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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1913
Page
2
A historical article argues that abundant land in urban areas is a key driver of the high cost of living, noting supply constraints and speculative pricing as major factors affecting housing and daily expenses.
Washington reports a forthcoming bulletin on soils and food supply. Dr. Whitney, head of the bureau, notes vast uncultivated land and declining cultivated areas as population grows. He says the nation feeds more per person than European countries and warns high living costs may persist without increased food production.
Twelve hundred immigrants at Ellis Island received Christmas cheer with gifts from two trees in the dining hall. Five clergymen spoke in various languages as guests enjoyed a special dinner with ice cream and treats. Men received briar pipes and accessories, women received ornaments and toiletries.
Blair Nebraska reports the worst fire in town destroying the Martin and Nurse Canning plant except the office building. Origin unknown, suspected incendiary. About 1,250,000 cans this year were unshipped with $40,000 worth of corn on hand. Total loss exceeds $100,000 including building and machinery.
The Giornal d'Italia claims a young anarchist Henry Dal Ferro of Sangiovanni Persiceto near Bologna who was drawn to assassinate King Emmanuel attempted suicide when tasked with the mission. He is reported in a hospital in serious condition.
The Turkish government begins counter peace proposals, suggesting terms at least as distant from allied demands, with a lengthy bargaining process expected before the conference concludes.
A party led by Miss Barry Till and Miss Genevieve Davis has departed for St Cocoa Island in the Pacific, about 500 miles southwest of Panama. Legends say millions of dollars in treasure lie buried there, drawing treasure seekers for years.
Oklahoma cities report heavy snow with Muskogee streets buried beneath several inches and four to seven inches reported in the Texas Panhandle region as northeastern Oklahoma endures sustained snowfall.
Militant suffragettes attacked pillar letter boxes in Udon using black and red fluids to obliterate addresses on heavy Christmas Mail.
Washington reports Ensign Fitzhugh Creep of the U S Navy assigned to the Crocker land expedition planned for next July. He serves as biographer and physiographer to document the Arctic venture and verify a landmass Peary reported seeing in 1906 about 14 miles across the ice.
A report states that Meru colony of Ameri, located twenty miles west Mironso, was hacked by a band of rebels who seized the place. The brief note records the attack and the insurgent action without graphic detail.
The document notes the termination of a treaty between Russia and the United States. It details the abrogation of agreements and highlights Russia's stance in ongoing discussions.
A condensed digest covers personal, political and foreign items with intelligence notes. It highlights key developments for the general reader in a compact form.
President Taft sails from Atlantic coast for Key West to inspect a dreadnought voyage to Colon and plans to assume the Kent professorship of law at Yale in New Haven early next spring. Indicated shifts include a delay in appointing an Indian commissioner and new bills on homesteads and postmaster selection.
A 15 year old boy named John Gordon suffered severe facial and hand burns while playing Santa in Lincoln. Delegates from five states attended the National Alfalfa Millers association convention in Wichita Kansas. Earl Bowman allegedly leads a 40 member cattle thief gang in Barber County Kansas. R C Boyer’s arrest in Colorado Springs follows alleged felonies in Chicago Omaha Denver and Lincoln. Harry Herron a painter died from escaping gas in Lincoln. The Children’s theater reportedly the first in the world opened in New York with Mrs Frances Hodgson Burnett’s work produced. An inmate of the Oak land state industrial home for the adult blind is said to have died by suicide due to neglect. Twenty five thousand Frisco railway workers receive Christmas old age and disability pensions. English committee aims to buy Sulgrave Manor and place a George Washington bust in Westminster Abbey. Butter prices are expected to fall. A herd of 1200 turkeys was driven to Sedalia Missouri, sold at 16 1 2 cents a pound. Jeff Davis plans a monthly hoboes magazine titled International Hobo Review. Andrew Carlson an elderly Wyandotte Kansas inmate dies from throat disease related to a habit of substituting rags for tobacco.
Ainsworth residents R F Osborn and John Roach demonstrate a brick made from pure dry sand. Their device uses a graphite mold and an electric current to heat silica so the sand cements into a coherent block, claimed to be much cheaper than standard brick.
A car load on Grand Island tracks caught fire and exploded as spectators escaped. Two sons of John Strickenholtz near Julian were injured when a wood load overturned. Alliance lit cluster lights for a holiday look. Albion high school performed The Peppery Pa at the opera house. Doctors Woods and Beck in Geneva collided. no injuries. Alliance's $40 000 Central school building burned from a furnace. Vern Hutchinson of Hastings burned by boiling syrup. Seward county held its third annual corn show and educational exhibit.
Record of results from the Nebraska State Board of Agriculture shows prizes for a boy under eighteen growing the largest corn yield on one acre in 1912. First prize is 25 dollars, with various smaller awards ranging from two dollars to eight dollars for different placements. The contest covers land west of the east line of Boyd, Holt, Wheeler, Greeley, Howard, Hall, and Adams counties.
They state material costs are nearly zero and no curing is needed as the brick is ready for the wall once cooled. It is said to be much stronger and lighter than current bricks and unlikely to break. The inventors believe this could revolutionize the brick industry.
Dr Hodges of the Smithsonian Institution Washington has inquired into evidence on the original occupancy of Nemaha county. He will incorporate the evidence in a new ethnology bureau work. It marks the first time eastern Nebraska is recognized by the Washington department.
Humboldt and T M Draper report a find in glacial drifts with garnets of finer quality and claimed rubies of considerable value. The state geologist is alerted as mineralogical interest grows.
Mrs J F Stull aged 77 at her home four miles north of Plattsmouth was butted by a sheep while collecting eggs. The animal toppled her, dislocating her right shoulder and causing bruises and other injuries.
Lincoln County commissioners and county officers closed their annual meeting by electing officers for the coming year and choosing the 1912 meeting site. Omaha won the bid for the meeting location over Grand Island. Re-elected officers include P. J. Kennedy of York as president, Charles Hill of Hastings as secretary, and Henry Fasteneau of Nebraska City as vice president.
The Methodist church in Chester has installed a new pipe organ valued at $2,000. The addition enhances the building’s worship space and acoustic offerings for services and events.
The Nebraska association of sheriffs voted to hold the next annual convention in Beatrice. Elected officers include John A. Jones of Nelson as president T W Carroll of Alma as vice president and W E Condit of Fremont as secretary. A legislative committee was named with C D Quinton Plattsmouth Gus Sievers Grand Island W H Sutton Greeley J A Jones Nelson W C Condit Fremont Gus Hyers Lincoln F J McShane Omaha John Gillen Seward.
Funeral services for former Mayor Otoe C Morton took place at the family home with Rev. W W Barnes of St Marys Episcopal Church officiating. Mortons remains lay in state for about an hour and were viewed by a large crowd, the largest cortege in years. People from the city and out of town attended.
Henry Richards narrowly escaped when his team was killed by a train at Fremont. Fire destroyed the farm home of Joseph Merrill near Blue Springs. A Christmas gift hold-up was thwarted by Mrs. Peter Anderson of Omaha. Dozens of local drills, new enlistments, and a co operative store plan in Lincoln appear alongside civic, religious, and agricultural notices.
Deputy Secretary of State George W. Marsh has been reappointed by Secretary Wait and filed an official $10,000 bond with the state auditor. The fire commissioner's office records show current fire insurance company levies are insufficient to cover its expenses.
A remarkable sixteen inch long tooth weighing twenty two pounds is displayed at the University Museum in Lincoln. The fossil elephant specimen comes from a creature that once roamed the area now Nebraska during prehistoric times.
Gus D. Roundabush age sixteen was escorted to the penitentiary by the Buffalo county sheriff to begin a one year sentence for manslaughter. He appeared so small and boyish that Clerk Wilson exclaimed this is no kindergarten and threatened not to sign a receipt for him.
Rev. J. F. Roach of Lincoln signals readiness to resign as he departs the state and names his preferred successor Rev. F. S. Stein of Lincoln. Governor Aldrich is expected to make the appointment.
A 1907 law requires all livestock brands to be renewed by January 1, 1908 and every five years after. Renewals cost 50 cents. Secretary Mellor reports 2,393 steam traction engines, 2,173 stationary engines, 11,647 gasoline engines, and 34,028 joy vehicles in the state, excluding factory locations.
Legislative committee of the Order of Railway Conductors and the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen met in Lincoln last week to discuss measures allowing railroaders to vote while away from home on election day and to improve the general efficiency of railroad employees.
The state board of agriculture reports sixteen prize winners averaging 77 bushels 61 pounds per acre, about three times the state average. The top yield is 126 bushels per acre. The sixteen winners share 400 dollars in prize money.
Food Commissioner Hansen has filed his annual report and proposes a bill to assist the impoverished by placing storage houses under state control. The measure would authorize the food commission to regulate their operation and the sale of goods stored therefrom.
A Sunday school conference of Congregational churches in the state met at the First Congregational church in Lincoln. Twenty men from Beat Rice Crawford Holdrege Aurora Crete Chadron Norfolk Neligh Franklin and other places attended. J P O'Brien of Kansas City served as principal speaker and educational secretary for the middle west states.
Fourteen state institutions of Nebraska cared for 4423 inmates and public charges during the six months ending November 30 at an aggregate cost of 419092 for maintenance. Average per capita expense was 86.15 for the half year. Record Clerk J. H. Presson of the governor's office prepared the summary. He reports total unexpended balances from appropriations at 239353 on December 1.
The Nebraska state board of agriculture will hold its fifty fourth annual meeting at Lincoln on January 23. The board, chartered in 1858, has long served as the official agency to encourage and promote agriculture and related Act duties in the state. A list shows 316 districts due 31/465 from the state appropriation for aid to weak schools, certified by the state superintendent with amounts due by December 16.
A fragmented note indicates a plan by the state normal board to remove Politics from conduct at the four state normal schools. The document suggests presidents or leaders may be restricted to city walls during the upcoming legislative session unless a special meeting is convened to clarify the actions.
Hon. Dr. Roche directs a strong display at the United States Land Show in Chicago. Canada’s grain and grass exhibits include wheat, oats, barley and vegetables, with prize-winning varieties and daily bread made from Canadian flour. Royal reception for McGregor on return, BC apples featured, and 200,000 Americans expected to visit western Canada this year.
A quip recaps Napoleon's success by noting he managed from the field while opponents relied on bench leadership. The line contrasts battlefield command styles to suggest Napoleon’s decisive, on‑ground control.
A playful exchange centers on affection with flirtatious dialogue and rhymed endearments. The lighthearted vignette highlights tender banter between two speakers using singsong phrasing.
The article notes Patience asks if he is marriageable and Patrice doubting his suitability. People say he "never good" at making excuses, signaling skepticism about his readiness for marriage.
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