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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1914
Page
3
The piece traces Flag Day June 14 and the flag’s evolution from thirteen stripes and stars to the present design. It notes public display laws, trademark restrictions, and cultural uses, while recounting the flag’s symbolism, sovereignty, and the enduring American spirit surrounding the banner.
The poem celebrates the American flag as a symbol of freedom and courage. It invokes the blue and white colors, the morning stars, and the banner’s flutter as a sign of progress toward greater freedom for all nations. Hyland C. Kirk.
A Paris court ruled that M. Flores, a pedestrian hit on the Champs Elysees, caused a taxi collision that damaged M. Lefranc’s automobile. Lefranc sought $240 from Compagnie Generale des Taxiautes, which argued the accident resulted from Flores' carelessness.
The New York Sun argues that flag day should inspire sane civic duty. It praises the American experiment as worth trying and capable of greater future service, despite industrial discontent and federal administrative weaknesses.
A Munich meeting discussed making a German exit to the Rhine to curb Dutch profits from German traffic. Officials urged Germany to build an independent outlet to world markets, citing Dutch gains from Rotterdam as a mercantile concern.
After hearing arguments the court ruled both M. Flores and Compagnie Generale at fault. The foot passenger's imprudence was deemed the primary cause, and he was ordered to pay three fourths of the damages.
The dialogue centers on Patience Peggy who fears germs, while Patrice teases that she tolerates kisses from men. The exchange reveals light banter about propriety and courage in social affection.
Booth says area play writing is in demand and that musical comedies like The Girl From Paris satisfy public preference. A front row admirer praised the show while an incidental city scene recalls Jeremiah Corcoran and his horse and buggy dash through Homeberg streets ending with a humorous miscue.
The Kansas City Journal notes mounting hardships in an arctic expedition. The dialogue suggests a shift from past plain living to needing gear and films, reflecting harsher conditions and rising demands.
A historical cooking note highlights beetroots as a wholesome potash rich food with multiple serving ideas. It details beetroot preparation including washing steaming or baking, and provides recipes for Beetroot Soup Beetroot a la Creme Beetroot au Casserole and Beetroot and Apple Pudding with steps and ingredient cues.
The expert salad mixer keeps oil and vinegar separate and adds them to the salad after mixing. For French dressing the pepper salt mustard and seasonings go in a dish with vinegar then oil is stirred in three parts oil to one part vinegar to create a thick creamy dressing. Garlic rubbed on the dish enhances flavor.
Chopped tougher cuts of meat can be used to make meat cakes or rolls with minimal cooking. Mix one pound round steak, sausage meat, bread soaked in water, one egg, onion, pork, seasoning, and cook without browning. Shape into a long roll and bake covered with sliced pork for about forty minutes.
A traditional recipe describes dissolving gelatine in water, stirring into a sugar syrup, adding salt and flavor, then beating with an egg whip. The mixture is cooled, poured into buttered tins, dusted with powdered sugar, and rolled into sugar coated squares.
A vintage recipe describes a marshmallow cake using six egg whites, two cupfuls sugar, one cup butter and one cup milk or water with two teaspoons baking powder. Flavor with vanilla and bake in three layers. Warm half pound marshmallows to spread between layers and frost.
Boil tender parsnips until soft and mash smooth removing woody bits. For three large parsnips mix two eggs rich milk one cup butter one teaspoon salt three tablespoons flour. Beat eggs light fold in parsnip mash then butter and salt.
Dried sweet clover flowers are praised as a delicious linen scent. Tie the dried clover in cheesecloth bags and place between bed or table linen layers, noting clover as a daintier alternative to lavender.
Ennis T Rebel Oakes was formally named to replace Harry Gessler as Pittsburgh manager after briefly leading the team. Gessler, retained as scout and coach, had criticized the talent pool in Class K and left after the club’s 15 to 7 win over Miner Brown’s all star lineup aided by eight to ten St. Louis errors.
Stock replaces Shafer at third base as he anchors the infield. Early form shows Stock is as capable as Shafer, ending the lingering gap and reducing the need for bunting and backup plans.
The text contrasts Stock with Shafer, noting Stock’s aggressive play and constant chatter keeps teammates alert. It credits Stock with solid fielding, especially going left on hard-hit balls, accurate throws from any position, and effective foul-ball plays near the boxes. The Giants prefer Stock to Shafer.
A flurry of baseball tidbits covers players like Snyder Knight and Pichardo, manager moves, and league chatter. Dickers on Joe McGraws catcher, Lefty Thomas, and O’Toole promise strong seasons while Washington adds Barron to its rotation. Christy Mathewson’s birthday wins noted. Stallings backs Gowdy with a Braves contract.
Followers of the Giants see Robert Bescher as a real star. When he reaches first base he creates excitement with a big lead and aggressive baserunning. His speed forces strong plays from pitchers and the middle bag is hard to defend against him. Bescher shows improved form over last season with Cincinnati.
A Rankin Johnson pitched for the Red Sox in a shutout over Walter Johnson. He is a graduate of the Syracuse team in the New York State league and is described as a rugged player who prefers hard work.
Dr. Bertillon advocates psychotherapia or soul culture as medicine of the future. He says patients enter a light sleep without trance, then a metronome attack triggers a state. During hypnosis he suggests abstinence from alcohol until prohibition is engraved in the brain. Critics claim the method is controversial and appeals to those with unhappy affairs.
A Washington observer recalls Ambassador Thomas Nelson and novelist couples from Rome. A tea at Mr. and Mrs. Page sparks a humorous exchange as Page likens real life to a chapter from a novel and Mrs Page agrees it could slip from a book.
A Seattle Times gossip note describes a wife described as nervy while her husband teases that she keeps up with ongoing magazine stories and multiple movie appearances. The tone is light and social, reflecting domestic humor of the era.
The fragment presents a aphoristic view asserting that a good disposition holds greater value than gold since material fortune is transient while character defines nature. It reads like an editorial or literary aside noting virtue over wealth.
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