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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1913
Page
4
The Village Singers and Players faced the challenge of combining singing and playing and found material tested in major cities. The company, organized for the Chautauqua visit, will be assisted by Adelaide Lyman Green as accompanist, a Lyceum favorite with a long standing reputation.
Archaeologists on the Ophel slope near Temple Hill in Jerusalem report discovering several very early tombs. Pottery found there is said to date to about 3600 B C. In Albany a mud turtle aged about 180 years has lived with a family for 65 years, appearing friendly with the house cat as they share the stove at night.
In Polk County Nebraska Montreville Cummings sues Peter Matter and Annie Matter to compel a deed of quit claim for Lot ten in Block one in Shelby. The petition seeks to substitute a lost original warranty deed from 1881 to perfect title and quiet title, with a court-ordered record, and to enjoin any claim by defendants. Answer due by August 25, 1913.
A sheriff announces an order of sale in Polk County Nebraska to satisfy a judgment of Shelby Auto Co. against Susie M Paisley Arends. The SW quarter of section 2 township 14 north range 1 west is offered for cash August 25, 1913 at Osceola Court House at 2 PM.
An item notes a barber shop with Ind phone 156 connected to Gem Theatre Bath. It also lists an agent for Globe Laundry and mentions basket leaves on Wednesday morning.
One of the best farms in Polk County for sale at 115.00 an acre. 320 acres with 90 acres in alfalfa. Fenced and cross fenced with woven wire. Farm is well improved. For particulars write or call A Q Knerr Land Co Stromsburg Nebraska 46-4. Use for old newspapers China uses millions of pounds of old newspapers chiefly British wall paper or house .
Frank Chauner owner offers 12.5 acres plus 8 acres alfalfa 3 acres pasture 1.5 acres housing garden and orchard. Eight room house coal and chicken houses barn hog shed all in good condition with well and windmill. Fenced land incumbrance 3500 cash balance or trade. Agent F H Ball Osceola Nebraska.
A clothier proposes distributing 18,000 blotting sheets printed with All Wool Trousers for $2. The printer questions the idea noting the blotting sheets could be mistaken for actual goods by customers. The exchange hints at concerns over misrepresentation.
In Dunasi Dordogne Antoinette Graul married Me Sterling Laumont of Fieu rac and became her own grandmother by marriage, making her her grandmother’s sister and aunt under local kinship law. The incident blends puzzle lore with traditional terms and unclear spelling.
A damaged OCR passage captures neighbors debating safety near a city area. Portions show questions about who knows residents and if people inform others, with uncertain quotes and garbled names.
A fragmented historical note discusses marriage links and social ranks influencing power in medieval Europe. It hints at a noble lineage tracing through wives and kinship, suggesting gendered dynamics and the weight of inheritance in shaping alliances and rivalries.
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