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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1912
Page
3
A New York children’s court before Judge Hoyt weighs cases of truancy minor theft and teen misconduct. Mothers plead for leniency while youths face parole and tough choices amid sobs and hopeful threats. The article portrays diverse families and the court’s attempts at reform.
A Chinese Annual satire argues that love is not valued in China as a businesslike society prefers calculated marriages. It lampoons amorous wooing, calls love a fickle, brainy illusion, and predicts rising courtship and divorce as China modernizes despite longstanding prudence.
A brief reflection attributes to John Ruskin the idea that true desire to resist temptation requires a firm personal commitment to doing one's best. The message emphasizes individual responsibility and determination as the path to moral restraint.
A banker proposes whether real estate mortgages held by state banks are taxable under the new mortgage taxation law. Henry Seymour, secretary of state board of equalization and assessment, says if no party agreement on tax payment, bank-held mortgages are not taxable, unlike private loans. The attorney general’s office leans toward treating a mortgage as an interest in real estate and taxable, with possible deductions from capital stock. national banks cannot loan on real estate.
Relatives of Roy Blunt and the innocent victim’s family visited Governor Aldrich at the capitol. They urged investigation of his killing, suspecting Chief John Briggs and two accomplices, and planned to pursue a Sarpy county grand jury indictment. Morley, the wagon party survivor, met them at the penitentiary and could not identify the shooter.
The article explains optimizing pan heat and technique to prevent smoke and grease spatter while frying meats. It recommends a hot initial sear followed by cooler, steady heat, occasional turning, and using a pan cover to conserve heat and enhance flavor. It notes salt can curb flames and odor in broiling or pan frying.
Potatoes fetch 51 to 55 cents a peck this Saturday and near $2 a bushel in markets. Last spring dealers held large consignments and faced losses as prices slid to 90 cents. Speculators misjudged supply, but this season profits are growing amid a marked shortage with no clear sign of an end to the advance.
I. D. Evans of Kenesaw, author and longtime proponent of the primary law, argues the presidential and state primaries are held together by mistake. He says voters cannot give intelligent action to either selection due to the abnormally long ballot.
Creighton University will play Nebraska Wesleyan College in tennis on May 4 as part of an extended Nebraska Iowa Kansas tour. In Omaha the Coyotes will also face Omaha University on May 3.
A workman accident association modeled after the Woodmen lays plans to operate in the state. An application to organize and conduct business has been filed with the state auditor.
The railway commission grants the Burlington road authority to absorb switching charges on sand shipped from pits located on Burlington lines not reached by other roads when freight amounts to a carload.
The coming primary ballot faces contention over order of items. Some argue constitutional amendments should precede all else while a state official insists presidential, senatorial preferences and electors go first to reach voters.
State Treasurer George reports March closes with 570699.94 in the treasury. Of this 295753.00 is temporary school funds to be paid to counties for public schools. March 1 balance was 618624.00. Cash on hand 5740.37. deposits 504262.98. state warrants 60696.59. General fund holds 45.33.
Preliminary skirmish in the Ross-Cozad water power rights hearing on the Elkhorn and Platte rivers ends as the state irrigation board orders briefs and fixes April 12 for oral argument.
Judge T C Munger decides two Chadron district land cases in favor of Sadie Greary and Nicholas G Lehman, with government seeking to cancel the entry on grounds of fraud.
J. E. Miller of Kearney withdraws as Democratic candidate for senator in the 22d district. A protest against Herman D. Schoettger for senator from the Washington Dodge district finds no acceptance filed, so Schoettger is removed. Democrats left without a candidate in that district.
A group of Omaha guardsmen reporting to the adjutant general were stranded in Lincoln when the Ashland bridge collapsed. They had planned to return the same day and, lacking surplus cash, applied to headquarters for an appropriation to cover their delay.
Tom Davis, the convict who killed John Strong, has employed Allen W. Field Jr. to defend him. Davis refuses to discuss the affair beyond noting Strong had threatened to kill him.
Prof. George E. Howard of the University of Nebraska has been engaged by the University of Wisconsin to teach sociology at the summer school. He will focus on sociological topics as his main assignment.
Missouri Pacific Railroad gains permission to issue 5 percent gold notes totaling 5 million dollars payable in three years at 95 percent sale price. Union Trust Company of New York to purchase. Earlier approval granted for bonds to fund equipment orders and improvements, but unfriendly bond market prevented flotation.
Two thousand Russian colonists plan to settle in Uncle Sam territory soon and want to buy 30000 acres of raw Nebraska land. W R Mellor, secretary of the state board of agriculture, reports from G A Hvelenko of New York City, secretary of the Russian American Colonization Company. He says payment could be 50000 to 75000 dollars down with the remainder in ten to twelve annual installments.
The guidance urges keeping a written list of broths liked by the patient and arranging them to avoid repetition. It warns against giving solids when the instruction is liquids only and stresses the nurse must follow the doctor’s orders despite maternal impulses.
Prepare a leg of mutton with six deep incisions filled by forcemeat of oysters shallots parsley and egg yolk. Boil oysters, mince and mix with seasoning, stuff the meat, tie, simmer gently for 2.5 to 3 hours, serve with oyster sauce. Serves eight to ten.
Wash and soak one half cup rice, then drain. Add three tablespoons sugar a pinch of salt grated nutmeg four cups rich milk and half cup raisins. Bake two hours stirring occasionally then add one more cup milk and bake another hour. Serve from the baking dish. A substantial sweet for growing children.
Puree and halve apples then fill with bread slices baked in a moderate oven. Dust with sugar and a hint of nutmeg or cinnamon. Served as a luncheon or tea diab with careful peeling or light carving for presentation.
A large clean marble placed in a sauce pan or pot while boiling milk sauces custards stews porridges or liquids acts as an automatic stirring aid. It prevents burning and lets cooks attend to other tasks while the marble stirs for them.
A basic sponge cake recipe uses two eggs two teaspoons of baking powder and one and a half cups of flour with one cup of hot water half a teaspoon of salt and one cup of sugar. Fold in melted chocolate if desired for a richer flavor and bake in tins without spilling.
A brief weather note mentions dark skies and heavy cloud cover with a description of a brunette tone.
In Chicago Ella asks Stella about a man. Stella says he is too mean to pay alimony, not even a dollar down or a dollar a month.
A frequent type notes Spoonleigh as a connoisseur of hap piness. The dialogue asks how to define such a connoisseur, answering that a person who knows how to be happy but can’t embodies the paradox.
Frank S Black, aged fifty eight, a former congressman and governor, says he has retired after earning a million dollars by practicing law since leaving politics. He adds that at a certain point money ceases to be the goal and time becomes the priority, noting you cannot defy human nature.
Dugan and Casey spar over new wealth and status while talk turns to travel and vanity. Ryan laments overreach and eviction as social tensions surface amid changing fortunes and expectations.
A cadaverous man asks the telegraph operator to send a telegram to his wife and pay tomorrow. The operator refuses, noting the office is overwhelmed and every tick is spent in overtime, a line from Harpers Weekly.
A family anecdote recalls an aunt who subdues a swearing parrot by ducking it in water. After a heavy rain, she dries newly hatched chicks in the kitchen near the bird, which then comments with a profane quip about the chicks’ behavior.
A Apple Creek woman attributes four years of heart trouble and nervous prostration to coffee. After quitting coffee and switching to Postum she reports renewed energy, steadier nerves, and improved health. Her sister-in-law also improved after quitting coffee and using Postum. There’s a reason.
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