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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1928
Page
2
Remarkable year for aviation feats and Lindbergh gliding coast to coast. efforts to curb armaments fail amid strained European relations and upheaval in presidential politics and congressional action. Mississippi Valley floods devastate the region, testing relief and governance responses.
The year 1927 showcased Lindbergh’s landmark transatlantic flight and other oceanic feats, amid global disarmament talks, League of Nations activity, and tensions in Europe. U.S. Marines aided Nicaragua and China nationals, while France Germany Italy and Poland navigated treaties and disputes. Vilna’s seizure loomed over Polish Lithuanian tensions as leaders sought a peace pact.
A summary of 1920 events highlights United States actions in Nicaragua including Diaz seeking aid and the Ocotal battle, improving U.S. relations with Mexico via Dwight Morrow, Kellogg's failed Tacna Arica plan, the Geneva naval disarmament talks collapsing, and Viscount Cecil's resignation. Soviet Russia's stance shifts, London police action, and expulsion of Russian diplomats mark rising tensions. The Chinese civil war becomes international with foreign troops and concessions, while Japan's role shapes the crisis.
A survey of 1927 highlights Britain’s fragile revival after the coal strike, with a trade deficit for January, a wartime trade bill, Lords reform debates, a forecast budget to cover a large deficit, and Ireland’s political shifts including De Valera’s oath issue and the September elections.
A broad year of prosperity in the United States is noted alongside challenges from Mississippi floods and a coal strike. Coolidge declines the 1928 bid, with Lowden Hoover and Dawes as possibles. Al Smith seeks Democratic nomination as McAdoo rivals falter. Congress debates farm relief, navy funding, and Teapot Dome fallout dominates headlines.
The article lists shifts in prohibition enforcement under Seymour Loman and J M Doran, the death of Wayne Wheeler, vetoes on Philippines independence, Coolidge’s 70th Congress messages, and a series of aviation and disaster incidents. It notes Sacco and Vanzetti executions, Legion landmarks, and multiple floods, earthquakes, fires, and shipwrecks worldwide.
A summary of mid 20th century long distance flights and aviation pioneers. Charles Lindbergh’s solo New York to Paris flight defined the era, with his later tours, philanthropic ties, and honors in France Belgium and England. Other milestones include De Pinedo’s South Atlantic crossing and early military aviation feats.
The year witnessed record attendances in Chicago and across sports. Tunney defeated Dempsey for the heavyweight title on September 22, Notre Dame beat the University of Lower California on November 26, and Pete Latzo, Bud Taylor, Mickey Walker, Sammy Mandell, and Tommy Armour claimed multiple titles. Pittsburgh won the National League, the Yankees took the American League pennant, and Ban Johnson retired as AL president with E S Barnard succeeding. Bobby Jones dominated golf with several titles, Lacoste led France to the Davis Cup, and Yale, Illinois, Army, and Navy achieved notable college feats. Horse racing thrived with new tracks and pari mutuel betting. Whiskery won the Kentucky Derby and Hydromel the American Derby in Chicago.
A compilation notes repeated natural calamities from earthquakes to floods. The Mississippi Valley flood of April devastated central Illinois to the Gulf Coast, drowning hundreds and leaving hundreds of thousands homeless. Government relief, led by Secretary Hoover, mobilized nationwide aid efforts.
Mentor Magazine portrays astrology as a once grand but now discredited science. It explains the horoscope method and the ascendant notion, links ill fortune to planetary positions, and traces phrases like my stars to ancient star worship before astronomy.
Old fashioned scythes have been shipped in large lots to Russia from factories in Austria, signaling a potential military or logistical supply effort. The shipment illustrates cross border industrial cooperation amid wartime or political tension, with European producers supplying agricultural implements for Russian use.
A year end necrology catalogs prominent losses month by month. Names include Capt M E Trench governor of the Virgin Islands, Frank L Stanton Georgia poet, Arnold Daly actor, Juliet Low founder of Girl Scouts, Lyman J Gage ex treasury secretary, Geor brandes Danish critic, Amos others from politics, arts, and science across the US and Europe.
Seals rate fairly high in animal intelligence being easy to tame and train but they do not match dogs wolves or foxes in reasoning ability.
A brief reflection quotes William Penn arguing against teachings that fuel hatred among people. The fragment suggests a warning that religion should not advocate or justify brotherly hatred. The source emphasizes moral clarity over sectarian hostility.
Cleveland resident Mrs M Bressmorr describes a lifetime of sickness after childbirth and weight loss until four bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored her to 116 pounds. The ad touts health as wealth and gifts it as a fairy tale solution.
Parrots from the Crusoe film angered neighbors after producer W A Wetherell kept them as pets in London. The two birds, described as lively nuisances, led to a police court summons and a 20 dollar fine for harboring noisy animals.
Fitzhugh Green of New York runs a travel bureau for explorers and jokes that explorers love adventure but dislike packing gear. A mother of eight quips to a wealthy bachelor about marriage. He replies in French about loving flowers without gardening. The piece ends with proverbs on wisdom and folly.
Do not load your stomach with drugs for kidney pain. Drink lots of water and take four ounces of Jad Salts in a glass of water each morning to flush and stimulate kidneys. The salts, made from grape and lemon acids with lithia, neutralize acids and relieve bladder weakness.
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