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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1913
Page
3
An old style advertisement claims Tyree's tic Powder eases chafing hives and troublesome skin. It urges cautious use and offers a free sample by J. S. Tyree of Washington DC, priced 25 cents at druggists. The copy includes quirky lines about relationships and folding clothing.
A brief excerpt discusses the origin of the term Men of Straw in English lore. It recounts how advocates paid witnesses in Westminster Hall to prompt testimony, using rising fees until the witness would recall whatever was desired, a practice linked to false evidence and memory manipulation.
The article traces ancient wall painting practices from Egypt and Assyria to Greece. It notes gum and pigment mixtures, blue glass, copper, and charcoal techniques, with Vitruvius and Plutarch cited on true fresco work. It also mentions Wall texts and a Worldly Advice column.
Stanton and Floyd race on Long Island among delays and damaged tires as Green and the office search freight yards for a distant tire shipment. Miss Carlisle’s shadow looms over the setup while Floyd hints at tension with Jessica Floyd as the team struggles to finalize practice before the last day.
Harrison Fisher argues that people judge others by externals and dress, noting knots in shoe strings or untidy buttons signal carelessness. He observes that first impressions hinge on appearance and explains the vanity of wants to present others well, since initial view is by the eye.
In a light exchange, one character asks how a pair of partners get along as husband and wife and the reply is a witty “tandem.” The moment highlights their humorous dynamic and chemistry.
Louis Morris of Housatonic Massachusetts held the egg eating crown with twenty two eggs and aimed for twenty five before an episode of acute indigestion required a doctor. The piece notes other feats including eight baskets at a clambake in College Point, and various individuals consuming large quantities of walnuts cherries mush and milk across Rhode Island New Jersey and Chicago.
A visitor questions a Black elderly woman at a cabin about crop prospects and missing hogs. She recalls a man who lived there and implies he caused hogs to disappear, but she refuses direct accusation, noting the person is dead and she will not speak ill of neighbors.
Mrs Edith Schwartz of Hillsboro Illinois reports a two month eczema outbreak on her child’s lower limbs improved after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. A sample led to a large purchase and full cure within ten days. The ad promotes Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold worldwide with a free 32 page Skin Book via Cuticura Dept L Boston.
An old farmer visits Mrs. Wiggins and explains why potatoes in a basket vary in size. He notes the bottom ones are much smaller than the top due to rapid growth, with the last dug tubers roughly twice the size of the first.
A playful exchange imagines a birthday gift for a woman. The punch line twists a tea set into a pun about Mark Twain, labeling the gift as the works of Twain. The humor relies on wordplay around famous author and item.
A terse exchange notes an advertisement matter, with mock seriousness about presentation. The dialogue hints at a staged setup and uses ironic tone to critique the ad or its format.
A distinguished English surgeon, known for untidy dress, is urged by a fellow doctor to change his hat for Lord’s sake. After grumbling, he agrees. The caller waits on the pavement, then the door opens briefly and a new silk hat is tossed out with the remark that the hat is ready, but not the man.
A dispute between the pastor maid and the cook over who is the head liner of the household forms the central clash in this light, domestic vignette. The dialogue hints at humor and social hierarchy within a small community setting.
A man tells his fiancée she is as pretty as a picture yet complains about the high cost of framing. The remark combines romance with a practical budgeting note.
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