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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1939
Page
8
A historical note recalls how early sleeping car travel was viewed as hazardous with advice from a medical journal. It suggests nightcaps or woolen caps for men, a loose blouse, proper bed orientation, sufficient bedclothes, and quinine before sleep. Women should wear a soft woolen hood, remove corsets at night, loosen waist bands, and use vaseline on hands and face.
The Palais des Papes towers above Avignon on the Rhone with 39 towers and 13 foot thick walls. Built mainly over 25 years in the 14th century, it merged with a fortress-chapel guarding Pont d Avignon. Benedict XII began it, Innocent VI finished it, Clement VI expanded the complex.
The Bounty’s crew mutinied under Fletcher Christian on the return voyage from Tahiti. Bligh and 18 men were set adrift, later reaching a Dutch settlement and England. Nin e were elusive after court martial. nine were later found at Pitcairn Island. Alexander Smith alias John Adams led life as farmer teacher and pastor until his death in 1829.
The Mediterranean, described as the great sea, has existed with civilization since ancient times. It notes the Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Greeks, Romans, and Venetians as Mediterranean peoples whose cultures seeded modern achievements later spread to other lands.
Martins Ferry Ohio sits on the Ohio River opposite Wheeling. Ebenezer Martin laid out a village in 1835 from family lands first taken up in 1788. He named it Martinsville, but a name clash in Ohio led to the town being called Martins Ferry.
The term canary comes from the Latin canis meaning dog. Pliny the Elder notes the Canary Islands were named Canaria for the many large dogs King Juba of Mauretania found there during his 40 B C visit.
Stoner Club members and families held their annual picnic at Osceola Park midweek. Several hospitality visits occurred as relatives and friends traveled between Platte Center Stromsburg Fullerton and Omaha including the Brown, Scholz, Watts and McKeag households.
Mr and Mrs P J Jensen and family and Henry Jensen visited in the home of Mr and Mrs Ralph Fisher and Morris. Shirley Webber suffered a painful injury to her right hand from a wringer and received stitches at Dr Williams office. Supt and Mrs Henry Horstman returned from Red Feather Lakes Colorado. Mr and Mrs L C Orendorff visited Mrs Francis Orendorff in Aurora.
Live stock prices from Union Stock Yards Omaha dated August 2, 1939 show fat lambs 25 to 35 cents lower at 7.50 to 7.75, feeder lambs steady at 7.75 to 8.00, and fat ewes 25 to 40 cents lower. Hogs advanced with demand broad and best light weights to 6.10, while cattle receipts reached 14,500 head with mixed prices across corned steers yearlings cows and feeders.
American lithographic advertising prints of the nineteenth century capture development across the United States. They served as promotional artifacts for stage lines, gold rush imagery, and early ships, preserving transport, commerce, and travel history through branded illustrations.
A Chicago Tribune writer notes Stonehenge near Salisbury draws visitors as researchers debate its origin. Some place its origin in the Fifth century, others in the Neolithic or Bronze Age, with sun worship theories tied to midsummer alignments. The monument features an outer circle of 30 upright stones with lintels and an inner circle of 30 smaller stones, many now missing.
The text traces patent origin from the 1790 constitutional clause to 1925 when the patent office moved from interior to commerce under executive order by President Coolidge. It notes Jefferson’s role as secretary of state reviewing petitions and the 1836 act establishing the patent office under a commissioner.
Fort Smith Arkansas was named to honor Gen. Thomas A. Smith, a key army officer and land office receiver in early Missouri days. He commanded the ninth military department and helped arrange a fort at a site Maj. Stephen H. Long proposed as Belle Point in 1817. The fort moved in the 1880s and the town was founded on the second site.
When blood meets air it clots due to thrombin, a key blood chemical. Some people have less thrombin and bleed more, making them poor surgical risks. This can hinder surgeons and sometimes force interruptions for transfusions during operations.
The marine research society of Salem Mass notes no exact origin for the Jolly Roger flag but cites its use as early as 1720 by Captain Roberts. Roger was a canting term for rogue, so Jolly Roger meant a jolly rogue.
Sealed bids due August 31 1939 10 00 A M at Lincoln Nebraska for sand gravel surfacing on York Osceola Projects 1438C 143 E and 143 F with 8 7 miles of gravel. Requires bonds certified check and wage rates with locations to view plans at Osceola County Clerk or Lincoln department offices. Right to reject bids reserved. A C Tilley State Engineer John I Anderson County Clerk Polk County
Edward William Bok presented the Singing Tower in Florida to the people of America. Located at Lake Wales, it houses the world’s largest and finest carillon with 71 bells.
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