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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1902
Page
1
The New-York Weekly Tribune has served as a national weekly paper for sixty years, earning broad confidence and support from farmers and the American public for its coverage and editorial voice.
A local column records visits and gatherings across Stromsburg and nearby towns. Ada Base and Daisy Vanhoosen are noted guests, with families like the Lew Daily and Nenhoven clans joining various afternoons. Others travel from Silver Creek and Lincoln areas, while residents attend church events, birthdays, and weddings, including Miss Winnie Ball’s ceremony at David City.
Condition. Having put in another wheat er to temper the wheat our flour sow is better than ever before. City Mills Osceola Neb.
Local items report twins and birthdays, poultry prices, feed ads, dental visits, trips to Lincoln and Fremont, auctions advertised by Ingalls, and social events. Names include J H Mickey B L King Hartle and J E Holt with mentions of Mrs Mickey Nellie Jones Baum and A C Jones. Activities span library news Thurston County events and sales notices at the post office and Osceola.
A Michigan reader extols Chamberlains Cough Remedy as the best for coughs colds and croup and notes its availability from G T Ray & Co. An Osceola Nebraska notice mentions flour shipments and a business move to expand confections and cigars offerings at the southwest square storefront.
A 120 acre Bull estate farm near Osceola Nebraska is set for executors sale March 1 at 2 PM at the court house south door. Also advertised is a Home Seekers Excursion to Wheatland Wyoming on March 4 leaving Silver Creek at noon to promote irrigated farms. Geo Cremeen Osceola Nebraska invites inquiries.
An Osceola Nebraska advertisement touts Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets with a 25 cent price and money back guarantee. Sample boxes are offered by pharmacist G T Ray & Co. The notice also reports Fred Johnsons finger injury from a corn sheiler with amputation planned. Miss Della Powers eighteenth birthday party. and wedding plans for Paul Timm and Bertha Zennicker with ceremony in Columbus Nebraska on February 27 followed by a reception.
The December Ladies' Home Journal advises housewives to use tobacco stems as a plant insecticide. Soak stems in boiling water, let stand, strain into a basin, dilute until faint brown, then dip plant tops into the liquid to wash and protect them.
Ladier, F. Kearny and son Burr depart for Washington state with furniture and livestock, Mrs. Kearney and Miss Blale to follow. The Kearneys are among Osceola’s oldest settlers, moving from the valley to Asceola in recent years, leaving many friends. A Royal Neighbors camp formed in Osceola with twenty charter members, part of the M. W. A. officers listed: Oracle Cornelia Shrader, Vice Oracle Ella Elmer, Recorder Anna Bittner, Receiver Marie Everett, Physician Carrie L. Heald, Charellor Mary Jackson, Marshal Olive Mickey, Inner Sentinel Lizzie Peterson, Outer Sentinel Mamie Cog Jizer, Past Oracle Mollie Scholz, Managers Mollie Schott, Minnie Hotchkiss and J. D. Kelley.
Dr. J W Hamilton of San Francisco touts Warners White Wine of Tar Syrup as the best cough medicine in the world with unique effectiveness for asthma after years of use.
Shelby residents welcomed visitors from Omaha Lincoln and Iowa while locals planned moves and farm tasks. Neal Brigham traveled from Lincoln. Grace Kumbach visited from Omaha. Spencer Cunningham arrived from Central City to live on the Cunningham farm. The community notes shifts include marriage arrivals, farm relocations, livestock shipments, and local social events with a Ladies Relief Corps supper and area business trips.
A peace officer in Beatrice issues warrants for six women who played euchre for silver spoons, equating the game to poker for silver dollars as the judge compares the prize to gambling.
Regular meeting set for Saturday March 1 1902 at 1 PM in the Court House. Committees from January to report and final 1902 fair arrangements to be provided. All are urged to attend. Signed C D Stongp Secretary.
Announcement from Orry Mruns at Dececla Neb states money will buy flour at the mill in five sack lots at wholesale price.
The ordinances are now in book form and seen as a significant improvement over the old ones. While some provisions may not suit everyone, they are generally viewed as good and worthy of support. The main objection is the occupation tax, though it funds city operations and prevents overspending in the treasury. Citizens will notice many good points upon reading.
In Berry v Berry the Iowa Supreme Court held that cruel and inhuman treatment can justify a divorce. It noted that harsh words and insults may threaten life for a frail, sensitive wife, equating persistent verbal abuse to lethal violence under the statute.
If you want a new carpet don’t fail to see those samples at Osceola Hardware and Furniture Co store from March 1 to 10. The notice advertises carpet sample exhibition and dates for customers to view.
Ernest Bonner moved to Columbus last week to continue his studies at the high school. The party at Albert Hahn's was not well attended owing to stormy weather. Miss Cora Jordan is slowly recovering from a severe sickness. A small surprise occurred Saturday evening when the girl walked in unexpectedly to spend Sunday with the old folks.
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