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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1913
Page
3
A historical survey describes shifting whaling methods from sail to steam, Japanese adaptation, and the dwindling oil market. It notes the altered ship types, wider utilization of whale parts, and the enduring value of ambergris while detailing regional tastes and evolving economic pressures.
The article discusses ambergris valued for perfumes and whalebone rising in price, citing a July North Pacific whale yielding $150,000 and a October Alaska find worth $33,280. It argues for using whale flesh and a new cetacean harvest system, supporting a closed season to benefit citizens.
In downtown a watch owner recounted a quarrel about a malfunctioning watch blamed on magnetic currents. A friend suggested the dynamo’s hair spring was magnetized and advised purchasing a rubber case or a device from a watchmaker to shield the watch.
A Midlands man on a London trip faced conflict over three bulldogs chosen for his wife and daughter. After changing plans and taking his family home, a Brighton stable hand confirms the dogs arrived safely but were kept together in a loose pen last night.
A.L. Redford of the Society of the War of 1812 recounts a Hartford anecdote about a spendthrift son in the Balkan war era. The son, short on cash, asks his father for funds via wire claiming a leg amputation. The father replies with a witty line about a wooden leg going forward and to plane it to fit.
Unity church in Montclair New Jersey urges broader use of the public schools to benefit the community. It notes one million dollars invested in educational facilities sits idle a third of the year and calls for adults to be educated in evenings through civic clubs classes and events in schools.
Labrador territory spans about 200000 square miles while housing a sparse population around 4000. The article notes the large area remains underpopulated, suggesting room for growth in settlement and development opportunities.
A simple home method evaporates a pint of water in a flat earthen vessel and scrapes residue. White powdery deposits signal lime or gypsum and hard but safe water. Whitish green or yellow gum is suspicious. Burning the residue turns black with a feather smell, suggesting contamination with animal refuse and possible typhoid risk.
The Illinois Senate recommends amending rule 5 to bar students from intercollegiate contests if they have professional ties or paid athletic work. It supports a single, university-wide eligibility panel to enforce amateurism across institutions, while permitting occasional paid play not designated as a career.
The article traces Matt Wells career from 1904 amateur title to becoming British lightweight champion after beating Freddie Welsh in twenty rounds. He fought in America in 1910 with several bouts, then defended against no decision bouts with Leach Cross Pat Moore Dick Hyland Willie Moody Knockout Brown and Abe Attell before Welsh reclaimed the title in London in a twenty round contest.
The piece argues Baumgardner is faster than Walter Johnson, with Johnson serving as the standard of speed. It contends Johnson may still hold the greatest supply of smoke in fact, despite the claim about Baumgardner.
Christy Mathewson says critics who pan Merkle and Snodgrass for their fatal mistakes in the final game are humorous. He predicts next year fans will again cheer for Snodgrass and Merkle as loudly as before.
Griffith says he will release Nick Altrock and Dutch Schaefer if he can assemble a larger squad with the limited allowance of players by May 15.
Bob Harmon star pitcher for the Cardinals won twelve of his last sixteen decisions. Unofficial season figures list eighteen wins and seventeen losses for Harmon amid the club's pitching totals.
Plans for reconstructing the Kansas City American Association plant are completed. The seating capacity is estimated around 165.0.
Topsy Hartsell, longtime manager of the Toledo club, has moved to Toledo and says he will be there to oversee operations.
The guide emphasizes that draft horses must walk four miles per hour with a load and avoid foot deformities. It notes that healthy feet are essential, with cupped horn, prominent frog, strong walls, and smooth, symmetrical hooves. Poor fore feet are common faults.
Readable summaries show Missouri Station reporting good pig gains with about one ounce of bonemeal daily per hog. Nebraska tests compare wheat shorts tankage and ground bone with cornmeal while hogs graze alfalfa. Bone strength improves with bonemeal, especially when combined with corn and tankage.
The article argues pure-bred animals outperform scrubs when well fed and cared for. It states pure-bred cattle produce quicker profits, with three market-ready crops versus two for scrubs, and that grades gain value mainly from infusion of pure blood.
A farmer describes building a root cutter to handle several tons of carrots and beets for stock. He explains crafting a three sided box and using a simple blade setup, noting the device saves effort compared with knife cutting and provides satisfaction.
Union county Oregon writer Anton Mickish explains a beet cutting device with a bottom eight inch wide board three feet long side boards four inches wide top boards six inches wide angled to the side boards three legs attach to the box a knife fixed with a screw to the middle of a side board and a triangular guide piece to lift the knife for large beets.
A rustic recipe explains making cob and bone charcoal by burning cobs and old bones in a pit. The method requires smoldering without burning, then mixing with oats, cooling and salting before feeding to dogs. The text touts the relish as a strong appetitive for dogs of all sizes.
A farmer with hogs thrives when prices rise but faces market slumps as supply increases. The guidance urges maintaining a small herd, avoiding discouragement, and staying mobile with resources like cars and a bank account.
Instruction from the Iowa Homestead on building an open yard cattle rack using eleven foot poles eight feet apart two feet in the ground and layered framing with 2x6 and 1x6 boards. Describes anchoring posts and top mangers to create a durable rack.
Four sixteen foot poles and six eleven foot poles for posts plus four four foot posts. Sixteen foot two by sixes form the manger ends. Twenty two sixteen foot one by six boards. Fasteners include two and a half pounds of thirty penny pails two pounds eight penny fencing nails and one pound ten penny nails for ends.
The speaker derides a claim that 12 acres of corn with four acres of cow peas yields a balanced ration for cows. He argues four acres of peas yield at most eight tons of green matter and would be wasted in 12 acres of silage, noting that silage alone is not a balanced ration.
The report argues corn alone cannot feed ewes as it causes excess fat that accumulates internally and harms breeding quality and overall vigor rather than improving condition.
The text notes that the fastest pork production occurs between ten weeks and six months of age in well-bred hogs, with gains varying by individual animal as it grows and feeds.
The text argues it costs more to procure foundation stock of ore bred animals, but once obtained the ongoing costs to raise them do not increase. It contrasts initial purchase with subsequent maintenance expenses.
The passage advises strict livestock care and selective breeding. It urges removing old sheep, cleaning troughs, feeding charcoal to hogs, culling undesirable ewes, and castrating certain lambs. It notes pigs eat more after two months, remove weaning costs, and value pure bred sires. It warns against keeping old hogs and stresses water access and feed efficiency for fattening steers.
A historical advertisement promotes a Cuticura treatment for itching scalps dandruff and thinning hair. It advises nightly scalp partings with ointment to skin then a morning Cuticura Soap wash. Shampoos as needed and monthly use suggested. Free samples offered via mail from Boston.
On January 27 1778 Don Bernardo de Galvez governor of Louisiana petitioned the Spanish king for aid for Missouri settlers along the Missouri and Mississippi rivers. He wrote that inhabitants wish to cultivate flax and hemp and request negro slaves on credit to be paid with staple crops.
At a Princeton luncheon a visitor criticized a bishop as worldly. Dr Henry Van Dyke replied with a sharp witticism asking which world is meant the present one or the next, silencing the censorious remark.
Important to mothers examine every bottle of Castoria for the safety seal and the Fletcher signature. This remedy claims decades of use for infants and children and notes that children cry for Castoria.
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