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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1917
Page
3
An 19th century advertisement claims Pape's Diapepsin relieves dyspepsia indigestion gas heartburn and sourness in five minutes. It promises fast results and harmlessness with a fifty cent case offering a hundred dollars’ worth of satisfaction and urges keeping it at home for day or night upset stomachs.
Katherine returns from a visit and asks if her father loves her and her siblings. Her mother assures her of his devotion though not demonstrative. The younger sister defends their father, noting he calls them dummies more than dearies in casual moments.
Endorsement from C F Stockwell of Bassett Nebao for Dr Kilmer Swamp Root. Claims relief for gall stones gravel bladder catarrh and rheumatism with testimonials from twenty years experience. Ad invites ten cent sample and informs bottles sold at drug stores with a booklet on kidneys and bladder.
A museum turnstile keeper warns a visitor to leave his umbrella at the door before entering. The visitor insists he has no umbrella, and the keeper insists that no one may pass without surrendering an umbrella.
A public ad boasts topical relief for eczema and itching using a hot bath with Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. It promises speedy healing and toilet use benefits, offering free samples by mail with a booklet from Cuticura Dept. L Boston. Postcard request required. Sold everywhere.
An Indian woman carries a papoose in a basket cradle on her back to keep hands free, inspiring William De Lude and Albert H. Steele of Kansas City to fashion a saddle for firemen to rescue unconscious or helpless persons from burning buildings.
A 10 cent Cascarets box promises thorough cleansing of the stomach and removal of bile and waste. The ad claims no griping or inconvenience and cites relief from headaches biliousness coated tongue indigestion sour stomach and constipation with nightly use. Millions allegedly use Cascarets.
A succinct observation notes that when weighing men, the outcome highlights weight as the sole standout, with other attributes yielding no comparative advantage. The quip comments on priorities and strengths in a humorous, terse fashion.
Berlin reports a near famine with butter and sugar scarce and meat limited by cattle feed shortages. The regime claims the "most perfect organization" allocates fixed weekly meat and rationed bread, while black markets and hoarding are curbed with penalties.
William P. Malburn resigns as assistant secretary of the treasury to become chief National bank examiner for the Second Federal Reserve District in New York. He succeeds Charles Starck and will earn 15000 dollars yearly, up from 5000. He is Denver-based and son in law of Senator Thomas of Colorado.
A WWI front page narrative details British and German aviators in combat. It highlights the vital role of air power, recounts Lt. A’s daring actions against 12 German Roland fighters, and notes German stall tactics ending in crashes after aerial duels and dives.
A wine journal reports American glass bottles offered to France for champagne but identifies the bottles as German made at Geressheim near Dusseldorf in F Heyes works. They travel to the United States or Cuba and return as American products.
Representative Baker introduces a law to bar hunters from blinding rabbits at night with spotlights and shooting them. A separate Senate bill requires lights on all vehicles at night except hand drawn carts and hay wagons, with baby carriages exempt.
San Francisco sources recount a reduced but bloody clash in Peking streets as Austrian and Italian legation guards collided. Rifles swords and bayonets were used until officers separated the combatants. Embassies then agreed to set aside days when one side may patrol outside while the other remains inside.
A fragment notes Holland supplying bottles similar to German exports, indicating no difficulty in tracing how goods leave Germany. The brief implies shared packaging or shipping patterns between Dutch and German routes.
In Memphis hundreds of men forced to work at night wear cheap watches to protect valuable timepieces as robberies and holdups rise, causing a reign of terror according to local accounts.
Senate approves drastic amendments to the postal bill criminalizing liquor import into states banning beverage sales and barring liquor ads from mail. In the House, the national prohibition constitutional amendment clears the judicial committee with Webb predicting swift passage within a week. No senate action before March 4 when the 64th Congress ends.
Herbert Hoover told 500 guests that unless Germany allows neutral relief work in Belgium Americans must continue funding and supplying the country. He cited 400000 Belgian babies fed twice daily and 1200000 destitute children needing aid, urging persistence through open channels and ship lanes to port.
An appeal in the weekly bulletin of the American association of commerce and trade urges Americans in Germany not to panic. It insists that Americans who conduct their business properly will have nothing to fear, regardless of how the situation develops.
In a joint session of Congress the electoral college results from the November 7 vote were canvassed. The final tallies declared Woodrow Wilson president with 277 votes to Hughes 254 and Thomas R Marshall vice president with 277 votes to Fairbanks 254.
Lincoln officials say Langhorst, chairman of the state committee, nearly completes plans for a special Nebraska train to witness President Wilson's inauguration. The effort targets organized travel from Lincoln with state party support.
In Washington the senate refused to suspend its rules and attach provisions to the post office appropriation bill. The provisions would have raised postage rates on newspapers and magazines and cut drop letter rates to 1 cent.
An official announcement states the United States government offers 5,000 rifles and 5,000,000 cartridges to the Cuban government. The move signals U S support amid ongoing tensions and regional security concerns.
Tables from recent days show a general price surge in 1916 with sirloin up 11 percent, hams 26 percent, lard 29 percent, flour 11 percent, eggs 18 percent, butter 14 percent, potatoes 100 percent, sugar 25 percent, milk 4 percent.
The House extended the time limit to February 27 for the final report of the congressional leak inquiry committee. Committee members traveled to New York to resume hearings with no new evidence prompting the extension, seen as a move to allow a deliberately drafted unanimous report.
A Cincinnati man developed a compound named freezone sold by druggists in tiny bottles. A few drops on a corn or callus instantly relieve soreness and shrivel the lesion so it lifts off without pain or skin irritation. It dries quickly and works on hard or soft corns and calluses between toes. If not in stock, ask your wholesaler to order a bottle.
A brief guidance item describes using a few drops to loosen corn or callus tissue and lifting it away with the fingers without pain. It emphasizes a simple at home method for removing stubborn skin buildup.
Sun dried oysters are highlighted as a regional culinary specialty in China, noting their status as a traditional delicacy and popular feature in Chinese eateries and markets.
German medical papers report a striking innovation in surgery tried by Doctor Neuhaeuser in an army hospital. A new method grows new fingers and thumbs using a rib segment, with skin covered by a chest flap near the ribs.
Rev W H Warner of Myersville Maryland reports severe sciatica back pain lumbago neuralgia cramps and kidney trouble. He credits DODD S Kidney Pills with restoring his health and saving his life in a testimonial urging readers to use the same product.
A note describes the pure bean cheese of the Orient as produced solely from prepared casein curd. The statement emphasizes its composition and origin in a concise food product remark.
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