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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1905
Page
6
The Osceola Record describes narrow walking boots with Cuban heels, dressy alves with Louis heels, and enameled leather replacing patent leather. It notes many women in theater, and reports a Kansas pardon for a convict to take harvest work.
Davis Lewis of Winthrop California describes six months of back and stomach pain relieved by Dodd's Kidney Pills. He details severe discomfort, failed remedies, and lasting recovery after completing the course.
An assortment of vintage snippets covering a 1708 tomb inscription in Litchfield, ostrich fashion forecasts, land use statistics for food production, a jab at bachelor taxation, autumn hat styles, bead wrist bags, Japan and Formosa gold mining, health essentials for homes, cosmetic cautions, and a shift toward year‑round clothing trends.
A Huntsville reader recounts switching from old fashioned porridge to Grape Nuts and Postum. In one month the husband, an invalid with pneumonia and flu, reportedly gained 10 pounds and strength. Their child suffers less stomach pain and they claim lower medical bills.
In New York James Hyde and E H Harriman gave testimony before the Armstrong committee. Hyde corrected prior remarks, detailing four stock offers including seven million dollars from George W Young and five million from Frick. He said offers were verbal and that he declined to keep one man from controlling the society. He also described stock trustees and a bill to repeal Mercantile Trust acts. He denied involvement with United States Shipbuilding Company.
Notes from Nebraska towns report auctions and new ownership including J W Kuhn taking Spencer grocery in West Beatrice and G M Smith & Son buying Pierson hardware in Beatrice, plus stock purchases by W M Taylor in Arlington. Tragedies include Fred Glaser’s fatal fall in Stanton and John Montgomery burned to death at Scotts Bluff. Community updates cover jail site vote in Seward, rail work disputes at Plattsmouth, and several incidents of crime, injury, and mortality across the region.
A fragmentary report describes fear and unrest amid perceived threats of murder and violence. It notes a tense atmosphere in St Petersburg area streets and mentions Jewish residents experiencing heightened danger.
The League of Leagues condemns Poland martial law as illegal. Warsaw dispatch reports Governor General Severn refused to permit a municipal militia and warned of force if agitation spreads. Across Russia and Poland troops and machine guns move as unrest grows and economic fears rise.
Agnes Pfeiffer was found by guardian Charles Rhein at Alfred White’s farm near Steuben but refused to return home. She is staying with her uncle John Kazda in Wausaka and says she wanted to get away from Rhein due to a grievance.
In Chillicothe Missouri four armed robbers held up the Wa bash railroad station and eight traveling men. About 100 dollars in cash and jewelry were taken. The robbers departed in a waiting wagon. A separate report notes a Frisco station at Valley Park also held up and names agent J C Whit as involved.
A 19th century health notice urges mothers to guide daughters through puberty using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It cites symptoms such as dizziness headaches back pain and moodiness and includes letters from young girls and mothers praising the remedy from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co in Lynn Massachusetts.
Wichita Kansas report says ninety men at a southern Kansas Scotch rite convocation were knocked down when scaffolding broke during a group photo. Five H. Thomas of the Dodge City soldiers home listed among injured with a sprained ankle. seventy five others bruised but none seriously hurt.
Seven year old Elsie Jones found her father Frank Jones and mother dead on the kitchen floor upon returning home. The mother had shots to both eyes and the father to the left temple, a 38 caliber revolver in the father's hand. Authorities dub the shooting as likely by Frank Jones despite a prior separation and later reconciliation.
Dialogue from Yonkers Statesman and Chicago Record Herald shows marital tensions and a child’s quirky question about omnipresence. The clipping also offers a health tip about improving skin and circulation with careful hand care and proper rinsing.
Louis Vellnow described as a wild man was taken into custody following discharge from a local institution several months earlier. County Attorney’s office confirms receipt of the report and continuation of proceedings.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a maritime collision involving barges and a vessel. Names such as Captain Osiers and a person named Macnee appear in the damaged text.
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