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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1915
Page
3
An old advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a harmless remedy to relieve constipation in children and “sick child” symptoms. It claims quick internal cleansing and warns to watch for counterfeit syrups, recommending a 50 cent bottle with full directions.
In a Mississippi river lore anecdote from his river improvement advocacy, Senator Morris Sheppard of Texas recalls a prewar tale where a steamer stoker is deemed high status by black belles, then clarified as Sam Brown who “fires the middle furnace” on the River Queen, highlighting local class myths.
A newspaper notice urges women with kidney or bladder issues to try Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp Root. It links kidney health to overall well being and offers a sample bottle by mail, then mentions available regular bottle sizes at drug stores.
Economical Pat from Emer ad isle arrives hungry at breakfast hour and queries costs for meals. He learns meals cost a quarter, thirty-five cents, and twenty cents respectively. He asks for supper priced at twenty cents, expressing disbelief at the escalating charges.
This old advertisement extols Pape's Diapepsin as a fast, harmless remedy for dyspepsia, gastritis, and sour stomachs. It claims rapid relief from gas, head ache, dizziness, and nausea, urging readers to keep a fifty cent case on hand for any indigestible foods.
A brief exchange presents two characters debating desires for a home with all modern upgrades. The man favors a house that blends old fashion with new features while the woman shows cautious agreement.
Guidance on farm milk handling and butter production. Emphasizes clean pastures pure water seed preparation proper cream separation and ripening temperatures. Warns against corn oats straw and contamination and details churning techniques and thermometer use for best butter yield.
A farm notice describes a wooden sling system to load shocks of corn and fodder onto a wagon. Six shocks fit per load, ropes loop to lift, and the hay carrier moves the bundle to the barn. Ears sorted, nubbins ground for cows, fodder cut, dried, moistened, and stored. stalk pith used for bedding.
The article states that market lamb quality largely depends on the first four weeks of life. Providing good care during this period leads to a lamb that, with reasonably good care, should prove satisfactory at market time.
Advice on improving egg production through saving offal at butchering, using cracklings as feed, and feeding blood mixed with cornmeal to hens in small quantities every day or two to boost laying.
A 19th century poultry note advocates feeding fowls skim milk mixed with their food to produce white flesh and superior flavor, describing traditional practices of fattening poultry for market.
G H Glitzeke explains how common red ants damage alfalfa fields and promotes winter killing by digging out mound centers, filling with water, and freezing remaining ants. He cites success in large fields, noting thorough winter digging prevents rebuilding and yields near-total elimination.
Be sure to dig a ditch around the outside of the poultry house and bank the extra soil against the wall to prevent surface water entry. A dry floor is essential for a healthy flock during winter.
Farmers note alfalfa hay cut for broom making is usable as winter chicken feed. Chickens can peck at the cut remains and peck over to pick scraps, reducing feed costs by using ground alfalfa.
A cabbage or mangel hung in the poultry house provides a popular green food for hens, supporting their diet with fresh greens.
A brief note observes that only a small number of farmers recognize their right to own superior horses. It emphasizes awareness and equity in horse quality among rural communities.
J. T. King of Lincoln township Lebo Kansas explains in Farmers Mail and Breeze that flat-top concrete culverts replace full-arch designs for cost efficiency and durability. Four culverts 12 by 16 feet cost 150 dollars and use iron wire bars and hog wire. the project emphasizes road improvement and highway funding savings.
A report on a Colorado Agricultural College engineering record article about a meeting for road builders. The key point notes you cannot design a concrete pavement four miles long with a single cross-section. design must reflect soil bearing power like building foundations.
A reader notes the road drag yields smoother surfaces than the grader, but criticizes its infrequent use. The writer argues constant use is the key to good roads and highlights the higher cost of the grader with four teams and five men.
Concrete bridges promise lasting roads as threshing outfits and heavy motor vehicles strain the county infrastructure. A vulnerable bridge system risks trouble for transport and commerce.
Authorities propose furrows along slopes to divert runoff away from the road and its ditch. The strategy targets hillside areas that channel water toward the pavement, reducing erosion and stabilizing the roadway.
The system explains how to operate a drag ride by adjusting weight to control the cut. Shifting your weight changes balance and steering response to manage the craft along the course.
A saying notes that hens that lay the golden eggs are the same birds whose output commands the highest prices. The passage ties value to origin and stresses careful breeding and selection.
Dairy cows should receive one pound of quality grain mix for every four pounds of milk produced daily. This guideline outlines a simple feeding ratio to balance nutrition and milk yield.
Never keep or sell an inferior ewe lamb for a breeder. Sell all such animals to the butcher.
Alfred Sully a distinguished son of painter Thomas Sully born January 2 1821 in Philadelphia. A West Point graduate 1841 he served in Seminoles Florida Mexican War and Civil War earning promotions to brigadier general of volunteers and brevetted major general after Indian campaigns.
From front reports toothache is a campaign hardship. The British Dental Association says a staff of dental surgeons is being organized for front service. Six dentists with temporary lieutenant rank in the Royal Army Medical Corps have gone to France and more qualified men are being drafted for service near the firing line.
A six legged step ladder that clamps to keep cows from kicking or tail switching during milk extraction has been patented. The gag about Crimsonbeak hints at ongoing laughter over the invention.
The remark notes Japan cannot store live fish in cold storage, highlighting a limitation in preserving perishable seafood. It contrasts with other foods and underscores handling constraints in wartime or economic circumstances.
A bracket and clip have been patented to hold an incandescent lamp on a dry battery. Japan weighs a plan to bridge the Shimonoseki straits at a cost exceeding 10 million dollars.
The text presents a garbled quote about lovesick youth and a claim by expert French butter tasters. It also notes that pockets can hold soap and brushes and mentions a new pail for scrubbing. The fragmentary items suggest miscellaneous notes or quirky observations in a newspaper page.
A short dialogue comparing two light hearted exchanges. John reacts to a new ceiling with a pun about being floored. Another line uses a poker hand as a punny reply to a request for help at a fire scene.
An advertisement promotes Marine Eye Remedy for red weak and watery eyes and granulated lids. It claims no smarting and offers a free Book of the Eye by mail from the Marine Eye Remedy Co in Chicago.
A philosopher laments humans mourning while a misogynist retorts that women exist to witness pain. The exchange reflects gendered views on duty and sorrow in a tightly framed dialogue.
An old advertisement urges mothers to examine every bottle of Castoria for the signature of PCCLA and notes Castoria has been in use for over 30 years. It claims children cry for Fletcher's Castoria and features a quip about antiseptic kisses.
A conversation reveals a misstep as one critic questions another for inviting an aviator to drink. The exchange centers on the propriety of offering a drop and the implied judgment of the gesture.
Mrs Juniper asks where her husband goes during a theater curtain fall. He leaves to check an alarm he believes to be fire but returns saying it was neither fire nor water. The exchange hints at a mysterious or comic misunderstanding in a theater setting.
A maid asks a youth if she is his first love and receives a blunt reply that she is not the first, but the best of the bunch. The exchange ends with her cautious satisfaction and growing interest in this unconventional confession.
The report notes a sharp fall in deaths from diphtheria and meningitis in New York since antitoxin use, while heart diseases, nervous disorders, and cancer rise. It adds that infantile cholera is rare due to improved baby feeding and typhus and smallpox epidemics are now largely unknown.
A well known doctor offers medical insight on insomnia as a consequence of modern life. He cites mental repose, muscular fatigue, body heat, and iron as key factors. Suggestions include a brisk pre bed walk, hot bath, massage, milk, and distraction with a pleasant topic to induce sleep.
A man who pursued a back to the land dream saved a bungalow. A friend asks about those portable lodgings and the father ruefully admits it likely was one of them. The wind carried it away one day.
A Chinese province ships more than 150000 tons of peanuts abroad citing a seed gift given two decades ago by an American. The story traces how a quart of seed allegedly spurred a long term export boom.
A quirky line prompts a playful contrast between comfort and formality as the speaker asks what pajamas are and calls them a happy medium, referencing a smoking jacket and "a Hubbard" in a witty, literary tone.
An amused exchange asks how readers like their new Jimmie while a pun hints at uncertainty. A line notes that larger guns have reduced accuracy due to bore and rifling flaws. The text mentions New York's skyline with a hundred-storey era remark.
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