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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1935
Page
2
A pattern for a double yoke dress with puffed sleeves for young girls. Includes bloomers and a diagrammed sew chart. Available in sizes 2 4 6 8, 2 1/2 yards fabric for size 4. Send 15 cents to Pattern Department New York.
Senator Sorghum and a companion discuss the usefulness of initials. In a moment of excitement, a single big initial D could stand for the whole alphabet, illustrating shorthand convenience.
In a courtroom style exchange an applicant asks how old his father was at death 104. The insurance doctor confirms the age and the cause as heart strain from playing football, revealing a dramatic Q and A about life expectancy.
A playful exchange between Harold and a companion centers on a promise to kiss after reaching the third lamp post. The dialogue captures flirtatious banter and a moment of anticipation between two characters.
In a playful exchange, a line teases romance with a witty legal pun about petit versus grand larceny, reflecting sharp humor in dialogue. The brief repartee contrasts flirtation with law, highlighting clever wordplay and lighthearted mischief.
A telegraph proposal from J. D. Underwood suggests naming and extending Highway 66 from California to Claremore Oklahoma as the Will Rogers Highway as a lasting tribute to Will Rogers born in Oklahoma and living in California.
Britain weighs sanctions and asks for policy. The speaker asserts Americans should mind their own business as Europe fights, recalling past actions during Boer and Ethiopian conflicts and urging no new stance toward Mussolini.
France and England fear Mussolini may involve three continents in the Ethiopian war. A New England farmer quips he is headed to town to get drunk, illustrating parochial concerns amid global tensions. European nations could avoid a tri continental war if they choose.
Doctor Schacht head of Germanys great bank warns that Nazi individuals brutalizing Jews threaten Germanys prosperity and trade. His warning frames violence as a public menace to the Reichs economic interests and Germanys standing abroad.
Republicans show strong demand for Senator Borah as a potential nominee after his announcement to run. Some party elites fear the move and compare Borah to a scorpion, a description reflecting sharp internal criticism within Republican ranks.
An 81 year old man walked into a New York police station claiming he would walk back that night after coming from Kansas City. He was placed in a psychopathic ward. He would have been allowed to fly in and out, showing how progress changed handling of such statements.
Soviet engineers uncover gold ore while digging sewers under Sverdlovsk, signaling a rich underlying gold field. The state owns most of the city and could seize the rest, with Russia already producing over triple the U S gold output.
The piece muses on why Providence allows Russians to gain wealth and suggests wealth may curb wicked leadership. It argues gold could hasten a future pivot away from Lenin and Stalin, noting Providence works in mysterious ways.
A historical profile of William Walker, the 19th century filibuster who led American adventurers in Central America. The piece details his early life in Tennessee and career as a surgeon journalist and adventurer, his Nicaragua campaigns, clashes with Vanderbilt interests, eventual capture and execution in Honduras, and his posthumous reputation as a forgotten figure.
A Housewife’s Idea Box suggests using waxed paper for peppermint drops and placing paper on pans for cookies to simplify removal and reduce cleanup. The tip promises easier handling and less mess for home bakers.
The article traces plant improvement from old selection methods to early hybridizing in England. It notes that selecting seeds and grafting kept quality but was slow, while intentional hybridization marked a turning point, enabling deliberate crossing of pollen with stigma to create improved varieties. It cites Baldwin apple and Bartlett pear as notable outcomes.
A brief ad encourages readers to study the Grape Nuts column for joining the Dizzy Dean Winners program and winning valuable free prizes.
The prompt poses a philosophical question about human existence. It invites reflection on whether meaning is intentional design or emergent from events.
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