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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1906
Page
7
The Chicago health department proclaims diphtheria antitoxin as the sure cure and urges judicial inquiry into avoidable deaths from neglect or malpractice. It argues early use saves lives and calls for accountability for failures to employ the treatment.
A Cincinnati Enquirer quote notes that official figures show 10046 killed and 84155 injured in U S railroad accidents between June 30, 1908 and June 30, 1904. The piece argues such losses would rival Civil War casualties and would prompt nation wide mourning and action.
An odd incident on a hillside road involves a boy who offers coins to travelers and a Chicago millionaire’s party. A mysterious phrase Touch the Chi Neart and a sunlit scene of yellow wildflowers set the strange scene as guides recount the events.
The scene describes a man who judged another youth harshly then relented at sixty and gave up five francs to the youth with a sunny smile. The youth is noted for beauty and charm, with curling hair and bright eyes, as the narrator passes him to a Chicago man.
The New York Herald notes a colossal evergreen live oak one mile from Jacksonville Florida. Its trunk measures about five feet from the ground at four six feet in circumference and its massive branches extend over the riverbank. Locals recall the tree's age as uncertain while admitting its timeless greenness and towering presence along the sandy roadside.
A fragmentary line paints a weathered landscape in gray moss and aged appearance. The text conveys a melancholy, unutterably sad expression characteristic of a Southern setting, focusing on atmosphere over specific events or characters.
A prosperous business man and church worker lights a cigar in a doorway but loses his match. He asks the boy for a match, calls it a humble request, then tips him a shilling for two evening papers and departs, reflecting on manners and future success.
A reflective piece recalls an old tale of a complaining umpire and a lifeless show. The Washington Star notes the persistent refrain used when someone dies, suggesting floral emblems sparingly carry the sentiment that “he’s better off.” The column muses on hospitality masking loneliness.
A nostalgic poem recounts cows slowly returning home as bells and lilting sounds drift over a rural landscape. Memory, childhood joys, and long-gone years mingle with seasonal imagery, horsehair tunes, and a refrain of “the cows come home” through a collage of fanciful sounds and names. The piece closes with credit to Agnes Sh. Mitchell.
A satirical Q&A mocks U S economy with jokes about trusts crops and magnates. It questions principal products, climate, and trades, using caricatured answers about babies, stock payments, and dubious magnates.
A woman cleans her den and redistributes unfamiliar books to owners. One book remains, and a man she knows claims it was his gift two years earlier. She insists on returning it, while he confirms the gift and offers limited enthusiasm. Now she writes her name in every book she owns.
In a dialogue that seems to mock staged theatrics, Hi Tragerdy claims the town fell for Hamlet while Lowe Comerdy counters that the effort had some fruit, with the hen fruit described as plentiful yet aged.
Government tests summarized from the 1905 year book show the fruit and nut diet can match protein and energy levels of a mixed diet while maintaining health. Digestive studies compare fruit and nuts to other foods and note ripeness and raw versus cooked impact. Sanitary handling and personal idiosyncrasies influence fruit palatability and laxative effects.
The piece argues travel should be an early and ongoing part of education. It says travel broadens knowledge, sustains interest, and can outrun interruptions to learning. It notes many adults lack time for travel after forming careers and families, urging planning generous journeys for children.
The late Susan B Anthony joined a Rochester wedding reception where she advised the bride and groom to stay kind and tender. She recalled a tale of a couple whose marriage faltered and the wife questioned gift giving, only for the husband to quip that bait was still needed for the catch.
A peculiar Florida insect called the horseguard resembles a hornet. It shadows horses and preys on horseflies settling on them, while not bothering the horses themselves.
A traveler recalls a ruin abroad where a year's income was wiped out by rain. The line blurs humor and tragedy as Mr. Comrox reflects on the economic ruin caused by a single storm.
A fragment notes a claim that married women prove satisfaction by discussing an old maid’s loneliness, reflecting a dated social trope. The text presents a provocative, gendered stereotype without broader context or confirmation of source.
A courier reports revolutionists clashed with a force from Ciudad Porfirio Diaz at Victoria, five miles south of Jiminez, one ranger killed, several revolutionists dead. Mexican troops pursue. Jiminez reportedly not in government control. wires cut. Battle updates expected at Eagle Pass.
Police announce the arrest of Clara Adams and Marty Morgan in Salt Lake City, tied to an alleged $10,000 theft from Anton Fritz, a Portland butcher, and a plot to murder Morgan in a Chicago hotel. Fritz, a former Pennsylvania butcher, sold his shop for $10,000 and traveled west with the money.
Federal grand jury indicts five men including Capt. George R. Boynton Lois A. Thompson Theodore Wilcox Sidney P. Keller and Joseph I. Keller on charges connected to making Venezuelan silver dollars The group faces arraignment with Boynton at large and officials debating jurisdiction over the South American island territory involved
Col Aguilas leading Mexican forces reports hot pursuit of bandits who captured the town and are fleeing toward Texas from Jiminez. A detachment of 120 men from Saltillo under Lt Col Antonio Rojo has arrived at Eagle Pass en route to Jiminez, with 200 cavalry from Monterey expected at the border.
President Roosevelt voyages from Oyster Bay on the Mayflower to witness Arquadron target practice off Princeton Miss. He will be away from Sagamore Hill about forty eight hours and spend six hours on the battleship Missouri. Three hours are set for training and practice as the line is pared down with another ship observing the drills.
Will Myers fifty eight years old in a fit of intoxication and jealousy fired at his fifteen year old wife at 1000 Tarrest Street. The wife was shot in the shoulder but not badly hurt. A witness stopped Myers from shooting himself and another man tackled him to the car. A second shot was fired into the room ceiling.
Wymore Nebraska W. C. Shaw a brakeman on a Burlington freight train slipped and fell beneath moving cars in the yards. He lay centered on the track as cars passed, but instinctively pressed to the rail to avoid injury and crawled away unhurt aside from bruises and torn clothing. Mills workers observed the event and rushed to help, shocked by his survival. Shaw finished his run with no delay.
Washington reports the Board of Visitors led by Gen Horace Porter finds West Point’s discipline and efficiency of the highest order. A special committee notes that hazing, once common among older cadets, has been stamped out over the past three years due to effective measures and student cooperation.
Harry K. Thaw will be examined before a lunacy commission after persuasion of Mrs. William Thaw. He faces possible commitment to the Mattewan asylum for the criminal insane rather than trial for the Stanford White murder. The district attorney will not oppose the plan.
Paul O. Stensland, president of a Chicago bank, is assigned to cell No. 2?2 in the penitentiary east wing and ordered to work in the broom factory sorting room with John A. Turin, ex clerk of the Chicago superior court, both under embezzlement sentences.
Six miles south of Wichita at the Santa Fe crossing an unknown actor attempted to derail the Galveston Chicago express No 18. A caller warned authorities at 9 50 p m the heavy timber lay across the track on Hydraulic avenue. A switching crew found timber blocking both rails. The train was due at 10 05 p m.
Fifty American sailors from warships at Naples were received by the pope. He kissed each hand, urged loyalty to religion and country and dutiful obedience, bestowed apostolic benediction, and presented souvenir medals. The pope exited to cheers from the sailors.
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