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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1916
Page
3
Siletz of Daily's lumber camp guides a stranger to the camp. Walter Landry arrives to supervise for Dillingworth Lumber Co. and vows to claim timber wealth. He befriends foreman John Dally, earns trust, and learns of the Preacher as he christens Siletz with a coined nickname Night Wind in the Pines.
Miss Poppy Ordway, a New York author, arrives to write on-site and seek sanctuary at the camp. Landry offers her a room while Siletz notes Hampden of the Yella Pines presses a land dispute over a tract near the camp. Hampden accuses Landry of overstepping as a standoff looms over the East Belt stumpage and homestead records.
Landry and his foreman Collins ride the newly opened trail to inspect a rival homesteader shack blocking their path to the East Belt. Hampden asserts pressure as bootleg claims and camp tensions rise among Landry’s crew and local men.
Landry and Daily plot to strip a contested timber tract while Hampden battles for a claim. Siletz dreams of the sea and faith, urging Sandry toward a wild, unsettled romance as the Preacher nears the camp. The Strain between commerce and belief deepens as the East Belt dispute simmers.
Secretary Mellor of the State Board of Agriculture opposes a national bill to mix wheat and corn in flour saying it could lower flour quality and raise feed costs. He notes Nebraska’s strong wheat and livestock sectors and cites objections from the corn products lobby via a Washington letter. Smallpox at Grand Island Soldiers Home: five hundred inmates and staff quarantined after a case. Dietz ill with aggravated smallpox. home closed and an isolation hospital set up. Vaccinations issued for exposed individuals and strict guard kept to contain spread.
Professor Romano declares leavened white bread a health and economic menace. He urges whole wheat bread with minimal yeast, noting digestion is impaired when bread is softened by leavening and yeast activity persists after baking. He cites international examples of acceptable wholemeal bread without leavening.
A Pittsburgh Dispatch meditation urges readers to meet misfortune with a positive mindset. It compares life’s journey to Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress, emphasizing mental sunshine, resilience, and inner rewards over external aid.
Experiments show Chinese wood on tree thrives in northern Florida. A tree in Tallahassee produced two bushels of fruit last season. Beyond its economic value it serves as an ornamental tree with clusters of white flowers and reddish yellow centers, resembling a catalpa when in bloom.
The article surveys various innovations for soldiers including spring boots to ease marching, a wire shield to protect vital parts, a hollow water harvesting helmet with a tap, and a telescope on rifles along with various other contrivances thought useful by inventors.
Mrs Day says plans to send Harry to Yule would not work as he is in fright. Mrs Weeks agrees noting the boy’s fear and uncertainty about the event.
The Department of Marine and Fisheries reports Canada built and registered 43 546 tons in 1914, the highest in 14 years. Ontario contributed 23 167 tons as trade on the Great Lakes spurred demand for larger steamers. At $30 a ton, the total value of vessels on the registry on December 21 stood at 27 972 000 dollars.
The Philadelphia Evening Ledger reports a drop in slippers produced in the last year to about 15.5 million pairs, noting a marked decrease and attributing some effect to the era’s "spare the rod" policy as government support cites the trend.
Senator Mellor speaks out against the mixed flour bill, citing potential harm to bakers and consumers amid ongoing national food policy debates. The text notes Mellor’s opposition despite its passage and hints at political repercussions within the chamber.
The state treasurer reports school funds received from June 1 1915 to January 15 1916 totaling 454 410 dollars. Bond interests contributed 228 350 dollars and lease payments on school lands added 92 000 dollars. The remainder came from various sources.
Food Commissioner Harman will urge Governor Morehead to set two or three special pure food days in early spring. He envisions a general cleanup day for all grocery stores meat markets eating places and other food selling and serving establishments to draw public attention to clean sanitary wholesome products and promote Nebraska made goods.
The 1913 legislature's resolution to lower freight rates led the railway commission to reduce charges starting September 1914. Within state traffic for the year ending June 30, 1915, tonnage rose by 16,217,000 pounds to 979,539,694, while railway income dropped to 2,390,464 dollars, down 347,000 from the prior year. The past year’s average revenue was 24.6 cents per 100 pounds, below the 28.4 cents of the prior year and under the eight year average of 28 cents.
State county treasurers will gather for their annual session in Omaha on February 28 and 24. The meeting aims to discuss fiscal policies and county financial administration across the state.
A satirical column mocks various grippe prevention tips from doctors and lay writers. It lists sulfur in shoes, fetid string around the neck, saltine crackers, soap night routines, thyroid removal, and bans on smoking drinking kissing and eating, concluding that following all advice would leave nothing of you but the grippe.
The Mining and Engineering World reports on metal needs for European orders of shrapnel and shells. A British 3.3 inch shell uses steel brass copper band spelter and lead antimony bullets, totaling millions in copper spelter and lead for 25 million shells.
The article explains mosquitoes seek albuminous food from rich blood. In tropical regions a protected bat species fights malaria by protecting itself from the insect bite with uniquely shaped hairs. Bats' swift flight and prior blood meals make them ideal prey for mosquitoes.
The Kansas City Journal quotes a husband and wife debating how to handle a meddlesome child. The wife urges correction while the husband defends letting the child follow his nature, suggesting greatness comes from regulating others.
A humorous note in The Atchison Globe recalls a young patient after his first dental visit. When asked if it hurt, the boy answered that the dentist “tickled my teeth with his little auto,” sparking lighthearted amusement.
A brief oddity from the Louisville Courier Journal quotes a learner remark on shaving and progress. The speaker jokes about mastery by noting a rough course time of about 110. The item reads like a light humorous aside in a sports note.
Miss Keen reacts with disbelief as Cholly muses on his fading mental state in a short dialogue. The exchange appears in the Boston Evening Transcript.
A humorous theatrical exchange quotes a wife asking her husband if he has finished tasks for the night and he apologizes, admitting he has not. The brief vignette appears in the New York Sun.
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