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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1909
Page
7
A collage of brief notes covers medical cures by Lydia E Pinkham a Texas grave mound named Boot Hill a turkey that digs potatoes a Paris copper bath linked to Marat and Corday agricultural eccentricities near Medford Oregon Derby Hill Connecticut news from Canton China and climate trivia about Damascus and Russia.
A Chataneesa banker recounts years of tremors and twitching from coffee. He switched to Postum claiming steady hands and relief from nervous symptoms, praising the beverage as a satisfying coffee substitute. The ad notes ongoing reader letters and promotes The Road to Wellville.
Detroit reports the freighter George Stone wreck off Point Pelee Erie. Six crew members and a passenger perished. twelve were saved by the F M Osborne. Bodies washed ashore in Florida and further hurricane losses noted along the Florida East Coast railway line.
President Taft awoke at the rim of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado after travel through deserts. He planned a day of rest and sight seeing with sunrise color effects and limited hiking time. Postmaster General Hitchcock joined the tour amid Arizona discussions of statehood and political significance.
A mother's testimony from Burnt Cabin Pa in 1908 credits Cuticura for curing her infant's severe eczema after other doctors failed. The note claims dramatic improvement with Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills after initial medical treatments caused distress and bleeding. Also included are miscellaneous historical notes and trivia.
Farl Bullock, eighteen, robbed the state bank of Hadora to obtain money to marry a Lawrence girl. A posse hunted him. Wilson Pringle, Lawrence officer, was shot during the escape and is in critical condition. The young woman suspected of knowing Bullock's whereabouts could not be found.
Dallas report states four people died and another man was fatally injured with many others hurt in a freight and passenger train collision on the M E T line near Greenville.
Joseph Benson of six miles south of Nebraska City was thrown from a wagon and paralyzed from the shoulders down. He is in shock and hopes for recovery as he is carried home from the city.
Omaha police hold Thomas Johnson on strong evidence for the stabbing death of Henry Frankland of Chicago on Tench Street near Union Station. Johnson’s clothes bear blood stains and a sold watch identified as Frankland’s was found in Segal’s pawn shop. Detectives say Johnson sold the watch for 36 and was seen with Frankland the day of the crime.
Cresffeni Taft will reach San Antonio ahead of schedule per Southern Pacific plans. The presidential train now arrives at 5 30 Sunday rather than 7 30. Admiral Togo, the Angora goat used for Taft’s wool trousers, has been brought to the city.
The report notes about ninety percent literacy in Japan. It claims alligator eyes are eaten as a delicacy in the West Indies. It mentions German and Dutch women employed as clerks, cashiers, bookkeepers, and railway station ticket sellers.
An advertisement touts Hemlins Wizard Oil as the best remedy for sprains cuts wounds burns and scalds claiming rapid relief. It also notes that sunlight is said to curb influenza epidemics.
A new patent describes a floor operated hand crank drilling machine for boring a double row of holes through overhead beams. It enables electricians and plumbers to work from the floor rather than climbing ladders. The record time noted is four minutes forty five and a half seconds.
A Jackson nurse known as Nurse Baker, Mrs. Judson Ellis, shares her recovery from backache and weakness using Dean's Kidney Pills. The account endorses the remedy and urges readers to remember the name Dean's, sold for 50 cents a box by Foster-Milburn Co. A Turkey era law on sucking is noted, followed by a Warsaw Indiana storm incident injuring Thamas Himenbaugh and killing three horses on Albert Bloom's farm.
An orchid hunt thread leads to the rediscovery of Cypripedium Faile num in Tibet during Younghusband's expedition. Q L Searight sends back a thousand plants to Calcutta and London. the find sparks global excitement and a large reward, with millions in pale why not.
A collection of comic quatrains from various papers. A cassowary flees hunters until an alligator snaps it up. A dromedary becomes a dairy horse. A shy spider scares a running camel. A hip Popatomus explosion follows behemoth and dynamite. An anaconda wins a hen’s trust only to be tricked.
A curious tale describes Honolulu's mayor carrying a large portion of his family lineage, using heirloom teeth and bone relics as keepsakes, while a rumor about a minister at a daughter’s wedding circulates. The hostess dismisses the claim amid indulgent chatter and a luxury-tinged setting.
A quotation from Ledr's Pictorial London discusses women's attraction to massed goods at bazaars. It calls bazars a form of dissipation and notes their lasting popularity, suggesting men find it hard to comprehend.
In a brief fragment, two speakers Mrs Hutton and Mr Flacleigh discuss organizing a cab ride. They ask for guidance on where to proceed first and express willingness to help. The text contains conversational questions and polite offers.
Fragmentary user text discusses aging and perceived reliability in delivering goods. No clear event or entities present to ground a news card summary.
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