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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1902
Page
2
A collection of witty observations questions luck and virtue. The piece notes that waiting favors opportunity and mocks reliance on clever but disconnected schemes. It cites England using a red light cure as a disease treatment and comments on credit given to bad men for good deeds.
A man collapsed and died moments after requesting a telephone number over the phone. Authorities are investigating the sudden death and reviewing the call for any contributory factors. The incident is under local investigation with no immediate cause identified.
The article notes a Canadian inventor introducing a brick laying machine while humorously predicting a future popular machine that could lay eggs. It also mentions Turkey’s reputation for not letting debts go unpaid due to promises to pay later.
The passage notes Europe as a rest destination and warns that if J. P. Morgan meddles further the situation could resemble America. It mentions men socializing without concern for intellect and fear they lack cuffs.
The remark warns that choosing a wrong action sets a slippery path easier to repeat, leading toward further poor choices as one tries again to rise. It emphasizes repeated missteps until a deliberate correction ends the cycle.
In census year 1900 the production of steam locomotives exceeded 3,000 units with a value surpassing $30,000,000, underscoring electricity as future power but rail motive power still dominant.
The article notes English fondness for sport and recounts a rumor that King Edward never caught a salmon. His private secretary refuted the claim. It recalls that as Prince of Wales he landed a 21 pound salmon on the Tweed around 1865.
The piece argues that working men should not collectively stay out of politics, asserting they are vitally interested as individuals and as members of political parties. It contends trade groups should not suppress personal political participation.
The article likens necessity to the mother of invention and describes how in New York City many families confront daily poverty. It notes the constant pressure of rent, food, clothing, fuel, and light, insisting people must work to earn money and survive.
The article notes most historical novels focus on the Christian era onward with eighteenth and seventeenth century settings dominating, while pre Christian times and Charlemagne receive little treatment. It suggests readers’ imaginations span only a century or two and writers mirror Scott and Dumas.
A philosophical meditation on what people think in moments of listening and ritual. The piece muses on involuntary thoughts during concerts and meals, then cites a German professor claiming baldness signals intellectual superiority due to cerebral energy.
The era marks a shift as many short term best sellers propel fortunes, with publishers racing to meet demand. Authors under 40 such as Mary Johnston Booth Tarkington Winston Churchill Hallie Erminie Rives Robert Neilson Stephens and Richard Harding Davis illustrate the surge. The piece argues this rise fuels Americanism in fiction and a lasting demand.
The passage notes Ed ward VII's typhoid illness in his youth and later illness delaying coronation. It describes a nation moved by his relapse, viewing him as both king and fellow man, and explains his Osbourne House gift on the Isle of Wight as a convalescent home for wounded naval and army officers.
A Washington Star tale recounts a house plagued by a dead rat hidden under floorboards. An English visitor borrows blue bottle files from a butcher, releases the flies inside, and guides the crew to lift a floorboard where the rat lies. The device yields a surprising solution to a stubborn nuisance.
In 1898 reports tell of a dozen deaths of women struck while stripping clothes from wire lines. The note warns that washing hung on lines risks electrocution in a sudden shower and cautions against overzealous washing.
Osceola Nebraska October 20 1902 a portrait of John H Mickey republican candidate for governor in Polk County highlighting his early settlement work organizing the county and institutions promising public service. The piece quotes local merchants veterans and old settlers praising his decades of public and charitable service and defending against World Herald criticism. It notes his role in banking education and church support and frames Mickey as the practical choice for governor with broad local backing.
A collage of maxims and aphorisms on happiness, character, haste, love, and work. The notes mix German proverbs with modern witticisms about women, speech, rest, and poverty, offering compact observations on human behavior.
The item reports Ira D. Sankey recalling first singing The Ninety and Nine in Edinburgh twenty six years earlier after seeing verses in a newspaper. It includes miscellaneous society snippets about army pay, church seating, and curious language notes tied to a fragmentary news page.
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