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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1917
Page
2
In a tense confrontation at a bank, President Dunham pressures Montague Smith to resign, threatening jail if he stays. Smith refuses, accuses Dunham of crime, and seizes a gun from under the desk as the police button nears.
Danish steamship Island expands New York Iceland service with 97 first class and 60 second class capacity. Captain Aasberg famed for Iceland Denmark runs Island. Norway faces high living costs while idle wages rise. Norway stocks steel bridges from America for state railways and nickel output disrupted by fire. Monuments proposed for Norse sailors lost to submarine warfare. Deveron and Sierre II naval losses noted with crew rescues.
This piece argues most people live at fifty percent effort until a crisis reveals the real strength of character. It describes a twenty five year old man who becomes the real man after facing a decisive blow, urging readers to examine their own shells and strive for higher effort.
Montague Smith, Lawrenceville Bank cashier, hurries to Miss Verda Richlander after receiving a dire note. Carter Westfall warns of a bank-backed stock collapse tied to a 100000 loan and a hopeful transfer to dodge Dunham’s scrutiny. Smith enters the bank to face Dunham’s urgent summons.
In a tense confrontation at the Lawrenceville Bank and Trust, president Watrous Dunham accuses Montague Smith of approving a risky Westfall loan. Smith refuses to accept blame, facing potential ruin as the bank absorbs the loss and his future hangs in balance.
The installment reveals how Mr. Dunham faced a surprise in his crooked life and how J Montague Smith quickly discovers the value of unleashing his latent power.
Sicily blends myth and history in vivid contrasts as National Geographic celebrates the island’s beauty climate and people. The piece traces nature power and human tales from Titans to Crusaders and beyond.
Jerome 8S. McWade cites a Sunday school address on managing children. A nine year old boy, tired from sawing wood, asks his father if he has earned a bet, and the father bets the mother a quarter the law will hold. The boy returns to work with renewed zeal.
Dr Ole Olsen Malm longtime veterinary director of Norway died in Christiania at sixty five. Born in Stavanger he trained in medicine then shifted to veterinary surgery and graduated from Copenhagen school. He was esteemed in France Germany and Scandinavia as an authority in his field.
An orator proclaims a grand request to the audience. A listener counters with humor. The orator responds that close inspection reveals the request is indeed vast.
The text notes that fruit is considered healthful. It also recalls a stage appearance where occasionally some experience harmful effects from an unspecified source.
A party game called Your Native Town asks players to write their town of birth and then craft a sentence using words that start with the letters of that town in order. For Baltimore example the sentence might read Be hold a large town in Maryland old rich enterprising. Read aloud and prize the best完成.
The discovery that imported shoes had celluloid heels sparked protests among British women. Critics warned the heels could catch fire near stoves, while manufacturers argued the material provides a smarter look and only rarely endangers wearers. One complainant said the shoes could not be warmed near a fire.
St Silverius served as the fifty eighth pope from 536 to 537 facing constant heretical pressure. Elected as a subdeacon, he resisted heretics, was seized and exiled, then returned to Rome where he was imprisoned and died from ill treatment.
A discontented tenant questions building management about tenant welfare and activities saying the janitor shows no concern for health and never rounds up residents for lectures or baseball games.
A brief Stray Stories line notes an actor who can move audiences with emotional craft, only to be dismissed by a blunt dentist who claims equal skill. The quip reflects satirical views on performance versus everyday expertise.
Mrs Knagg chides Caressa about not quitting tobacco while finding Mr Knagg with the pipe. He claims he is hardly smoking, joking that he is giving it love taps.
A playful exchange questions naming a ship storage space as an aviary. The child ponders if a pair airship storage area should be called an aviary, prompting a postal-style dad confirmation about language. The fragment evokes a light domestic humor about wordplay.
Bankers warn a penny famine plus nickel and dime shortages stem from thrift habits noted in the Minneapolis Journal. People save buffalo nickels and new ten cent pieces, believing gradual accumulation avoids missing the coins, while pennies are scarce as thrift spreads to children.
For itching burning skins eczema rashes irritations pimples dandruff sore hands and baby humors Cuticura Soap and Ointment are supremely effective. Used for daily toilet and nursery preparations they tend to prevent distressing conditions. Free sample by mail with Book address postcard Cuticura Dept L Boston Sold everywhere.
An Indianapolis man boasted about 85 reasons for not registering for conscription. He cited height five feet one inch, body weight for his stature, a missing arm, bad teeth, and being too old. The man dismissed the remaining 80 reasons as unnecessary.
Two sharply dressed young men seated in a polished roadster near the parade ground at Fort Benjamin Harrison exchange a taunt with an exhausted student officer group returning from the trenches. The officer replies that Uncle Sam hasn’t got you now but he will get you yet.
A playful exchange notes a summer boarder who frequents the dairy and shows interest in a separator. The punch line reveals the boarder’s profession as a divorce lawyer. The snippet conveys local character and humor without additional context.
A brief item notes a household or social snippet referencing Mrs Knicker and Mrs Becker. The line hints at a humorous exchange about patriotism and food perishables, presented in a clipped newspaper style of the period.
A wife proves sharper than an experienced lawyer as she cross examines her husband about his 2 a.m. return. The scene unfolds with quick questions and a calm, probing tone.
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