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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1915
Page
6
Brief items from Sweden Norway and Denmark selected for Scandinavians and their descendants. Highlights include cultural notes and regional interests across the three kingdoms.
Reports from Bergen detail Major General Ivan Holm im being honored with the Cross of St George fourth class for a bold action at Vladyslowl last October. Caprivi sank with 4150 tons of wheat, a loss near one million crowns, crew saved. Sweden readies censorship proposals, while Nansen may visit America to evaluate Peary’s polar claim. Norway reports record gold reserves, and a Swedish spy allegation targets Adolph Helander.
Washington tops by substitutes as Gandil is out with an injury. Alva Williams and Frankie Fuller shine infield roles, driving in runs and fielding well. Tigers also cope with three regulars sidelined, while Captain Moriarity praises Baker, McKee, and Stanage backing strong substitute performances.
A naturalist recounts natives using a biscuit tin with macaroons to trap a cobra. The snake bites its way in but cannot withdraw its head, dying in the tin by morning. The piece also shares a Hindu belief that a snake loses joints with each human it bites, a myth contrasted with rattlesnake tales among Americans.
In a chaotic scene a hanging fails when a fire distracts officials and witnesses. A jailed man on the scaffold appears to be in a moving picture act as a trick exchanges, and a second man, Sam, is almost hanged before the rope breaks. Sam survives and denies the old job.
The article notes Denmark as a leading agricultural nation with a century of apprenticeship programs training farm youth. It cites liquor consumption in Smark in 1914, industrial alcohol usage, Icelandic naval activity near Iceland, Japan importing Danish chicks, and Denmark’s wartime trade. It mentions a female architect in history and upcoming rigssdag elections with stability expected. It also forecasts June 5, 1915 as women’s suffrage milestone with nationwide oak planting.
A patent by Mahalah T. Hudson of Kirksville Missouri describes a poison bottle indicator. The frame carries a bell that rings when moved, and a plate with depending spurs that can be forced into the cork to anchor the frame on the cork of the bottle.
A humorous farmyard exchange breeds a plan for entertainment as a summer boarder complains of dullness and Farmer Medders suggests a quirky pasture party with improvised style and lively atmosphere.
In California a plant louse threatens melon vines and would ruin Imperial Valley culture without aid from ladybird beetles. Growers plant these beetles in fields. they are collected in winter from Sierra snow and shipped in June to melon districts.
The term creole refers to natives of Spanish America or the West Indies of Spanish or French parentage, not necessarily indicating any Negro blood. It explains that creole designation is about ancestry, not skin color.
Excavations of a Roman villa near Liege uncovered coal fragments, suggesting Belgium mined coal as early as the Christian era. The find implies long standing mineral activity in the region.
Cincinnati club seizes pitcher Fred Toney from Brooklyn while Jim McGraw News notes Jawn McGraw’s near choke and home run jinx concerns for the Whales. Clark Griffith aims for a great Washington season as Rehg and Haley move to Providence. Pat Moran laments pitching depth and umpires’ troubles plague the National League. Rumors link Tris Speaker with Red Sox dissension and Connie Mack’s Jack Coombs makes a comeback. Ban Johnson orders stricter bunting near grand stands. Reds feature seven redheaded players in the roster with bold nicknames.
The Schang family, led by Wally Schang the Athletics catcher and Robby Schang of the Pirates, draws advertising as two younger brothers rise in the minors. Father Schang played professionally but stayed in the minors. The family home is in Waley Senter near Buffalo.
Detroit veteran Sam Crawford, after 12 seasons with the club, has 2831 safe hits and plans to reach 3500. He estimates about seven hundred more hits remain, and with five more strong years, he could close the gap, hoping luck favors the effort.
Umpire Billy Evans says enforcing balk rulings will be hard as pitchers spent years perfecting a move to first base. He will warn all pitchers first and explain why moves are illegal, then call balks if they persist per instructions from his chief.
New York Giants supporters view Lobert as the essential strength needed to secure victory for McGraw this season. Charley Herzog, criticizing his former boss, claims McGraw would have won a fourth straight flag if he had kept Herzog at third and played Snodgrass and Murray in the outfield.
Boehling is counted on to have a great year for the Senators after rehabbing an injured knee. He imitates Ed Walsh in a balk motion learned from a winter mirror rehearsal, and with his usual stuff on the ball he should be a sure winner this season.
Cornell home economics researchers argue potatoes plus meat form a healthier balance than bread with meat. They note meat eggs cereals raise acids while vegetables milk and fruit provide bases, making potatoes a natural base producer to neutralize acids. They urge increasing potato intake overall.
After the torpedoing of HMS Hermes in the Dover Straits 400 petrol tins filled with fuel were emptied and sealed to act as improvised life preservers. The improvised flotation devices kept scores of sailors afloat until rescue arrived.
A joke about an office boy who lies to appease his employer and his wife. The boss learns of the deception, the boy deflects, and the wife concludes the proper response is to accept the lie. The humor hinges on truth and job security in a lighthearted exchange.
A six year old boy named James refuses to say prayers for everyone saying he is tired and will cut some out so that others will have to save themselves. His mother insists that all good boys pray, but James persists in limiting his list.
A theatergoer finally settles for a half hour of unobstructed view after skillful maneuvering for a seat. An usher then requests him to move over to create two seats for the ladies. The grouch complies, noting the common scene of theater etiquette.
A farmer jokes about immunity to mosquitoes after remarking that city girls may have frightened them away by their complexions. The quip implies summer pests will be less of a problem this year due to prior encounters.
A New York Sun report notes 35 influenza deaths in the city last week, up two from a similar week in 1914, with 1,778 total deaths citywide and a death rate rising to 15.98 per 1000. Deputy Health Commissioner Everson urges daily outdoor walks to add years to life.
El Imparcial reports Madrid government sale of 20 000 metric tons of Argentine wheat to flour mills at 355 pesetas per ton with Liberal credit. Mills vow not to raise flour above 7 pesetas per metric ton, while wheat-to-flour conversion implies a 14 percent rise over purchase cost. Consul Robertson Honey Madrid.
The London Chronicle recounts that a mace once ordered out by Cromwell was rumored found in Jamaica during Lord Peels speakership. Inquiry showed the tale false, but Jamaica once held a mace presented by Charles II which vanished with Port Royal's 1692 earthquake.
An expedition on Laysan Island, a Hawaiian bird reserve, reports rabbits have multiplied enough to threaten habitat and shade needed for nesting. The team killed about 5 000 rabbits, roughly a third of the colony, to protect the reserve.
Before the war villagers raised kids to supply the hides used in glove production. French manufacturers tout the method as key to perfect gloves. A single worker handles the prepared skins from start to finish shaping and finishing the gloves.
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