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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1879
Page
6
A lyrical portrait of a kindly schoolmaster from long ago. He taught basics with gentleness, discouraged harsh punishment, and valued joy, sociability, and charity. The poem follows his quiet life, evenings with friends, and a gentle death blessed by comfort and hope.
A comic tale from Madrid follows Don Felipe Ree a 23 year old with poor sight. He falls for Matilda de Laincy after a ball misreads house numbers and balconies leading to mistaken meetings and a dramatic public misunderstanding. In the end a marriage is arranged though Matilda’s looks bear smallpox marks and Don Felipe keeps his spectacles off.
The article traces billiards origin to London pawnbroker William Kerr in the sixteenth century. He played with three balls and a yard measure, creating a board and pockets. Clergymen from St Paul’s popularized early strokes named cannon, leading to later terms bill yard and kew.
The elderly Justice Clifford remains active and wades into Maine lakes to fish, catching seventeen fine trout despite his age.
A New York paper notes a missionary society sought married men only and quickly found brides. Edison’s search for platinum spurred mines to yield abundant ore, with new sources displayed at Saratoga. The piece traces reactions to Edison’s electric lamp experiments and the overcoming of material limits, predicting a major shift from gas to electric illumination.
Exchange about sharing a shirt during a voyage recounted by Mark Twain and Murat Halstead. Twain recalls lending a clean shirt to Halstead as the ship carried excursionists and anchored overnight off the Hook. The tale notes sea winds and the moment Halstead asked Clemens for the shirt while aboard.
A visiting old man from St Louis seeks his former wife now living with another man on Second street. The trio quarrel and quote Blackstone parables about deeds and wills as the wife and present husband rebuff the prior husband. The scene ends with the catfish gift and the man leaving.
A reminiscence on changing rural culture notes fewer farmers men singing or whistling since decades past. The piece mentions milkmaids, clipping, and country gatherings fading under steam plows, labor unions, and town travel, with flat country dulling old songs and manners. It cites rising access to towns and a leveling of country ways. Also recalls Pinafore’s initial London fortunes despite early losses.
A poem lamenting death within a household, describing a widowed heart, empty chairs, and a bereaved community. It reflects on sorrow, faith, and the hope of reunion in the afterlife, with lines praising the Savior and the Master’s fold. The piece contemplates sorrow and consolation in the face of death.
A collection of light humor and satirical quips ranging from a bragging oyster remark to jokes about funerals, race, names, crime, and social scenes. Includes a joke about a shark lecture, a misnamed card, a rousing street chant, and a clergyman’s consoling tale ending with a wife’s quip.
A young woman in a secluded hut near Dillon Kansas lives off vegetables and game, refuses contact with visitors, and prompts conjecture of insanity though her behavior seems otherwise unremarkable. At Jackson Tennessee a nine widowers mile race offers a widow prize.
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