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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1916
Page
7
A health note promotes drinking a glass of hot water with a teaspoonful of limestone phosphate before breakfast to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims quick improvements in digestion appetite and complexion and suggests limestone phosphate is inexpensive at druggists.
The dialogue notes how favorable weather blessed a camping trip with multiple sunny days. It mentions drying bed clothes before the next rain, suggesting a pleasant outdoor spell followed by timely showers.
Buy Cascarets for quick relief from headache, biliousness, indigestion, sour stomach, and foul gases. The laxative promises a cleaner stomach, liver, and bowels, with a 10 cent box working overnight and no griping, suitable for children.
A brief cartoonish exchange notes the baby’s resemblance to the father and suggests mood and brightness are influenced by weather. The quip ends with a playful claim about the child’s usual cheer and handsomeness.
A Burlington Wisconsin reader extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash for irregular periods and back pains. The letter urges other women to try the remedies and offers confidential free advice from the company.
Al Mamaux, a Dormont lad and Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher, credits a Cincinnati opening day incident for his rise this season. Wearing tattered 1914 gray due to uniform shortages, he challenged the rookies, earned the crowd, and grew into a leading pitcher. His father funded his path, with Barney Dreyfuss backing him a year ago, and Mamaux now stands as a promising big leaguer with a unique ascent.
University of Michigan officials study two Chinese students, S. C. Hung and W. D. Wong, for varsity spots. Hung shows strong sprinting ability while Wong, a freshman, already vaults over ten feet and could gain about two more feet before reaching the sophomore class. Both trained at Tsing Hua college in Peking and are said to be as advanced as high school athletes entering U.S. universities.
Investigation into racer eligibility reveals early starts for Billy Dispute and Guadiana. Billy Dispute began racing at age twelve after being driven to a grocery wagon at age five. Guadiana, a black mare, started at fourteen after serving as a buggy horse.
The U S Navy replaces caps with trophies crafted by leading American sculptors for base ball football and track feats and general sports excellence. The awards honor skilled athletes and showcase artistic design by both male and female sculptors.
The year featured Bob Gardner and Jerome Travers as golf stars with Gardner repeating in the national amateur and Travers excelling in the national open. W M Johnston topped national singles in tennis and shared the doubles title, while Molla Bjurstedt overwhelmed women’s tennis. In billiards Willie Hoppe won and Bill Huey briefly held the three cushion title before Alfredo De Oro reclaimed it.
Robert C. Folwell, Penn 1907 captain, announces candidacy for Penn head coach. He faults the program, pledges to lift Penn from a rut, citing a “green” 1907 team yet praising a win over Yale and a loss to Pitt. He coached Washington and Jefferson the season just ended.
Captain Leslie Cheape of the British Polo team, which played in the United States, is reported among the wounded of the British Mediterranean force.
The Little Rock club announces its first exhibition game with the New York Giants on March 29. Players will report for practice around March 20.
W H Rowe registrar of the Jockey club says about 150 imported horses will be trained for next season on American race tracks. He adds that two thirds of these foreign horses will be two year olds.
A Seattle physician claims a treatment to heal damaged cauliflower ears without swelling. By draining tissues then applying a plaster cast, ears knit and hide injuries. Many fighters suffer as repeated blows leave deafening swelling, affecting stars like Fred Welsh Jack Britton and Mike Gibbons.
A snapshot of sports lore citing baseball players’ fraternity, ten pin leagues at Syracuse, gate receipts of 8 000, coach salaries at 4 250, and trends like Baseball on Skates proposed in New York. It notes Amateurs, transfers, and the St. Louis NL club’s spending on balls in 1915 and 1914.
Time it in five minutes with Pape's Diapepsin claims to regulate upset stomachs fast. It is advertised as harmless and the quickest solution for indigestion, dyspepsia, gastritis, or stomach derangement day or night. A fifty cent case is urged for home use.
A playful exchange features Miss Sycamore of Terre Haute and Miss Emerson of Boston ordering unusual crustaceans with humorous mispronunciations and theatrical flair, reflecting lighthearted social banter.
Rev. W. H. Warner of Frederick Maryland says kidney pills saved his life after a bout with sciatica lumbago neuralgia cramps and nervous dizziness. He recommends Dodd's Kidney Pills priced 50 cents a box with Dodd's Medicine Co Buffalo NY also advertising Dodd's Dyspepsia Tablets 60 cents a box and free household hints music and recipes.
A New York married man is beaten by his wife in a domestic dispute over who is in charge. He lies in bed with a gauze wrapped head and windpipe splints while doctors predict years of life but a week of dizziness. The wife jokes she used a comb as a weapon and a court suspects she used an anvil.
A humorous exchange shows a new servant asking for a garage and the housewife replying they have no car. The servant then says he cannot come without a place for his car, highlighting a clash over practical needs in a suburban setting.
A sharp column mocks the idea of female behavior with a joke about a right handed lock on a left handed door, using wit to challenge stereotypes and provoke readers. The piece relies on ironic humor rather than direct news.
A humorous courtroom exchange features a prisoner defending his drinking with the line I was dry, your honor, provoking laughter as the judge questions the motive. The brief quip highlights courtroom wit in a minor sentencing moment.
In a terse dialogue, Chugson is praised by one party while another complains of heavy scrutiny and constant dust from passing vehicles, reflecting ongoing tensions over performance and reputation. The exchange hints at rivalries and personal slights without detailing events or dates.
For baby rashes eczema itchings chafings and irritated skin use Cuticura Soap baths followed by light Cuticura Ointment. The soothing cooling relief helps fretful sleepless babies. Free sample by mail with Book. Address Cuticura Dept. L Boston. Sold everywhere.
Chairman Walsh of the industrial relations commission is described as matching wits with millionaires. A round of golf on a private course features Walsh slicing a ball into a marsh and declining to search, quipping that wealth allows time to search for lost balls.
A playful banter about racing between a man and Miss Gadson underscores a city scene. It notes police strength with New York 526 mounted officers, Philadelphia 435, and Chicago 186, highlighting urban policing as context.
A refined woman in the dining car tests a boy’s virtue asking about mother, school, prayer and loyalty before giving him a penny and a task to buy an apple. The scene emphasizes faith and trust as the train stops.
In a village scene a sportsman asks Donald to convey Mr Masher's compliments and apology for not calling that evening due to business. Donald then delivers a bow and quotes a line of poetry, noting Masher is blind but memory clear and seeking forgiveness for the lie.
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