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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1917
Page
6
Prudence and Fairy host the Ladies’ Aid at Mount Mark Iowa where intruding chairs vanish and Lark’s mud sculpture causes comic troubles. The gathering ends with a playful display as Prudence navigates expectations and her sisters charm the visitors.
Readers suggest Mr Starr balance duties and personal time to ease Prudence's concerns. The remark questions whether extra support from Starr could reduce worries and share responsibility for guiding the youngsters.
John Carpetbags travels for his people and wins a big order from a rival firm but the senior partner’s handwriting is unreadable. A local druggist finally deciphers the prescription and supplies medicine for fifty cents.
The mother plans to write to grandma and asks Jack to help. He stays quiet and asks her not to wake up, insisting with a whispered Sh that she will wake herself. The scene centers on a child’s restraint during a nap.
A dialogue excerpt features Senator Sorghum discussing Mars inhabitants and their voting impact. He dismisses their influence and argues distant Mars residents cannot affect U S diplomacy or elections. The exchange questions feasibility and consequences of interplanetary involvement.
A fragment shows Jané asking about a friend eager to marry. The reply consents to marriage and asks the suitor's identity, highlighting a courtship moment.
The piece notes rising interest in Esperanto across warring and neutral nations. Germany’s official Esperanto materials helped its spread, with camps in Holland reporting learners among soldiers. In the Far East a large society grows in China, Japan shows strong representation, and a London council proposal endorses Esperanto as a common commercial language alongside English French and Russian.
A woman at Cookstown Ulster sessions pleaded guilty to stealing horse hair from her employer who called her a good worker but addicted to ether. The judge did not want to prosecute. with a prior six week sentence for false pretences in 1913 she was not a first offender. She received imprisonment until the court rose, the final case on the list, lasting two minutes and a half.
The Nile rose to an abnormal height causing alarm in Egypt. The government activated the 1887 decree requiring all able-bodied men to assist in protecting threatened regions under penalty of imprisonment or fine if not complied with.
A guide notes that inserting a cork of proper size on the barrel end after cleaning keeps damp out and preserves value and usefulness. It warns the practice is not widely followed even among firearm enthusiasts. It mentions camphor as another aid to prevent putrefaction in barrels.
The piece traces 13th century Arab hospitals with 24 hour music rooms and cites Dr. Thomas J. Mays linking major music to emotional stimulation and minor music to calming effects. He argues music may aid consumption and chronic diseases, noting its use in mental asylums for tension relief.
The lord chief justice ruled that Mohammedan divorce Talak does not void an English marriage. Mir Anwaruddin, a Mohammedan and English barrister, married Ruby Hood in 1913 and later sought to remarry after a Talak. The English marriage remains valid, and dissolution must occur in English courts despite his religious law claims.
The text argues that every displaced horse by an automobile adds five acres to U S agricultural land. With 26 million horses needing about six to seven tons of feed annually, about 130 million acres are devoted to pastures and hay. This land, over 200000 square miles, exceeds Ohio in size, reallocating it to support a larger population.
A humorous Indianapolis News item describes men excavating a cellar in Columbus with hard ground and lazy mules. A passer remarks the heat, but a driver reveals his frustration is blocked by the many women on nearby porches, preventing him from cussing his mules.
Ranchers in Washington heated a wide area by piping natural gas to land where sheep grazed. A metal hood fitted over the pipe end released flame forming a circular canopy that heated the surrounding air, keeping the flock warm during extreme cold.
The article notes disease germs have existed for millions of years and cites minute forms found in limestone formations. It argues prehistoric bacteria shared characteristics with modern twentieth century germs.
The article urges farmers to breed their own flocks and keep precise records of egg production. It notes winter and early spring layers yield higher prices, winter laying hens can be more profitable despite fewer eggs, and second-year hens are often best for laying. It also emphasizes trap nesting but calls for broader record methods. Hens become better mothers as they age.
The Runner duck suits poultrymen seeking dual purpose poultry. It excels as a layer and can provide meat as roasters, friers, or broilers when fed properly. Typical annual egg yield ranges 200 to 250 per hen under good care.
A trade note says pheasants cost the same to raise as chickens with sales from 35 to 50 dollars per pair and Chinese ring necks around 7.50. Buffaloes cost about as much to raise as cows while selling near ten cows value. Deer raising costs match sheep with markets from 15 to 50 dollars.
Instructions advise fattening cus once they reach proper size by placing them in a separate pen and feeding a diet high in carbohydrates such as corn and milling products. Do not give any green food during fattening.
During a diarrheal outbreak a common but false alarm of cholera arises. The remedy suggested is boiling rice and mixing with generous chalk powder, which is claimed to cure and allow the condition to pass.
Advice emphasizes raising turkeys with ongoing growth, clean housing and yards, and avoiding roosting with other poultry to ensure healthy development and better productivity.
The market should use dry picking for turkeys and cool them in cold air rather than submerging in water to preserve quality.
Sorghum grain is highlighted as a valuable feed for poultry, noted for its potential benefits in birds’ diets and overall production.
Mothers can rest easy as California Syrup of Figs softly moves out clogged waste in hours. The harmless fruit laxative is pitched as prompt for stomach liver and bowels, suitable for babies children and adults. A 50 cent bottle is advised with directions for all ages.
A brief column fragment discusses an intention to quit smoking but repeats familiar patterns and doubts about lasting change. No concrete plan or quit date is provided.
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