10 Nov 1898
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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1898
Page
1
Local ads announce a broad stock sale with men and boys clothing and furnishings in Polk county. Community updates cover religious services, a pastry demonstration, Beggs products, health remedies, a church paper, and Thanksgiving plans plus a 15th birthday party and a student oyster fundraiser in Osceola.
Local items advertise inexpensive haircuts for 15 cents at multiple shops, Beggs Little Giant Pills sales, cheap watches at G T Ray Co, Calumet Family Soap likened to household staple, and Osceola Bank farm loan rates. Community notes cover travels, visits, a Christmas gift drive for Polk County Neb. Reg. soldiers, and a Wolmes Literary Society event with supper and stereoptician war views at Odd Fellows Hall.
An advertisement extols Cod Liver Oil with hypophosphites of lime and soda as a superior tonic for thin and delicate children. It promises growth, strength, plumpness, and comfort, urging consumers to ensure they get Scott's Emulsion.
A deal lists The Reconp and Inter Ocean at 1.35, The Reconp and Toledo Blade at 1.25, The Recomp and New York Tribune at 1.25. Together four papers cost 4 but are offered for 1.85 as a bulk bargain.
The undersigned offer 43 head of heifers with calf and 39 yearling steers for sale by Neilson Bros in Osceola.
We express deep gratitude for the love sympathy and help of friends and neighbors during illness and burial of our dear little baby boy. Mr and Mrs L B Berrz.
The Ladies Aid Society will host a dinner at the M. E. church on Thanksgiving Day. A complete dinner will be provided and all are welcome to attend.
Mrs. John Vanhoosen hosted the Ladies' Aid Society at her spacious home two and a half miles east of town. The decor featured potted plants and canaries as entertainment. A sumptuous six o'clock dinner was prepared by the hostess, leaving guests with a royal impression.
The agent E J Scantbury announces strong sales of Chamberlains Cough Remedy in two years and cites numerous positive reports. He notes the product is pleasant to take and keeps a bottle out of reach of children, with G T Ray & Co as sellers.
A flannel dampened with Chamberlain's Pain Balm bound on to the chest side or back gives prompt relief for pain. The balm is claimed to cure rheumatism and is offered for sale by G. T. Ray.
In a Chicago Record snip four men discuss the meaning of dividing by nothing. Opinions diverge as they debate whether one divided by nothing equals one, zero, or infinity, revealing their assumed ignorance of algebra and geology.
Uncalled letters at Osceola post office include Emma Anderson Charles W Kibby Lizzie Lindley and Alfred Elmquist. Advertising note from G A Van Hall Butler Missouri promotes Beggs Blood Purifier Blood Maker and Beggs German Salve for skin and wound healing with dealer D H Kon xt.
The column lists residents and visitors moving between Osceola Grand Island Wahoo Gresham Columbus and other Nebraska towns. It notes deaths typhoid in Hackberry and a Belmont battle anniversary gathering. It ends with an advertisement for The Youths Companion 1899 volume and calendar offer.
An old advertisement touts Beggs Little Giant Pille as a universal remedy for indigestion constipation and liver ills. It urges readers to obtain a free sample from D H Konxen and to request Dr Ke New Discovery for consumption and related ailments, claiming wide physician usage.
Local barbers Ward and Stewart advertise a 10 cent shave and precise shaving service promising a neat cut and careful grooming for patrons seeking a quick affordable visit.
Guardian's sale notice in Polk County Nebraska lists the court order of October 11 1898 and schedules sale for November 18 1898 at 2 PM at the Osceola courthouse. It describes the undivided one fourth interest in the west half of the northwest quarter and northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 12 township 13 north range 3 west, to be sold for cash.
Andrew J. Swanson as guardian for the minors with King and Bittner acting as attorneys. Notice dated October 26 1898. Case details reference guardianship actions and a nine to twelve listing.
A family report from Nickleville, Pa notes two children are subject to croup and Chamberlain's Cough Remedy can prevent attacks. J. M. Nickle of Nickle Bros. endorses it as essential, stating it outsells all other cough medicines combined. Sold by T Ray.
Calumet family soap builds daily popularity as a quick cleaning aid touted by A. O. Monson. The campaign highlights broad use by women seeking convenient cleaning solutions and household efficiency.
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