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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1877
Page
2
A terse, noisy snippet questions someone about a five ja and a goin. The text is fragmentary and unclear with likely conversational tone and misspelled words. No identifiable people places organizations or events emerge from the readable portion.
Obscure obituary notes Brigham Young’s death and condemns him as a major fraud. The piece compares recent battles in Bulgaria to the Second Plevna and mocks Russian morale, stating soldiers "fell back on Pop" and urging surrender if no stronger stance exists.
A passenger train on the C R I & P R R plunged into a Des Moines stream after a bridge failure during a severe storm. Twenty died and many were wounded as the engine Barjum’s car and three coaches were swept away. five of eleven in Barjum’s car were killed.
The article argues for conquest and subjugation of Native peoples, denouncing western Indian rights and urging removal if necessary. It also reports the Omaha Bridge disaster with theories about its cause, notes on rebuilding timelines, and the bridge’s estimated cost around two million dollars.
Amelia Rachlow a bounder of Holk horn Valley in Madison county Nebraska aged 18 won with fifty bundles in four minutes and a half over Madison and Pierce counties. A man named Peter Larson is sought by a destitute wife in Webster county to help her and three children. She says her husband left her about eighteen months ago in a letter to the Journal.
Monday notice to station agents barred freight east of Omaha, followed by shipments the next morning. A grain buyer says the policy will not affect wheat prices. The Columbus Journal notes this as a contrast to Hayes era policy and its political implications.
A circular promotes Oleographs in blank and gold mats with oval openings. It offers twelve samples free for readers who return the coupon and 60 cents for packing, while twelve more are sent free. Buyers can resell some to recoup costs and gain the rest.
M A Mounton and J S Perky advertise Summit Nursery of Minneapolis offering hardy fruit trees and nursery stock guaranteed against climate loss. They claim superior Nebraskan performance, exclusive Polk county rights via L P Burr, and warn against fraudulent agents. Also note blacksmithing services offered with warranty.
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