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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1927
Page
4
Polk County's oldest newspaper the Osceola Record lists Walter J Herbes as editor and publisher The paper is published every Thursday and entered at the Osceola Nebraska post office subscription is 2 dollars per year
County Extension Agent F B Kelly outlines a county wide farm improvement tour planned for late June with stops at the College of Agriculture and Lincoln Poultry Field Day on June 15. The program features alfalfa varieties, new barley, seed corn and small grains treatments, plus dairy judging tours led by M N Lawritson and practical talks by Dr T A Kiesselbach and D L Gross.
Dr. L Ray Pheasant visits Clarks and plans to locate in Pierce Nebraska. Miss Hallie Karrer’s surprise birthday party brings joy to friends. Mrs Q O Mickey to Lincoln then Pennsylvania for extended visit. Washington officials assign rural carriers to Swede Home Wayland and Stull routes. Lydia Strang dies at 89. funeral at Osceola Methodist Church. Mrs W H Hurtour of Ong Nebraska visits for two weeks. Former resident returns to town under care of Dr Heald.
Worth remembering that a healthy mother is priority for households. Advice covers stair climbing, cleaning methods, infant hydration, juice for babies, a simple homemade laxative from dried fruits, citron melon in desserts, garnishes, and cooking tips for steaming puddings in a double boiler.
Auditorium program lists Friday and Saturday showings on June 17 and 15 featuring Tarzan and the Golden Lion with mystery, romance, thrills, and comic news segments. Followed by Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl on June 21 and 22 with Madge Bellamy and a live cast, a melodrama of youth and love with suspense and humor.
Local ad offers repair and cleaning for all sewing machine makes. Phone 2323 in Osceola Nebraska.
Open competitive Civil Service examination announced for the position of clerk at the Osceola Post Office. Male eligibles desired. Applications from Homer Hartson, local representative and secretary of the Civil Service Board, with closing date July 6.
A brief quotation from Mottier Cook Book praises contentment as the mark of philosophy. It notes happiness comes from being satisfied with what one has, not from possessing much, and cites a Zimmermann reflection on having enough.
The British royal commission on mines reports experiments with coal dust and air explosions showing coal dust is highly explosive while stone dust can mitigate and confine blasts. A coal dust area between a dustless region and stove dust demonstrated blast transmission across the dustless gap, with stone dust restraining the explosion.
In 1786 American inventor Oliver Evans sought a patent to use the steam engine for vehicles but was denied by the Pennsylvania legislature. By 1800 to 1801 he pursued steam carriages, later shifting to steam power for milk driving, then returning to steam locomotion. He predicted rapid travel from Washington to New York in a single day and steam engines powering boats at ten to twelve miles per hour.
A traveler notes Pompuglia Perga now Martina, with shepherds amid walls and towers. Stone pillars and carved cornices mark former mansions, a decaying aqueduct, and a vast theater and stadium. Ruins remain fair for 15 to 16 centuries after the city fell into decay.
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