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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1929
Page
4
The opening invites Polk County residents to visit on Saturday to say hello and consider a purchase if desired. It notes Santa Claus will be in Osceola that day, hinting at a family friendly event for children.
In Valley County Nebraska 8000 acres were planted to popcorn yielding about 6.4 million pounds valued at 160000 dollars based on 1929 prices. The crop must season to pop and will not be ready until next spring, while last year’s corn pops its way into holiday treats. Esther’s Christmas velvet dress arrives as a gift.
At the International hay and grain show in Chicago last week a Lexington farmer from Nebraska won best alfalfa exhibit and his red clover placed second in its category. Nebraska hay is noted as exceptionally rich in nutrients for rough feeding.
Christmas card observations reveal lingering Yuletide sentiment as Dora extends the season five days beyond, pricing gifts. A three year old imagines a scene with five named dolls as afternoon hours wind down at four thirty.
Expensive wreaths may be crafted from pine cuttings barberry and bay berry with pine cones wired on. At any florist a wire circle can be bought with thin wires to assemble an unusually beautiful wreath.
Investigators for the federal commerce and labor department found Nebraska with strong labor demand across skilled and unskilled work. Industry runs full tilt, road work continues in winter, and building activity supports masons carpenters and plasterers. Farm land values are expected to rise as crop prices improve and stock-market speculation wanes, reinforcing the link between productive soil and industry.
The report notes favorable labor conditions in Nebraska with a long employment season. It mentions a common fall opening that permits extended work and aligns with state practices.
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