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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1938
Page
7
The article explains the heart's daily demands and blood circulation. It notes the body's blood quantity, cell turnover, and how the heart does work equivalent to lifting 120 tons in a day. It also covers breathing, temperature regulation, and heat production.
A Chicago Tribune writer describes the Roman method of extracting gold from rock by grinding ore with mercury to form an alloy that adheres to mercury-coated plates. The alloy is scraped, squeezed to remove excess mercury, and heated to vaporize mercury, yielding purified gold.
Military attaches on an ambassador’s staff advise on naval and military affairs and report on military matters to authorities. In war, attaches from neighboring countries may organize spying in enemy territory and act as observers with army forces. Attractiveness varies by individual. no clear home post advantage.
The passage notes mourning colors vary by region including black in the West white in China blue or violet in Turkey yellow in Egypt and gray in Ethiopia. It discusses theories linking colors to life and death such as black signifying loss of life and white purity while leaves falling yellow represents end of hopes. It also contrasts customs like hair cutting in the East versus growing hair among Romans as expressions of sorrow.
The Tamina gorge near Ragaz Spa is an erosion record in the Swiss Alps and renowned for its hot spring. Water emerges from a rock crevice at 93.5 degrees Fahrenheit and 3,000,100,000 quarts per minute, a constant feature through centuries of spa visits.
The Faroe islands in the North Atlantic belong to Denmark. The note appears in a historical Omaha market report listing livestock receipts and prices, including cattle hogs and lambs, with no further context on the islands.
The forecast puts the 1938 tax bill at over 13 billion dollars, 35 percent above 1936 and 60 percent above 1921, funding 20 percent of national income. Advocates urge lighter costs to aid recovery, stressing every dollar raised is a constituent’s money and waste worsens earnings. Polk County commissioners audit 1937 claims and approve varied payments, with numerous vendors and services listed. They also announce a public land lease auction for January 28 1938 by the Educational Lands and Funds board, at Osceola Nebraska.
By order of the District Court of Polk County Nebraska Home Owners Loan Corporation sues George A Brooke and others. Charles F Stroman attorney. Auction February 8 1938 at 2 pm at the courthouse south front Osceola Nebraska. Lands to be sold include Lot 3 and north 50 feet of Lots 4 and 5 in Block 1 East Addition Osceola. Sheriff Gunnard Peterson. Publication dates January 6 13 20 27 and February 1938.
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