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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1916
Page
3
A vintage advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a gentle, effective laxative for children and adults. It claims to cleanse the stomach liver and bowels without griping and urges mothers to keep a bottle on hand for feverish, irritable, or sick children.
Six months earlier I lent you twenty dollars and you still owe me. We discuss our unusual poise as we stand together not to reveal the debt. The exchange turns on social tact and silent suspense.
Advertisement claims regular meat consumption causes kidney trouble due to uric acid in meat. Recommends Jad Salts as a cure to flush kidneys, improve urinary health, and prevent bladder irritation. Promotes four ounces daily in water before breakfast for a few days.
Wigglethorpe asks Hawkins about servants at his summer home. Hawkins replies with a playful tally of eighteen, noting seventeen are cooks who stayed five days on average, while the rest were the hired man.
A dialogue mocks political ambition as Twobble laments joining six bandwagons that all broke down before he could reach an office. The exchange highlights frustration with party schemes and thetailed progress in a satirical tone.
A 10 cent Cascarets box promises thorough cleansing of the stomach and bowels, removing sour food, foul gases, and excess bile. The ad claims no griping or sickness, with benefits seen by morning, and cites millions using Cascarets to avoid headaches biliousness indigestion and constipation.
Mr Dustin Stax recounts a tale of a man who played a blunt game of freeze out and found himself trapped by his own frost in a cautionary moment. The dialogue centers on speculation and a moral tied to risky bets.
A brief exchange notes plans for a drive against the cook as part of a broader winter campaign. The dialogue hints at internal tensions and strategic moves within the group preparing action.
Chicago News argues against an American author sponsoring Eat and Grow Thin. It warns that endorsing dieting to thinness will depopulate the jovial fat man who champions appetite and optimism, leaving a lean world of cynics and despair.
An electric furnace for heat treating steel used in automobile construction is introduced. It provides uniform, dependable heat and resembles the Nernst lamp in principle. The floor and dome are nonconducting when cold. coke on the floor heats to start conduction, then the walls and top conduct, until the furnace becomes incandescent. Early users predict wide future use for automotive parts.
A veteran diver explains the challenges of deep water work. He notes that greater depths increase pressure, causing fatigue and possible ear or nose bleeding. He warns that initial dives around 70 feet are already demanding and emphasizes a controlled ascent rate, about two feet per second below 80 feet, with slower climbs for deeper dives.
Western farmers find a method to extract water from cider by passing it through a cream separator. Thousands of gallons were produced last fall and more farmers store the extracted juice to drink through winter. One farmer notes it has an awful kick after leaving it in the sun.
The London Chronicle notes France shows broad wealth equality with savings flowing into the war loan. It cites M. de Faville on rural home ownership where 61 percent own their houses and some districts exceed 80 percent. It claims allies are top taxpayers, with rates and taxes rarely demanded.
A Forest Grove resident returns a dollar to Dunham Wilson of Millville aged ninety one after sending a letter confessing to taking two of Wilsons chickens years ago. The unsigned note says the sender seeks to ease his conscience by restitution. Wilson does not recall the incident.
Advice for farmers to plan ahead for next season by removing and burning dead vines and tops to prevent pests and diseases. Recommends spring soil restoration with manure, careful fall plowing to manage worms, and covering storage crops and roots to protect from freezing. A noted case shows adding sand to muck soils can improve crops and reduce insects.
The Kentucky bulletin reports six bacteria species that infect specific legume groups. Bacteria from sweet clover inoculate alfalfa or bur clover but not other groups. Vetches and garden peas share none with cowpeas soybeans or garden beans.
The article debates ram management during breeding season. Some keep the ram with the flock day and night while feeding a variety of feeds. Others house him with the flock by day and confine him at night. Many favor buying a high priced ram for individual breeding and close care to double lamb output.
The calf’s worth rises with the mother cow’s production. A calf from a low producing cow is valued for beef only, while a high producing dam adds a premium to the calf’s value.
The article encourages growing berries at home to enjoy fresh strawberries without much effort, noting it as a practical luxury. It suggests checking your garden table and implies ease of cultivation and reward from self-sown fruit.
Those using feeding floors for hogs report strong grain savings and growing use of concrete floors. A 6 inch thick floor with a 12 to 18 inch curb, slight slope to shed water, and an outside rim prevents mud and rooting.
A veterinary note advises prompt use of malin as a bloat antidote for ruminants, giving cows one quart water with 40 cc formalin and sheep a quarter of that dose. Relief appears within 20 minutes without trocar risk. The piece also notes hog coughs stem from dust, worms, or cold and warns of uncertain outcomes.
Instructs to thoroughly clean drills removing all fertilizer residues to prevent rust. Emphasizes cleaning every particle before storage to protect tool parts.
Guidance urges proper grading of all fruit and vegetables before sale to ensure quality and higher prices. Emphasizes that ungraded lots should not appear on the market and that grading pays off for sellers and buyers alike.
A health column touts drinking hot water with limestone phosphate each morning as an “inside bath” to cleanse the stomach and bowels. It claims improved complexions, vitality, and fewer illnesses, urging readers to try a quarter pound of limestone phosphate.
A Petunia resident recounts a comic demand from a neighbor aboard a train in Kansas City. The neighbor pressed for six small china nest eggs for hens and six larger eggs for geese, describing sizes with hand gestures. The tale highlights the neighbor’s frantic request and impractical task.
A fragment from Chaparral notes convicts 1108 1104 and 1103 discuss quitting smoking with a doctor and a looming execution next month. The tone hints at prison life and coded status within the inmate community.
An item presents three short proverbs on hunger for advice, luck versus effort, and judging character by action or restraint in speech, highlighting practical virtues.
The ad claims Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the original liver pills from forty years ago and promise regulation of the liver. An aside compares calamity to patches on trousers, noting they are not on the knees.
An advert touts LAXA TIVE BROMO QUININE as better than ordinary quinine due to tonic and laxative effects. It claims suitability for all users and lists a price of 25 cents.
A garbled text fragment quotes a playful exchange about macaroni as a stalk and a lighthearted remark on a macaronious idea. The readable lines focus on a punning mishearing and light humor without clear context or named entities.
A vivid quote depicts Mrs Dubwaite claiming souls of her and Dubwaite sought each other for centuries. The remark leaves Dubwaite visibly ill at ease and likely to apologize if he believed he had a soul.
Careful inspection urged for Castoria bottles to ensure the signature of the maker is present. The ad stresses Castoria as a safe remedy for infants and children and notes the product has been in use for over 30 years.
A cheeky quip about brevity from Miss Long-Well, noting irony in the phrase. The jab plays on wit and social modesty in a light, humorous tone.
A traveling man notes Crimson Gulch has changed over the past decade. Broncho Bob recalls that ten years ago the town had fewer saloons and a rattlesnake sighting warned of danger, illustrating how the frontier has transformed.
A quip about a conversation with a reformer leads to a playful exchange on uplift and heated remarks. The joke notes that while the speaker did not feel uplifted, the reformer’s remarks raised temperatures considerably in a social setting.
A boy in a manufacturing store sits on a counter and is dismissed by a senior who assumes he is idle. The boy explains he has bought goods and is waiting for the bill, prompting a reminder that he does not work there. The scene appears in the Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
In a Gotham home Maggie, a maid, learns two Visitors forgot their cards. She informs them Mrs. Brown is out and will not return until dinner. Maggie calmly says she told the mistress their names, easing the moment as they prepare to leave.
A humorous exchange mocks storytellers as eccentric with an Irish brogue. One speaker asks why eighty, while the other insists such tales spring from their own heads, highlighting a playful pride in oddball storytelling.
A brief dialogue compares a boy’s schooling to his father’s past knowledge, implying the child may exceed expectations. The exchange hints at progress in education and parental pride, with a subtle nod to generational learning.
The Soap to cleanse and purify the Ointment to soothe and heal. Fragrant, super creamy emollients preserve skin purity and beauty under conditions causing irritation and disfigurement. Free sample by mail with Book. Address postcard Cuticura Dept L Boston. Sold everywhere.
Peter Cooper stands before the judge admitting profanity in a public place. He claims a Black man tried to steal his hogs, insisting the insult was aimed at an offense against the Loft, prompting the judge to intervene as the scene unfolds in Case and Comment.
A humorous quip contrasts a diligent cop with a gardener. The speaker jokes that the officer stopped a plant’s progress by arresting its growth after spotting a vine sneaking through a window of his house.
A manager quips about a star's pay, noting the amount hinges on whether the discussion is with the income tax collector or for publication. The exchange highlights the tension between private earnings and public disclosure in show business.
A humorous exchange about making matches, with a curt reply that she cannot make matches while noting her mother could. The dialogue reflects domestic banter in a brief comic snippet from the St. Louis Globe Democrat.
A woman engages in a lively exchange continuing to speak rather than conceding at a social gathering. Observers note her persistence and willingness to dominate the conversation with uninterrupted narration.
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