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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1923
Page
7
The Stromsburg high school pig club maps a two day picnic on Prairie Island near Clarks with Aug 12 and 13 as probable dates. On the second day members will judge livestock with the county agent. Prof. L. D. Clements leads the club.
Mr. L I Frisbie will visit Polk county on August 14 to judge demonstration teams from home economics and five stock clubs. One team from each project will win and advance to competition at the Nebraska State Fair on September 5.
Mr and Mrs Jay Constance of Beatrice visited the home of Mr and Mrs C G Timm and other relatives and friends in the city this week. Constance works as a linotype operator on the Beatrice Daily Sun.
Clothing specialists from the agricultural college extension service urge simple, durable, and adjustable garments for children. Emphasizing comfort and ease of laundering, they argue homemade outfits are cheaper than store bought and can be as attractive with simple trimmings and fade resistant colors.
A column of humorous musings critiques high living costs, healthcare quirks, fashion oddities, and social trends. It riffs on taxes, transportation, farming profits, and cultural habits with satirical jabs at doctors, drivers, shoppers, and well known tropes.
College extension notes an artificial ice pond can meet home needs for those far from natural supplies. County agricultural extension agents of the state college offer guidance on building a simple inexpensive pond.
Beulah Junior Poultry Club plans exhibits and a demonstration team for the Nebraska State Fair. Leader Mrs. Henry Tockey trains the team of Naomi Toc key and Una Koehler to represent Polk county at the state fair.
Record the breeding date and separate the sow from the herd about four or five days before farrowing. Place her in a farrowing pen for comfort. Exercise daily and ensure bowels stay lax with a ration including bran and meal as part of her diet.
Local correspondence reports numerous Osceola visits and Stromsburg connections. Residents like Helen Nelson, Viola Myrberg, Harold Johnson, and Ruth Larson are noted visiting Osceola or surrounding areas, with others returning from trips to Lincoln Omaha and Denver. A large shipment of stock to Chicago accompanies several locals traveling for business, markets, or family visits.
Miss Julia Stepheny visits the county seat between trains. Fred Johnson leaves for Sidney Nebraska. Evelyn and Grace Lindburg travel to Grand Island. Roy Mitchell and family visit from Grand Island. Louise Hirschauer of Chicago visits her brother Eugene Myers. Mr and Mrs C C Snodgrass of Stromsburg stay with T J Nelsons. Chas Martin and Roy Mitchells wife visit Polk. W and O Swedenberg travel to Ogden Utah to see a daughter. W A Lindburg party and M G Lindburg travel across western state two weeks. Funeral services for Glen G Peterson held at Methodist church with large viewing. burial at Arborville Cemetery. Mr and Mrs A L Findstrom plan a vacation trip through the west.
Long list of local social events and travel. Visitors, vacations, and community notices include trips to Denver Lincoln Lincoln Assembly, California and California. Local births, new homes, and family visits are recorded along with shop and vehicle news.
Fairview notes list E E Fineey and family at Clarks last Thursday. Miss Edna Hendrickson visiting friends at Havelock. League social at C E Norris home poorly attended due to rain. Helen Dake and Hazel Hastings at Belgrade. Meacham family drove to Grand Island and back. M E Daniel in Lincoln, returned home, condition unchanged. S K Snydr and wife to Clarks where Jape2y purchased a second turdor. Threshing delayed by wet weather.
The Wesley Chapel Unit gathered with Mrs Cunningham last Friday about twenty members attended to inspect the children's garments on display.
Grace and Valley Churches announce fore noon services and a lay delegate election by judge and tellers. Baptismal reports requested, illustrated lecture after league activities and a trip through war torn Europe with rehabilitation plans presented by Pastor J A Klein.
Notice to contractors from Osceola Nebraska calls for bids per lineal foot for digging filling and settling a water main trench 18 inches wide five feet deep and about 370 feet long. City to furnish water for settling bids due August 16 1923 with right to reject any or all bids.
Nebraska Gas & Electric Co announces a major rate change for cooking power from 8c per kWh to 44c4c, claiming the shift makes the cleanest and most convenient cooking method accessible. A Avoca Iowa town data suggests an average $2.54 per family, with hot plates starting at $12 and up for irons washing machines and other electrical fixtures.
Public auction of all stock, farm implements, and harness at the farm seven miles north of Osceola on Thursday August 16 beginning at 12 30 PM. See bills for list and terms. E L Cobel Silver Creek Clerk E R Ware Osceola Auctioneer Mrs Fred Hennings Owner.
Nebraska agricultural college horticulturalists advise garden owners to sow beets carrots rutabagas kohlrabi turnips and Chinese cabbage around August 1 to harvest a storage crop by mid October. Prepare soil, dished and harrowed, sow in shallow furrows, water to germinate, cover with dry dirt for winter supply.
Extension circular 226 by Dr. L Van Es outlines soil sanitation issues and recommends rotation of hog lots as the practical solution for Nebraska farms. It will be available soon through county extension agents and the agricultural college offices.
The agricultural college recommends fruit juice or whole fruit according to age, well cooked cereals with little sugar and plenty of milk, whole wheat bread, one egg, a green vegetable, baked or mashed potato, and a small serving of meat.
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