This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 33 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1935
Page
3
A motivational piece urging rejection of the phrases Someday and I can't. It argues that success comes from starting now, maintaining effort, and encouraging children to try. It contrasts postponement with immediate action and emphasizes practical steps to cultivate a can do mindset. Bell Syndicate.
Attractive and simple 32 inch rag rug to crochet using about 3 pounds of yarn. Each section is crocheted separately and slip stitched together to form the Arbor Window rug. The article promotes rug book No 24 from Home Craft Co. and offers hook and book for sale with a stamped return envelope.
In a brief exchange, a banker admonishes Mr. Rhyme for renewing a note for the tenth time, while the poet concedes the note may be the only immortal thing he writes.
A humorous dialogue features a fearful father warning his freshman son about kissing the new maid. The boy jokes that the hall was dark enough and the maid mistook him for his father, creating a sly, cheeky moment.
Gentlewomen can order Pattern 962 for wool bloomers to wear beneath frocks for children ages two to ten. Sizes 2 4 6 8 and 10 require yardage and a contrasting piece, with a diagrammed sew chart included. Send fifteen cents to The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept. in New York for delivery.
Judge Ed Thomas of Camdenton Missouri recalls a trip in the South when he stopped at a colored man’s farm to ask directions. A colored woman showed him a baby and said the boy’s name was Pizlun Sir, claiming it comes from the Bible, pointing to Psalm CIV 104.
Marine artists claim the best European view of towering ocean waves is at Skagen Denmark where the king maintains a summer residence and a large artists’ colony gathers each summer.
A brief dialogue reveals a memory test set against Atlantic City vibes. One person recalls tipping many people there, while the other questions recognition, hinting at social performance and recollection in a casual scene.
Comic exchange about learning bridge as a wife tries to teach her husband. He doubts the game’s playability and questions if he can ever grasp it. The brief quip highlights marital humor and puzzles of card game instruction.
Francine Derry confronts her mother and declares she does not love Count Stefano. She later openly admits to the count that she must be in love to marry, leading to a tentative friendship and an unexpected romance as she reveals her true feelings.
The Château d’If near Marsailles, famed from Alexandre Dumas, sold at auction to Jean Raybaud for 9344 francs monthly. The sale includes tourist access fees of two francs per visitor and the legend of Monte Cristo, enhancing French revenue since 1935 with a 112,100 franc yearly boost.
In Hillgrove cemetery Miamisburg Ohio an epitaph honors a dog that guarded its master Fred Fox a prosperous farmer. Fox vanished on horseback after a stroke and drowned in a shallow creek. The dog barked along the trail and led searchers to the scene where it stood guard over the body.
A note from Collier's Weekly recalls that centuries ago English spelling varied greatly with no standard orthography. Words like scissors reportedly had thousands of spellings, while printers often used multiple forms on a single page to fill lines.
The 1936 outlook from the Bureau of Agricultural Economics notes tight poultry supplies and high prices. Eggs are expected to rise in supply and fall in price with more chicks in spring 1936. Egg production should increase as laying birds grow, aided by a strong hatchery year in 1935 and expanded Pacific coast egg production. Demand depends on income and egg prices relative to competing foods.
Poultry specialists from the United States Department of Agriculture report that abnormally short legs in newly hatched chicks stem from eggs laid by confined hens fed protein-impoverished diets. Eggs from hens fed meat meal alone produced short leg chicks, while varied protein sources yielded normal ones. Milk, alfalfa leaf meal, cod liver oil are advised to correct the issue.
The amount of grain fed to chicks depends on the season and bird condition. Mash protein affects grain needs. higher protein mash means less grain. Start laying year with slightly more grain than mash, then shift toward equal parts as eggs rise. Aim for slightly more mash during peak production.
The Wisconsin Agriculturist notes corn provides the most heat in poultry feed. For 100 hens, scratch grain usually runs 12 to 14 pounds daily when fed in litter. two thirds of the ration should be given late afternoon and one third in the morning to ensure full crops at roost.
Guidance covers egg quality issues from blood in albumen to oviduct injury, feeding rules for hens, litter management, capon size comparison with cocks, cod liver oil limits, multiple egg laying, British per capita egg consumption, and worming needs for pullets raised on clean ground.
R B Parmenter from Massachusetts State College advises woodlot owners to select best species, free them from competition, and thin to open crowns within five years. He says uneven aged stands should release valuable species and remove dead or inferior trees to boost final crop value and provide winter fuel.
The screw worm, a destructive pest, moved into central Illinois eastern Missouri and southwestern Iowa in 14 counties. Dr. F C Bishopp reports 7000+ cases and about 400 livestock deaths in Illinois as infestation spread via infested cattle and sheep. Cold winters likely halt survival. future outbreaks depend on animal movement.
Proper handling at the cheese factory or on the farm maintains whey value for calf feed says J B Fitsch of the University Farm St Paul. Fresh whey is less valuable than skim milk due to reduced protein from cheese making, so supplementing grain with extra protein is advised. A recommended grain mix with legume hay is four parts coarse ground corn two parts bran and one part linseed oilmeal.
Hybrid seed corn is produced by crossing two unrelated pure lines. Ear l Sievering explains that detasseling one strain and detasseling the other enables controlled cross pollination. Pollen from one strain fertilizes the silks of the other, then seeds are harvested from the detasseled plants.
Wood ashes used as fertilizer vary with leaching, wood type, and burning method. Good ashes carry 5 to 7 percent potash and 1.14 to 2 percent phosphoric acid, while leached ashes may have 1 percent potash and similar phosphoric acid. Calcium content ranges 20 to 50 percent, typically 30 to 35 percent.
Dr A C Dahlberg the college dairyman notes cows milked by hand stay productive longer through lactation than machine milking cows. He suggests machines are left on too long, though he sees overall machines as successful.
Mrs P T Lewellen deeds 35 acres beside Thedford to the village for a park with three conditions no liquor gambling or Sunday amusements for financial gain. If violated the deed reverts to the estate. Village officials seek federal funds to improve the land as a park.
Officers of United Producers Inc filed articles of incorporation with the Harrison county clerk. They announce drilling for oil will begin immediately in the Antelope structure about 15 miles north of Harrison. The company has authorized capital stock of 100000 dollars. James I. Durst serves as president and William T. Hewett as vice president.
Work on the town's first civic park and playground begins on a wooded several acre tract on the east outskirts with PWA and local funds. Seventeen families will receive relief work to last through winter while the project includes grading, damming a stream, tree planting, and facilities for tennis, baseball, croquet, and other recreation.
Employment reached 1329 in November on the Loup River public power project, per Ed F Lusienski who tracks the district contract department. He expects the figure to rise again next summer with desilting, dam work and power house construction underway.
D. F. Felton says the statewide education initiative under Mrs. Gladys E. Bradley has hired nearly five hundred teachers in 30 days and plans to add 125 more. University extension projects employ 240 teachers. study centers run by public schools operate in CCC camps and penal institutions. Thirteen nursery schools enroll 480 children aged 2 to 4, with Omaha reporting 1,921 and Lincoln 1,225.
Standard Statistics Co. reports Nebraska crops and livestock value up 59.2 percent from 1934. National agricultural output up 13 percent. Large gains in South Dakota 114.6 percent and North Dakota 65.7 percent due to prior crop failures. Iowa rises 27.4 percent, Kansas 28 percent, Missouri 33.2 percent.
Nebraska relief clients cost counties and the federal government less than in four other midwest farm states. Only Wyoming had smaller average grants per case at 20.96 dollars in September. Nebraska paid 21.10 dollars per case, Illinois led with 25.87 dollars. Nebraska’s relief share was 7.7 percent of the population in September, far below the peak February 20 percent.
The regents approved a five percent salary increase for nearly all faculty and administrative staff. The move leaves faculty salaries facing 12 to 15 percent cuts from 1931 base pay. Student requests for a union building and second-hand bookstore were sent to committee. A university foundation to receive private gifts was endorsed with details to be finalized later.
A new booklet by University of Nebraska instructors Dr. Knute O. Broady and Ralph Dailard argues small town schools should not imitate city buildings but fit the local program. The guide addresses school boards on tailoring facilities to community needs and resources.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.