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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1893
Page
3
A nostalgic verse recalls an old romance with a gray haired beloved. It speaks of grief, faded beauty, and memories that wake fond echoes. The speaker recalls a summer day when he pressed and kissed the woman long ago, his rose of memory.
Ivison confronts a former ally over a ruinous past and vows to avoid him. A restless, morally tormented man writes a confession to restore reputations, but a life for a life tragedy unfolds as Ivison returns home.
The author muses on ghost sightings and non disappearance in a reflective aside. He notes that none of the three observed apparitions vanished, instead passing by or around corners, with one phantom wearing a dress different from the living person it mirrored. He ponders sleep and dream states as explanations and cites Andrew Lang on reporting truth.
The article notes many inexpensive eateries are painted white, following a New Yorker's dairy themed menu. It suggests dairy restaurants and milk focused cafes, recognizable by their white fronts, are now numerous nationwide.
A humorous exchange recalls a teacher of composition admired by students. Emily and Bertha discuss a note slipped to the teacher, who returned it with spelling corrections in Ted’s handwriting.
The piece recalls frontier rail work in the 1870s when mining fever drew skilled men away from trains. A brakeman’s $2,500 per day era is described alongside rough humor as cowboys, nabobs, and brakemen adapted to dispatching and lassoing engines to keep freight moving on the Union Pacific system.
A first person ascent to the highest minaret in the town reveals a swaying perilous perch and a sweeping view. The flat plains stretch forty miles east and west and twenty five miles north and south, with twenty six other minarets and stork nests atop chimneys dotting the landscape. The northern horizon is bounded by mountains as the Ottoman era recedes.
A detailed account of African pigmies described by Dr. Stuhlman and Emin Pasha companions. Notes include size about four to four and a half feet, agile joints, keen senses, and warrior use of bows with poisoned arrows. Describes appearance, hairstyle, clothing, ornaments, and habits, with observed behavior during slave raids and travels in East Africa.
The article notes asbestos, a hornblende mineral called indestructible by fire, was misnamed as a vegetable product by the ancients. It was used in cremation rites and fashioned into towels, napkins, and tablecloths by Egyptians and other elites, cleaned by flame.
Dialogue sketches a couple debating a possibly haunted house and a landlord's demand for a month's rent in advance. The exchange reveals worry about moving soon and social plans at men’s clubs and velvet evenings.
A Columbus Dispatch note recalls a wholesale boot and shoe man describing a shift since 1876 77 after the war. Soldiers wore broad tread shoes and did not return to boots as shoes became cheaper and more comfortable, a change he deems for the better.
A husband rushed to a house agency after his wife excitedly showed a newspaper ad. He believed it offered a suitable house but learned the ad referred to his own residence, creating a comic misunderstanding reported by the Argonaut.
A Louisville Courier Journal item recounts a salesman proving a deadly fly trap by placing 1090 dead insects on a newspaper beneath sweet peas. Flies crowded the paper, touched the flowers, and died quickly, illustrating the trap's effectiveness.
An old Falmouth resident recalls a contractor in 1855 digging a deep well for the Main Central extension. He reportedly filled the dry hole with Presumpscot water after placing a crow, creating a reliable water source that has never dried up through droughts. The tale notes ongoing water supply since that time.
A Paris contest rewarded a writer who copied two newspaper pages on a postcard. Another entrant etched Columbus' career on an egg, and a third penned Coppee's 19 000 word Henriette on a cabinet photo. The piece notes such feats strain eyesight.
Clara questions Maude about why she despises him after he proposed and she refused. Maude calls him a wretch and recalls his vow to never ask again, as cited in Vogue.
A collage of brief vignettes and jokes from an era column includes remarks by a fussy gentleman about a fly on the nose, witticisms on marriage and aging, and light gossip. It notes a deputy marshal’s large family, a hen ownership fight ending in death, and a Kodak photographer observer during a boat rescue. The piece also mentions the emperor of Austria opposing capital punishment and a torn death warrant incident.
The text credits ancient Chinese and early French Jesuit scholars with advanced knowledge such as the magnetic needle, trade routes, canals, and social systems. It claims the existence of regular marriages, weaving, banks, gunpowder, calendar reforms, eclipses, and caste-like dress distinctions dating to BC periods.
Witness recounts a tense confrontation in which he confronted a larger man about his conduct. After the exchange the caller hung up the phone and walked away without further incident.
The text touts Hostottarts Stouinel Bitters as a universal remedy for stomach nerves rheumation and bodily distress. It claims permanent restoration of health, eradication of disease and protection against outdoor exposure and weather hardships.
A French astronomer claims thunder cannot be heard beyond ten miles while an English meteorologist notes up to 130 seconds between flash and thunder implying about twenty seven miles. The piece mentions Boocham's Pills as a headache remedy sold for 25 cents a box.
A group of girls at the beach measured their footprints for size when a politician’s daughter quipped that the scene lacked interest and urged the gathering to seek men rather than footsteps.
A fashion feature extols the modern beauty’s health routine with outdoor exercise and sunshine. It notes Jer form glows with health and suggests using Syrup of figs as a gentle laxative. It also advises charcoal in the ice chest and borax in rinse water to whiten clothes.
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