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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1929
Page
2
A compact essay argues cheerfulness is a natural, desirable trait that boosts hope and success. It notes people often feign cheer to maintain courage, influence others, and pursue happiness, quoting a proverb about laughter and social appeal.
The article explains that the phrase by jingo derives from Basque soldiers brought to England in the thirteenth century under Edward I to subdue Wales. Basque for the supreme deity Jainko spawned the expression later adopted by English troops and entered popular speech, surviving to today.
A humorous, aphoristic piece contrasts men’s quickness to retaliate with their reluctance to show mercy. It muses on temptation, behavior, and social traits using playful images like boils, nails, and a pianist’s burden.
In a Sandman style tale, a boastful Wart Hog named Clarence tells Billie Brownie about his ugliness and vanity. He boasts of travels from East Africa to Venice and stresses honesty about himself while praising Red River Hog as more shocking in looks.
Reader questions miracles and faith arguing that miracles are consistent with nature and truth. The essay cites Voltaire, biblical and Indian traditions, historians, and Luther to claim that all things in nature are marvels and that belief in a divine creator embraces miracles as possible.
A 1929 Western Newspaper Union recipe collection offers Orange Vinegar made by fermenting orange juice with yeast, served on lettuce with mayonnaise. It also describes Raw Vegetable Salad with lemon gelatin molds, and Bridge Croquettes using seasoned meat in white sauce, with optional chopped peppers parsley olives or onion for extra flavor.
A speaker contrasts global travel with local limits. He cites New York Chicago and Quebec residents who never travel far, praising the Wart Hog for seeing more of the world despite his wart and tail. He acknowledges imperfect speech but insists the world and he are not strangers.
A 1929 poem reflecting on cherishing life’s birds of joy and hope. It contrasts laughter, love, and kindness with sneers and hate, urging readers to meet life with compassion and faith at life’s end.
The essay argues town value comes from enduring ideals and the people who live there, not population size or wealth. It cites Abraham Lincoln’s birthplace as an example and urges civic pride, integrity, and idealism to shape a town’s destiny.
In a company of optimistic workers, one old grouch stands out as a refreshing contrast. His blunt assessments and tough humor puncture excessive cheer, reminding colleagues that balance between cheer and realism can improve decision making and morale.
A meteorite fell in Arizona on July 19 1912. The largest fragments weighed 14 pounds. More than 14 000 separate stones were collected, totaling about 480 pounds.
Sixteen submarine cables join at the Azores forming a global network hub nicknamed the Charing Cross of the Atlantic. The station consolidates international communications, linking distant regions through undersea lines.
A nurse reports a child needing glasses revealing how vision affects learning. The piece urges seeing an optometrist or oculist, warns against self diagnosis and mail order eye tests, and notes eye health as vital for life and intelligence.
A 1929 Western Newspaper Onion column urges strict respect for quarantine signs guarding sick homes. It warns that visitors ignoring the sign risk infection and legal trouble, citing a scarlet fever back-door intrusion followed by a neighbor's death days later.
The writing notes that Alan is highly self centered and refuses to heed counsel. It adds that even when he considers suggestions he does so superficially and fails to fully contemplate or deliberate before deciding.
The historical note states the author of Auld Lang Syne is not known. Although attributed to Robert Burns, the poet credited the verse to an old minstrel and the song has been sung since the seventeenth century.
A Thought U. S. philosophizes that thrift saves your cake only when old enough to enjoy it, while installment plans skim a slice while you still crave more. The musings tongue in cheek highlight delaying pleasure to gain later benefit.
A nurse’s tip for soothing babies with Castoria a plant based remedy. It claims to calm crying colic constipation and diarrhea without drugs. The ad highlights widespread use citing twenty five million bottles sold last year.
Rev. Edward P. Ayer of Branford, 67, who travels nearly 100 miles daily to serve as Connecticut senate chaplain, sails through work despite blindness and age. A former Amherst captain, he led the Society for the Handicapped and aided war relief efforts.
Norway's forests are valued at about 250 million dollars with pine and fir composing three fifths of the area. Since 1906 the Afforestation association has planted between 10 and 15 million trees each year.
A vintage ad style line urges readers to tell grocer Red Cross Ball Blue when buying bluing. It promises “you will be more than repaid by the results” and notes “Once tried always used.” The second sentence wryly remarks that ignorance, if admitted, could be forgiven but never is.
An advertisement touts Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a quick cure for sour stomach caused by overeating or smoking. It claims the product alkalinizes acid and sweetens the system, endorsing physician approval and warning against alternatives.
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