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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1915
Page
7
The text shows a sketched exchange where a mother grants permission to go out and a child named Della voices caution while a later line hints at a marriage idea. The mixed phrasing suggests a domestic scene with casual negotiations and treats.
Mrs. Harry Fisner of Nicetown and Mrs Abel Law of Providence report relief from backache, displacement, and fatigue after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad claims the product cures feminine derangements and inflammatory conditions, urging readers to try it and publish their success.
The article notes Alberta rail mileage reaching 4,097 miles within three years, under Dominion Railway Commission oversight ensuring fair rates and a complaint court. It cites a 1,000 percent rise in University of Alberta attendance across 61 districts and includes J. B. Howard of Blackie recounting profits from mixed farming, land expansion, livestock totals, strong crops, and improved health since moving from Iowa.
In a wartime village, a cyclist questions the distance to Poppelton. A native explains the last sign pointed the wrong way, revealing the post was turned around to mislead Zeppelins. The exchange captures the tense, deceptive atmosphere of home-front wartime life.
A wry remark from the Observer of Events and Things notes that no matter how often a girl marries, she always maintains one left hand. This quip reflects playful misogynistic humor in social commentary of the era.
A humorous exchange shows Miss Weary lamenting slow payment while the speaker insists on paying as they go. The dialogue wryly explores a creditor debtor dynamic and the belief in eventual recognition of one’s own superiority.
The piece surveys managers from several clubs highlighting traits: Stallings a studious Braves leader. Moran a thoughtful Phillies guide. Bresnahan a McGraw school pitcher judge. Herzog the Reds’ brainy tactician. Huggins a clever Cardinal with field insight. Robinson a genial Dodgers student. Clark a hard-driving Pirate. Carrigan a amiable Red Sox reformer. Donovan a pitcher-studying Yankee. Connie Mack a quiet force. Griffith a sharp pitcher and condition judge. Jennings an aggressive Tigers leader. Rowland a hustling White Sox fiery on field. Rickey a studious Browns thinker. McGraw noted simply as John McGraw. and others across the league.
President Comiskey bought Jack Fournier for little money and built a star who rivals Eddie Collins in the American league. Fournier, once deemed ineligible by Boston, rose from Moose Jaw to leading hitters and becoming a feared figure among AL clubs.
Former Giants like Dick Rudolph Heinie Groh Red Ames Hank Gowdy Al Demaree Beals Becker Bob Bescher and Charley Herzog are making a loud impact in baseball. The article notes McGraw often lets players slip away who then succeed with other teams.
Arlie Latham discusses his current business in New York City and his plan to improve fortunes in the new game, noting he has run a delicatessen and hopes to do better once he adapts to changing curves and play.
Pittsburgh’s Bill Hinchman remains their top hitter while Hans Wagner continues to shine for the Pirates. Ray Fisher of Vermont is winning for the Yankees. Connie Mack seeks Carroll of Fordham as a third baseman. Umpires’ decisions are debated as teams push into select circles. Dodgers new pitcher Dell shows promise as Sherwood Magee improves with the Braves. The Cardinals seek a shortstop via waiver and Eddie Collins bats ahead of teammates.
The National Geographic description portrays Bucharest as a modernizing capital blending Paris and Vienna influences. It notes broad boulevards, ornate bridges, major buildings like the royal palace and university, cultural life in concert halls, and its role as a European educational hub with strong arts and science activity.
The New Republic argues against romanticizing war babies and shows that strengthening a nation requires humane policies, not mass childbearing. It denounces legitimizing indiscriminate birth while urging focus on reducing wastage of life and improving living conditions for future generations.
The Joyville Presbyterian congregation planned a surprise fiftieth anniversary party for Mr. Hamilton. After he presented the minister with a bicycle instead of the expected gift, the minister exclaimed the line “You certainly do have a way of putting people in a hole!” and the church halted surprise parties for years.
A war correspondent quotes Victoria Cross Iron Cross and Medaille Militaire veterans noting they are often small and not physically strong yet excel in hand to hand combat. They say in bayonet duels one of the two men always hesitates, and the other never does.
A stout woman at the Philadelphia zoo watched the lions receive their first ever feeding. She commented the meat looked small, while an attendant replied it is plentiful for the lions. The exchange carried a humorous tone as observers noted the contrast in perspective.
At the Frankfort Pennsylvania United States government arsenal women handle key tasks in fuse rooms and cartridge inspection. Each inspector checks 31 500 cartridges daily and eight young workers process 323 000 cartridges a day. Gaugers and inspectors ensure no underweight rounds reach Philadelphia, with a strong safety culture cited.
The war story notes a surprising shift in munitions use with high explosive shells surpassing shrapnel in demand. Field conditions favor shells to prepare attacks, while shrapnel is less effective against well-sheltered troops. The Times reports shortages for the British near Fremelles, whereas the French appear better off and Germany keeps any shortages quiet.
During his Northwest Passage voyage aboard the Gjoa from 1903 to 1907, Captain Amundsen encountered a reindeer horn tool using, iron unaware Nechilli people. He described them as the most primitive human group, ignorant of fire making and distant from southern civilizations, astonished by the moonlit deck.
In the Lutheran church parsonage demolished after eighty two years a horse skull was found embedded in the wall. The piece notes a superstition that placing a horse skull under the church aids acoustics so voices in the pulpit carry better. Report from Elizabethtown correspondent.
The most valuable Borneo timber is ironwood. It is extremely hard and darkens with age. It sinks in water and cannot be rafted down rivers. The outer two inches is soft and worthless, while the interior wood is solid and durable for many uses.
Johnny Potts arrives at the T-5 ranch where foreman Ben Franklin rules with an iron gun. Potts earns favor among the cowhands, inflaming Franklin who has killed before, and a fatal confrontation follows as bullets fly during a dispute over discipline and pride.
A Caldwell ranch tale ends in tragedy as Franklin Potts and a prior foe clash over a revolver. Potts shoots, but the gun misfires and the other man is killed when shells were removed earlier. Potts fled to Montana, leaving an unmarked grave for the victim.
Report states James Reas and two associates escaped from Carrollton jail using a red hot poker to burn a hole in the corridor ceiling. Nicholas Piris age twenty three and William Ball age twenty two aided the break and were later captured. Local posses chased the trio amid a countrywide manhunt with few leads.
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