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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1920
Page
7
An article by William A. Radford reviews a compact brick and stucco two story house design for a family of average size. It highlights a central hall layout, living and dining rooms, a kitchen with breakfast nook, three bedrooms, a bath, and a large front room with dormer windows. The plan emphasizes space efficiency, economy, and adaptable use for city or rural settings.
A courtroom scene shows counsel challenging a juror over appearance with a quip about hair color. The exchange frames the contested bias as the basis for removal. The dialogue highlights a prosecutor and defense interaction under judicial scrutiny.
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot Base powder to ease corns bunions and sore feet with footbath use. It boasts 1 600 000 pounds produced for the Army and Navy during the war and claims instant relief for smarting aching swollen tender feet.
Dustin Stax recalls King Solomon as both wisest and richest, arguing wealth alongside wisdom proves his exceptional insight. The exchange frames wealth as a mark of intellect in a brief reflective dialogue.
Johnny tours his aunt's English farm and proclaims the village unkind saying pubs open early. The boy notes nearly all hens have hiccups this morning, leading to a humorous doubt about local character and surroundings.
A doctor orders three months of rest after a severe sprain for a premier danseuse. She fears losing a 300 a week contract but the doctor believes she can perform again in time for tomorrow night’s show.
A witty remark contrasts beauty myths with plain policemen, noting that rest aids appearance while suggesting humor in social standards. The remark appears in a humorous exchange or quotation collection.
Bert returns from college with a shadow on his upper lip. His grandfather notes Bert looks more like his mother than ever, remarking that Bert’s father had a mustache that extended to his chin and that Bert must take after his mother.
An advertisement touts Freezone as a painless remedy for hard and soft corns and calluses. It claims a tiny drop stops pain instantly, allowing the corn to lift away easily. The product, marketed by a Cincinnati inventor, costs only a few cents and is sold by druggists in small bottles.
A humorous column notes Bill Jones seeks rest while traveling and compiles medical cautions against sleeping positions. It closes with a joke about a trench coat birthday and a man who saves his cigars to gift friends, turning gifts into dollars over time.
A musical exchange ends with a wary warning as Harry asks for a dance. The response suggests granting the request only if he avoids stepping on the dancer, highlighting playful tension at the event.
Arthur Hobson Quinn argues Puritan culture in New England valued written word over arts, linking literature to moral conflict with Antichrist. He notes Puritan imagination, shaping The Scarlet Letter as a supreme literature product, and compares Pilgrim and Puritan literary expression in Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay.
Advert says acids and gases damage the body and that a chemist found a remedy. Eatonic is claimed to remove bloating indigestion sour gassy stomach misery and to help when the cause is removed. It cites over half a million users and offers a refund if not satisfactory. First tablet often brings relief.
Four year old Ruth watches a gas station attendant remove a cushion to fill a car with fuel. After reassembling the cushion she explains with wonder that she thought the car’s cushion was a horse’s saddle, and realizes she was riding on the automobile’s stomach.
A correspondent recalls a dramatic encounter as a friend with a new car persuades them to ride to a suburb. The engine stalls on a grade crossing. a flagman warns of an approaching Limited due in two minutes, which stops briefly and is aided by the train crew to clear the rails.
A witty exchange from the Kansas City Star features a tongue in cheek sermon on humility. J Fuller Gloom counters a beggar with insistence as a mock dialogue unfolds amid satirical dialogue.
War raises cotton and linen costs, forcing households to extend service. Laundry tips suggest using Red Cross Ball Blue to brighten fabrics, with grocers selling the product at five cents.
Booth Tarkington comments on a German attack on a French officer at the Hotel Adlon Berlin. He argues Germans remain unspeakable and notes Henry Labouchere’s fearless wit from birth to death as his nephew incident with a lamp precedes Labouchere’s death.
A neighbor recalls Mr. Skinner’s funeral and a tombstone defacement that added the word friends to the epitaph. The altered line read He did his best, prompting curiosity about the original wording and motive.
The account notes that most efforts to correct injustices stall once the initial protest disperses, highlighting limited follow through and dwindling momentum among participants after the demonstration ends.
The remark challenges the common praise of patience by arguing that true courage is required to initiate action, suggesting some people are praised for restraint while actually fearing risk and change.
A proverb notes that a man claiming no words to offer may in fact unleash substantial talk if he chooses. The line frames silence as a potential reservoir of meaning and speaks to restraint and choosing words.
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