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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1925
Page
2
A large puzzle page lists numerous clue items across numbers and letters with varied definitions from hazards to grammar and geography. It promises a solution in the next issue and references a prior puzzle solution.
The text describes two figures Sherrill and Bervies as bold clever and cunning using various ruses and wiles. Tommy signals understanding to Casimir and then closes the door on the visitor with resolve.
Instructions describe filling white spaces with dictionary words in a grid. Numbers mark first letters for horizontal and vertical definitions. Black squares separate words. no letters go in black spaces. Abbreviations slang initials and obsolete forms appear in definitions.
Commercial success in growing English walnut is found only in southern California. In the eastern states the Persian walnut flourishes on soils where black walnut is found and on other favorable soils. Sandy loams clay loams and gravely loams, if not too open, suit the tree.
An article extols barn owls as efficient rodent controllers noting their cost in gold worth to farmers. Owls consume hundreds of rats and mice per season and cause little harm, though the great horned owl may raid henhouses.
In London Norheys faces a royal scheme to crown him king of Lystria through marriage to Calypso while Procopius Cable eyes Lystria oil interests. Norheys loves Viola Temple and refuses the alliance as Janet Church seeks a world peace passport. mysteries unfold at Berlin and the Adlon hotel. Casimir meets Janet and the two men in Lystria are revealed.
Tommy and Casimir clash over language barriers and a confused room encounter. Janet's shifting loyalties mirror postwar tensions as a money-laden thief looms, turning a simple visit into a perilous moment.
Tommy steps into a grand Berlin hotel hall and surveys a crowd of travelers, porters, clerks, and tourists. He considers Baedeker sights Unter den Linden Tiergarten Siegesallee and wonders about lunch as Count Casimir warns him off.
Tommy encounters Casimir a scheming tout and Janet Church in Berlin while planning a Mascotte visit. Casimir pressures a table booking under foreign titles as Tommy tries to blend into a night of hedonistic leisure. A separate scene shows a milk plant manager advising a patron on cleaning a milking machine and a salt brine solution to keep milk clean.
A exhausted stranger enters a workmen’s shanty with a red tin can and declares intent to blow himself up. He ignores warnings, places the can in the stove, causes a panic, and vanishes along with thier meals and belongings, leaving no trace.
Harvard professor Barrett Wendell once used his cane to strike an interfering fan at a football game. The blow shattered the man’s hat and drew laughter from students. Wendell calmly offered to buy a new hat after exchanging cards with the fan.
A proverb from desert traders credits Sidi Winster as the trader's real friend, saying Allah is great and Mohammed his prophet, but the true ally in trade across the Sahara is Winchester.
South Dakota State College dairy department found that thoroughly washing and scalding separators after each use halves bacterial content and greatly improves flavor and keeping quality of cream. rinsed separators produced 10.8 million bacteria per cubic centimeter versus 5.5 million with thorough cleaning. skim milk showed even larger differences.
Silage and alfalfa hay form a strong base for dairy cow rations. Add grain, preferably equal parts ground barley and ground oats by weight, about one pound per three and a half pounds of milk. Soybean hay is nearly as good as alfalfa, similar in composition though a bit coarser, possibly increasing waste by cows.
A government experimental farm study finds feeding cows 15 pounds of turnips hourly before milking causes objectionable flavors and odors in milk. Doubling to 30 pounds intensifies the problem, while proper aeration significantly lessens strong flavors and odors.
J R Rice of North Dakota urges that straw be used as bedding rather than inside cows. He notes dairy cows need a bulky ration and straw is the cheapest part, best used heavily only with good results. He warns hard working cows get little nutrition from straw. For nonproductive animals straw can be the main roughage.
Mrs. Henry Hollister of Wyandotte Michigan says after six months of illness with severe right side pain she regained health using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports relief within days and now recommends the remedy to others, keeping a bottle on hand. The doctor approved its use as harmless and it is sold by druggists nationwide.
The ad touts Peterson Ointment as a universal remedy for eczema itch, skin and scalp issues, pimples, acne, rough skin, old sores, ulcers, piles, sunburn, and burning feet. It claims overnight relief and that tens of thousands safely use it, from Buffalo New York.
Mrs. McGarvie Munn has invented washable scented rubber roses and aims to run workshops for disabled ex soldiers to teach making these artificial blossoms. The Rubber Growers' association calls the flowers an artistic and hygienic novelty.
John Franklin Browne, 75, graduates with a bachelor of arts at Salem College West Virginia during the thirty seventh annual commencement. He is believed to be the oldest student in the United States to receive a college degree. After a post graduate course this summer he plans to join the faculty at his alma mater.
A western phrase twisted into a slogan praised by readers of the Boston Transcript and adopted by an Oklahoma farmers organization. The motto encourages gardeners to weed and harvest, reflecting rural practical wit.
A brief anecdote presents a confession about asking for money weekly, with the questioner inquiring why the amount is so high and the respondent answering it is to ensure a small reserve. The exchange highlights a cautious approach to finances and perceived need.
A reflective line argues societal progress hinges on children gaining approval from their parents, implying a moral stance on family authority and child welfare.
A concise line notes how small communities often receive harsh portrayals, suggesting that widespread stereotypes may misrepresent local realities and temper public perception of rural regions.
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