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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1933
Page
8
A Boston Globe tale reports a postman discovering a codfish at a sea market containing a legible Norwegian letter. The seller sought help to deliver it, believing a sailor at sea blew it into the fish’s mouth. The fisherman and postman coordinated delivery to a reader.
London society circles adopt Raffles themed gatherings where guests are locked out of the host’s home and must improvise to gain entry. At one event ropes ladders and Jimmies were employed to force an entrance, showcasing the playful trickster spirit championed by the countess of Oxford and Asquith.
Leonard Wallulis, famed Northwest ax champ, demonstrated shaving with a double-bitted ax before barbers of Astoria Oregon. He navigated the heavy tool across his face to trim a noticeable beard in front of skeptical witnesses.
A Pathfinder Magazine remark features Pinchpenny as a potential successful businessman despite sleeping in a stable. The joke notes he rents the entire house to tourists.
The dialogue features two insects, a mosquito and another bug, joking about a screen test with the second mosquito boasting success and a playful taunt.
Scientists at British Thomson-Houston Industrial Research laboratory study the female mosquito’s hum from India to imitate it with oscillating valve circuits and a trap. The goal is to lure thousands of male mosquitoes into a designed device to reduce malaria by using the insect’s mating call.
Tyre flourished as Phoenicia's premier city from the tenth century BC famed for its dyed wares. Its trade persisted in diminished form until the sixteenth century AD when sea routes shifted commerce. The city saw sieges from Egyptian hordes to Crusaders. today Sur sits on its ruins.
A Wisconsin scientist calls Solid Ivory America a nation of round heads. The Exchange notes mental performances over recent years and agrees the national head resembles a billiard ball and may be made of the same material.
The text outlines Italy's early postal system from Piedmont time to 1710. It notes private communes handling letters until 1561, then a post master general under Emmanuel Philibert. In 1697 Victor Amadeus II added post proceeds to crown revenue, and after 1710 the state administered the post office directly.
Superior mechanism devices measure maturity in canned corn while a fruit pressure tester assesses plums apples and pears. A colori meter notes color in honey and similar products. Agriculture officials say flavor and color are hard to quantify but may soon be read by mechanical means replacing subjective judgment.
Mrs. Curtis B. Dall daughter of President Roosevelt leaders a shift in dining style by serving salads at the start of meals. The East adopts the West Coast custom as hotels and households follow suit. Dietitians note salads aid balanced nutrition and vitamins, while children eagerly eat vegetables first.
A list of world famous churches in Europe Asia and America including St Pauls Cathedral London Westminster Abbey Canterbury Cathedral Notre Dame and St Peters Rome and Higashi Hongwanji Kyoto among others. In the United States notable houses of worship include Trinity Wall Street St John’s Washington St Patrick’s Philadelphia Old South Boston and more.
A Path Finder Magazine report notes spores of plant diseases live high in the upper air, reaching 18000 feet. Data from Army Navy Coast Guard planes and the dirigible Los Angeles show spores travel long distances, posing a risk to regions without known disease and suggesting spraying may be needed even where absent.
The Veterans Administration was authorized as an independent agency under the President on July 3, 1950. It consolidates all government agencies handling relief and benefits for former military members. An executive order on July 21, 1930 created the VA and merged the Bureau of Pensions, the United States Veterans' Bureau, and the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers into the Bureau of National Homes.
Excerpts from a Kansas City Star column imitate a modern girl’s dialogue featuring phrases like simply love a cigarette a cocktail lovely adorable gown and obnoxious. The piece parodies social chatter and repeats modifiers to lampoon trends and empty banter.
The Montreal Family Herald reports a link between St. Mary's church Edge Hill Liverpool and the Napoleonic wars. A captured French frigate taken into Portsmouth harbor yielded organ parts later acquired by Edward Mason founder of St. Mary’s. He had them assembled and the organ stood in the church for over a century.
Electric catfish in Nigerian waters uses its electric organs to lure larger fish. It glides near as if seeking scraps, brushes the prey with its fins, and delivers a powerful shock. The startled fish then fights, allowing the catfish to feed quietly.
The text notes about 700000 English words exist with 300000 more possibly marked as nonce or obsolete. It claims the war added fewer than 10000 new terms, indicating modest vocabulary expansion from wartime.
The 1837 financial crisis brought a coin shortage leading to numerous hard times tokens issued by individuals and stores including a Weaverbury Connecticut button factory. Baltimore saw heavy use and authorities attempted prosecutions under an old law as banks issued substitute shinplasters. A New York convention in November 1837 set a resumption date for specie payments, with follow up meetings in April 1838 and a May 1840 return to specie after a one year suspension.
The article outlines the head tax history from 1832 with an early 50 cent levy, rising to four dollars from 1907 to 1917, and the 1917 act extending the tax to Canadians. It covers passport law origins from 1866 and WWI changes, noting passports were uncommon for Americans traveling to most Europe, with exceptions for Russia, Turkey, or Balkan regions.
A cleric sends a postcard instructing to extract Genesis 35 17 then add Kings 4 26 and Samuel 1 1 2 verses. The note ends with a biblical quotation about a child born and a son given, hinting at a domestic event learned by his mother.
The text argues that civilization originated in semi arid lands and agriculture peaked in temperate regions after ages. It notes that irrigation and dry farming mark a return to ancient practices and highlights attention to water scarce countries where science will boost future food supply.
A Detroit News excerpt describes red and black painted rent notices found on Pompeii and Herculaneum walls. A translated sign advertises Julia Felix’s estate offering baths venereum and 90 shops on lease from the first to the sixth of August for five years.
Dr. Sita Ram curator of the Lahore museum discovers numerous mounds containing sculptures terra cotta statues and other ancient art in Kurukshetra near Lahore India. He believes these artifacts date back to 200 B C before later expeditions.
A professor emeritus of psychology at Wisconsin University urged the audience to value sleep. He noted adults who shift to night hours imitate a baby who sleeps 20 hours daily, calling it a childlike understanding of sleep’s importance.
Notice is given that under an order of sale issued by the District Court of Polk County Nebraska Bankers Life Insurance Company of Nebraska as plaintiff and Jon wy Johnson and Josephine Johnson as defendants the sheriff will offer at public sale on June 12 1933 at 3 PM at the south front door of the Osceola Court House Polk County Nebraska the described real estate in Polk County to highest cash bidder. The property includes SW 1 4 of Sec 22 T14N R3W and W 1 2 of the SE 1 4 in the same section. W Roy Vanhoosen Sheriff. Arthur E Scholz Deputy Rak er Delehanty attorneys for the plaintiff.
In Polk County Nebraska a probate petition for Hannah Pearson deceased is set for hearing June 16 1933 at 10:00 A M. The petition asks appointment of James Q Pearson as executor. Dated May 22 1932, County Judge Shaul W W Norton pronounces the notice.
Notice presents the incorporation of Occola Lumber Company on April 22 1923 with principal office in Osceola Polk County Nebraska. It outlines business scope capital stock 400 shares 100 each total 40000 fully paid nonassessable duration fifty years liability limit two thirds of paid up capital and a four member board of directors selecting officers. The following text continues with further details.
Named officers Craven Green wood and Greenwood may 4 Nebraska notice lists officers serve until successors elected with Craven as president Greenwood as secretary treasurer and Green wood as vice president
Receipts of cattle at Union Stock Yards Omaha totaled 14 500 head the heaviest June run on record Opening bids and sales were generally 25c lower than last week close Cows and heifers shared in weakness but stockers and feeders remained largely firm Quotes include Yearlings and steers from prime to common and fed cows and cutters with prices ranging across multiple grades and weights.
Hog prices dropped 15 to 25 cents on Monday as receipts hit 15 000 head. Market remained steady in decline with bulk sales at 4 50 4 60 per hundredweight, a weak spread. Feeder and fat stock ranges listed include feeder lambs 4 25 6 85, yearlings 3 50 4 50, fat yearlings 5 00 6 25, fat ewes 1 56 2 50, canners 75 cents 1 50.
The fur seal’s thick dark guard hairs hide a dense under fur. Plucking removes the outer coat, leaving woolly under fur. The fur is dyed, skin shaved to reduce weight, producing a flexible pelt with rich color and sheen.
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