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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1915
Page
2
Scandinavian notes describe Sweden Norway and Denmark in wartime stretch as Germany’s flour jute shipments surface in Sweden while a local temperance bill faces rejection. Nordic shipping grows with Norway Pacific line planning diesel powered freighters as trade with the United States surges.
Congress and President Wilson established the Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado, the thirteenth U S national park and fourth in size at 230000 acres. Led by Rep. E W Taylor, the campaign highlighted Longs Peak and Pike's Peak, promising economic gains and protection of wildlife as hunting is banned.
The son of Denmark will have his legacy honored by a monument in New York. The late Ideis, noted Danish American, gained fame in the United States through his Rings and his work cleaning up New York slums. The York Tribune supports the monument effort.
A humorous exchange shows Hiram Daly offering a fence from his last employer. The responder touts his six years of independence and high self-regard in a backhanded job reference.
A comical vignette notes a man who feels a first ache as a warning from nature. He later discovers an herb that ends the pain and concludes he can resume his former ways, remarking on the origins of healing and the role of chance.
Mrs White says she sought a Scandinavian cook. Paralysia Pearl Waddles replies dismissing religion as irrelevant to cooking. The judge weighs in on whether creed matters in hiring.
A humorous note from the Houston Post defines precocity as premature mental development evidenced by a five year old learning that the drumstick is not the best part of a turkey gobbler. The quip highlights child insight with a playful take on growing knowledge.
The article describes a rose cultivar from China Japan and Siam known as the changeable rose. It changes color from white in shade to waxy white in darkness then to blue pink and finally deep red in sunlight, a dramatic pigment transformation across exposure.
It is estimated that 400000 cases of fruit will be available for export from Tasmania this season. Early shipments have recently arrived in England.
China last year opened 992 new post offices across multiple provinces as part of expanding its postal service network. Officials emphasize improved rural access and faster mail delivery nationwide.
Capt. W S Henry recounts a volunteer private’s encounter with desert horror near Brazos. The man asks the doctor for relief from a sand bar in his innards as he complains nothing will move. The tale underscores the grim physical toll of the campaign.
A young wife asks how many strawberries to use in her first shortcake for her husband. The motherly mentor advises put in as few as you like the first year, since love hides the difference. After a year, she notes, you’ll have to use a lot more strawberries.
Text traces the famous ruby ring once Luther’s betrothal token, passed through Anhalt Bernburg and Leipsic families, later given to Mrs. Pinkert. Experts deem genuine. story links to Catherine von Bora, Waldenburg home, and Barones Georgi lineage amid church figures. An unrelated note recounts umpire Hank O Day’s perceived appearance and work ethic.
The secretary of war directs the engineer corps to exhaustively study searchlights flares star bombs and similar lights used in European warfare. The Army and Navy Journal notes lights illuminate fronts during lulls and for signaling at night with ongoing experiments at Washington barracks.
An 17th century quip frames Charles II as never uttering folly or wisdom. The earl of Rochester’s epitaph notes the king’s wit. William Penn meets the monarch with hat in hand, asks him to wear his hat, and the king cites custom that only one may be covered at a time.
A visitor questions malaria in the neighborhood and jokes about the Corntessel family’s chills and fever. The family explains they are rattled by the motion of returning home in their brand new automobile.
A humorous exchange shows a man buying disinfectant to create a temporary peace zone. He explains that after thorough disinfection, his wife will have no callers for a day or two, avoiding interruptions.
A reader complains about the lack of encouragement for Briggins in his studies. The father shows interest only in music, ignoring the classics, while the boy excels at playing banjo accompaniments.
Washington baseball players show strong support for the Baseball Players' Fraternity with catcher John Henry as an officer. Every member wears the fraternity button and pays dues, pledging to back Henry in all moves. Henry says the goal is to ensure players receive a square deal and notes Athletics may soon join.
Chief William J. Flynn explains disguises are rarely used and operatives blend as workers or employators. The service uses specific ethnic matchups for targeted approach and codes for courier messages. Shadowing suspects and gathering evidence precede arrests, as shown by the case of Emanuel Ninger the counterfeiter who faked notes until caught by a bartender’s wet finger test.
The Philadelphia Bulletin rails at umpiring in the world series, accusing umpires of favoritism toward the Boston Braves and harshly policing the Athletics bench while remaining lax at other times. The piece calls the situation beyond understanding.
The text notes that adding Pipp and High changes the team’s spirit this year. It emphasizes the impact of two new players on the overall morale and character of the squad.
In Danville Indiana Benjamin Prether, a temperance man, watched his cow stumble about the barn lot after accessing fermenté corn. A veterinarian confirmed the animal was drunk, making the scene a humorous local curiosity.
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