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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1923
Page
6
Smackover Arkansas once a boom town now shows a sparse prospect with 15 000 residents and no promoters or oil stock exchanges. Homicides occurred before law enforcement but new order reduced disorder. Tent colonies and fire risks dominate as oil field wealth concentrates with few get rich quicks.
A Swiss jury acquitted Ernest Borcht, who shot his wife claiming she neglected their sick husband. The decision sparked a public subscription drive for his benefit.
John Roberts, a London mining instructor, touts a carbonization method to produce semn coke from coal. He argues it will curb London fog and reduce fuel waste, converting British mine by products into tar, fuel oil, motor spirit, and sulphate of ammonia, benefiting miners and residents.
A drive to purchase the Belleau Wood battlefield in France to create a memorial for the American forces who fought there in May 1918. The Belleau Wood Memorial association seeks 200000 francs for about 150 acres plus funds for memorial markers and village reconstruction. President Harding supports the plan. initial subscriptions and honorary leaders include Mrs. Frazer, Weeks, Col. Thompson, Otto Kahn, Pershing, Harbord, and Le Jeune.
Prince Aage of Denmark, whose fortune was wiped out in a bank collapse, travels to Morocco to serve as a major in the French colonial forces. He laments unable to pursue a business career in Denmark and notes his fondness for American life and colleagues.
A Poland China hog on a Madison Nebraska farm lived 47 days without food or water after burying itself under a hay stack while farmers prepared an alfalfa pile. Found nearly unable to move and emaciated, the hog showed signs of recovery days later.
A Civil War era bomb found on a plantation near Opelousas exploded while used as an andiron and shot put prop. The blast wrecked and burned a tenant house two miles south of the town. no injuries were reported.
Frank Miller, a Germantown waiter, survived five minutes buried under earth in a grave dug behind the Germantown Theater on Germantown avenue near School Lane after wagering he could endure burial for five minutes. He emerged uninjured.
A terse note from the Boston Livening Transcript warns that resolutions slip when sand is lacking, pairing a proverb like urging preparedness with a wry commentary on supply. The line frames a broader reflection on discipline and resources in daily life.
The text notes Princess Aage, described as a highly respected Danish soldier, and her family including five-year-old Havé have relocated to Italy to reside at the home of the princess's father, Count Calvi di Bergolo.
A pilot flew three miles west of Tracy to sow a 276 acre field on the Argonauer Ranch. The machine stayed about 100 feet above ground. Seeds covered a 50 foot swath. A half-sack per acre was used and the cost estimated at about one dollar per acre.
A historical note states that the first six feet of the earth’s crust contain more oxygen than the entire atmosphere above, highlighting the abundance of oxygen beneath the surface.
Nebraska fairs begin August 14 with Adams county noted. Holstein hunters kill seven wolves. State banks at Winslow consolidated. Hot lunches served in over 100 Nebraska schools. Race Walker dies after bull attack at Fillmore county poor farm. National Livestock Association selects Omaha for 1924 meeting. Mid West Concrete Products to display in Omaha February 10. House approves investigation of Omaha and Lincoln coal dealers. Chandler and Anderson win Harvard scholarships. Cholera hits Fred Holiman’s pigs near Creston. Cholera serum inoculates 400000 swine. Fairbury high school safe robbed. $60 stolen. State Press association set for Lincoln February 22–24. Neligh marks 50th anniversary. Nursing class organized in Ohiowa. Central City Canning stock sale planned. site donated. Extension workers total 97382 meetings, 327252 attendees in 1922. Pig survey predicts 18.2% more spring furrowed pigs. January warmer than normal. 32.5 degrees. Tecumseh revival reports 169 conversions. Nebraska social workers plan Omaha meeting February 11–13. Bishop Charles O’Reilly dies. arteriosclerosis listed. Barberry eradication finished in 65 counties. Fremont mulls fall festival as homecoming. Gage county ranks third in auto licenses. 6841 automobile, 400 trucks, 53 motorcycles, 39 dealers. Governor Bryan taps Mrs. Bliss to state board of control. University extension division serves 26,000+ in 1922–23. 1493 on active list April 1 1922 to Jan 10 1923. 2624 subjects active, 430 completed, 812 dropped.
Nebraska Retail Clothiers will meet in Omaha February 13 to 15 for special events including a big style show, living models, and a cats stunts program. Banquets, film showings at Fontenelle, and invitations from Roy Byrne and Dan Sonneland anchor the program with lectures by Fred Voiland and Percy Soggswell.
Ford C Frick recounts an Ojibwe legend of Manitou trials and a healing spring. A lesser god strikes rocks to birth waters that cure the people who repent and offer wealth. The tale links to the famous Manitou Springs later celebrated by visitors.
Walter Cutters, recently finishing medical school, earns the nickname doc. He asks a veteran doctor how to become a leading physician, learning that hard work plus strategic charging helped build his early reputation.
The Audubon society, named for John James Audubon, formed to protect birds. It has fought hunting for plumage and sport and opposed wearing birds’ feathers on hats. Its efforts helped create bird reservations and curb feather fashion.
A fragment notes peculiar meals described by Livingstone’s guides after crossing the Kasai. It mentions Chinese delicacies and a bizarre supper on Demerara Island, including a pale blue mole and two mice as edible items.
A native owner notes her car can normally hold four people, but seven can fit if the riders are well acquainted. The snippet reflects a casual week end car usage question discussed by a Princeton crowd.
A Chicago woman recalls severe fatigue dizziness sleeplessness and loss of appetite. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she reports better eating sleeping and renewed energy. The letter praises the remedy and notes its long standing reputation.
Advertisement claims Red Cross Ball Blue makes fresh sweet white clothing for babies without streaks or damage. Promotes product as a trusted choice carried by all good grocers.
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