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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1924
Page
3
An advertisement proclaims Tanlac as the world's greatest tonic with over 100,000 users testifying it restored strength and health. It urges readers to try the spring tonic as part of a seasonal cleansing.
An advertisement proclaims Tanlac benefits for stomach trouble indigestion rheumatism nervousness and related ailments claiming thousands benefited and over forty million bottles sold with no substitutes encouraged and sold by all good druggists.
A New York City collector paid 4200 at auction for a silver bowl by Paul Revere. The piece was presented to General William Shepherd by the Springfield Massachusetts battalion for aiding in the suppression of Shays rebellion in 1787.
Tommy asks what was eaten at the picnic Mike recalls fried chicken lemonade two kinds of pie ice cream with strawberries and the minister's cake served during the returning thanks event.
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a leading remedy for kidneys liver and bladder ailments. It claims quick friendly effects and a healing vegetable formula selling in two bottle sizes with a sample offer for ten cents.
A humorous vintage lampoon skit centers on a daughter asking her father for twenty five dollars for a birthday present. The father quips with thrift minded refusal reflecting comic parental annoyance.
Insurance stats show engineers live as long as the average man. Death from accidents fell greatly in recent years. For ages 31 to 55 the death rate dropped 32 to 44 percent. In 1922 fatal accidents were 167 per 100000, down from 318 in 1912. At 28, engineers’ life expectancy is about 41 years. Running a locomotive appears healthful, aside from accident risk. In 1898 Vienna police paused traffic to let Mark Twain pass.
The article notes that while gold serves as global value today, ancient Greece frequently employed gold and silver to ornament temples and public structures, reflecting the era's artistic standards.
The square bottom paper bag, now widely used for decades, was invented by Maggie Knight, a young woman from Holyoke, Massachusetts. The feature notes her achievement and place of residence.
Guidance on using new standard thirty dozen cases with six excelsior pads and fillers weighing at least 334 pounds per set. Emphasizes grading, quality fillers, and firm sides to reduce breakage. describes layering eggs, pads, and flats with nails and end tags for shipping.
H B Landsen of the University of Arkansas extension service says turkeys cannot be raised in broad ers or back yards with chickens. He notes hens fare better with young turkeys, foraging freely and needing wild feed. A deadly disease black head affects over 60 percent of hatchlings. ipecac is the only preventive and remedy. Early treatment starts at two to three weeks with a teaspoonful of powdered ipecac per ten turkeys twice weekly for ten weeks. visibly sick birds receive tincture ipecac. Sick birds should be isolated during treatment.
University of Illinois professor L EB Card emphasizes a complete hen ration. He warns that feeding only whole grain lowers production and urges scratch feed, ground feeds, animal protein, green feed, minerals, and water. During spring and summer hens forage, but winter requires careful supplementation.
Advice on breeding select hens, cleanliness, and feed for egg production. Emphasizes clean, dry litter, ventilation to prevent disease, and oyster shell for shell materials. Cautions against damp litter and musty straw, promoting careful culling of nonproductive birds.
Testimonies claim Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound aided many women with gynaecological issues avoiding surgery. Letters from Fairview South Dakota and Camden New Jersey praise relief and recommend others try the remedy sold in drugstores.
Cob pipes once centered in Missouri are now produced widely, especially in Arkansas where one factory last year sold 90,000 pipes. Missouri’s cob pipe trade totals about 100 million dollars annually.
Nature Magazine reports the global sheep census at roughly 673 million with about 87 million in the United States, 79 million in Australasia, and a figure higher in Argentina. The annual wool production is estimated at about 1,000,000,000 pounds.
A humorous cartoon caption reflects college life with a farmer and his son in a tree. The son quips about receiving a letter from sophomores in correspondence school urging self hate.
An advertisement announces dyeing and tinting services for worn or shabby garments and drapery. It promotes restoring fabrics to vivid colors and renewed appearance.
Weis TM Diamond Dyes advertisement promises 15 cent packages that let anyone dye or tint worn items at home with simple directions and choose any color at the drug store. The claim targets first time users and emphasizes ease and affordability.
A statistician claims it would take more than 1,000,800 years for all the earth’s sea water to pour over Niagara Falls, highlighting the immense scale of the cataract.
The Kansas City Star notes a new Paris fad where women carry lapdogs with tiny visiting cards. Each dog has two pasteboards: one for its pet name and pedigree and another for its mistress, left at homes visited.
An advertisement urges parents to use Cuticura products for a baby with red rough itchy skin. It promotes Cuticura Soap for hot baths Cuticura Ointment for relief and Cuticura Talcum powder for fragrance and protection as part of a daily routine.
Tilly and Billy joke about a near meeting on the trolley, with Tilly recalling riding home while Billy claims not to have seen her. The lighthearted exchange highlights quirks of urban travel and memory.
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