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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1915
Page
3
The tale from a Massachusetts town recalls Jarhfa Wood and John Wood, two brothers whose 42 year feud over a love triangle and farming split the family. Their deaths, attempts at reconciliation, and the stubborn rift left their widows and townsfolk with a somber, unresolved legacy.
In Meriden Connecticut physicians investigate Mrs William Fredericks fifty years old as her limbs steadily petrify. Her arms become rigid and fixed across her chest while her mind remains clear. Her voice has failed though husband and nurse can understand the sounds she utters after five years of illness.
Blacksmith Ernest Jinks warded off a deadly blaze when a gasoline can exploded. He rolled in the snow to escape the flames then returned to his shop and single handedly extinguished the fire after starting to save himself.
Thomas Carr, arrested days ago, confessed to more than 100 burglaries in and around Los Angeles. Jewelry and other items valued around 10,005 dollars have been recovered, according to statements from the sheriff's office.
A story told by a train passenger in Philadelphia contrasts city fire department funding. An old man explains blankets are requisitioned as makeshift mops while brooms are unavailable due to a lack of funds and possible graft, illustrating persistent budget constraints.
Golfers at Mexico Country Club resumed play after a two week ban as Carranza and Zapata forces used the links. Shell torn greens welcomed a clash scene when a player reached the seventh tee and found a revolutionist’s body blocking the putt.
The article notes wide gaps in Russian agriculture with many peasants too poor for farming tools while large estates use modern machinery. It highlights peasant co operative buying and 1911 figures of six million households in such associations and 310 of 370 zemstrog selling agricultural machinery, rooted in mir tradition.
The National Woman Suffrage Association headquarters grapples with an influx of actresses stenographers journalists and other professionals seeking to use the badge and name for California bound protests. An official laments Rosalie Jones’s economic independence complicating a suffrage hike.
The article explains the gamelle a wooden or tin bowl used by French soldiers. Eight men share one gamelle during meals with portions of meat placed in the soup and each man serving himself while the corporal oversees.
A camping party reaches a star lit canyon at eight oclock and fears the dark valey. The guide leads them through peril to a star filled overlook where they realize the vision of the valley. The piece ties the ascent to Easter and urges carrying the vision to those in the valley.
A fragment notes an Easter week event with a lecture to be preceded by an excellent motion picture. The text is garbled but hints at a campus or community program combining film and a lecture.
A historical note advises farmers to feed hens as carefully as any stock, using a balanced ration to maximize year round egg production. It warns against relying on a single feed element and suggests variety including meat meal and alfalfa, stressing that winter layers often bring profits.
Authority guidance warns that gapes in chicks stem from eating earthworms and ground-borne germina, recommending thorough liming of runways. Apply unslaked lime, rake in, firm with a roller, then dust a fine lime layer before use. Regular monthly lime applications in yards and houses during summer advised.
A simple night insulation tip for chicken coops uses burlap curtains hung from the roof to the floor around porches. This inexpensive setup traps heat and reduces drafts, promising good returns through healthier birds and steady egg production.
The article notes ducks generally lay at night and thrive on soft succulent food. It states strong birds can be bred at four years, with eight week old green ducks weighing about nine pounds per pair. Ten weeks reach ten to eleven pounds. prices peak around May 1 and decline through July.
A terse editorial fragment argues that exposing a rival’s poultry claims meets resistance. It notes the other party refuses to accept any proof, regardless of evidence, and stresses a reluctance to believe.
Fragmentary note discusses skim milk and chickens on a farm. Mentions a person or term Storthie and claims milk costs little or nothing. Context unclear but relates to farm economy and poultry care.
Emmy carries wood and berries while her husband cautions her about lifting. The couple discusses chores and a planned visit to Bates to view a new filly as they plan supper and a possible cherry case shipment tomorrow.
A wife plans a long visit to relatives in another state, but her husband Harry negotiates the matter calmly. She questions his loneliness, and he replies he will cope, naming several friends as staying contacts. She vetoes the trip, fearing the house will become a poker Jubilee.
A Beacon Hill teacher asks a boy about a hyphen. The boy defines it jokingly as a line linking a floating bit of false work with a base and cites Kongo-American and Turco-Christian. He declines to add Chelsea-Boston, deeming the subject serious.
An impecunious youth tries a quick disguise to avoid a threatening tailor who has been pressing him for payment. While attended by a barber, the youth cries for lather to the eyes as the creditor approaches.
A wry reflection on gossip and vanity notes how a woman’s exaggerations distort truth and age stories. The speaker questions whether a wife’s persuasion to dance masks deeper vanity, while a man thinks he enjoys life more than he does.
Billy Sunday, the Philadelphia evangelist, denounces Lent humbug while praising sincere Lent keeping. He likens the other kind to a fat old party shouting over rising prices for meat and drinks, implying financial strain makes Lent observance difficult.
Betty and two friends spent an hour shaking a bank and rushing to a corner store they enticed a single coin through the slot. The storeman asks what they want and Betty, with self satisfied air, says their folks are rich and asks for a cent's worth of any candy.
The Times reports a light exchange about lending a fiver for a week, followed by a church member note. The dialogue hints at a humorously bound note that promises to keep the loan.
A clipped exchange shows a lawman greeting a doctor with a casual chorus like How s everything and the physician replies All s well in a brief humorous vignette from an old page.
A brief Norfolk note from the Boston Transcript playfully contrasts genealogical research with a question about monkey behavior, framed as a lighthearted, quirky aside.
The fragment comments on attention grabbing red ink and exclamation points, noting that such devices may mislead readers. It hints at ignorance masquerading as wisdom and contrasts it with a tired man’s dislike of being worked by others.
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