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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1933
Page
8
A miscellany of quips and observations on subjects from flowers to weather and travel. Notable lines touch on hesitation and speech, luck and laughter, solitude and leisure, with nods to ridiculed progress and curious ideas such as rubber wheels and canvas rafts.
The piece argues minds struggle to focus on more than one thing at once, favoring the spectacular over fundamentals. It recalls Moravian monk heredity in 1866, Darwin gossip fame by 1900, and current debates on economics and taxes as distractions from addressing unemployment.
Farmers near Clear Lake California said migrating geese damaged grain last spring. A June visit by a biological survey inspector found the crop shoulder high and concluded geese nibbling in spring causes no lasting damage, a typical Clear Lake pattern.
Dr Ernst von Harnack stated at a Berlin celebration that the People's Cremation Society has expanded to 380 cities and about 1000 smaller places with more than 600000 members. The group also loans funds to build crematoriums where locals cannot finance the work.
Seattle Queen Anne high school boys enroll in home economics cooking classes. The article notes many students will marry and jokes about bachelorhood or hen pecked husbands. It highlights that these boys earn better grades than most girls in the class.
Dr John H Dorn and chemist Edward I Sugarman of the University of California say they can determine the baby’s sex by testing hormones in the mother’s body fluids. They caution accuracy may falter in twin pregnancies and note potential mix ups.
Humorous quip on kissing spread and catching germs advancing a playful warning that many husbands might be at stake in a lighthearted answer column.
Brief note from the Boston Transcript quotes a playful exchange about Joshua commanding the sun to stand still and the sun allegedly disagreeing with his watch, reflecting a light literary moment. No clear person or organization details beyond the mentioned names.
The April 4 1933 Osceola Nebraska county board adjourned meeting audited and allowed numerous claims across General Fund Road Fund and county aid including suppliers salaries jailhouse costs and road district work with payments to Lincoln Tel Co Osceola Record American Linen and Towel and many local merchants. A resolution approved substituting securities with First National Bank in escrow for county deposits and the board adjourned to April 5 for further business.
A 22 foot long submarine designed for pearl fishing wreck salvage and oceanographic survey was tested in Long Island Sound by Dr. William Beebe for inventor Simon Lake. The craft carries air and electrical power from a mother ship and can operate with emergency air and steering gear to function solo.
A military cordon surrounds hoof and mouth disease zones in Ramathrama South Africa as the Union of South Africa Southern Rhodesia and Bechuana join forces. Reinforcements from Pretoria deploy mounted and camel police to the district, which is under a state of siege.
Local listings show Dr A A Wurtz dentist services Osceola residents. A qualified plumber promotes national health. Osceola cleaners and laundry offer weekly pickup. Harold Nelson leads Red Fleet Transfer offering trucking nationwide. Osceola Realty Auction Co advertises auctions and fair appraisals.
All parties with claims or accounts against Mrs. Mary Beltzer deceased must present their totals at once to the First National Bank of Osceola. Chas. E F Beltzer LaRue Beltzer.
Baby chicks available every Tuesday throughout the summer at Osceola Electric Hatchery.
Opening beef steer prices rose to 5.50 to 5.75 with about 6500 head on sale. Cattle quotations show yearlings and steers across quality ranges with highs around 6.40 and 5.75 respectively. Cows, heifers, and feeders also advanced amid strong undertone and active trade. Sheriff sale notice lists Polk Nebraska foreclosure with lot description and sale date May 2 1933 at Osceola court house.
About 9,500 fresh hogs arrived Monday and sold slowly at 5 to 10 cents below last week’s close. Prices ranged narrowly with hulls at 3.35 to 3.45 dollars, and the popular price for good hogs around 3.40.
Receipts 8 000 head with lambs and sheep holding steady. Fat lambs ranged good to choice 5 00 5 25 and spring lambs 6 00 7 50. Peeders and aged sheep figures shown. cull ewes listed at 0 50 1 50.
Analysis notes that money for presidential campaigns surged after the Civil War. Over the past 63 years major parties have spent about 65 million dollars beyond routine party costs between elections. The piece frames funding as a marketable issue for advertising.
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