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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1901
Page
6
A humorous Albany Press quip recalls a conductor who faced a General Manager McNamara over a passenger complaint. The passenger, a woman, accused him of staring during a ride. The conductor denied staring, asking how she could know. The judge appreciated the point and sent him back to his car.
An old advertisement touts a large 2 oz package of Red Cross Ball Blue for cleaning clothes. It claims to whiten whites effectively and lists a price of six cents.
A Denver Times excerpt recalls Mr. Spooneigh told Miss Grace he is kneeling on her chewing gum, and then jokes about being stuck to her as the fair lady begs him to rise. The exchange blends humor and lingering formal address.
A wife asks what is wrong with her husband and the doctor notes unusual actions. He recalls the husband lighting a cigar, not at once, but after dressing in a smoking jacket and slippers. The man also wipes the pen with a pen-wiper before writing a letter. The exchange ends with the diagnosis paresis.
Bath New York September 16 There is an old soldier at the Soldiers and Sailors Home named A B Ayers who lived in Minneapolis for years Four doctors told him he would die in four days He had Brights disease He used Dodd s Kidney Pills and recovered Now strong and well Ayers says they saved him and are the greatest medicine in the world
Florence Jones of the Jones Stanton Co. writes from Chicago to C J Elliott detailing company changes. She notes incorporating the firm, selling stock to John Stanton as secretary and manager, and her concerns over his demeanor and future potential. A memorandum mentions Baltimore agency applications and a dinner discussion.
A letter exchange reveals a prospect to invest five thousand dollars in a five year old light manufacturing business. The owner invites active management from a new partner, offers due diligence, and references with a recommendation to Sixteenth National Bank. Negotiations are set through John Stanton and Jones & Co. in Chicago with attorneys Sharp Brown approving the review.
The Secretary of State records the formation of the Jones Stanton Manufacturing Company in Chicago with 15000 in capital to produce malleable iron novelties. Principal office listed as 6th and Eldred Streets, Chicago, with EF Jones as President Treasurer and John Stanton as Secretary Manager.
A notice reports F Jones retires from active business and John Stanton becomes president after the Jones Stanton firm changes its name to John Stanton company. The business, once led by F Jones & Co, is described as one of the largest of its kind in the country.
Florence Jones wed John Stanton of Chicago in a ceremony noted in Kansas City Missouri. The short notice invites congratulations as the couple begins married life and the news highlights the social event.
A London Chronicle correspondent catalogs signs from Banbury Hanley Doncaster and the road between Thame and Aylesbury noting The First Inn The Last Out The Quiet Woman and a labor in vain motif with a washing scene. It humorously cites Eliza Bolling The Red Cow Inn and remarks red hair over blue hair in a brief quip.
The article recounts Daniel Webster acquiring a Marshfield farm around 1830 from John Thomas and enlarging the property to over 1500 acres. It notes his library addition, grounds improvements, and family ties. It describes the Winslow and Webster burying-ground nearby with graves of Webster and related locals, including a monument to early settlers and the burial of Daniel Webster amid crowds.
The article condemns widespread use of copper and zinc salts and aniline dyes to brighten foods. It warns that butter, spices, coffee, beans, and preserves are commonly adulterated with fillers, starches, cider derivatives, or flavors, deceiving consumers.
The London Express notes that a syndicate may form a limited company to exploit liquid air. Experts say liquid air is not economically viable for commercial power, despite many proposed uses from explosives to long distance energy transport. Production costs and preservation difficulties doom it to remain a scientific curiosity.
The article surveys Joscelyn Cheshire in a fourth edition and expected future editions, highlights Sara Beaumont Kennedy as a successful author, and profiles Charles M. Flandrau with lineage remarks. It also notes a Thackerayana item, and includes commentary on bookshelf design. Edith Wyatt’s background and career are sketched, tracing her Wisconsin roots to Chicago education and Greek teaching.
Miss Millicent Darlington hints at a wedding to Mr Coldcash while Mr Smithers, hat in hand, vows to return as coachman and elope with her daughter. He leaves for a monastery amid the charged scene and hushed pity.
A playful Philadelphia Times item notes a student and parent exchange about the meter of The Charge of the Light Brigade, joking that the answer is gas meter. A widower behaves oddly at a basis event amid a noisy scene.
French and German chemists report radium production at commercial scale by Societe Centrale de Produits Chimiques. It requires over a ton of uranium minerals to yield one half ounce of radium, with six tons of chemicals and fifty tons of water for processing. Radium glows in the dark and may emit minute charged particles akin to X rays, while radiation loss is extremely small. So far radium's only known use is in laboratory experiments.
An inebriated man approaches a shop window and asks for “information” in thick slang. The clerk, trying to appear wise, questions the man while the visitor attempts to verify if his wife has a club, then hurries away with his friend as bystanders watch.
United States imports iron ore from Spain valued at 44226 dollars for the quarter ending September 1900. The report lists Spain as the supplier and $44,226 as the value of the ore imported during the period.
A garbled OCR-style fragment references Germany, colonies, and territorial claims framed as a coronial or possession theme. It mentions Glens, a clan, and Sve Memes, implying a fictitious or corrupted record of territorial disputes and kinship groups within a historical context.
Letters from John Herziger of Neenah Wisconsin praise Peruna for curing kidney catarrh and Bright's disease in early stages. endorsements from J H Bankhead and others claim Peruna as a reliable remedy. Readers urged to write Dr Hartman for free prognosis and advice at The Hartman Sanitarium Columbus Ohio.
In Tola Kansas a man carried only a quilt and an alarm clock to a park on a sultry night. He spread the quilt, placed the clock by his head, and lay down to sleep, creating an odd scene under the stars.
A quip about a new servant accused of theft leads to a plan to quiet suspicions by feigning mischief in the dark. The ad ends with a testimonial for Piso’s Cure from Wm. O. Endsley of Van Buren Indiana dated February 10 1900.
Gossip from London places the Connaught household at the heart of royal marriage plans. Report says the German crown prince courts a Connaught daughter and a betrothal between Princess Margaret and the czarewitch is imminent.
Red Cross advertisement touts Ball Blue laundry whitener in a 2oz package priced at five cents. It promotes restoring whiteness to fabrics and highlights economical small-pack use.
A solicitor for a fake mining company is accused of lying about working mines and separators. The exchange features the speculator and the solicitor with a claim of others separating money from investors. A separate notice promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething pains at 25c per bottle.
A local milliner described as a trim tailor by trade enters political life in Gotham. The Yonkers Statesman notes his switch from business to public service with cautious commentary on his chances.
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