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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1880
Page
2
A verse narrative recounts Eli Brown of Boston who lacks funds for passage to the underworld. He builds a raft and ferries the dead across Styx without pay, attracting a crowd and provoking Charon to question who guides the boat before Brown declares his name.
A neighbor narrator recalls a tempest of jealousy sparked by a devoted wife Minnie and a compassionate elder, who fosters trust between the couple. After a misunderstanding about affection and roses, the husband Charley accepts his wife's virtue, and the trio ends with renewed harmony and mutual respect.
Henry Miner wins Supreme Court restraining Patrick Rooney from acting with The Pat. Rooney New York Star Combination Troupe for five years from July 1879. Rooney tore up Miner’s signed agreement when served with the order. A contempt motion was heard Friday. decision reserved.
A Prout fellow rescued a rich old gentleman from a millpond and declined twenty five cents offered as reward. He returned twenty one cents, pocketing four, and said that was about right in a calm gesture of integrity.
Our young folks poem recalls two little girls in a gingham dress, muddy games, and a sleepy baby with blue eyes. Parents admire the tender scene of children at play and rest, noting the soft head and bracelets of little feet and hands.
Col Dunway plans to ride the black colt at a grand review with Hannibal and Barry and Prue in tow. The 2 year old Nibble, fat but lively, halters loose as the crowd cheers the trio at the head of the troops. Hannibal seems young again as the bugle sounds.
A Washington letter discusses government clerks, focusing on women who receive one paid month off yearly, often used for family sewing or visits to relatives. It commends their dedication, notes office attire, and contrasts their fatigue with the nobility of their quiet, laborious lives under Uncle Samuel’s system.
The piece traces the origin of manufacture from original meaning of making by hand to machine driven production. It notes that modern machinery makes the term misleading and proposes resignifying facture as the core for things made and actor for the maker, removing commercial sense from the word.
A humorous yet harsh portrait of Sutro Tunnel life describing rats larger than kittens stealing lunches and tins, bats attacking miners and mules, and chaotic high risk daily hazards. The piece contrasts the danger with a wry tone about the miners fate.
A Philadelphia woman, careless with a hanging switch, had her hair blown out through an open window by a puff of air. The odd incident highlights concerns about personal health and safety for women this season.
The National Library at Paris led with about 2,000,000 printed books and 150,000 manuscripts. Britain, Russia, and Munich followed with around 1.1 million, 1.1 million, and 900,000 volumes respectively. Vatican holdings are smaller than many European collections.
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