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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1915
Page
3
An old advertisement praises the fruit flavored laxative Syrup of Figs for children and adults. It promotes a 50 cent bottle and boasts gentle relief for stomach and bowels, claiming it cures sick children by tomorrow. A child’s misunderstanding of adults and anarchist people is noted in a dialogue.
An advertisement extols a lemon lithia based effervescent salts as a natural cleanser for kidneys. It claims flushing with four ounces of salts in water daily clears waste, reduces irritation, and maintains kidney function, urging regular water intake for ongoing health.
An odd, fragmenting recollection recalls a church wedding interrupted by a drunken guest named Barney. A preacher questions the assembly about objections while the room reels with maudlin, self accusatory dialogue and strained decorum.
An advertisement asserts brittle, colorless hair is repaired by Danderine. It promises stronger roots, a lustrous, fluffy look after a single use and a noticeable revival of hair growth. The copy blends unrelated quotes and stray lines with the sales pitch.
Baltimore Feds seek to trade first baseman Harry Swadha while the White Sox begin coast training on February 12. Jack Coombs may get a Braves tryout next season. Wild Bill and the rejuvenated Yankees loom in the American circuit. Tate seeks Jackson management in South Michigan league next season. Rabbit Maranville insured for 25000 by Jim Gaffney. Davy Fultz outlines fraternity plans for the national commission meeting in April. Bobby Gilks opens a school for baseball players in Pensacola. More money hinted in St. Louis and Cleveland.
The 1915 Michigan schedule gains Notre Dame as a new opponent on November 13 next season. An alleged friend of C Brickley hints at coaching Ames or Ohio State. Percy Haughton proposes forward-pass rule changes. Carlisle Indians are said ready for Harvard. flying wedge barred. redskins described as too strenuous in past.
Detroit followers of Larness Racing plan a matinee club and new stakes for two year old trotting on the Metropolitan circuit. John Madden’s trotter Twenty six died after being shipped to a stud farm. Amateur driving club to hold trotting meeting for amateur championship at Goshen New York. The Boston Globe cites New York intending to use its grand circuit membership this year. With Wootton and Maher retired Steve Donoghue crowned English turf champion.
Braves manager George Stallings moved Gowdy and Deal in three World Series games to exploit wind favoring left field. Deal, a left fielder, was placed sixth or eighth to leverage his tendency to hit to left, a move noted after two successful hits including a wind-assisted double. The wind’s direction went largely unnoticed by most spectators.
Francis Ouimet protests a prize tied to professional status at the Metacomet Golf Club event. Ouimet and partner placed second, earning 40 dollars for the second best pro. Officials reallocate the prize after his refusal, arguing he aimed to support the tournament rather than claim a higher professional award.
Davis earns praise as the lone fighter Flynn cannot beat. Tom McCarthy scores a third round knockout of Sailor Fritts in a ten round scheduled bout. Freddy Welsh seeks a tune-up six rounds in Philadelphia to face Johnny Kilbane.
The United States likely hosts 86 000 billiard rooms and 15 000 bowling venues. English billiards pro Tom Reece challenges any man to a match for 500 or 1000 dollars a side. Chicago nears hosting the next national amateur championship with Sportman's Club of America bidding and Union League Club of Philadelphia as contenders.
Anthony Wilding, member of the victorious Australian Davis Cup team and holder of the English all comers, is listed among English volunteers with French in the field, a point of dissension similar to the All-Americans.
Local report highlights Newark New Jersey bidding for the 191 Olympic games. Michigan University forms a rifle lab with eighty eight members. Georgetown hosts indoor track meet planned for February thirty seventh. Hanes Kolehmainen the flying Finn makes new marks on Americas court.
After President Barney Dreyfuss of the Pittsburgh club and Secretary John A. Heydler of the National League led a schedule committee, it was unofficially reported that the 1915 National League session would begin April 14.
The essay calls for uniform public interpretations of baseball rules by league presidents. It cites a season dispute in the Eastern Association over a play where base runner and batsman rulings diverged, noting major league interpretations influence countless teams beyond the big circuits.
The Prod igal argues Australia lags in Olympic prep for track and field and urges appointing a coach for the Australia and New Zealand team at the sixth Olympiad. He notes few men have spoken up and cites Arthur Postle as a potential first class coach.
A dialogue fragment recalls a young man recalling memories of Miss Mabel and explaining his decision to end their relationship. He cites missed theater plans, unanswered letters, and social slipups as reasons, arguing that a girl’s youthful moodiness proves she is not grown up.
A Little Rock woman credits Peruna with curing years of chronic bowel trouble after trying many remedies. She urges others to write for proof of her recovery. A Houston Post excerpt relays a diary entry revealing a break in a relationship over a man.
Dyspeptic readers are urged to try Pape's Diapepsin for quick relief from indigestion, gas, and sour stomach. The ad claims five minute relief and a sweeter stomach, promising lasting regulation so you can eat your favorite foods again.
The federal bureau of education reports only fifteen in every thousand ten to fourteen year olds in the United States cannot read or write. Illiteracy dropped from 42 per thousand in 1900 to 22 in 1910, with a further drop to under one in three percent in four years, signaling large future gains for the nation's youth and overall adult literacy rates.
The Chicago News reports Danish man of letters Doctor Brandes recently visited the country and tells a curious tale of himself. He planned a tryst with his sweetheart but became absorbed in Hegel reading the encyclopedia and major works. He read volumes on aesthetics mind phenomenology and law, then the logic and philosophy, forgetting the planned meeting.
A social worker asks how many bad boys to make a good one. A street child replies one if treated well, illustrating sharp humor and resilience among lively youths.
A Boston Transcript remark notes Miss Howler sang without feeling, dismissing pity for her audience and framing the performance as emotionally vacant.
A sharp remark underscores the sting of withheld information as two women clash over trust and a withheld secret. One resents the other for not revealing a shareable confidant.
In a northern town a Sunday school class includes a little Black boy who is asked to name his blessing. He responds that his face is black and he does not have to wash it but once a week, highlighting a stark racial stereotype in the exchange.
A fragment quotes a dialog where one speaker mocks another’s finances and indifference to wealth or resource shortages, mentioning diamonds famine and gasoline shortages in a satirical exchange. The lines underscore contempt for material worry and a cavalier attitude toward scarcity.
A quip suggests that kisses lacking intoxicating effect may lead men to drink. The remark frames affection as a social cause linked to beverage use.
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