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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1913
Page
4
A mixed column lists market items and ads including feed, eggs, butter, and hogs for sale. It also advertises sewing machines, Plymouth cockerels, auto repairs, and second hand autos from Hastlings Brothers, plus land listings around Litchfield. Classifieds request a competent housemaid and note winter heating and tire prices.
Wm. Nance's old stand offers horse shoeing and repair work. Plain shoes cost 50 cents and resetting 25 cents. Frank Shelmadine handles the service.
Advertises a remedy to prevent cholera in hogs and swine stock. Claims to cure sick hogs and brood sows with a product described as Worm and Germ Destroyer. Free advice offered by Ernest A. Olson of Stremsburg Nebraska with contact telegraph.
Abundant Coquolto nuts found in Mexico are entirely seized by a local soap concern. The manager complains of insufficient raw material from the neighborhood and blame rests on local natives and extraction difficulties.
In The County Court of Polk County Nebraska in the matter of Lucy Raczor deceased creditors are warned to file claims by June 23 1914 and debts paid by December 22 1914. Hearings on January 23 1914 March 28 1914 and June 23 1914 at 10 A M will receive examine hear allow or adjust all duly filed claims. County Judge Henry H Campbell dated December 22 1913.
A vocal editorial column attacks the Wilson administration for its Mexican policy, calling it no policy at all and accusing figures like Walrath of cowardice for defending or opposing actions. The piece tightens the dispute over aggressive diplomacy and questions the sincerity of critics and supporters alike.
Fragments show a plot around a man named Banks seeking to break his late wife’s will. The text hints at financial entanglements and a court or legal maneuver, with tense speculation about the outcome.
A local contest at the Gem Theatre in Osceola Nebraska offers prizes for vote counts with $25 to the top vote getter, $15 to the runner up, and $10 to third, plus $5 weekly for the largest gain. Participants are urged to submit coupons by mail or in person before December 4.
A coupon grants 1000 votes to any one candidate. For details contact Gem Theatre management.
The L. L. Lutheran Church schedules its tenth anniversary celebration on New Years Eve December 31 starting at 8 o'clock with a program featuring songs, a vocal solo by Mrs. A. Oberg, a history by Adolph Nelson, an address by Prof. L. Bonander, and a benediction. Afterward testers and coffee will be served in the church basement. The Ladies Aid meets Friday at 2 30 and the confirmation class gathers Saturday at 2 p m in the afternoon.
An advertisement quotes Mrs G Davenport of Roycefield New Jersey praising Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills as the sole remedy for rheumatism. It claims relief from pain and nervous irritation that disturbs sleep, notes no stomach disturbance and no habit formation, and offers money back if no benefit.
Fragmentary notice hints at a buy request and landing page offer. Readable clues mention a purchase or bid from a local reader seeking goods or services. No specific names, dates, or prices are discernible in the legible text.
Unclear text notes wartime matches, time, taxation, and forestry mentions. It references one-half of an emolument and remands after choices of weeds and by products, with notes on pine, poplar, and shingles. The passage is fragmentary and lacks clear events or identifiable individuals.
Town discussion centers on who deserves credit for the new library project. A public figure who donated the site for a baseball park argues the site should be named for him, while others claim the library donor should be honored instead.
The text shows garbled dialogue about coercion and instructing people how to vote, with incomplete lines suggesting locals telling boys how to vote and expectations of support. The passage is damaged and difficult to interpret, but it implies pressure in a voting context without clear details or names.
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