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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1909
Page
5
A collection of brief witticisms and incidents about legal minds, royalty, a dog with rat-catching claims, and reactions of French and Indigenous figures. It includes Lockwood’s alibi remark, a schoolyard David quiz, a feared rat dog, Bethell’s court quips, Martainville’s aristocracy moment, and 19th century treaty sentiment toward Native Americans.
Emerson Hough recounts the federal push to confine tribes west of the Missouri and into Quelma. He notes colonial promises deceived Indians about land ownership while telling of the Prairie du Chien council and William Clark enforcing hunting ground limits. He portrays the clash of native sovereignty with white expansion.
The piece contrasts marriage as friendship and collaboration with a master servant dynamic. It cites Prof W S Thomas on romance as transient and favors enduring equality driven unions, noting historical male dominance and colonial attitudes, including Egyptian wife norms and Lane and Mill's views on morality among equals.
A Detroit Bree Press verse recounts a man who loses himself in a list of household purchases. He mutters a long catalog of nails paint curtains and tools, then is taken away as house cleaning time drives him to madness. The piece frames a tragic mental break born of routine chores.
A compact adage warns against sharing secrets with a bride or bridegroom before they have been married long. It implies caution in personal confidences tied to new marriages.
A Montreal Star summary notes inoculating clover with bacteria from Ontario Agricultural College boosts growth. 66 percent of tested clover crops improved, red clover less favorable at 55 percent. Reports cover alfalfa, peas, and beans with 1909 culture price set at 25 cents per bottle for seed inoculation.
Scientists report the lowest soil temperature to start growth in most crops is 45 to 48 degrees Fahrenheit and optimal results occur near 68 to 70 degrees. Wheat rye oats and flax germinate fastest around 87.8 degrees while corn and pumpkins prefer 92 to 191 degrees. Corn germinates in three days at 65.3 and seven days at 41 for oats. Irrigation delays warming in seep soils, sandy soils warm faster, and planting depth affects germination.
The Department of Agriculture and Swiss farmers jointly studied farm returns in 1906 across systems of management and compared them with the previous five years. Among 230 holdings the profits per acre ranged from 21 to 21.50 dollars for small farms to 10.25 dollars for the largest. 80 percent of output was animal, dairy and poultry products, much of it exported, illustrating benefits of intensive farming on small plots.
A Washington inquiry on tree longevity shows pine maxing at 700 years, silver fir 425, larch 275, red beech 245, aspen 210, birch 200, ash 170, elder 145, elm 130. Oak heartwood rot starts around 300 years. a 410 year holly lives near Aschaffenburg, Germany.
When possessing corn fodder silage and clover hay the prudent plan is to obtain a protein rich feed such as bran cottonseed meal or linseed meal to balance rations. This approach supports cattle nutrition by boosting protein intake alongside forage.
Farmers are urged to begin plowing early to destroy rag weeds and other pests before they set seed. Weeds thrive on low moist land in summer and will multiply next year if not tackled this summer. Early plowing in weedy patches prevents seeding and reduces soil loss in fields now infested across corn, pastures, and small grains.
A German publication reports a method to prevent potato sprouting by placing them on a layer of coke. Dr Schiller of Brunswick says improved ventilation helps, but oxidation of coke may be the key. Small amounts of carbon and sulfur oxides released could slow sprouting, keeping potatoes good until July.
The flesh of guineas is dark, tender, and juicy with rich flavor similar to the ring-neck pheasant. Some say it is more palatable due to less pronounced flavor and greater quantity. White guineas yield lighter meat, and crossing with pearl makes the meat nearly as light.
Farmers are urged to delay turning stock onto pasture until the grass has a strong start. Early grazing wastes forage and risks trampling wet soil, delaying ground solidification and root establishment.
Farmers Bulletin No 49 reports that lambs fed a mix of two parts cornmeal and one part cottonseed meal for ten weeks with pasture gained about 2.95 pounds per head per week. Each lamb received roughly 81 percent of a pound of the mixture weekly.
A leading Ohio apple grower employs arsenate of lead in Bordeaux mixture to combat fungi and the coddling moth. He sprays at least four times after bloom, using a formula of 3 pounds copper sulfate 5 pounds lime and 50 gallons water.
The article explains soaking seeds with hard coverings such as canvas, eucalyptus, and morning glories in warm water for two to twelve hours speeds germination. Sow seeds immediately after soaking. morning glories may bloom in about six weeks from sowing.
North Dakota farmers say millet harms horses if fed alone, affecting kidneys and causing joint swelling and lameness. When combined with other feeds and cut at the right time, millet is acceptable.
The farm price for eggs has risen steadily over years with 11.15 cents per dozen in 1899, 12.37 in 1903, 17.2 in 1904, 17.7 in 1905, and 1908 expected to be higher, reflecting ongoing inflation in farm egg prices.
The writer argues smart handling of pure bred stock yields profit. Initial costs are higher, and recovery requires sound business planning to price young stock fairly. Yet, good stock remains the cheapest choice for the right man.
Bees typically replace aging queens to maintain hive vitality. Once an apiary is stocked with quality queens, the colony generally supersedes at the proper time, ensuring continued productivity and strength.
Pennington states he is pursuing literature and feels he has a message for the world. Inkingham notes the shared impulse to share that message with readers.
A manager likens a play to a cigar. The innoc ent reporter asks for the answer and receives the remark that if a play is good, everyone wants a box, but if it is bad no amount of puffing will make it draw.
The Heiress asks for her father’s consent and the Duke confirms it but only if provided with money. The exchange reveals that the father would consent but withhold the necessary funds, ending their plans.
The old man warns his son that a rolling stone gathers no moss. The youth quips it gathers momentum, and the old man replies it speeds up as it nears the bottom of the downward path.
A brief verse compares the letter B to men, noting visible likeness and a claim that while the debt exists it should not be. The odd analogy suggests moral judgment without explicit details.
In a brief exchange, Green affirms his brother is a physician of twenty years, while Brown humorously questions why the elder does not sit and rest a while. The playful dialogue hints at family dynamics and light banter.
A terse exchange humorously debates spying by listening at the keyhole. Mrs Hixon questions the trick while Mr Hixon suggests eavesdropping, and a quip about being unable to see the head of the family due to being out calling and hidden among waste paper basket Baster hats ends the snippet.
In a Washington Star quote, Sirius Barker argues that a man should fish occasionally. He concedes it may not be fun, but that the activity helps clear the mind.
A jeweler warns of a $100 suit over a ring while the add dress coolly counters with a $1,000 demand and a claim that the advertising will be worth it. The exchange appears in a Cleveland Leader excerpt.
A humorous exchange features a father and son as Willie asks if chicory is grown in a henery and the other responds with playful confusion about farming words and sounds. The lighthearted dialogue evokes rural dialect and family banter.
A quip contrasts music as love's food with the demoralizer's take that marriage demands more substantial sustenance. The exchange highlights tension between romance and pragmatic needs in relationships.
In rustic dialogue, Hayrix laments the lack of a reliable moonlight aid to see at night. Mrs. Hayrix asks what that is, and Hiram grows frustrated that they cannot get a way to have light on dark nights in the fields.
A brief humor item shows a child Bobby demandingly coaxing his uncle for wealth while the uncle jokes about his forthcoming death. The exchange lampoons delayed parental permission and family finances within a periodical gag.
A Cleveland Leader article presents a quarrel between a person and their mother in law over personality similarity to her daughter. The exchange hints at personal tension and domestic friction within a family conflict.
A fragmentary column note references a dialogue about dining plans and cultural labels, mentioning a hotel clerk and a character named Cecil Fitzraleigh. The excerpt hints at a humorous exchange about national or personal identity without full context.
Grimstead, a New England factory foreman, reveals after thirty five years he has no desire to retire. An old friend asks about pension plans and retirement norms while Grimstead laments the slow entropy of aging and insists he remains capable of his work.
Describes long haired Persian cats with color varieties including blacks blues whites silvers oranges cream tortoise shell and brown tabbies. Details on coat texture ear tufts throat frill head shape eye features and temperament cautioning about rough handling.
A natty review notes several new titles from famous authors including Mrs. Humphry Ward, Olive Schreiner, and Baroness von Hutten. It highlights The Empire Builders and Other Poems by Robert J. C. Stead, praising its brisk, wholesome verse about pioneer life and its dedication to progress across veldt, prairie, land, and sea.
Costa Rica ranks as an early discovered but relatively quiet part of the Americas. Columbus visited on his third voyage and Spanish adventurers settled there in the 16th century. It was part of the Guatemalan kingdom until 1821, with its defining clash at Laguna de Ocho shaping independence from Mexico.
On the Isle of Wight the old Jacobean grammar school hosted Charles II during abortive talks with parliamentary commissioners. The schoolhouse lies on the road to Carisbrooke Castle where the king was imprisoned and the gabled front faced the Cowes road. The schoolroom served as the king's presence chamber.
Roumania borders Europe with about 33 million acres of some of the continent's richest soil yet recurring summer droughts hinder its productive potential.
A historical remark notes that after defeating two opponents at once, a man attains his proudest life moment, reflecting on personal glory and masculine bravado in competitive contexts.
A critique of American holiday behavior abroad notes the contrast with disciplined European observances. The piece highlights celebrations in Paris Germany Norway Denmark and Switzerland and cites Americans in Berlin staging a Fourth of July prize fight despite local bans and the claim that prize fighting is an American tradition.
A new superintendent reforms a failing factory by exposing private graveyards of errors and mandating open reporting. Two rules guide the culture: no discharge for a single mistake and swift punishment only for covering up. Errors become learning tools, dividends resume, and the plant prospers under cooperative leadership.
A Louisville Courier-Journal line on ease in rural life is quoted by a visitor in Plunkyville. He notes the town’s pace by saying the amount of time killed suggests a bounty on time around the settlement.
A poem fragment by Carolyn Wells in Metropolitan Magazine critiques road danger. It imagines a chauffeur speeding away after a fatal crash, counting victims as a grim refrain. The verse uses sharp satire to condemn reckless driving and the treatment of human life on the road.
A proverb urges readers to seek the sea to understand the ocean’s call. It implies exploration and listening to nature for insight and adventure.
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