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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1926
Page
6
Alexander McNeal of Fairbury marks his hundredth birthday as regional church events and state meetings unfold. Scant details show rail and road work, a hotel opening in Lincoln, and a high school bond defeat in Davenport.
Nebraska editors celebrate Omaha as the site for the 1927 National Editorial Association meeting after a near unanimous vote. Delegates praised Frank O. Edgecombe, blind editor of Geneva Signal, who has led the association for the past year, as a key figure in the campaign. A large Nebraska delegation backed by the Omaha Chamber of Commerce rallied for the bid.
State and federal experts predict the hog shortage will persist for another season. Nebraska reports spring crops 0.3 percent below last year, while the corn belt shows a 5 percent drop in the spring pig crop. More brood sows farrowed but litters are smaller. sows farrowing rose 2.2 percent, and pigs saved per litter averaged 5.2 versus 5.3 last year.
Mormon missionaries have bought Blackbird Hill in Burt county near Decatur to operate a model farm with 2000 acres. Homes for aged and indigent Indians will be built, a park cleared on the upper hill, and orchards and vineyards planted on slopes. A $100,000 raised fund supports the project and a monument to Father Hamilton, an Indian missionary who died 35 years ago, will be placed atop the hill.
Mr and Mrs T Jeff Hurst marked their fiftieth wedding anniversary on June 30 at their Wymore home. More than 200 friends neighbors and relatives visited during the afternoon and evening as the couple, longtime residents for forty years, celebrated in the growing town’s early days.
Washington has informed H. L. Mallory Pierce postmaster that the Pierce postoffice will move to second class on July 1 due to annual receipts of at least eight thousand dollars. Clerks will enter civil service and vacancies will be filled by examination.
The county bridge committee awarded the contract to construct two new spans on the South Sixth bridge to match the old pavement level. A flare will be added on the east side to straighten a jog at the south approach, with the structure situated on the Cornhusker highway a busy traffic route.
California hog buyers like D A Sharp are shipping one to five carloads of hogs monthly from Morrill county to the Pacific coast. He plans a hog pasture south of the Burlington track to concentrate stock before dispatching several carloads at once.
McCook expects to issue $105,000 bonds to develop water supply storage and enlarge distribution mains. The measure passed with a vote of 680 in favor.
A municipal waterworks system will be installed here soon after residents approved the measure by a 117 to 87 margin. The decision sets the stage for utility upgrades and increased city services.
A new pump and equipment are installed in the recently finished city well. The well is reported to deliver 400 barrels per minute, bringing the total number of city wells to five.
Dixon F. J. Hopkins recently sold his farm area of 80 acres for 200 per acre totaling 16000 dollars. The sale increases Hopkins wealth significantly with the transaction.
William A. Radford offers free farm building advice on dairy barn ventilation lighting and equipment. A central feed alley with stalls on both sides is described, noting weather resistance, sanitation, and labor reduction as key goals for a well built, modern barn.
The article discusses the importance of daylight and ventilation from glass walls and a comprehensive ventilator system in dairy barns. It emphasizes insulation to minimize heat loss, prevent cold stress, and avoid pneumonia, noting available insulating materials suited to various climates and budgets.
The article explains a multi stage radio frequency tuned receiver with two RF amplifiers, a non regenerative detector and two audio stages. It details a triple condenser tuning unit, compensating capacitors, a volume control method, and a modulator setup to optimize sensitivity and selectivity for various antenna conditions.
The article notes dining rooms fade in small homes and cottages, replaced by dining alcoves. Alcoves may serve as libraries or play rooms, while the dining area needs adequate lighting and ventilation to avoid neglect of kitchen and living spaces.
Homeowners in Europe and Britain are using door colors and designs to express individuality. Suggestions include contrasting panels, molding tones, and two color schemes to enhance the front entrance and overall architectural appeal.
The exterior cellar door endures harsh weather and damp interior. A thick coat of durable paint, properly applied, is essential to prevent decay amid cold damp and warm dry cycles.
Beautiful floors depend on prevention and maintenance. Worn doorways and passages show wear first, so wax these areas with good quality prepared wax and a floor polishing brush. Regular waxing keeps floors in prime condition with minimal time and effort.
Brickwork endures heavy use with little damage and allows each bat and chipped brick to be reused in the wall, reducing waste and maximizing material use.
The article outlines that a house should face north with unobjectionable design. It notes service entrance can be side, and the drying room and service yard may be enclosed by lattice or stone wall or a high hedge.
Guidance describes filling large floor cracks with wood bits then applying paint. It suggests mixing putty with Japan dryer to ten pounds of putty and ensuring the mixture dries enough to prevent sticking to fingers. The result should be smooth and ready for painting.
The text notes that many small devices and methods intended for convenience in wiring cumulatively affect the quality of electrical systems, with minor components adding up to substantial differences in service levels.
The article warns against using plugs and jacks in radio frequency receiving circuits due to added capacitance and poor contacts. It notes jacks oxidize with use, raising resistance and losses, so better to remove them from RF paths and rely on fixed connections or binding posts for reliable tuning and minimal signal loss.
A garbled report notes rope slackening during rain and questions whether moisture affects rope strength. Authorities caution against experimental use. Local observers suggest tighter testing before applying rope in damp conditions.
A USDA study of 23 Holstein sires shows no single sire raises both milk and butterfat for all daughters. Offspring results depend on combined inheritance from sire and dam. Daughters vary widely, and testing many offspring through cow-testing associations enables better sire evaluation and ranking. Department Bulletin No 1372 details methods and findings.
Daily notes emphasize using pure bred sires where marketable milk and butterfat prices justify. It argues profitable cows produce the most butter from feed, cites over three gallons daily as a benchmark, and notes over 10 percent herd replacement yearly due to disease injury or age. It warns against stressing cows with fast driving or excessive disturbance.
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