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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1925
Page
4
The story notes a reliable Willard battery service in the Farris Battery Station district with local repair and supply options. It mentions familiar battery brands and dependable maintenance service for vehicles and equipment.
Olof Gustafson files suit in Polk County Nebraska district court against non resident Alaegra Gustafson Heermann and Harold Gustafson seeking a $4818.22 judgment on a note. An attachment and garnishment order flags non residency and a 5000 dollar note mortgage held by Farmers State Bank of Stromsburg may be sold to satisfy the claim. Respond by February 8, 1926. Attorneys: Beal and Us.
Readers report Miss Mary Mytholar and others traveling to Council Bluffs McEllen Texas Wahoo and Omaha for holidays. Local Masonis held annual party at the hall with noted attendance. Several residents visit relatives, recover from illnesses, or move residences, including Newtons moving to Arkansas and Henry Reed’s leg injury from a horse kick.
Cheer ups the storyteller comforts Brighteyes and Quickear as rain keeps the Quixies indoors. They fashion leaf curtains, gather for a tale about Hoopoe birds and King Solomon, learning crowns of feathers replace golden crowns, a desert legend and a gentle moral about gifts.
St Pauls Ev Lutheran Luther League plans New Year wake with 9 a.m. program, social hour, and devotional. Sunday worships at 11 English and 7:30 Swedish, Sunday School at 10. Congregation annual meeting Jan 5 at 10:30. Ladies Aid Jan 7 at Mrs. Walgreen’s home. Eden Baptist in Stromsburg lists services and B Y P A. First M E Church schedules 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. services with Epworth League at 6:30 p.m. and midweek prayer.
For sale the Burns estate offers 160 acres two miles east of Osceola and five miles from Shelby with paving paid for. Also city property in Osceola one block west of the square. Features include a 24 by 40 house, eight rooms, closets, full basement, two good 75 by 150 lots. Signed D. C. Burns.
An advertisement at Rystroms in Stromsburg Nebraska promotes a wagon box for 28 dollars a steel wheel truck for 56 dollars and a good wagon for 125 dollars, inviting customers to see the goods in store.
Old St Nick left John Monson a Dodge Brothers Type B Sedan on Christmas Eve. On the same day Mr and Mrs Charles J Sargent reportedly received a baby daughter. The infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Edwin Jones is reported ill with pneumonia.
A clear two part plan for selling goods. First you must have items to sell like farm machinery livestock and odds and ends. Second you must advertise well and The Record offers neat bills bold type and wide Polk county distribution to draw attention.
The article traces a belief that cutting a pig’s tail promotes a fat hog at killing time, linking it to ancient grain spirit worship. It notes similar rites in Bourgogne, Scandinavia, Estonia, Germany, and Courland, where tails or hog symbols are used to ensure a good crop or fat yield. The piece ends with a note on the Nile’s length, adding unrelated trivia.
Carson Auto Company invites customers to come in and explore the Radio Department whether buying is planned or not. The friendly staff welcome a casual visit to see radio options and accessories.
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