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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1925
Page
12
The advertisement highlights Ifason jar covers advertised as the best choice with a dozen varieties and the lowest prices available in Polk County. The copy emphasizes value and selection for home canners and hobbyists seeking affordable closures.
An examination for a colored grade school principal in Louisville reveals a sharp exchange. A small yellow candidate answers a random word prompt with quick wit, defining jeopardy as any act by a jeopard, and wins the post.
Local items report Miss Dorothy Douglas visiting Shelby between trains. Ernest Matthews returned from Custer County noting a dry season and poor corn crop. Polk County Fair on Sept 2 3 4 promises a horseshoe tournament and lively events. Elmer Hansen and Arnold Frahm, from Elkhorn, plan a world trip in a Ford and brief work along the way. Mrs George Campbell travels to Omaha to tend her mother Mrs J J Mueller. Dora Lovell returns to Central City from visit with Mrs W F Jackson. Clara McDonald returns to Hastings after three months with her son R M McDonald.
Johnny Meyers, world middleweight wrestling champion, urges use of scientifically prepared foods to avoid contamination. He praises evaporated milk as pure and easily digested, citing its body building value and compatibility with training. He emphasizes choosing foods with proven purity and maintaining exercise to prevent illness.
A philanthropic Tennessee distiller once sent prime whisky to a needy acquaintance. Months later the beneficiary joked that the gift did not last, noting a keg had been given and a bag of liquor disappeared quickly in a family unable to afford a cow.
The article presents a 12 grip for the putting stroke advising overlap of the little finger on the right with the first finger on the left to feel like a natural right handed motion. It cites Walter Hagen and Abe Mitchell using it and suggests testing by slow back and forth swings and practicing indoors with a disc.
A New Jersey suburbanite struggles to move a centuries old grandfather clock to a new house. The heavy load slows his progress as he rests and curses the clock. A passerby interrupts with a quip asking why he does not carry a watch.
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