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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1909
Page
7
A moonlit winter wedding ends in tragedy as a bereaved mother reveals her baby is the groom’s child. The preacher confronts the couple, the baby dies, and the estranged wife and bride’s families exile her. The husband dies by suicide, and two graves mark the night of the fatal wedding.
Mississippi Valley Historical Society members toured St Louis University to view the Kaskaskia records dating from 1695. The archives hold baptism, marriage, and burial entries for old Kaskaskia near Peoria and later sites sixty miles from the river, stored in a fireproof iron safe.
The Brooklyn Bridge vantage points reveal Gustavus Lindenthal’s rise from a Philadelphia journeyman to a leading bridge designer. His major works include the Manhattan Bridge nearing completion, the Williamsburg Bridge, and the recently opened Queensboro Bridge. He also conceived the Hell Gate Bridge to unite New York, New Haven and Long Island Railroads, enabling a direct rail link from New England to the west via North River tubes.
A confiding young woman asks guidance from a friend about how to answer a marriage proposal. The friend advises delaying the response and to shift to a written discussion to ensure the matter is considered carefully.
Dialog shows Orme and Jack debating dancing style with playful quarrel about variations and nose glasses. Orme suggests treading on the left side ever so often while joking about attire as the scene ends with the observation that every man eventually leaves the bars.
An editor notes widespread use of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound among women with female ailments. A testimonial from Mrs. Bessie L. Hicks of Cleveland St Houston describes recovery after three years of illness and reliance on the remedy. The notice urges other women to try it, claiming truthful endorsements over 30 years.
A Scotswoman jokes about snuff in sermons while whalebone prices rise from 35 cents to about 5 dollars per pound. Nineteenth century fisheries landings exceed 90 million pounds and a whale yields up to 3,000 pounds. Cape Cod wrecks near 1,000 in two decades after 1881. Nathaniel Osborne recalls a 1200 dollar salary for a century of service. Velvet hat ribbons become a sudden fashion.
The article notes the St Bernard monastery costs about $9000 yearly to maintain funded partly in Switzerland and by monastic revenue. It mentions a Paris Exposition telescope costing $150000 now selling for about one tenth. Nigeria Uganda and East Africa coinage replaced by nickel bronze in 1907 1908. A London school for mothers and a tearful hospital scene are described. Shanghai tea exports to the United States approached two million dollars in 1908. Devil fish up to 200 pounds are caught in Japan described as amphibious and stalking sweet potatoes, killed with clubs. octopus lure jars.
An advertisement touts Paw-Paw Pills from Munyon's Remedy Co claiming to regulate bowels aid digestion purify the blood and clear complexions. It promotes a price of 25 cents mail postpaid from Philadelphia with two pills as a thorough physic and asserts no griping or weakness. The second item notes vast Atlantic sea fishing production and opium import statistics for 1907.
The article notes valuable English race horses have gold-filled teeth, risking health and appetite near racing season. It discusses safety concerns if horses suffer during training and competition.
A brief ad notes PHT TIWS EYE SALVE for eye irritation with smarting burning and dizziness. It states available at all druggists of Howard Bros in Buffalo New York.
A historic Dos Bocas oil well blaze in Mexico burned about 60 000 barrels daily for nearly two months with flames reaching 800 to 1400 feet. Spanish cork bark distillation yields Spanish black pigment. Royal notes cover tobacco aversion, kidney health ads, and ship counts in Japan. Doan’s Kidney Pills advertised with patient Rebecca Mack from Columbus Ohio. Eyecatching fashion remarks close the excerpt.
The common detail describes individual linen pockets or bags worn with a summer gown, secured by cords threaded through embroidered eyelets. This fashion note highlights a practical decorative method used to attach pockets.
The Belgian postal authorities advise that letters to Brussels be placed in red envelopes to speed delivery. Envelopes for other Belgium points should be yellow, while foreign letters require green envelopes. This color system aims to expedite the transmission of mail.
An old advertisement explains Perry Davis' Pain Killer as a remedy for cramps and indigestion arising from minor indigestion. It promos a cost of 25 cents 35 cents and 50 cents with emphasis on chronic dyspepsia prevention.
In the United States of Colombia one dollar in gold equals 102 dollars in local paper money. Colombia cuts cattle export duty from 612 to 102 currency units. Copper gold and silver finds reported on Wil Island and western Australia. Mining men wait in Suva for regulations to enable exploitation after new discoveries. No commercial mining has yet occurred on these islands.
Fashion writers note collarless gowns escape the strict form of earlier styles and offer comfort. The look pleases most young women in town, though the trend may fade from popularity over time.
Canadian Chief of Police Capt George P Bliss relates his cure from dry eczema after use of Cuticura Soap and Ointment. He describes severe itching and inability to wear shoes before treatment, then rapid relief within days and weeks. Records show the cure occurred in 1907 and 1908.
A North Carolina public schools superintendent describes his mother’s lifelong coffee problems and how switching to Postum improved her heart, stomach, headaches, and overall health. He notes the family’s own benefits and mentions a related book read aloud.
An advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease claiming it cures painful swollen feet and sweating toes. It states it makes new shoes fit easily and urges customers not to accept substitutes. Sample is offered free with address for A. S. Olmsted Le Roy New York.
Reading notes show Brazil imposes high duties on imports with corking tariffs on penknives at 291 percent and screws at 20 percent. Iron bits face 526 percent and school chalk 552 percent while key rings rise to 629 percent. American canned vegetables face a 349 percent duty.
If you suffer from bleeding itching blind or protruding Piles send me your address and I will tell you how to cure yourself at home by the new absorption treatment and will also send some of this home treatment free for trial with references from your own locality if requested Immediate relief and permanent care assured Write today to Mrs MM Summers Box 2 Notre Dame Ind
The sketch presents a dainty gown for semi occasions with empire line appeal. The soft clingy material features soutache in a pretty design along the bodice and waist, offering a refined option for those seeking a long waist silhouette.
A sweeping miscellany notes global outputs and practices. It cites cattle totals around 160 million, Vienna organ grinders operate noon to sunset, Japanese convicts earning from jail, and Birmingham bread price rises. It also covers Brazil wireless telegraph plans, Honduran road conditions, early 20th century oilseed milling, and debt figures for Costa Rica, Japan, and the United States.
Paris reports show the assizes drawing the city’s elite as spectators. The latest murder trial of Renard and Courtois attracted fashionable women who crowded the court hours before opening, ignoring seating rules and provoking police inquiry into crowd control and propriety.
A new type of railway sleeping car for India, to replace older American style cars, features a corridor across the coach with two berth compartments, individual electric fans and lamps, secure doors, intercompartment linking, private bathrooms at each end, separate servant space, and plans for extra luggage storage. American tourists praise them highly.
The piece traces lace origins from church use to royal and noble collections, noting papal support, male fashion dominance in lace adornments, and famed painters who showcased lace in portraits. It highlights lace as a masculine fashion staple from altar vestments to ruffs, collars, sashes, garters, and shoe decorations across eras, including Rubens and Stuarts.
Mrs Partington attempts to sweep back the Atlantic with a broom while her husband jokes it keeps her from neglecting the house. The cartoonish quip implies even the impossible has practical uses in domestic humor.
A small hound draws attention by mounting a bold stance against a much larger canine, drawing amused commentary from onlookers. The standoff showcases canine confidence and the charm of unlikely duels in urban park life.
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