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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1903
Page
3
An unreliable seaside narrative recounts a voyage from a New York press era, detailing a figure named Vinegar of Ft White and Quaver who tell queer stories, involve salt traders, and a journey toward Honolulu. The tale follows a ship through the river and plantation era with references to money, pity, and exile.
The data show higher death rates and birth excess among Negro populations in several cities. In 1900 St Louis recorded 389 Negro births and a large excess, New York and Boston also reported significant excess deaths for African Americans. Across fifty cities the trend appears varied with differences in regional mortality and birth figures.
At the Hawaiian Historical Society meeting Prof. W. D. Alexander presented unpublished diary passages from Mrs. Laura Fish Judd. They recount Kamehameha III wishing to sell the islands to the highest bidder, sending a commission to France, and Dr. Judd’s involvement to secure a bargain before the king fell ill and died.
Fragmentary notes describe a journey from Point to Cambridge with ten toons and field work. Officers halted near Mownia as robberies were reported and orders were given to close up and move toward town. General Scott led forces in a two hour routine exercise and actions followed to resume discipline.
The Pittsburgh Press lauds a practical good roads movement in Venango County urging indictments of township and county road commissioners for neglect. It argues officials must keep roads in repair or face punishment, presenting a precedent for holding public works accountable. It also discusses ministers' duties to combine sympathy with sound doctrine and notes the evolution from pioneer to modern preachers.
The article notes Germany has laid about 7,875 miles of cable in seven years including a 4,813 mile link from Emden to New York via the Azores. A 5 end cable between Emden and New York has begun, expected to finish before next year. It also covers new marble imitation processes, lightning protection devices, forest restoration costs for New York City water, albino genetics, and anecdotes on honesty among northern Canadian communities and Hudson Bay Company credits.
An editorial argues cooperation between labor and capital is essential for lasting progress. It condemns jealous anti employer sentiment and costly sympathetic strikes, noting labor’s skilled capital is as valuable as money and must be organized effectively for national industry. Brookyln Times.
Isaac Joyce told the Methodist conference in South Bend that seminaries should create a chair of common sense. He argued that too much book learning can dull character and weaken preachers. He urged cultivation of the spirit to make the minister a shepherd to his flock.
New York Daily News notes CTUARIDS and insurance actuaries claim life expectancy is increasing. Improved hygiene, self-care, clean water, better drainage, and moderation in alcohol are cited as factors. Physical culture in schools and daily life across Europe and America is shaping healthier, longer lives.
The piece argues for cooking education for girls in public schools to empower women at home and reduce waste. It stresses that mothers often cannot teach cooking, underscores the practical value of culinary training, and links good cooking with better health and lower family expenses.
A Virginia farmer recalls a legendary battle on the bank of the Rappahannock between a bald eagle and a gray eagle over prey. The dramatic clash featured wing and beak strikes as the birds grappled, a tale framed amid a discussion of chicken fighting and sports from a bygone era.
Residents report large eagles harassing livestock on farms provoking guards to act. A Washington Evening Star note recalls a farmer's son nearly seized by a bold eagle, saved only by swift farmhands.
Designers focus on love themed accessories featuring hearts and rings as engagement motifs. Novelty bracelets with flame or heart accents appear among popular gift ideas for couples.
A German series of experiments tests firemen exposure when hose streams strike live wires. Using 6,000 volt alternating current and 550 volt direct current, water resistance and soda additions alter safe stream length. Results suggest danger is present but not always fatal, with results differing by voltage and water conductivity. The study implies hose water can shock firefighters during access to burning buildings.
The article notes rising export values for sugar and tobacco in Porto Rico with 31.98 million francs and 10.57 million francs respectively, while Cigarettes and leaf tobacco decline slightly. It details sugar cane modernization, central factories at Guanica, coffee growth to 860000 bags, orange plantations expanding to 8500 acres, and plans to renew cotton with 300000 acres set aside. It mentions various mineral resources, new railroad construction expected within three years, and the American Railroad Company of Porto Rico securing concessions. An electric tramway starts in Ponce and a rail link from Bayamon to San Juan will tie to a Ponce steamboat line.
A brief anecdote contrasts how a Native American boy sent to a government school in buckskin gradually adopts white manners yet only fully changes his name from Bob-tail-Coyote to Robert T. Wolf when he returns home. The piece questions whether such a history ‘‘novel’’ exists.
An observer recounts a Forest and Stream tale where a mother duck led her headed brood toward safety as observers approached. The mother swam at the front keeping the vulnerable duckling on her back, then ferried them toward the rushes where they disappeared from view.
A Detroit inventor Thomas Little introduces a light frame shade concept to reduce glare and direct light into eyes. The two small shields fit closely to the eyebrows and rest on the nose and ears, avoiding heat and weight issues of traditional shades.
A historical roundup notes diverse ring practices from early rush rings and makeshift forms cut from gloves or visiting cards to brass and key rings used at weddings. Quakers and Swiss Protestants eschew rings, while the Irish resist gold rings. St Kilda uses worsted rings and Congo’s Upper Bayanzi women wear neck rings of welded brass rods weighing as much as thirty pounds.
Fragmentary text discusses taxes in London, mentioning a window tax and social costs. The readable portions are garbled and do not provide a coherent event, date, or individuals.
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