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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1927
Page
4
W. R. Morehouse explains widows are prime targets for high pressure promoters. He urges consulting bankers, avoiding flashy promises, and investigating schemes before investing. The piece warns against fake farms, real estate schemes, and exaggerated profits, urging readers to seek expert guidance.
Osceola Record notes Polk County's oldest newspaper with Walter J. Herbes as editor and publisher. It lists weekly publication on Thursdays and a 1879 Post Office entry with annual subscription of $2.00.
A county wide farm tour named Klop will visit nearly 200 Polk farms on Tuesday June 28. The Osceola crowd assembles at 8 45 AM in the courthouse lobby for schedules and instructions. A picnic lunch will be carried and a stop at Buckley Park Stromsburg is slated with noon talks and music.
Auditorium program lists Friday and Saturday June 24 25 featuring The Monkey Talks a mystery drama set in a circus romance with Olive Borden as Queen of the Big Top. Includes comedy and news segments and behind the scenes action. Likely a silent era attraction.
Jackie Coogan plays a boy named Johnny Daly who dreams of riding a real horse in a film based on a curio about horses. The family friendly picture features humor and a sensational performance by Coogan as he chases a 100 to 1 shot in a racing scene. Regular comedy.
A Hastings Nebraska piano dealer markets a near new instrument with only a balance due and home delivery. Advertises price terms and description available by writing Gaston Music and Furniture Company for details.
The British royal commission on mines reports experiments showing coal dust and air explosions are highly explosive but can be mitigated by stone dust. In tests, a coal dust area between dustless and stone dust regions allowed the blast to transmit through the dustless zone, while stone dust restrained the explosion.
The estate trustees announce for sale several Polk County farms for the first time. A 160 acre Platte Valley tract with fair improvements lies 5 miles south of Silver Creek priced at 12.5 dollars per acre. Another 160 acre unimproved, five miles northwest of Osceola lies under cultivation and practically level at 135 dollars per acre. Realtor L. T. Osborn of Gibbon Nebraska handles the sale.
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