Missionary Ladies Plan June 24 Service and June 28 Meeting
The Ladies Aid Service Committee schedules a special program Friday June 24 with music between plays. Mrs. Edgar Wisely Mrs. Charles Maggie Mrs. Richard Brooks Mrs. F. D. Mills and Mrs. K. A. Cornish listed as contributors. W.F.M.S. will gather at Mrs. Richard Brooks home Tuesday afternoon June 28. A C Monkman pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid Service Committee
Edgar Wisely
Charles
Masgie
Richard Brooks
F. D. Mills
K. A. Cornish
W.F/M.S
A. C. Monkman
Picnic in City Park honors Rydson family visitors
A large Sunday gathering in City Park celebrated Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Rydson and daughter from Brute Iowa with numerous relatives and friends from Osceola St Paul Chicago and Lincoln. The Arnold Isaacson residence got a new coat of paint while many locals hosted and visited through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. O. Rydson
Brute
Iowa
Fred Johnson
Oliver Johnson
Elwyn Johnson
Donald Johnson
Ernet Flodman
Curtis Flodman
C. Marvin Fredrickson
Robert Stohl
Osceola
C. Flodman
Lawrence Lind
J. J. Bisgard
St. Paul
H. Leith
Colorado
Ralph Roman
St Paul
Lusiska
Chicago
iMras
Will Miller
Orlie Miller
Floyd Miller
Albert Nelson
R. Sundberg
Lawrence Sundberg
Nettie Jones
Martin
Geo. Anderson
Vergil Pier
Frank Fossberg
Wallace Sandell
Anna Richardson
Hardville
Alfred Jones
Erickson
Ed. Larson
Theo. Larson
R. Richardson
John Nyberg
Ed Johnson
Harry Jones
Chas. Johnson
Melvin Hill
Frank Adelson
George Larson
LeRoy Moore
George Bright
Donnell Springer
Rogena
Lincoln
Cenith
Gladys McCoy
Minnesota
Arnold Isaacson
Will Kroger
W. L. Kerker
Charles ‘Carlson
Arthur Root
Eli
Ira Glasser
T. J. Nelson
Harold Nelson
Catherine
John Smith
Loup City
Ernest Hahn
Marjorie Hahn
Lloyd Nordstedt
Lloyd Hahn
Stromsburg
Emma Anderson
Lillie Lind
Jacqueline Lindburg
Gerrude Nelson
Ebba Hanquist
Imogene Hanquist
Omaha
Elmer Hanquist
Robert Lindburg
Topeka
Kansas
P. A. Hanquist
Mabel
York
Maurice Lindburg
Melba Branting
North Platte
Ralph Branting
Roy Church
Clarks
Why Thrums? J M Barrie’s Kirriemuir Roots Explained
In Kirriemuir Scotland the term thrums describes warp thread remnants on looms and inspired Barrie’s fictional Thrums. Professor James A Roy notes Thrums is a local weaving term, and the Auld Lichts culture in Barrie’s Thrums reflects Kirriemuir's religious divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir James Barrie
Kirriemuir
Scotland
James A. Roy
Professor Roy
Barrie
Roy
Mother Goose Lived in the Eighteenth Century
A Cleveland Plain Dealer writer asserts Mother Goose was a real early eighteenth century Boston figure. She taught rhymes to neighborhood children, and her daughter Elizabeth married Mr. Fleet who published Songs for the Nursery in 1719 at Boston's Pudding Lane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother Goose
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Boston
Elizabeth
Fleet
T. Fleet
Pudding Lane
Thomas Fleet
Elizabeth Goose
Founding of Annapolis and Its Historic Capitol
Annapolis, founded over 250 years ago, became Maryland’s capital and later served briefly as the U S capital. Named for Ann Arundel, wife of Lord Baltimore, its colonial capitol sits on a knoll. Washington surrendered his commission in the old legislative hall. Civil War battle standards, Civil War flags, and World War I mementos line its storied rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Maryland
United States
Congress
Ann Arundel
Cecil Calvert
Lord
Baltimore
Legislative Hall
Washington
Carroll
Carrollton
How Dynamite Affects Fish in Water
A Collier's Weekly correspondent explains that water pressure increases with depth and fish adjust their swim bladders to stay at a chosen depth. When dynamite shocks a body of water, buoyant fish rise to the surface while others sink, reflecting differential buoyancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collier’s Weekly
Plover Lives Adventurous Life Across Americas
A whitehaired boy of migratory birds the golden plover travels northward in spring and southward in fall. Protected by federal laws the bird migrates from Argentina to Arctic breeding grounds crossing South America southeast to northwest then over the Gulf of Mexico into the United States reaching Louisiana.
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Arctic
South America
Gulf of Mexico
United States
Louisiana
Famous Chimes of Malines Arm Antwerp World Highlight
The Malines chimes on the cathedral of St. Rombold are described as the heaviest and most celebrated in the world. Malines serves as Belgiums principal port after Brussels and features two remarkable tunnels connecting the Scheldt riverbanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malines
Antwerp
Belgium
Brussels
Scheldt
St. Rombold
Notable Matthews Through History and Their Legacies
The name Matthew means gift of God and ties to Apostle Matthew, though scholars debate authorship of the Gospel. Historic Matthews include Sir Matthew Hale a 17th century lord chief justice, Matthew Thornton signer of the Declaration, and Matthew Arnold the poet critic. Others named Matthew span Flinders the navigator, Perry the diplomat, Baldwin the industrialist, Brady the photographer, and Vassar founder Vassar.
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Matthew
God
Florence A. Cowles
The
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Matthew Thornton
New Hampshire
Supreme Court
Matthew Arnold
Oxford
Matthews
Flinders
Australia
Perry
Japan
Baldwin
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Brady
America
Lincoln
Vassar
Vassar College
Panda Sits on Haunches to Fight
A panda described by a writer in the Indianapolis News is a raccoon like mammal of the Himalayas. It weighs about 300 pounds at maturity and has a thick fur red chestnut above and jet black below with white face ears and claws. It lives at 7000 to 12000 feet, climbs well, feeds mainly on fruits acorns bamboo shoots and roots but will eat eggs milk and butter. It sits on its haunches to fight and drinks by dipping its nose in water. It is easily tamed but needs a warm climate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fulgens
Himalayas
Indianapolis News
San Marino The World’s Oldest Surviving Republic
San Marino, a 22 square mile enclave in the Apennines with about 13 thousand residents, claims independence since the fourth century. Its craggy mountaintop town sits within Italian provinces and it issues its own money and maintains foreign diplomats. The senate has 60 lifelong members and two regents govern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Marino
Republic
Early Reference to Compass Sparks Historic Debate
Nikola Tesla argues the magnetic compass existed by the 12th or 13th century and cites Guyot de Provins as an allusion. He disputes Heinrich Winter’s claim that Norse navigators first used it, suggesting invention by the Chinese or Arabs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Nikola Tesla
Guyot de Provins
Tesla
Berlin
Heinrich Winter
Great Herbal Emic Drugs From Plants
The text notes ipecac as a great herbal emetic from a tropical plant, morphine as a great herbal pain killer from the opium poppy not grown in the United States, and quinine as a fever fighter from the cinchona tree found in Brazil and Asia. It states the United States has few medically valuable plants, highlighting cascara Sagrada bark from the Pacific coast and mayapple leaves and bark used in laxatives as two well known examples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Brazil
Asia
Pacific Coast
Bids Sought for Shelby Rising City and York Osceola Road Projects
Nebraska bids invited for Shelby Rising City Project 29 Unit 2 with 6.5 miles of oiled road and armor coats plus stabilizing work. Includes mineral aggregates, water, asphalt oils, bonds, and wage scales. plans available in Osceola, David City, and Lincoln offices. Sealed proposals due June 30, 1938 at 10 am with certified checks and 100 percent bond. Also invites bids for York Osceola Patrol 21002 sand gravel surfacing across 12 miles with 2,053 cubic yards of material and 60 cent hour wage scale. requires bid bond and deposits. openings at Osceola and Lincoln offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Roads and Irrigation
State House
Lincoln
Nebraska
Shelby Rising City
Osceola
David City
York - Osceola
York Nebraska
A. C. Tilley
L. C. Moul
York County
John I. Anderson
Polk County
Central City
Grand Island
L. R. Jones
Resurfacing Work Planned on State Road 12.2 Miles
On June 30 1938 crews will work until 10 00 o'clock on the St Paul Osceola Patrol No 41064 resurfacing 12 2 miles of gravel road in the state area detailing traffic disruptions and equipment usage planned by patrol authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Roads and Irrigation
State
Notice to Creditors in Eva B. Smith Estate Nebraska
In Polk County Nebraska the County Court will hear and settle all claims against Eva B. Smith deceased on October 10 1938. Creditors must file claims by October 8 1938 or be forever barred. Dated June 10 1938 L M Merrick County Judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Nebraska
Eva B. Smith
L. M. Merrick
Notice of Sale in Polk County Nebraska 1938
Under an Order of Sale from Polk County District Court a sale is set for July 11 1938 at 2 PM at the Osceola courthouse the NE 14 of Section 1 Township 14 North Range 3 West. The sale satisfies two judgments totaling 13918.08 against Eva B Smith and others with 10 percent interest and costs. The sheriff Gunnard Peterson is conducting the auction with Mills & Mills Attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Polk County
Nebraska
Marguerite G. Snider
Eva B. Smith
A. D
Court House
Osceola
Gunnard Peterson
Mills & Mills
Sheriff Sale Notice in Polk County Nebraska
In the matter of Home Owners Loan Corporation versus Harry E Snider and others the Sheriff will sell at the South front door of the Osceola Courthouse on Sunday July 1938 at 2 PM the lands described as Lots 10 and 11 in Block 1 Van Vorce Addition Shelby Polk County Nebraska to satisfy the judgment and costs. Dated June 1 1938. Sheriff. Publication dates June 2 9 16 23 30 1938.
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Rles F. Stroman
Folk County
Nebraska
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Harry E. Snider
Osceola
van Vorce
Shelby
Polk County
Nebrasa
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Goodrich Silvertowns
Goodrich
Silvertown
Soodrich
Silvertown Y
Reed Motor Co
Columbus Rendering Company
Professional Directory
Geo. T. Alliband
M. D
Court House Square
Nebr
A. A. Wurtz
First National Bank Osceola
PRS
Smith & Eklund Physcians and Surgeons
Creyse-Tex Drug Co
D. J. Smith
R. P
Larley Eklund
Elton Berck
Tarry
POLE
City Park
Matthew Hale
King’s Bench
England
Blackstone
Panda
Aelurus
Ailuros
Jos
J. Dworak
Butler County
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