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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1931
Page
3
A spectator recalls the Luis Firpo vs Jack Dempsey brawl as the ultimate sporting thrill. The press box erupted as Dempsey was floored and hurled from the ring, triggering pandemonium and a mob-like celebration.
Farmers and machinery owners need lubricants with high fire and flash tests and strong body to withstand extreme cold. Winter oils flow quickly after starting, avoiding friction and wear, while summer oils thicken. store oil warm and rewarm before use to ensure proper lubrication.
President W G Bramhams plan adds eight clubs to the Sally league. A collage of sports notes includes DeOro packing 1887 and 1911 titles, Vance seeking 1931 32 contracts, Duke students earning credits on horseback, and Notre Dame linked to Boston postseason talks.
Gabby Hartnett, the Cub noted for returning after a 1929 arm injury and a French 75 season comeback, received a two year contract proposal from Bruins president William L. Veeck. The offer seeks a salary higher than previous terms as a reward for perseverance and impact this season.
Garry Hermann, veteran baseball official from Redland and former president of the Cincinnati club, will not need benefits next season. He is to be on the advisory council payroll while alive, as Sidney Weil had promised to pay his regular salary though health requires care and club business lay heavy losses last season led to shifting the burden to the advisory council.
Frank Hatfield of the Hoosier Motor Club warns worn tires threaten safety and control, especially on front wheels, with more risk during winter. He urges replacement as tread wears thin since fabric supports the tread and cannot handle stress.
Johnny Evers scouting for the Boston Braves looked over the Piedmont league and joined the Greensboro team to work out. A pitcher mistook him for a rookie, and Evers admitted his identity with a laugh, noting the pitcher vanished afterward.
Northwestern athletic director Tug Wilson presented Knute Rockne with an ancient shillalah to be contested for in future Northwestern Notre Dame football games. The presentation occurred at the Notre Dame Club of Chicago banquet. The shillalah came from Ireland and marks a new rivalry tradition between the schools.
A new automatic traffic signal tested by the Metropolitan Police at Surrey shows motorists a clear road message to proceed with caution.
John Toliver of the Colorado Agricultural College extension service presents ten commandments for dairymen to ensure milk is clean, fresh, and healthful. The list stresses cleanliness of premises and personnel, rapid cooling, sanitation, proper bottle and equipment handling, pasteurization of outside milk, and selling only high quality, unwatered milk.
The guide emphasizes placing dairy barns on well drained ground, preferably on hilltops, with ditches if needed to ensure rapid drainage. It recommends a north south milk barn orientation for maximum daily sun and at least four square feet of light per cow, plus 60 cubic feet of air per cow in stalls, highlighting light as essential for health and sanitation and urging windows high to bring light to all floors.
Cleanliness is the best safeguard for newborn calves arriving in stables. A clean box stall and immediate naval disinfection prevent trouble. Keep feed pails clean and scald them daily to avoid digestive disorders and tribulations in calf rearing.
A calf's first month should use small, frequent milk feedings. The dam's milk is not yet fit for human use and excess feeding leads to indigestion and scours. The largest calf should receive no more than eight pounds daily in the first week.
Calves should have free access to grain but not be fed for more than half an hour at each feeding while young. After a month, allow unlimited grain from suitable mixtures. Keep troughs clean and provide ample water. in winter prevent icy water.
Weakeful insinoes CHILD needs Castoria. The ad touts Castoria as a pure vegetable remedy for restless infants. It claims Castoria calms fretful spells feverish episodes and sleep problems, notes issues like colic constipation and diarrhea and urges prompt relief with physician if needed.
A Dallas County Iowa woman Samantha Burns entered a home thirty five years ago and peeled a bushel and a half of potatoes daily until her death. In 12 784 days she peeled 19 179 14 bushels enough to fill 32 freight cars. Before death she worried if potatoes were peeled as well as she did.
An advertisement extols Phillips Milk of Magnesia from early pregnancy to weaning for relief of nausea heartburn and morning sickness. It claims mild laxative action aids digestion and neutralizes cow’s milk for infant feeding, urging readers to buy the 25c or 50c bottles at drugstores.
A Cul ill note from Cul lier's Weekly jokes that marriage money divides fifty fifty with a wife spending fifty dollars on a dress while the husband spends fifty cents on socks.
A New Bern reader reports dropping from 217 to 170 pounds after eight months of daily Kruschen Salts and warm water. The letter promotes a 4 week bottle priced at 85 cents and urges dietary tweaks to aid fat loss.
A humorous note references a young child resembling both parents with playful lines about features and a voice likened to a car horn. The brief quip appears as a lighthearted family aside in a larger News page.
A proverb notes a wise man should not tell a girl she is pretty in the presence of her rival. The saying emphasizes tact and respect in social judgments among onlookers.
A sales pitch urges immediate use of Bayer Aspirin for sudden headaches and various pains. It advises carrying tablets, taking one or two at the first sign of trouble, and seeking a drugstore for prompt relief. The ad touts heart safety and the Genuine Bayer label.
In Udine Italy a crowd gathered near a farmhouse courtyard as hundreds of venomous vipers slithered from beneath a haystack during a snake display. Women cleared hay while residents armed with spades and scythes joined the effort. Officials report about fifty vipers killed before a six foot adder snake intervened.
The passage describes a combat scene where Aspirin and others race over a ridge to attack the enemy. Women unlock barred doors to aid their men as peasants renew assaults on a haystack. Snakes depart, leaving the dead unburied on the field of action.
The fragment discusses intolerance toward those who attempt to interfere with others and mentions the concept of toleration in a critical context.
The line suggests a simple driving tip: if unsure choose the right route and proceed forward. It emphasizes decisive turns to reach a destination without backtracking or hesitation.
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