Osceola News Highlights From April 16 1903
Local notes report a ten pound girl born to Mr and Mrs Lake Colwell and residents moving back to Osceola. Postdrivers may face rural delivery suspensions if county roads remain poor. Local business changes include Ryan Everitt buying the east side livery barn for 1660 and E Howland selling poultry to Karrer to move to Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Colwell
Walter Michner
Osceola
J. W. ‘Snider’s
Washington
Ryan and
Everitt
East Side
R. Hazlewood
E. Howland
Jos
Karrer
Cedar Rapids
First National Bank
Arthur Baum
Rosemont
Webster County
Chicago
Lawrence Ludden
Arthur
Judge Ball
Lillie Rasp
N.S. Abolt
Gertrud Rasp
Tony Dunbier
John Finecy
Polk County
Robert Nuquist
Osceola High School
Plattsmouth
Omaha
Lincoln
Fremont
Columbus
Beatrice
Robert
Cecil DeLand
Gerald Johnson
Alvin Anderson
Walter Calhoun
C. W. ‘Hautz
Legion ‘Hall
Gee
Irland
John Mickey
Hie
Robert Lee
Osceola Business and Professional Womans Club
Elvera Brown
Neela Miller
Millie Dahlberg
Gertrude Matheson
Ardis Sailor
Ruth Dunn
Joe Brown
Joan Bennett
Wheeler & Woolsey
Grant Withers
Sue Carroll
Robert Montgomery
Jean Arthur
Graduate partner to Dr Shaw expects arrival soon
A brief note describes a forthcoming partnership with Dr Shaw and mentions a graduate who is not seeking patients presently. The text notes the partner does not weigh over a dozen pounds and that the doctor carries a smile a foot long over the arrival.
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Shaw
Law of Averages Tells Odds of Inheriting Wealth
Osceola Nebraska city council met March 6 1941 at 7 30 pm with mayor and members present. Treasurer's report for February 28 1941 shows funds and balances and several claims were approved for payment. Election boards appointments were confirmed and a transfer of 200 from Special License funds to the Fire Department was approved. The council adjourned to March 19 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Record
Osceola
A. O. Monson Co
A. L. Weatherly
Lincoln
Ruth ‘Sexton
Ear
Davis
Jacobs
Jacobs and Kearney
Central City
Polk
Omaha
State Bowling Association
Fremont
William Horst
Wil
Nebraska
McDonald
Branting
Wells
Gibbins
D. R. Byers
Gerald Quick
Farmers Oil Co
George W. ‘Harrison
Harold Nelson
Robert Fulton
Will Harrison
The
Korsmeyer Co
Harry W. Pratt
Yea
S. Brooks
P. C. Wieseman
Osceola Fire Department
Iowa-Nebraska Light and Power Co
Guy F. Ball
Maleks Case
Raymond F. Bouzek
Ernest E. Nyquist
Irvin I. Noble
Nebraska Liquor Control Commission
Malek Case
What are your chances of fortune and fate summarized
The article explains odds for marriage, gender, twins, triplets, a golf hole in one, a bridge hand all in one suit and a perfect bowling score. It notes probabilities are simple yet unpredictable in timing and place. It concludes fortune telling and science share the same uncertainty about where events will occur.
Hat Trend Hurts New York Millinery Sales
Observers report a hatless fashion among women in the New York area cutting 750000 hats from January to April compared with last year. The Millinery Stabilization committee launches a bureau to study causes and counter the trend with film stars, campus editors, and boycotts aimed at restoring hat use and curb fashion indifference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Area
Millinery Stabilization Committee
Juliet
Price of Advancement and Unemployment Costs
Dr. Igador Lubin United States labor commissioner argues that society must cover the cost of caring for tech victims. He notes industry pays worker disability compensation but skilled workers displaced by new machines lack provisions. He says the burden should not fall on individual employers who may also be victims of tech change and cites partial dismissal wage payments by some employers.
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Igador
Lubin
U. S
Geologists Study Alaska For Possible Tin Mines
The U S Geological Survey pursues a four year tin mining study in Alaska now in its second year led by Dr J B Mertle G H Cronin and R R Coates. They prospect in York and Brooks mountains and near Lost River area while noting past work around Tin City Cape Prince of Wales and Potato Mountain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
United States Geological Survey
J. B. Mertle
G. H. Cronin
R. R. Coates
York and Brooks Mountains
Lost River
Dr. Mertle
Seward Peninsula
Tin City
Cape Prince of Wales
Potato Mountain
America
Bar Mountain
A. H. Brooks
One Building Saved In The War Of 1812
During the 1814 burning of Washington the British spared the patent office after Dr. William Thornton, first commissioner of patents, pleaded to spare the building. Troops were ordered to burn all public structures but the patent office was spared, avoiding a record as barbarians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Capitol
White House
Patent Office
William Thornton
Patents
Dr. Thornton
Hungarian Hair Customs Mark Status From Marriage
A Hungarian belief holds women go bareheaded until marriage and then never again appear with uncovered heads. Hair is thought to carry a secret power affecting the woman and her surroundings. In one district eight distinct hoods denote status from wedding day forward.
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Hungary
Averil Mackenzie-Grieve
Columbia University Press
Medical progress and the heroes behind it
The National Physicians Committee highlights key medical achievements and the long, laborious effort behind them. It notes life expectancy rising from 35 to 62 in about 150 years and stresses the need for broader public knowledge of medical progress and its contributors.
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National Physicians Committee
Card of Thanks for Kindness During Illness and Loss
Acknowledges thanks to friends for kindness during illness and after the death of a wife and mother. Special thanks to the Rebekah and I.C.C.F. Lodges, singers, minister and all who sent gifts and flowers. Frank E. Buresh and Children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebekah
1.C.C.F
Frank E. Buresh
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Shelby Theatre
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Gene Hersholt
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Remedy For Riches
Farmer’s
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Polk County Medical Society
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