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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1913
Page
5
Agricultural notes discuss Plymouth Rock varieties including barred white and buff types, their qualities, and breeding challenges. It also covers oat smut control using formalin treatment, detailing quantities, steps, and drying before sowing to prevent crop losses.
The article notes the western yellow bellied fly catcher ranges from the Pacific to the Rockies and into Alaska, feeding mostly on animal prey, benefiting orchards and farms, while detailing Nursery stock losses from overcrowded crop rows. It stresses keeping four feet between tree rows and winter crops, adjusting spacing as trees age to allow cultivation and reduce damage.
A simple six inch radius outer doughnut shape made from stiff paper folds into a bottomless pot with a soil ball for easy transplant. Moisten soil, plant seed or cutting, and tear away pot when transplanting to minimize shock. The method suits plants sensitive to root disturbance and is touted by H.W.M. with notes on 1913 baseball training crop outcomes.
Darwinists gain supporters as Cole Brothers United Shows visits Osceola on May 5 featuring Walter the orangutan. Captured in South Africa, he dresses in a tailor made suit, eats with cutlery, draws, drives a toy car and imitates figures. Scientists hail him as astonishing. Alfred, five, asks if mom caught the nickel in the telephone box, prompting a fatherly anecdote.
Use adhesive plaster to seal a cracked window pane to keep out winter wind and summer rain until a glazier can install a replacement pane.
Ambiguous remarks reference a hopeful stretch of good weather in London for a key nation. The dialogue hints at a celebratory or ceremonial occasion with informal praise and expectation.
A tall Englishman Sir Thomas Robinson wearing a green hunting jacket buckskin breeches and a fur cap visits his sister in Paris. The guests stare as a French abbe asks if he is the famous Robinson Crusoe. Montessori Method Defined follows explaining stereognostic sense in pre kindergarten education.
The article urges gardeners to thin plants to prevent crowding and achieve best size and flavor. It notes beginners often struggle to decide when to transplant or thin and acknowledges catalogs for guidance. It emphasizes nerve to remove extra seedlings as essential to good gardening.
The notice warns poultry-keepers to prevent air drafts from reaching roosts, advising careful ventilation schemes to protect fowl health and safety.
Farmers urged to feed laying and stowing chickens with real food to ensure optimal egg production and welfare. The guidance emphasizes proper nourishment as essential for birds' health and productivity.
A brief note from Mother's Magazine praises ordinary blackboard erasers for kitchen use to wipe the top range. It claims the range stays clean and needs no washing or polishing, with erasers available at a very small cost.
Fragmented OCR text discusses free speech and wages, mentioning women and men and independence from salaries. The readable portion lacks clear context, dates, or proper names.
The article emphasizes proper ventilation in stables, careful cow handling, and mindful feeding. It argues beets over carrots for cow feed, stresses timely calving nutrition, and urges dairymen to evaluate their management and land use while promoting calf rearing as essential for herd economics.
A clipped note reflects on people anxious to get value for money and choosing slow travel over express options, as observed in the Philadelphia Record.
A fragmentary note describes famous Indian ghee made by boiling butter until water is removed and fat clarified. The text hints at ghee’s long shelf life without rancidity and mentions traditional methods used across centuries.
Practical poultry tips emphasize healthy stock, cost efficiency, and proper care. Key points urge avoiding sick birds, using dry coops, darkening waste for egg-eating habits, feeding chicks appropriately, and valuing condition over breed. It advises culling male birds after hatching and disinfecting incubators between hatchings.
In a humorous exchange, a customer questions plant viability in this climate. The dealer answers that growth is possible only with a hothouse, implying controlled conditions are essential.
Bo Banks faces a legal challenge as he tries to overturn his late wife’s will. The case draws attention to his financial status and underlying motives as the court weighs the validity of the document.
Fragmented note recalls a Washington opinion about loud talk on soul and appetite. It then shifts to a 1976 exchange about wedding anniversary plans. The Bride enumerates gifts from first year through a hoped for tenth anniversary, mentioning diamonds and radium, with uncertain phrasing throughout.
The column cites Frank Schulte as a prolific Cubs outfielder and notes McGraw's hands off umpire policy. It references Gonzales the Cuban catcher, Chan Farrell’s praise, and predictions on Nationals games. Ty Stovey steals and Harry Pil sacks are mentioned along with Ed Walsh and Ed Walsh sale chatter.
Fragmentary text describes a marriage in Lunas Dordos2 and complex kinship links. It mentions Antoinette Here marrying M Stelling-Lawmont Fac creating a grand-uncle and grandmother relation and a grandmother’s sister in law. The passage is garbled and partial.
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