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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1901
Page
2
A local Osceola Record column reflects on ambition with a wry remark about a would be ally clashing with reality and notes that those who err gain more admiration than the flawless. The piece laments overconfidence while praising honest missteps.
A long advance notes a shift from Darius Green to M Santos Du mont with his aeronof in Paris. The tone likens the invention to a real dirigible balloon arriving at last, signaling a breakthrough in aerial ideas.
The speaker argues that no single figure is the hero of the Santiago fight, asserting that every man who did his duty deserves recognition.
The actress has filed for bankruptcy with a debt of 11199 and a trustee appointed to manage assets including 12 in a savings bank.
Missouri Governor Stephen laments missing two good tips from old friends. He says those misses cost at least two million dollars in the last year and he fears another tip could cost a further one million.
The two minute trotter now seems within reach with Nancy Hanks chopping the mark by over four seconds. Maud 8 and Sunol had held about 2:08, while Alix and The Abbot posted fractions, and Crescens recently dropped the time to 2:02⅔. The progress showcases speed improvements through generations of selective breeding and training.
Reports claim Americans including railroad workers are held in Mexican prisons without justification. The piece urges the U.S. State Department to seek their release and calls for government investigation amid growing incident counts.
Annapolis graduates who reach the highest rank will now study naval architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Previously they went abroad to Greenwich Glasgow or the Ecole Polytechnique in France. Washington officials say foreign schools still teach well but MIT offers the same or superior instruction at home.
In Kansas City the mayor urged newspapers to stop publishing full suicide details. Editors agreed, noting that vivid reports can tempt vulnerable readers to imitate. The piece argues newspapers bear responsibility and may need legal regulation to limit such personal crisis coverage.
Augustine Birrell spoke on the literature of the past century noting fiction in Great Britain and America outpaces other fields. Ambassador Choate cited readers wanting easy books, while praising Scott as balm for body and mind and urging a return to authentic English romance amid rising lightweight, immodest writing.
The Patents Office records show many women inventors receiving patents for a corset, a printing press improvement, a trous¢ra stretcher, a mustache guard, a shirt-front protector, and other devices that brighten daily life. Yet a foldable traveling bag and bath tub emerge as a bold yet modest invention.
The article describes a portable bath tub that expands from a compact case into a full rimmed tub with leather-like exterior, enabling easy cleansing during travel. It contrasts this with a combined washing machine and seesaw that spins clothes while children play, turning labor into leisure and making washing day enjoyable for the household.
The address critiques the growth of perjury while noting testimony is shaped by conscience, bias, and memory. It argues not all false statements indicate dishonesty and cites historical examples of courtroom tricks. The piece urges careful punishment and stricter oath administration.
The piece notes men prefer bright belts as a color signal while lamenting belts slipping from the waist during suspenders seasons. It compares belt trouble to bicycle face and predicts belt pins will ease the issue once adopted more widely by men.
Philadelphia Record notes quips from a downtown school principal about humorous exam papers. A student cites eating green apples and beer between meals as a cause of dyspepsia, another mentions ice water after lunch, and a third jokes about swimming on an empty stomach.
The presidents’ birthplaces are divided as follows. Six from Virginia, five from Ohio, three from New York, two from Massachusetts and North Carolina, and one each from New Jersey, Kentucky, New Hampshire, Vermont, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee. McKinley is Scotch Irish. Roosevelt is Holland Dutch.
The fragment suggests a remark on a lawyer described as criminal or near-criminal in practice. It reflects opinion rather than a resolved fact, offering a skeptical view of the attorney's methods within Town and Osentry.
A veteran recalls Civil War days in a schoolhouse turned frontline, detailing a Union spy who was once a classmate and the strange reunion after the war. The piece shifts to a later tale of Confederates pilfering flour and a fatal shelled feast that dulls soldiers to death as biscuits survive amid horrors.
During the Vicksburg siege, Confederate raiders obtained a small amount of wheat flour amid dwindling rations of mule meat and ground corn. The episode reflects the perilous logistics and luck typical of the period, as local burdens and military strain shaped scarce food access.
An elderly Confederate liveryman in Chattanooga recalls a skirmish at Chickamauga. While hiding from Yankee fire behind a log, his face brushed a hornets nest and he found the sting oddly pleasurable. The tale is shared amid memories of Civil War veterans in Memphis.
An anecdote about Ulysses S. Grant recounts a Confederate private quipping about Petersburg and heaven or hell. Grant reportedly enjoyed the bite and told it after the war as a pleasant wartime anecdote.
A Philadelphia Press item notes concern over crowd actions in a Chicago incident, stressing that throwing old shoes is avoided and reflecting on potential harm if someone were struck.
The Washington Star notes the European powers by size, listing Russia Austria Germany France United Kingdom Italy, and remarks on a man’s ingratitude and temper depending on heat. The piece juxtaposes climate with temperament while presenting a geopolitical tally.
A collection of quirky maxims and observations on honesty love and social judgment. The note quotes John F Boyer of Trinity Springs Indiana dated February 15 1900 praising Piso's Cure for Consumption and commenting on appearances and deception.
The Vanderbilt Idle Hour country house on Great South Bay nears completion after ground was broken last October. Architect P. H. Hunt designed a brick and limestone mansion with marble trim and iron and steel framing. The estate features a palm garden, glass cloisters, antique dining pieces, a handball court, extensive wine cellars, and a floating landing stage with a canal and bridges.
Explorer Carl Lumholtz returns from Northwest Mexico with a lavish Huichol collection now on display at the Museum of Natural History. The Illi ciol people of Jalisco inhabit a remote Sierra Madre ravine, preserving ancient customs and mythologies. About 4,000 Huichol weave belts and sashes in symbolic designs, their ceremonies tied to rain while objects reflect their beliefs and rituals.
A Buffalo Letter to the London Chronicle observes Pan American women as refined and well dressed, while American men are sturdy, alert, and practical yet lacking polish. The piece notes blunt, loud speech across genders, curiosity in women, self reliance in men, and hints at rising business hustlers and organizers like Carnegie.
A sister paints still lifes of game birds, fish, fruit and dishes for friends. Her brother, an amused critic, blurts a clever verdict: you’re a peach on lobsters, but you’re a lobster on peaches. The anecdote ends with the playful quip.
A tale recalls Sir Walter Scott in Ireland visiting the Seven Churches of Glendalough and St. Kevin’s Bed. The Lord Chancellor of Ireland, then Lord Plunkett, guides him to the shrine where a peasant woman helps him enter. She questions his fame, noting a silver piece he bears.
A Paris message claims France's heavyweight champion wants to fight. The champion replies he will not learn French and will insist on fighting in English. Source: Philadelphia Press.
A London correspondent recalls Dr. Temple archbishop of Canterbury as a figure of stories. A young curate once read verses for license. Temple critiqued the voice and joked that after marriage a wife’s words become gospel.
Advert asks readers to buy REG CROSS BALL BLUE, urging grocers to stock the large 2.4 oz package priced at five cents. Publicity note highlights value and availability in local stores.
Springfield Massachusetts tests weekly house to house book delivery in one district. Over half of the 150 recipients were non users before. Delivery costs six weeks for fifty cents, twelve weeks for one dollar, or thirty eight weeks for three dollars, subsidized by savings on travel. A dozen at one address share a single delivery.
Dr. R. Dunaway, a Benton physician, has urged his patients with rheumatism, Bright's disease, diabetes, or other kidney troubles to use Dodd's Kidney Pills. He published an May letter claiming the pills cured his own diabetes after a near death experience and says they saved his life.
A wealthy squatter’s widow falls for a convict nearing release. She brings him to oversee her property and share the marriage duties with a handsome salary. The union proves successful and the husband manager is praised for diligent work until his death, collecting every wage.
Ask your dealer for Allen's Foot-Ease a powder to shake into your shoes. It rests the feet cures swollen sore hot callous aching sweating feet and snapping nails corns and bunions. Allen's Foot-Ease makes new or tight shoes easy. Sold by druggists and shoe stores 25c Free sample mailed. Allen & G— Le Roy New York
The piece notes nineteenth century restrictions on women and how early bound minds faced scorn for work desires. It contrasts with modern freedom where chaperons fade and interactions with men are seen as normal friendships.
A garbled historical OCR line references uprooting to an obelink and placing meat with feminine hints. The readable text is fragmented and lacks clear person, place, or event details.
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