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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1913
Page
3
The advertisement touts Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a safe laxative tonic aiding digestion. It cites rapid health improvements, urges avoiding harsh remedies, and offers a free sample by mailing an address to Dr. W. B. Caldwell in Monticello, Illinois.
The piece explains silage can be made from alfalfa, clover, oats and peas, rye, sorghum, kaffir corn, millet, and milo maize in addition to corn. It notes silage as a cost saving boon, especially when drought limits hay supply, and suggests storing first cut alfalfa and refilling the silo with corn and kaffir corn later.
An ad in this paper promotes a free box of assorted biscuits from the Loose Wiles Biscuit Co. in Omaha Nebraska. Readers are urged to cut out a coupon from the ad and mail it today to receive the complimentary assortment.
A fragment from Harper's Magazine recalls a quiet domestic moment where a mother asks for attention during prayers. The child’s response shifts the focus to a different listener, suggesting a small lesson in listening and family dynamics.
A quotation on personal dignity notes that the deepest harm a man can endure is losing his own self-respect, a theme echoing in moral reflections and character assessments.
The senate plans formal conference with the preparations of the committee as it moves toward completing its labors by April 12. Minority representation on the committee will mirror standing committee allocations, and the old practice of committee log rolling to push personal bills may be abolished.
Lincoln reports unanimous approval in committee of the whole for an annual corporate tax tied to Nebraska capital stock. Potts introduces a graduated tax modeled on Ohio law, boosting the levy from under 200 to about 365000 dollars. Also debated is abolition of legal executions following Albert Prince’s death, signaling momentum toward ending capital punishment in Nebraska.
The finance committee recommends passage of nine special appropriations totaling 377 000 dollars and postponement of three. Key items include 75 000 for Lincoln insane asylum improvements, 100 000 for a new Omaha deaf institute building, 50 000 for Hastings tubercular hospital, and 57 000 for Norfolk insane hospital.
Advice on using Cuticura Ointment and Soap to treat pimples and blackheads. Apply ointment gently, wash off after five minutes, bathe to prevent inflammation and clogged pores. Use Cuticura Soap for toilet and bath. Samples available via post card to Cuticura, Boston. Untold agony is what a woman suffers from tight shoes.
Advertisement promises PAZO ointment can cure itching bleeding or protruding piles in six to fourteen days and offers a money back refund if not cured. It lists price as 60 cents.
When a married man has a good disposition it is probably because his wife will not stand for any other kind Seeds alfalfa six dollars timothy blue grass cane two dollars sweet clover nine dollars Farms for sale and rent on crop payments Soo City Iowa J Mulhall advertisement entry from the paper.
A brief exchange imagines love opening the heart and marriage opening the eyes. The lines contrast intimate emotion with the insight that comes from commitment.
Careful mothers check every bottle of Castoria for the Fletcher name and signature. This trusted remedy has been in use for over 30 years and is recommended for infants and children.
On a Cleveland street two lawyers compare speeches to juries and banquets. One notes juries demand sharp talk while after dinner remarks rely on timing and prior meals. The quip reveals how dinner affects performance.
The Senate Finance Ways and Means committee chaired by Reynolds Dawes reports H R 637 with an amendment to increase the levy for state normal schools from one half mill to one mill. The bill funds the four normal schools by tax levy rather than general fund appropriations.
Bushee's garnishee bill as amended allows garnishment of a percent of salary only after bills for necessaries of life have been incurred. A similar house bill was substituted and ordered engrossed for third reading with only four senators opposing.
The Dodge Bill to establish a high school at the state penitentiary passed the senate without opposition. It also classifies convicts by criminality and provides amusements for the more tractable inmates. A binding twine factory at the penitentiary also moves to the general file, aligned with a party pledge.
The house approved Norton’s bill on third reading by a vote of 71 to 18, submitting the question to the people as a constitutional amendment.
No progress in solving the university removal. An ineffectual week with no joint meeting of house and senate conference committees. The senate passed the Hodglana Bill on autoists stopping at crossings, the Anderson bill making the state treasurer the fiscal agent, the Norton amendment for tax reform, and the deficiency bill for the orthopedic hospital.
A legislative move proposes reducing tariffs on certain commodities to lower freight costs. The measure targets key goods and aims to simplify duties affecting trade levels and pricing.
The article argues that yearly forage production exceeds feeding needs but spoiling and waste reduce supplies. It highlights corn plant waste, especially in the corn belt where about 80 percent of stalks and leaves are unused. The silo is presented as a crucial method to preserve farm forage and improve stock production.
A mother reports her daughter recovered after using Grape-Nuts to address stomach distress and nerve irritation. The ad claims predigested food prevents fermentation and poison formation, citing improved energy and steady mornings before school.
H F Richart surveys peach trees across the region and finds 95 percent of seedling buds in good condition and 85 percent of higher quality trees buds alive. He notes all fruit buds endured winter well, with promising outlook for timely opening and growth.
Fremont police report Clyde Cook and Warren Dolan were thrown into the Elkhorn river as an ice filled craft capsized. They clung to a submerged log for nearly an hour until Cortney Cook swam out and threw a line, saving their lives with help from a camp brother who got aid.
The city of Ainsworth endured a severe blizzard described as the worst in twenty years, comparable to the 1888 Nebraska blizzard. It began Thursday with sleet then snow and misty rain, followed by a nightlong storm with gale winds, reducing visibility to mere feet at times and ending after 3 am Saturday.
An Nebraska storm swept region estimate shows at least 17,000 head of cattle perished from Broken Bow to Alliance. Breakout losses include Broken Bow 100, Dunning 1,200, Lakeside 600, Whitman 1,500, Hyannis 8,000, Thedford 1,000, Seneca 800, Bingham 1,500, with Alliance partial and many ranchers affected.
In Lincoln Nebraska Secretary of State Bryan told Commercial club neighbors that Nebraska should place a statute of Thomas Jefferson on the state house grounds as a companion to the Lincoln memorial. He offered to aid the effort and to secure President Wilson as speaker for the unveiling.
A federal post office inspector audits Madison to establish free delivery with morning and afternoon routes, possibly using two mail carriers. In Genoa, electric lights illuminate the town for the first time via Nebraska Power, with Loop water powering their turbines.
More than an inch of rain fell in less than an hour at Grand Island causing widespread basement flooding and property concerns.
C H Gregg underwent a procedure removing six inches of skin from his forearm and grafting it onto his daughter Mrs Ben Armitage to whom he supplied the extra six inches of cuticle. Mrs Armitage later suffered severe burns requiring twelve inches of skin replacement, but the operation was successful and tissue was restored.
Levi H. Smith of Norfolk, aged 101, claims the title of oldest Methodist in the United States. He jokes he feels sixty, noting his father lived to 109 and his grandfather to 116, ages that dwarf his own.
Fifteen year old Roy Wolfe suffered a foot wound while resisting an attempted robbery on a train stalled at Valentine Northwestern. Mrs. D H Wyman on board gave birth to a healthy boy during the blizzard with two doctors aboard. Citizens provided clothing for the wounded boy as the town marked the event.
A fragmentary dialogue features Mrs Torkins and her husband discussing delays and busy traffic. The exchange notes heavier loads for locomotives and the dining car wait. The lines hint at social humor about marriage and brains.
A terse remark blaming a child’s lack of achievement on their parents. The line suggests upbringing shapes outcomes and implies the parents bear responsibility for the child’s future prospects.
An 1830s style ad touts Mre Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children. It claims relief for teething gums inflammation pain wind colic with a 25 cent bottle price.
A cryptic phrase suggests a woman may pose as a figure of choice or impose her will in a social scenario. The line invites interpretation of agency and constraint without specifying event, place, or names.
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