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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1909
Page
6
Orchard Hill residents recall a long running feud between Billingslys of Crimp Heights and Orchard Hill Billingslys as a sudden collision on Main Street ends with Cassie Billingsly injured and Arthur Billingsly bringing her home after a tense rescue.
The text urges reliance on divine care amid toil and danger. It emphasizes obedience to God's will as the path to reward, with assurance of eventual rest and comfort as storms pass. It invokes prayer, trust, and biblical exhortations to commit one’s way to the Lord.
Cassie Billingsly and Arthur Billingsly clash over town gossip in Hunterton as Leonora defuses the feud. Arthur visits a college friend, Cassie resists, but family prejudice loosens when Leonora becomes maid of honor. Months later the rival branches of the Billingslys blend with Orchard Hill in harmony.
A Washington Herald writer notes in Chicago that a merchant escorted his parents to a fashionable church on a Sunday night. The father’s singing drew praise for volume while the son faced disapproving glances from nearby worshipers as his mother dozed and the mother and father contributed loudly to the hymns.
A fragment warns Mary against greeting others too boldly with a hot remark. The verse advises prudence in future exchanges and cautions that needless chatter may arise as men foresee.
A reflection on the discomfort of preparing a bed for sleep suggests longstanding habits and opinions about bed making. The speaker weighs the idea of undressing the bed before use, hinting at broader questions of routine and comfort.
Penguins hop rather than fly, using their flippers for balance as they trek single mindedly in search of nesting sites. Some collect stones diligently while others steal them, and the thieving antics provoke lively chases and comic scenes on the ice.
The poem depicts a traveler with labels from Rome, Naples, Paris, and Luverne on his suitcase. It hints that distant places mark his travels yet he returns to New York to buy labels “by the yard.” The Boston Traveler is cited.
At a religious service in Scotland the late Lord Kelvin noted a youngster accompanying his grandparents and sitting wisely through the sermon. After the service Kelvin praised the grandfather for the boy's good behavior and the elder retorted in Scots that Duncan’s problems were settled.
A Washington Herald item notes a girl loses a purse asking Clarice for details. The owner says the purse contained poetry and dress samples and states the finder may keep the poetry if the dress samples are returned.
A bridge column recounts a busier tramcar scene where a conductor asks a mother about her child. The mother replies seven, and as the crowd pushes along the car the boy shouts back that his mother is thirty eight, a witty social quip from the Weekly Telegraph.
A humorously fragmented snippet mentions a car crash into a building and a mistaken shop versus garage, followed by a quip about wealth letting a millionaire carry a shabby umbrella. The text reads like a cartoonish collage rather than a cohesive event.
The brief notes diverse topics from a meteorological marvel to New York City doctors, education spending in 1906, and a range of historical and economic observations. It includes commentary on suffrage rhetoric, oceanic lighting for ships, oyster safety, and British perspectives on American manners.
A bishop denounces the modern woman as a threat to true womanhood. He says woman must guard femininity, and warns that women in many jobs may threaten men's employment though some balance will come. He extols nursing as honorable and doubts women entering the ministry.
A reporter tours Titian's hometown Pieve di Cadore visiting Titian's house and studio, the Vecellio family shops, and the church museum with sketches and letters. The piece notes Titian's early life in town, his Venice studies, and his death during the plague in 1576.
A court panel on a lunacy case balked at the patient’s sanity despite clear testimony. The decisive moment came when the man returned a borrowed umbrella, leading the commissioners to doubt his condition and suggesting restraint for a trivial act. The humorous note reflects how small acts can influence legal judgments.
A Philadelphia Ledger piece cites a Southern woman rushing out and instructing her negro maid Chloe to watch apples in the oven. Chloe returns with charred fruit saying the apples burned at one o clock, noting she checked the time and remained calm.
The Washington Star quotes Senator Sorghum saying there would be no objection to an income tax if it could be arranged so his special friends would not have to pay it. He compares the tax to tariffs and expresses a desire to spare certain allies.
A terse observation notes that the laborer allocates three fifths of earnings to sustenance. The line hints at hardship and frugality amid routine wages.
Mrs Barrett confronts a salesgirl over a lace remnant. A department head confirms the lace came from Morris and Baird, not Franklin Brothers, revealing a mix up of stores and checks. The scene ends with the shopper lecturing on accuracy.
Harper's Weekly notes vast subterranean chambers under Paris districts including Luxembourg Montparnasse and Montsouris where heavy carts echo like drums over a vast grave of ten centuries of skeletons. A Gothic house on Boulevards Rasial hides a private stair to the catacombs used by officials and rumored police activity.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports the post office will mail parcels up to eleven pounds to Japan at 12 cents per pound prepaid starting August 1, prompting questions about domestic service. Yet domestic limits cap parcels at four pounds and shipments over four pounds are unmailable, with delays and extra charges across river routes.
A fragment from the Los Angeles Express urges quiet approach to a sleeping father figure. The poem-like line invites gentle tread and a playful plea for a hammer to remove a fly from his head.
The Washington Star notes a quick pace and gliding glee as curious capers emerge in papers. Details in print reveal a chic posture misaligned with public perception.
A 1920s profile recalls L. A. Thompson who built the first gravity road at $1600, patented it, and created a profitable amusement. He formed a company worth about $900,000, supplying scenic railways that carry up to twenty eight people per car and cost around $100,000 each.
The article notes the sale of Charles Dickens' library chair in London for £74. It mentions Dickens photographed in the chair and references public interest in his works, including a Pietermaritzburg stage adaptation and Appleton's edition of David Harum. It also surveys literary opinions and forecasts about Alaska and other writers.
A boy named Willy answers his father with saucy humor and escapes punishment by turning the insult back on him. The father, angry and grabbing Willy by the collar, recalls his own youth and is outmaneuvered by the boy’s bright wit. Willy smiles and remains unscathed as the father retires.
A regional forum praises politeness as the finest virtue, urging civic conduct and respectful discourse. Speakers emphasize restraint, courtesy, and listening as foundations for community harmony.
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