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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1903
Page
8
Lincoln defeated Stromsburg 11 to 5 in a rough game with several Stromsburg players hurt, including Ward Mailley who retired. Local notes report the Swedish Lutheran church auction drew a large crowd and harvest. other items cover travel, relocations, and community events around Stromsburg and district towns.
The Victor community reports good Sunday school turnout with many locals including John Kingsolver Clyde Hoffer and families, Mr Boas Nebergall Will Englehoff and Blanche Kingsolver, Pearl Brice and others gathering for Thanksgiving dinner. Newt Demers is on the sick list. Henry Zeeser and Silas Miller received neighborly acts of kindness.
Pleasant Home reports Mrs J C Eckles has been quite sick for a week with Dr Malster as attending physician. Miss Louie Putman has returned for a short time. Mr Geo Harless and wife of Vermilion Indiana visited with family and drove to York.
A nostalgic Thanksgiving column recounts cold damp weather and church services, mixed with village dances at Brannigan's, Janecek's, and Harley Olcutt's. It follows local happenings in Fizzletown Route No. 2, including visits, husking, a marriage rumor, livestock and barn additions, fence disputes, and charitable gifts for Thanksgiving day, all tied to a suburbanite narrator.
Polk county voters face a pivotal decision on railroad bonds as local advocates urge support for bonds citing added taxable property and economic benefits. The Record presents arguments for responsible investment while acknowledging opposing views and urging informed choice.
A rural column lists small exchanges including a fine Duroc Jersey from Parker 8 D and two sacks of oats from John F Anderson. It mentions Miss Rescelia Appleton’s trip to St Louis, new Record subscribers, a sack of corn at N P Hult’s, a dinner at Mrs Peter Peterson’s, and school resumes in Dist. 6 after vacation with Petersons and Haltletts traveling to Lincoln and Waboo for schooling.
A fragment expresses pleasant days and a plan for a short vacation of a couple of weeks. The speaker reflects on low pay and discouragement, but urges continuing duty to earn a living and show productive work for the nation.
The Holmes Literary Society met on Wednesday due to a vacation. A fine program featured Miss Forbes visiting Lincoln and Fremont, Miss Myrtie McCray spending Thanksgiving with her parents, and seniors beginning Macbeth study. Officers were elected and class pins were issued. upcoming program for December 11 includes readings and recitations by Fleming Walker Reckmeyer Hayes and Fath.
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