Osceola Nebraska Post Office Notices and Submissions Rules
Terms 81.00 per year in advance or 1.26 if not in advance. Entered at Osceola Post Office as second class matter. Communications must be sent weekly by Toeadsy to insure publication. Names must be signed to all manuscript. All words must be written plainly with proper names. Manuscripts should be reasonably free from grammatical errors.
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Osceola
Nebraska
Toeadsy
Thedford
Cc. B. McFarland
Radam
Chicago
Hog Purchase Highlights Local Farm Activity
C G Johnson bought a Duroc Jersey male hog at Clay Center last week. The pig, sired by Big Jumbo Red from the State Fair, weighed 1030 pounds and sold for 60 dollars. Other area notes mention visits, threshing, painting, corn shredding, and local husking chores.
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C. G. Johnson
Clay Center
Henry Western
Nels H. Holm
Buzz Hester Sells Winter Bee Quarters And Tracks
Bees to winter quarters should contact Buzz Hester for quick, efficient hive relocation. Local notes include Hank Mickey's scarlet fever in the family, Fred Wescoat's ongoing rheumatic illness, and Adam Buchta's daughter Neola on the sick list. Bentz Hester gains two new wagons.
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Buzz Hester
Hank Mickey
Adam Buchta
Neola
Wayland Newsround: visits, dances and school news
Miss Verna Miller and Roy of Omaha visited Wayland while Rev. Barky and family of North Dakota delivered two discourses at Victor schoolhouse. Oscar Williams of Oklahoma, formerly of Wayland, visits old friends. A Joe Jones dance drew a good crowd and a cent social at Bett Elliott's supported charity. School commences at Victor Monday.
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Verna Miller
Roy
Omaha
Barky
North Dakota
Wayland
Victor School
Suppay
Local visitors share news of residents in valley area
Miss Anna Howita visited Mrs. Elmer Webster on Wednesday afternoon. Mr. C S Webster, laid up with rheumatism six weeks, is progressing favorably. Mr and Mrs Elmer Webster visited Mr Charles Anderson on the valley Sunday.
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Anna Howita
Elmer Webster
C.S. Webster
Mrs
Elmer. Webster
Charles Anderson
Local Visitors and Farm News From Route 4 Area
Route 4 reports Chas Wagner visiting his uncle east of town last Sunday and weary of Nebraska nubbins. Mr J J Kepner and Mr Dan Macken visited friends and relatives nearby. T M Sloan threshed earlier in the week. George McMillian departed for Canada with a carload of cattle and horses.
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Chas, Wagner
Nebraska
J. J. Kepner
Dan Macken
George McMillian
Canada
Wheat and Oats Scores Narrowly Hover in Ambly Text
In a partial report a game ended with a 121 to 81 score. The readable fragments show Wheat and Oats figures amid unclear play by play.
Dear One and a Father’s Consent in a Daring Choice
A man urges marriage to secure a future with a woman and hopes her father will approve. The woman believes the father would provide a home, wealth, and control of the business, but the suitor ultimately confesses he cannot marry now because the father is eager to remove his daughter from the nest.
High School Subjects Invading Rural Schools
A September 1901 communique from State Superintendent W K Fowler warns rural school boards and patrons press teachers to teach algebra civics and physical geography alongside basic reading arithmetic spelling and geography. He notes some boards push college level subjects into high schools while others demand high school topics in rural schools.
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J. Sterling Morton
Conservative
Lincoln Daily
Star
Fire destroys Aurora general store and stock
Aurora Nebraska reports a fire at I Krasne's general merchandise store late night destroying the building and stock. Estimated stock value reaches 16000 with insured amounts between 6000 and 8000. The blaze occurred between 11 80 and 12 o clock with building insured about 11700.
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Aurora
Nebr
I, Krasne
Krasne
M. Kohn
Osceola Bank Nebraska 1902 Report of Condition Summary
Osceola Bank, Nebraska Charter 313, at Osceola, closes 1902 with assets 173 552.00 and liabilities 173 552.00. Loans and discounts 181 213.82. overdrafts 302.65. cash on hand 6 072.82. due from banks 28 782.40. real estate and fixtures 10 000.00. deposits 129 723.14. capital 37 500.00. surplus 304.72. undivided profits 6 023.97. Signed by J H Mickey president and directors E L Krog and J H Mickey. Notary Max E Bittned.
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State OF
Nebraska
Pref Park
I. J. Mickey Press
State Banking Board
J. H. Mickey
E. L.krog
J H. Mickey
Max E. Bittned
Local social notes from Will Richmondds area
C West tended a horse cut by barbed wire while Earnest Jarmin and Frank Hewitt called at Will Richmonds Jr. last Sunday. A gathering planned at John McBeth’s was postponed due to a family illness. C Timm bought a new single buggy last Saturday. Alyce Walker returned to school. Helms Anderson visited Miss Pulver.
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Earnest Jarmin
Frank Hewitt
Will Richmonds Jr
John McBeth
The First Heart Throb and its Bathing Climax
Dorothy Dix notes how a boy’s awakening to love marks a change in grooming. The piece traces his shift from rough play to washing behind the ears, scented soap, and neat attire as a sign of growing affection for women.
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Dorothy Dix
Ainslee
Inquisition
Tommy
Cholera and plague plague year’s pestilential region noted
Fragmentary text mentions cholera and plague in a pestilential region with repeated yearly references. Named places or persons not clearly readable.
Carnegie to form private library at ski castle
Carnegie has begun steps to form a private library at Ski Castle. The selection work has been entrusted to Lord Acton, professor of history at Oxford. The library will probably number 8,000 volumes.
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Carnegie
Ski
Lord Acton
Oxford
Malta council halves tax duties amid protest by elected reps
The Maltan government reorganizes its tax authority with the vice president and six officials taking over duties after thirteen elected representatives withdraw in protest over alleged illegal taxes.
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Milegal
Maite
Wesleyan Trustees sanction John Wesley Bicentennial
The trustees of Wesleyan University Middletown Conn oldest Methodist college in the country give official sanction to a bicentennial celebration of the birth of John Wesley to be held in June 1903.
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John, Weatey
Wesleyan University
Middletown
Conn
John Wesley
Victor Hugo Sells Rights To Les Miserables
Victor Hugo completed Les Miserables and sold eight years of copyright privileges to Paris publisher M Lacroix for 50000 francs, reserving translation rights. The deal proved highly profitable for the publisher.
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Victor Hugo
Paris
M. Lacroix
Historic Church to Be Preserved in Richmond
Respecters of the venerable and historic welcome official contradiction of a report that old St. John's church in Richmond linked to Patrick Henry is to be sold and torn down.
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St. John’s
Richmond
Patricck Henry
Four Meals a Day in Washington Hotels
Washington hotels are said to be the only ones in the country that serve four regular meals every twenty four hours breakfast luncheon dinner and supper the latter being served in some cases as late as midnight.
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Washington
New Jersey Senator John F Dryden Noted Mathematician
John F Dryden is introduced as New Jersey’s new senator and described as an expert mathematician who can solve complex problems off hand. The piece highlights his lifelong study of figures and combinational thinking for recreation.
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John F. Dryden
New Jersey
Relic of the Revolution in Massachusetts Obituary
John M. Buttrick, who recently died in Jowell Massachusetts, was a great grandson of Major John Buttrick who began the fight at Concord bridge and the gun that fired the first shot in the revolution is still preserved in the arsenal.
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John M. Buttrick
Jowell
Mass
John Buttrick
Concord Bridge
Alice Roosevelt Rose Popular in Washington Gardens
The Alice Roosevelt rose is a widely grown seasonal flower in Washington. It features a delicately tinted bloom with heavy leaves and originated in the White House conservatory named after the President’s daughter.
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Alice Roosevelt
Washington
White House
Mushroom Industry Grows Around Philadelphia Area
Mushroom farming expands in Kenneth Square and Lansdale near Philadelphia with the aim to boost U S production and reduce imports from France as the Department of Agriculture supports developing the industry nationwide.
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Philadelphia
Kenneth Square
Lansdale
Department of Agriculture
France
Highest Point of the World Reaches King in Letter Stone
A stone fragment from Mt Gaurisankar, the globe’s highest summit, is said to rest on the king of England’s writing desk. The gift was presented by a British officer, marking a dramatic symbol of exploration.
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England
Mt. Gaurisankar
Hobo cleanliness and rituals described in Frank Leslie Monthly
A frank description in Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly for May portrays hoboes bathing frequently and boiling their ragged clothes. One man even stands naked in a cold wind while his clothes are boiled, suggesting motives beyond mere cleanliness.
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Frank Leslie
Turkish defense plans completed for Persian Gulf forts
A Turkish committee formed in 1890 to design fortifications for strategic shore points along the Persian Gulf has finished its work. The slow, peaceful pace of military planning is noted as the project’s hallmark, turning long study into completed plans for defense.
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Turkey
Persian Gulf
Ancient Cownot Founders and Early Traditions
fragmentary text discusses ancient origins and venerable status on this side of the world. Moslem tradition places foundations after creation with Adam as an original town-site owner. The passage notes lack of knowledge about some figures and uncertainty surrounding origins.
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Damascus
Adam
Radam's Microbe Killer Co Free Book Offer
An advertisement for Radam's Microbe Killer Co promotes a free book available by mail. It lists a Chicago address 169 S Canal St and invites readers to request the pamphlet likely about sanitation or health remedies. The copy emphasizes a free educational resource from a Chicago firm.
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RADAM
Radam’s Microbe Killer Co
S. Canal St
Chicago
Religion of the B With: but few exceptions
Fragmentary OCR notes describe the Boers of the Transvaal and Tong region and reference the Dutch Reformed church and various branches or sects within the church. The text hints at a distribution of sects among the church's adherents with few exceptions.
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Transvaal
Youths Companion Prospectus Offer In 1908
Bright and amusing items of strange knowledge and sketches are featured though health pages are excluded. A full illustrated prosperity of the Companion’s 1903 volume will be sent with samples. Subscriptions at once for 1908 at $1.75 include remaining 1907 issues and a twelve color Companion Calendar for 1903.
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PHE Publishery
Buccets
Gucceys
America
J. C.leyendecker
Univercity
Wasin
Saur
Youth’s Companion
Compgniga
Iserkeley Street
Boston
Mass
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