
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