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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1916
Page
4
Advertising rates for Osceola Record include 1214 cents per inch for display ads on yearly contracts with special rates, professional cards at 6 dollars per year, blackface locals 10 cents per line, regular locals 5 cents per line, card of thanks 50 cents, resolutions of sympathy 75 cents, readers 20 cents per inch, and candidate announcements 5 dollars.
Fremoni Tribune notes Edgar Howard is named for lieutenant governor on the Democratic ticket while Mayor Bryan falters. The piece suggests Howard could harmonize factions though a precarious struggle looms among brewery allies and editors. It cites county results showing Democratic dissension and questions Bryan-support dynamics ahead of November.
Figures from the Commerce Department show February imports up nearly 69 million dollars from a year earlier, with eight months of the fiscal year ahead by about 225 million. The world economy adapts to wartime conditions, keeping trade brisk despite watchfulness and shipping delays. The United Kingdom remains a major supplier, Cuba’s bill exceeds Canada’s, while Japan and other regions post larger totals. The United States stays the most influential market for foreign buyers under a democratic free-trade policy.
The notice invites the public to hear Vice President Geo W Tact of Grand Island College speak all morning and evening on Sunday April 30 at the local church. A warm themed worship will precede the talks.
Fragmented OCR lists names and places including Mrs Brown from Shawness Oklahoma and Mr and Mrs Joe Lundgren of Wanco visiting in the city with Mr and Mrs B J Anderson. Note indicates a county judge Ball presided yesterday with several marriage ligougrs and related social notes.
Speech by Nebraska representative Charles F Reavis on April 13 1916 in the House of Representatives arguing for reform in livestock marketing. He details four packers middlemen and railroads extracting profits from farmers, calls for a Bureau of Markets and independent packing plants, and urges cooperative action and legal protection against packers trust. He cites local examples from Nebraska and Iowa and emphasizes the impact on farmers and consumers.
A fragmented grocery advertisement lists prices for chocolate 2 for 37850 45 cents two six packs of tomatoes canned goods Daisy Peas 65 cents three cans Eye Plums 50 cents six cans Sweet Clover Sweet Corn 42 10 bars Bob White Soap Jap Rose Soap Pure Buckwheat flour six cans of Golden Was Bem 28 cents large can Ripe Olives 15 cents Ginger Snaps Tooth picks pickles and dry peaches priced in small amounts for quick purchase.
An old newspaper ad promotes J Warren Kerrigan performing a comedy on April 28 and 29 with 5 and 10 cent admission and free entry with an ad. It also advertises Kingsberry a five year old black Percheron stallion and Dan a six year old black mammoth jack, both offered for 1916 breeding seasons near Osceola with stated terms and care disclaimers.
James B. Morrow argues in the Philadelphia Record that John Wingate Weeks, Massachusetts banker and naval veteran, emerges as a businessman candidate for president. The piece traces Weeks family roots in New Hampshire and England, his naval career, banking ventures, and a wary view of European industrial rivalry. It emphasizes defense, navy strength, and the need to shield American markets from European competition.
Auction notice announces Dr Baird purchasing the celebrated Jack and offering the season for 1516 at his farm three miles east and one mile three quarters north of Osceola, six miles west of Shelby. Terms set at 119.50 to insure and 15 for colt, no liability for accidents.
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