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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1928
Page
7
Ruth Brittain warns against thumb sucking and bowel irregularities in infants. She urges stop-gap methods like sleeves, mittens, and cuffs, and promotes Fletcher's Castoria for colic, diarrhea, and digestion. The ad touts Castoria as vegetable, harmless, and backed by 30 years of physician use, with a booklet on motherhood.
Ainsworth and other Nebraska towns honor landowners and settlers names. The Endicott exchange near Lincoln closes after commission approval. Omaha Bee-News sale to William R. Hearst interests announced for August 1. State gravel bids rise. Peru era gravel pits eyed for state use. Hogs and cattle reach new highs in Omaha markets. Izaac Walton to convene in Hastings. Wheat train to Kearney and harvest exhibits planned. Gage county vegetable crops flood markets while potatoes promise strong fall prices.
Wye England The Baby Beet club of Southeastern college Sussex beat the Albion Nebr team 606 to 647 percent in the dairy cattle judging contest. Jesse Belyeu of Albion was high scorer with 250 points. The Albion team plans to visit the continent and the Channel Islands Jersey and Guernsey before sailing on the Homette from Southampton on July 19. They are not scheduled for further contests.
Omaha editors will visit for their annual summer outing on July 26 27 and 28. The plans by the Chamber of Commerce include a Missouri River voyage and a sight seeing trip around Omaha for entertainment and networking.
Interstate Transit launches Omaha sightseeing bus with daily 2 PM departure. The single daily trip will call at principal hotels for passengers and tour the city for two hours.
Motorists mistook a large swarm for bugs blocking a city section in Red Cloud. Cars halted as bees occupied the street until an aphorist guided the swarm into a hive, restoring business.
Plans are under way to build a fire-proof museum at Alliance to exhibit relics from local residents. Included are items brought from France by ex-service men and prehistoric animal bones found in Pine Ridge Dawes County.
The national organization of Eagles backs ending public poor houses and replacing with old age pensions. P. J. McGinley spoke at the state Eagles convention in Omaha, where a Nebraska resolution favored the plan. P. J. McCaffrey of Columbus was elected state president.
The Alma The Orleans flour mills burned recently destroying about 1000 bushels of wheat several carloads of flour and various seeds. Loss estimated between 340000 and 50000 dollars with partial insurance. The mill owned by H C Smith of Orleans was an old landmark. origin of the fire is unknown.
Beatrice railroad contractor R. J. Kilpatrick donated 15000 to the Beatrice Masonic lodge after it purchased the First Congregational church for 15000 and deeded the property to the lodge free of debt. The church congregation had closed.
Henry Eggers Jr of Swaburg recalls an early day experience in Nebraska. After a year on a farm his employer could not pay $75 in cash, so Eggers accepted a deed for 20 acres. He later accumulated several hundred acres in Dodge County, never selling any despite offers above 200 an acre.
One hundred students are expected to enroll in the Norfolk junior college at the initial term next fall. P. M. Orr directs a broad publicity drive after visiting nearby high schools. Tuition is 54 dollars per semester plus lab fees and books. McCook hosts the other junior college in the state.
Heavy rains and recent sunshine boost yields to 85 percent of last year’s record wheat crop in northwest Nebraska. Acreage increases by one fourth point to higher production. Beets in western irrigation areas appear good with output near the five year average.
Omaha American Legion posts plan a 5000 seat Bowl venue costing 75 000 to 100 000 dollars. Offices housed in the building, not a clubhouse. Legion rents for activities are high, bond expected to pay itself quickly. Construction work to be donated.
Dairy specialists at the New Jersey State College of Agriculture say buying a proved sire increases scrub herd production by about 1,000 pounds at 23.25 per head. They advise selecting proven ancestors for replacements to ensure continued gains and note the added value of a safe bull pen. The old bull's management is eased by a strong system, but outcomes depend on descendants proving the sire's merit.
Developing thrifty calves without skim milk relies on extended milk feeding and gradual switch to warm water mixed gruel with high quality concentrates. Ready mixed calf meals or home made blends use cornmeal barley middlings linseed meal blood flour bonemeal and salt to support growth as skim milk becomes less available.
C. S. Rhode of the University of Illinois argues that culling unprofitable cows is wise. With high beef prices, farmers can sell poor cows for meat while feed is scarce, improving herd efficiency and elevating prices for calves and seeds sold with cows.
An overview of best practices from the Pittsburgh Dairy Council. Do not mix warm and cold milk, stir thoroughly, wash utensils daily with hot water and dairy washing powder, cool milk before sealing, clean cans promptly, avoid feeds that transmit odors, keep milk in the milking area, whitewash the barn, keep manure away from cow paths, deliver milk daily, and groom cows.
Dairymen note that creameries paying low prices for inferior cream will fail to achieve top market rates. Cooling cream in cold water immediately after separation is a key step, with cooling tanks described as a small cost but crucial investment for producing sheet and clean flavor cream.
Guidelines for weaning calves from whole milk to skim milk. Start with mixed milk at each feeding and gradually shift over four to six weeks. Teach calves to eat small amounts of grain from a pail or self feeder during the transition.
The Department of Commerce reports 1000 uses for 135 base cotton fabrics. About 150 articles from cotton serve farms, 100 in households, 48 by railroads, and 20 in industry. Per capita cotton consumption rose only slightly over the past decade.
Mrs John Seahan of 20 Emory Street Saugus Centre Massachusetts says Lydia EF Pinkham's Vegetable Compound transformed her life. She recounts improved mood energy and strength after using ten bottles and notes she feels younger than ten years ago.
In a small town a woman named Lizzy, once married to a poor shiftless man, wins admiration for her sensible, lovable character. Her new kin grow wary at first but soon praise her and her husband’s progress. The scene mirrors praise from E. W. Howe's Monthly.
Dr. Chester A. Reeds reports underground water equals about one third of oceanic volume and extends to six miles deep. The slow percolation forms vast drainage systems, creating caves like Mammoth Cave Kentucky and Endless Caverns Virginia, with stalactites stalagmites and other formations reminiscent of Renaissance art.
A fire ball fell in a field at Myrtle near Aberdeen during a family picnic. Many children and adults were knocked to the ground in panic. One boy was temporarily blinded, another had a fern-shaped imprint on his thigh, and a woman bore a twisted wire-like mark on her arm. Some children injured themselves rushing into barbed wire fences.
The Louisville Ourier Journal quotes residents questioning why the state climate is celebrated while asserting no remarkable features. The remark highlights a local dialogue about regional weather perceptions and promotional rhetoric.
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