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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1935
Page
8
The article lists mosquito biting patterns by type. It notes night biting species, day biters, and peak times at sunrise or sunset. Only female mosquitoes bite, males feed on nectar. some species bite indoors and at various times of day.
The piece recalls Horace Greeley’s notoriously hard to read handwriting. It cites Thomas Bailey Aldrich quipping Belshazzar would fear it and a letter to Prof. Morse praising Morse’s letters as charming yet often unreadable.
Reports show large slave ships operating in the Red Sea between Saakin and Jidda under the British anti slavery patrol. Only two small sloops cover the wide waters while slave auctions on the Arabian coast claim thousands of men and women sold yearly to distant deserts.
The medical service of Hyderabad state releases a public report with a census of mice and a tabulation of files. It documents an intensive rat week during which tens of thousands of rodents were killed to curb diseases carried by them.
Collier's Weekly notes four perpetual bonds that never mature, with the largest a 4 percent debenture issued by Canadian Pacific Railway totaling nearly 300 million dollars.
The British National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty aims to raise 175000 dollars to purchase land surrounding Stonehenge as part of a large public properties program now numbering 250 sites.
The commune of Turopolje in Yugoslavia has 13,000 residents all born to noble families who legally display coats of arms. Collier's Weekly notes this unique social structure where every citizen is a noble and pays for the heraldic right.
A seaside parable warns of danger as a mysterious speaker cautions a woman about entering a bay known for whale fishing. The brief exchange centers on risk and the sea’s purpose, underscoring respect for nature.
January 15 1935 Osceola Nebraska county board convened appointing five member OLD AGS PENSION COMMISSION. January 16 1935 the board adopted depository resolutions naming Stromsburg Bank The First National Bank of Stromsburg and The First National Bank of Osceola for county funds with $1 000 deposits each and security provisions.
Polk County Nebraska board sets two percent interest minus one percent service charge with no interest on excess deposits. Securities are deposited with the Federal Reserve Bank of Omaha as trustee to secure excess deposits, banks may withdraw and substitute with board approval. Signed by County Commissioners Carter and Anderson. The audit lists FERA payroll 52305 and adjourns to February 5, 1935.
Receipts of cattle Monday at Union Stock Yards Omaha totaled 8 500 head with 800 direct. Prices rose 25c from last week for steers and yearlings, trade active. Best steers hit 12.00, choice heifers 9.50, feeders strong. a full cattle market snapshot with detailed quotable ranges.
Hog receipts Monday reached 2,500 as open bids and sales rose 25 to 35 cents from last week close. Merchantable hogs sold mostly 7.50 to 8.00 with tops near 8.00, lights at 6.00 to 7.50, and sows steady to firm at 7.50 to 7.75.
Receipts of sheep and lambs Monday were 7 00. Opening bids were about 25 cents slower than last week on lambs, with later trading near steady. Best fat lambs up to 9.00 dollars, feeders around 8.50. Aged sheep unchanged. Fat lambs ranged from 8.75 to 9.00 for fed wooled, 8.50 to 8.75 for fed wooled fair to good, 8.00 to 8.50 for fed shorn, and 8.50 to 8.90 for natives. Heavy natives 7.90 to 8.40. Feeder classes: 8.25 to 8.65 for good to choice, 7.75 to 8.28 for fair to good, yearlings 5.50 to 6.50.
A jumbled collection of sayings on equality crime taxation risk consent and gossip. The piece parades aphorisms about good and bad behavior under social pressure and warns that aid to the underdog may backfire.
A compact collection of maxims on civility, progress, and public opinion. It contrasts manners with intellect, notes time and change, questions pretensions, and laments how knowledge can reveal ignorance while urging amiable conduct and practical wisdom.
Osceola Nebraska January 9 1935 board estimates general fund and other expenses for 1935 total 96000 with items such as county general fund and road funds. Also notices creditors in Polk County Nebraska estate of Michael Horst and district court action involving Freeman Shaw estate with hearings set and license to sell real estate indicated by court order.
A Chamber of Commerce survey finds eight hundred fifty London firms have lasted over a century and remain active. The oldest is a hotel claiming a 14th century founding, followed by Oxford University Press (1468) and a 1492 brewery. Two 16th century banks, a bell foundry that cast Bow Bells and Big Ben, and an oyster and fish business with four centuries of operation complete the list.
Plain clothes officers in Tokyo are issued a device that delivers a paralyzing shock via a metal ring worn on the hand. The ring connects to a dry cell and induction coil carried on the belt, with wires hidden along the sleeve. Activation requires a simple touch, and the first test nearly knocked a suspect senseless.
Popular Mechanics reports wood gas powering a three ton truck in Czechoslovakia cuts fuel cost by half compared with gasoline. Wood for heat fuels the generator used on the truck, with early tests noting need for generator improvements. Potential bus use explored but passenger autos ruled out due to heating time and added load.
A Jersey dog rides trains by sneaking into passenger cars and riding from station to station. It hides under seats and climbs onto seats when the train moves, enjoying the scenery until reaching its destination.
A Mauritius penny red sold in London for 12 000 dollars at par, a record England price for a stamp. Its face value is 2 cents. A Mauritius 2 penny blue brought 8 500 dollars.
A playful exchange recounts a bridge party where one guest laments not winning a wife as a partner all evening. The banter captures social gathering humor and shared familiar quips from the event.
A student asks why janitors at the college wear uniforms. The visitor quips that uniforms help tell them apart from the English professors, highlighting campus role visibility.
A puzzled query asks whether the zebra is black with white stripes or white with black stripes, exploring how color perception defines its appearance. The classic debate centers on which color is the zebra’s baseline and which emerges as stripes.
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