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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1932
Page
8
Polk County Nebraska invites sealed bids for 1933 needs including ledger books legal blanks and stationery. Bids due January 1 1933 with separate bids for books blanks and stationery and bond requirement.
A compilation of pithy maxims on war, belief, economics, romance, diligence, chance and social behavior. The proverbs cover warnings, leverage in conflict, luck in love, and interpersonal dynamics with a humorous edge.
County Court of Polk Nebraska sets December 2, 1932 at 10 AM for probate of the last will of Warren A. Sherwood deceased and appointment of Wren Co. Sherwood as executor. Dated November 25 1932. (SEAL) W I Norton County Judge.
Creditors are notified that a hearing will be held in the County Court on March 17 1933 to hear adjust and allow all claims against the estate. Claims must be filed by March 16 1933 or be forever barred. Dated November 18 1932. (SEAL) Norton County Judge.
Pathfinder Magazine reports T D McCown of the University of California claiming new finds near Mt Carmel suggest modern humans appeared in Asia. The digs in Palestine yield nine prehistoric skeletons from about 50 000 years ago with heavy supraorbital ridges bulldog jaws and strong chins indicating a distinct species, subhuman yet super-animal.
A North side housewife reported spotting a large rat in the back yard where she rested. Her husband rushed from the front door with a mop to confront the creature, but a golden brown guinea pig emerged from the rose beds instead.
A 371 pound meteorite fell on Julian Bailey’s farm northwest of Heber Springs Arkansas during a drought. He sold the space rock to a Rochester firm for 650 dollars, enabling him to market a product few farmers sell.
A humorous remark from Flie gende Blaetter of Munich notes a patient’s big swelling vanished after treatment and jokes about paying the bill, reflecting light medical satire and billing humor.
A Madrid humor column reports a witty exchange about breaking an engagement. The dialogue frames the irony of reciprocal treatment, highlighting light social satire in a concise joke.
A light exchange in Border City Star humor column about a hungry customer and a waiter. The customer asks for a menu while the waitress stresses the delay, adding a comic note on dining frustrations.
Patient recalls a doctor providing a foods list for vitamins but the list was lost. A companion mentions the phrase Weil order hash as a cryptic aside in the tablet notes.
The Boy Scout handbook remains the second best selling book in the United States, trailing only the leading title in overall sales. The classic guide continues to influence scouting activities nationwide.
The New York New Haven & Hartford Fall River line boat train is said to be the oldest regular scheduled train in the United States and possibly the world. It began daily service between Boston and Wall River and carried travelers to New York Fall River steamers. The first trip was May 19, 1847 from Kneeland Street station. The train still leaves Boston at 5:50 p.m. EST, now from South Station, with nearly the same schedule. Only the Flying Scotsman rivals its long service.
Hygeia Magazine presents Col Calvin Goddard and a series on how science solves crime. Blood can be detected after washing garments and even from hidden traces under nails or in knives and firearms. Blood grouping tests offer a real but limited advance in paternity determination.
The article notes $50 million in bills wear out monthly with 150 million in circulation in Washington signed by Andrew W. Mellon. With Mills as the new secretary, stamps will appear on bills, though officials do not personally sign them. Also reports a livestock sale: ten thousand lambs sold at prices 25 cents higher. fat lambs and feeders with varied price ranges. aged stock including yearlings and ewes.
A father recalls his young son Jean who calls the baby sister’s rides a free wheeling job. A friend asks if he is paid for the duty and Jean replies with a disgusted tone that it is free wheeling.
Warren county shows pride in a road that proudly bears the label First concrete road laid in New Jersey. The twenty five year old stretch remains in good condition, with newer attaching sections reflecting recent work while the main structure stands as a lasting landmark.
The piece notes five year old High Brow Billy spent the summer with his older brothers in a high powered motor boat and other grown up sports. On returning from kindergarten his verdict was the phrase I am not fond of baby play.
A German illustrated weekly notes a contrast between wealth and poverty as viewers react to a film scene. Opinion columns discuss the question of who owns a luxury car and the beggar girl who moved viewers, underscoring class impressions.
A terse exchange notes Bojo’s day by the water tub with Chlupp stating Bojo won’t prepare a live fish. He allegedly holds the fish under water, signaling a tenderhearted yet troubling scene.
A humorous quip notes Molly’s affection for her new motor car while contrasting it with men displaced by machinery, reflecting early 20th century humor about technology.
A humorous quarrel centers on a psychiatrist who is crazy about her and an entomologist who is equally smitten. The playful exchange highlights flirtatious competition over affections.
Mrs Walter Rowe of Chicago claims she found in a book the hidden $750 her husband concealed. The disclosure follows her husband’s disappearance and a prior family dispute over the money.
Union Stock Yards Omaha November 29 1932 fat cattle market opened slow and barely steady on top steers, weaker on others. Receipts 13 000 head. Cattle quotations list varied ranges for yearlings steers heifers cows and calves with prices from 3 25 to 7 25 per hundredweight as buyers and sellers adjusted to demand.
A liberal run of hogs arrived Monday totaling 14,000 head. Bids and sales averaged from weak to 10 to 20 cents lower than Saturday, with prices ranging 2.75 to 2.90 and a top of 2.95 per hundredweight.
A group of fishermen near Alloa Scotland believed they had hauled a whale. They fired at the creature after it appeared exhausted and towed two boats for a mile. After 13 hours and a single shot the animal, a 15 foot dolphin weighing about a ton, was killed.
A quip from a 19th century humorist about marriage and consent. A father signals no objections while a suitor jokes about a ring find in his pocket, reflecting social wit on courtship and parental blessing.
Many bat varieties possess sight though their nocturnal habits favor darkness. Their eyes are better adapted to dim conditions than bright light, making vision less effective in strong illumination.
A new tool uses gunpowder to power rivets through steel without drilling. The practicality of applying this method to securing studs on a dress shirt remains unproven and debated among engineers.
New York man Jacob Lieberman, age 87, regains sight after two decades of blindness following eye surgery at the New York Guild for the Jewish Blind. He describes seeing trees, faces, traffic, and buildings for the first time in 20 years and expresses joy and gratitude.
A compact snapshot compiles jokes weather notes and anecdotes from a Georgia publication. It jokes about aging auto awareness snow insulation and household repairs while weaving quips about marriages pets and daily life with local color and vintage humor.
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