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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1917
Page
3
A vintage advertisement touts Cascarets as a 10 cent remedy offering relief from constipation indigestion biliousness and headaches. It claims cleansing of the stomach liver and bowels produces happiness and a clear head and urges adults and children to take Cascarets for ongoing health.
A novel welded glass suitable for optical instruments is reported by Parker and Dalladay to the Faraday society. Surfaces join under optical pressure, heated to a precise temperature below the annealing point to avoid surface distortion. Different glasses behave differently. softer types distort before harder ones weld.
An advertisement urges care for kidneys highlighting their role in filtering poisons. It promotesDr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a top remedy for kidney and bladder troubles and offers a test sample by mail from Dr Kilmer Co. in Binghamton New York.
A humorous scene unfolds as a pink skinned, heroic young woman asks director E H Calvert for an extra role. He recalls her parents from years past and asks which side of the house she resembles. She retorts that she does not resemble any side of an old house.
Advertisement urges mothers to inspect every bottle of Castoria for the proper signature claiming trust built over 30 years. Notes children cry for Fletcher's Castoria and highlights its standing as a familiar old remedy for infants and kids.
A New York Sphinx Club banquet featured a witty after-dinner speaker sharing a doctor’s tale. The physician spends three to four thousand dollars yearly on advertising, explaining his wife reads department store ads in the daily press.
A noted actress shares a simple mix to darken gray hair using Bay Rum glycerine Barbo Compound and water. Instructions suggest mixing 1 oz Bay Rum ½ oz glycerine and Barbo Compound in half pint water, with full directions in each Barbo box. The blend is said to darken gray hair gradually without coloring the scalp or becoming sticky. Ad.
A dialogue notes a humorous exchange about a medicine ball. One character fears there is no hope for them because they cannot swallow the object, prompting a quirky self deprecating moment. The snippet preserves a playful tone and the odd quotable line.
A quotation praises the value of pleasant thoughts as the finest art in living and suggests a life enriched by many uplifting ideas and reflections.
The speaker pauses to honor fallen soldiers at a battlefield grave and recalls the Civil War, urging decisive commitment to the unfinished work of liberty. He asserts a nation of the people and promises a new birth of freedom through republican government.
Biographer Henry Rankin defends Mary Todd Lincoln against harsh legends of an unhappy marriage. He notes her charm, education, and political acumen, detailing their courtship, marriage, and her enduring sorrow after Lincoln's death. Rankin argues history will recognize her merits and place her among the ages.
Quotes from U S Grant Rutherford B Hayes James A Garfield and Benjamin Harrison praise Lincoln as a unifying figure in the Civil War era noting his patriotism wisdom and steady leadership. Public remarks emphasize his restraint and generosity toward enemies.
A farmer sought a divorce over a dispute about painting his frame house. Lincoln advised a month to consider a compromise. Returning, the couple agreed to paint the house brown, illustrating his counsel to seek agreement rather than holding a hard line.
A biographical vignette recalls Lincoln during Grant’s assault on Richmond. He visits City Point to witness the endgame, shows gentleness with wounded kittens on the River Queen, and reflects on the word mother. The piece links Lincoln’s path to his late mother’s influence.
The excerpt from Circle Magazine presents pithy quotes attributed to Abraham Lincoln about contentment and self-improvement. It also parodies a Euclid proposition by asking if one could refute it by calling Euclid a liar.
A New York Sun style vignette shows poor savers relying on hidden cash as high prices bite. A shopper pockets money in a stocking while another deposits, and a refined client misreads bank jargon, prompting a brief clash over service.
In Petrograd, official sources show village schools rise 71 percent in a decade. By 1916 compulsory attendance was enacted for all village children, with 51 percent aged eight to eleven currently enrolled. Reading literacy grew 8 percent over ten years as schools emphasize religion Slavonian and Russian languages arithmetic and calligraphy.
Over 100 Alaskans show interest in fur farming with silver fox yards in 35 localities and blue fox farms on 35 islands. Blue fox pelts from older farms performed well last season while silver fox farms ramp up production. Research at Washington Lin den Md and Chesterfield Ny probes feeding, confinement and handling of fur bears to improve domestication, breeding, and fur processing.
A robust man about six feet tall and just over 200 pounds dines with his wife and three female friends in a department store dining hall. The scene includes the waiter taking two meat lunches as she quips Pour chickens and a beef.
An advertising pitch claims Danderine removes dandruff and itching and promotes immediate hair fullness. It describes using the product on small strands for a light fluffy look and lustrous health and encourages buying a 25 cent bottle from any store.
A dog steals meat from a butcher shop and a man admits the dog is his, though he jokes the animal is doing for itself now. Also a brief medical ad for Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets promoting liver bowel and stomach regulation.
An old health claim urges people over thirty to protect kidney vitality to prevent premature aging. It promotes daily hot water, sweating, and Anuric tablets from drugstores to dissolve uric acid, with claims of curing backache and rusty joints and enabling a lifespan to a hundred.
A young man tells his employer he plans to marry the boss's daughter next week, prompting a blunt reply as he seeks a raise. The exchange centers on the unexpected revelation and its implications for the worker.
The message emphasizes that people are affected by your words and deeds. It urges careful attention to actions and speech since they influence those around you and reflect your character.
The Kansas City Star notes that Sir Rabindranath Tagore returns picture postcards to relatives in Bengal. The casual line suggests a personal tidbit amid everyday newspaper items.
A brief exchange questions the whereabouts of an engagement ring and asks who the mysterious man is, hinting at possible involvement or concern surrounding the forthcoming engagement.
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