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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1928
Page
4
Polk County farmers show growing interest in team hitches prompting a spring demonstration on April 17. O O Waggener will lead the event with horses supplied by farmers to showcase hitch types that reduce side draft and allow tandem use of farming implements. The field location and exact time will be announced next week.
Nebraska farmers enter the Pig Crop Contest hoping to beat personal records in hog raising. Shelby's Ruhrman Miller aims to top his 1926 output of 1200 pounds per sow, with others aided by the agricultural college and county agent. Six sows minimum, entries due around first sow furo. New Dairy Calf Club forms as Canadian precincts show rising interest with 11 proposed members.
Mr M N Lawritson of the Nebraska Dairy Development Society will visit Wisconsin on April first to purchase Jersey Guernsey and Holstein club calves. He notes high grade calves from cows producing 300 pounds plus butterfat annually and from pure bred bulls. delivered prices quoted on request by the county agent.
Mr C N Wirhgt and Mr F 3 McArthur from Scottsbluff and Oakland Iowa join as speakers at the Sixteenth Annual Livestock Feeders Day to be held at the College of Agriculture on Friday April 20. Planned program aims to provide feeders with finished data from experiments in the college herd while efforts seek reduced railroad rates to bring Polk county farmers to the event.
Notice of sheriff sale issued after a decree in Polk County District Court to satisfy a $3,190.81 debt plus interest and costs. Real estate described as 65 acres west of the 6th Principal Meridian in the Northwest Quarter of Section 18, Township 18, Range 2, with details of boundary lines and a public road, levied as the debtor’s property. Federal Land Bank of Omaha is plaintiff. Charles B Barber and others are defendants.
Government Survey will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash on Monday May 7 1928 at 2:00 PM at the South Front Door of the Court House Osceola Polk County Nebraska. Attendance requested. Dated April 2 1928. Ww. Roy Vanhoosen 315 Sheriff Polk County Nebr.
M O McLaughlin of York promotes his Washington experience and congressional service in a bid for the Republican nomination. He argues his knowledge and industry suit the Fourth District's needs and cites testimonials from party leaders praising his devotion and legislative work. He urges Republican voters to back his candidacy in the April primary.
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture the article covers roofing material choices for homes and urges consulting a building supply dealer. It also reports on a limited 1927 survey by the tuberculosis eradication division noting 27 of 39 states had infected poultry and 9 300 reactors from 85 000 birds tested.
After selecting durable composition shingles and color, hire a trained local contractor for proper installation. Favor local workers and dealers for easy contact during the roof’s life. If issues arise, you have a place to address them directly.
A renowned violinist warns that if his desire to play is suppressed he would become a criminal. He notes that other violinists’ suppression likewise acts as incentive for crime in some cases.
The United States Geological Survey classifies a first magnitude spring as one with an average discharge of 65,000,600 gallons per day sufficient to supply a city of about five hundred thousand people.
A historical reflection quotes The Duke of Wellington about the horrors of war. It contrasts his triumph over Napoleon at Waterloo with the prayer to avoid another hour of conflict. The remark emphasizes war’s brutal cost and the desire for lasting peace.
Mistress Ford brought her maid Ann Burras to Virginia in 1608 and Burras soon married John Lawdon. This marks the first recorded English wedding on American soil.
The text warns that drafts may last only a minute and that being unaccustomed to such drafts often means trouble. It emphasizes the inevitability of experiencing drafts and the risk they pose when one is unprepared.
Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama completed the voyage from Europe to India by the Cape of Good Hope between 1497 and 1499, marking a historic sea route find.
The passage notes that more people pursue chemistry than any other science with over twenty two thousand chemists and assistants in the United States engaged in the field.
A quoted aphorism from the Los Angeles Times warns that avoiding trouble consumes effort and that a man who repeats half he hears talks too much. The message emphasizes prudence in speech and conduct.
Quote attributed to the Boston Transcript notes that wisdom ages perception, as people view the wiser as an old fool once knowledge is gained.
A terse line from the Atchison Globe proclaims the most dangerous figure is the cow ar d who is finally cornered, reflecting a sharp editorial stance on courage and danger.
A concise aphorism attributed to Deluzy highlights that high culture is reflected in plainness and simplicity. The line emphasizes restraint over ornate expression as a measure of refinement.
An essay highlights a stereotype of mothers in psychology studies as having one child a rich husband and four maids, contrasting with real mothers who may have no maids a poor husband and four children as discussed in Woman's Home Companion.
Used Fordson Tractor for sale by Carson Auto Co. Phone 19.
A notice from Jay Hastings Consul invites M W A members to a special meeting Wednesday April 11 at 7 30 PM to adopt new members. Four candidates to be considered with all members urged to attend at the hall.
Howard Yates, chiropractor of Osceola Nebraska, offers Grand-O-Lac chick starter dynamite formula and provides phone contact 83 for supply inquiries.
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