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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1880
Page
7
In Gennersville Tennessee Jastien signs recounts William Coury Suarth arraigned for assault on his father. The magistrate recalls knocking his own father down and sentences Suarth to a $10 fine. A tale of two dying siblings and a shared final phrase sparks debate on afterlife and faith.
The text notes that before 1824 electors were chosen by state legislatures, with shifts to direct popular vote in some states by 1868. It also reports French railway statistics for 1878: 139 million tickets issued, 1 death per 7 million passengers, 20 injured per 7 million, and 180 railway workers killed with 5,476 injured out of 180,000 workers, comparing factory mortality.
A European obituary technique claims to preserve form color and flexibility of human and animal corpses through a chemical bath of water alum saltpeter arsenic acid potash glycerine and wood alcohol. The process reportedly allows incisions without decay or odor and uses multiquart quantities per body.
In Titusville, eight year old Jessie Hill and six year old Carrie Beers were left home with a kerosene accident. Jessie attempted to light the stove, the kerosene can exploded, fire scorched both children from head to toe. Neighbors fought the blaze but both girls died from their injuries and inhalation.
The Scientific American notes Krupp guns could reach ten to twelve miles, enabling ships to threaten the Battery and parts of Brooklyn. A twelve mile gun could place all of New York at risk, prompting calls for congressional protection and a boost to American invention for national defense.
A report describes egg gathering on the Farallone Islands near San Francisco where gulls and muhrs compete for nests. Egg-season runs May to August with harvests near 500 000 eggs and a company paying gatherers five cents a dozen while selling the eggs at a premium in the city.
Mentora Ohio daily recount describes Garfield’s steady polling day with 150 letters and visitors. Garfield votes recorded, family routines, dairy visit, and late night telegrams from supporters heralding a likely result as politicos discuss campaign themes and party splits.
A choppy text compiles several recipes and culinary tips including apples with batter, apple butter, cocoa butter extraction, and dough cakes. It shifts to a shop scene where a pharmacist and a customer discuss secrets of a pineapple cheese syrup and a humorous anecdote about a cheese-smuggling skipper.
Ex-Benatyn Dorsey, secretary of the Republican National Committee, issues a brief summary declaring the party’s triumph on Tuesday. He notes Garfield and Arthur securing 213 electoral votes and slated inauguration March 4, 1881, with expected strong support from Northern states and anticipated southern participation.
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