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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1912
Page
3
The committee discusses three year home lands and six months leave with lenient terms. A former Minnesota official notes crop prospects vary by district, with better soil and climate in western areas. Settlers are filing claims, rail rates offered, and land agents promoting western settlement and hospitals and beauty parlor bids.
A farm note describes a homemade hand weeding implement. Crafted from metal taken from the claw of an old double shovel cultivator, it grips bushes up to about an inch in diameter. The blacksmith added a ground resting foot, hinged grip parts, and a wooden handle.
Instructional gardening piece by Josephine Die Mar on planting sweet peas in trenches, hardiness of day lilies, and care with minimal water. Recommends chrysanthemums from seeds or cuttings, hardy everblooming roses, and hardy flowering vines for screens and arbors. Mentions prairie roses honeysuckles woodbines clematis wisterias bittersweet trumpet vine and wood ivies.
A simple hand-cart for moving one barrel is described. It uses a 3 by 2 inch wood piece as a barrel spindle with iron ferrules to fit existing wheels, or a square end with staples to attach the old axle. Two tapered handles with curved wagon-fire pieces provide grip for lifting and control.
A simple barrel cart is described with a one foot long handle brace. A 2 by 1 inch crosspiece under the bolt end is secured solid at one end. The opposite end has multiple holes spaced about an inch apart so the bolt can be inserted in the hole that sets the correct distance between handles for different barrel sizes.
R G Weatherstone advises selecting tree species by purpose and site. Shoots, roots, and moisture needs determine survival. avoid too large trees, prefer proper watering, and wrap roots in wet burlap during transport to protect evergreens from drying out.
Trees bearing worthless fruit can be improved by top working to preferred varieties. Secure scions before growth begins from thrifty trees of the desired variety and keep them moist in a cool place.
The excerpt outlines a method to graft trees by splitting the top and inserting scions in halves over two years. It details stock preparation, scion alignment, wedge shaping, and proper waxing. It also provides a recipe for homemade grafting wax using tallow bees wax and rosin.
The Westminster Gazette reports Abor tribes inhabiting the Dibong and Di’rang regions near the Brahmaputra, isolated from white contact. Villages built of bamboo use panjees as traps, with boulders guarding passes. The conflict follows a massacre of Noel Williamson and Dr. Gregerson, prompting Major General Bower to lead 2,500 Assam Brigade troops into the area in the cold season.
The widow of an American diplomat profiles Tsar Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra at the coronation. She praises the czarina as beautiful and gentle, a beloved figure in English skies, contrasting her with Brutus and a martyr like resolve. The emperor is described as regal but physically diminished beside taller princes.
If no fall cuttings are available, prepare catalpa cuttings in April or May as buds swell and plant them in rows for cultivation. Ensure row spacing accommodates growth and maintain moisture during rooting.
Aunt Julia, a colored washerwoman, defends her son who just served time in Pittsburg. She proclaims he will return home for Christmas after eighteen months away, praising him despite his penitentiary sentence. The note reflects pride and endurance in a troubled family.
G Bawnel of Chicago describes a three year acne battle that distressed his appearance and sleep. After failing pills and remedies he used Cuticura Soap and Ointment following a booklet guide, reports complete cure in weeks and praises the products. A free sample and 32 page booklet are offered by Cuticura Dept. L Boston.
A writer in an exchange says Elberta is a good selling peach with firm flesh and fine yield, though coarser in quality than Stump the World Oldmixon Free or Fox Seedling. He notes heavy planting of Elberta and Ben Davis apples due to strong sales.
Arsenate of lead is the best insecticide for insects that eat foliage and fruit. It is ineffective on sap-sucking pests. Add to Bordeaux or lime-sulphur at 1 to 5 pounds per 50 gallons. It arrives as a paste and must not dry out. mix to a thin paint consistency to prevent lumps before spraying.
There is little profit in keeping old peach trees. It pays to replace them with young trees as soon as they show signs of decay to restore productivity.
The note outlines pruning roses and thinning after pruning to promote blooms, sets young trees deeper, and advises frequent manure water. It recommends using potash, wood ashes as fertilizer, spreading tobacco stems to deter insects, and planting nasturtiums and morning glories. It notes strawberry planting after frost, deep spring digging, and sun exposure for fruiting.
A reflective note explores how expressing pity for those in trouble can spark self doubt in a speaker about his own integrity and consistency amid adversity. The lines probe moral conflict and social expectations in tough moments.
The advertisement claims Garfield Tea purifies the blood and eradiates rheumatism, dyspepsia, and many chronic ailments. It presents a health remedy promising relief from multiple long standing conditions.
The city of Kansas City, Kansas, known formerly as Wyandotte, was nicknamed Wy andotte by locals who also wrote it as Y and the abbreviation Y&. This note highlights a clever spelling shortcut used by residents to save time.
A terse aphorism notes that forgiving an enemy often comes with harsher sting than outright refusal. It contrasts casual mercy with deliberate denial, suggesting human mercy can be more punitive than strict rejection.
The notice warns of a spring surge in conjunctivitis and promotes Marine Eye Remedy as a reliable relief option. It urges readers to seek treatment promptly and follows with general assurances of efficacy and safety.
A brief note underscores a girl seeking a man's love and the man replying with affection. The exchange highlights mutual interest and emotional response in a compact social vignette.
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