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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1920
Page
7
Advertised claim touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a mild healer for kidney troubles. An insurer cites many applicants denied due to undetected kidney disease. Available at drug stores in two bottle sizes. Sample offered for ten cents by sending to Dr Elmer Co. in Binghamton NY.
Lilly pleads for milk for her kitten as aunty refuses, noting milk costs. Lilly argues the kitten is too young to know price, insisting the animal deserves more milk despite spills and expense.
An old advertisement touts Ely’s Cream Balm to relieve nasal catarrh and head cold. It claims quick soothing action by applying a small amount into the nostrils, clearing air passages and easing congestion. The ad urges readers to tell their druggist to provide a small bottle.
LaFollette likens a profiteer street railway to Japan’s system where passengers pay dividends. He notes a Japanese line removed seats to carry more standing riders, boosting profits for the company.
A compact portrait notes Sir Horace Plunkett as student farmer author and reformer with humor. After a Dublin lecture on aiding the poor a witty reply to a lady’s note on needing a wife and elocution lessons ends with a single point.
A playful remark notes that women kiss more openly while men refrain. It hints that affection patterns reveal who enjoys kisses most by contrasting same sex greetings.
A succinct maxim on wealth focusing on present actions over future plans. The quote emphasizes practical effort and disciplined work as the engine of financial gain, contrasting intent with measurable results.
An advertisement touts Danderine as a tonic that cools and cleanses the scalp, reaches hair roots, revitalizes every hair, stops shedding, and reduces dandruff. It urges readers to buy a bottle for a few cents at drug or toilet counters.
A distressed young man, claiming shell shock after serving as a company clerk, bursts into a lunch counter demanding a hamburg steak. The counter man questions his condition while the youth insists his past duties in triplicate compliance explain his agitation, citing Home Sector.
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as guaranteed to color any fabric from wool to cotton with a rich, fadeless hue. It urges readers to request the Diamond Dye Color Card and follow the in-package directions for dyeing over any color.
A stranger asks a man seated with a woman if he is her husband. The man confirms. The stranger explains the seating intention, noting the couple sat together. The Louisville Courier Journal references the exchange as a brief social moment aboard a car.
An entertaining episode at a living bridge tournament features a famed woman in impersonation of the queen of hearts. A performer with a Bow Bells accent accosts her, asking for the ices. The chat reveals a misunderstanding about ice and the Ice of Spides, as reported in London Tit-Bits.
General Pershing's Washington return carried a trunk of honors and correspondence. War Department attaches found a memo bearing a senior aide's signature and a dated line claiming the king visited yesterday and left two medals. A penciled note by the commander asked for something pretty in response.
Fire at the Boys' Military Academy in Kearney destroyed property with losses over ten thousand dollars. The article notes related state events including road contracts, political petitions, court actions, and various Nebraska civic updates. It lists other incidents such as robberies, shootings, and economy measures across the state, with dates and localities in Nebraska.
Lincoln report details four second reading proposals and many in committee. It highlights language reform proposal 326 declaring English the official language and notes Major General Leonard Wood urging farm markets, roads, schools, and universal training. It covers debt limit, school tax legislation delays, Bible reading in schools, and daylight saving bill introduction in Washington.
A farmer explains to a child how eggs move from the country to town: he will sell to a local commission man who sells to a city jobber, who then sells back to the country grocer, from whom the farmer buys.
In a terse exchange Townley is questioned about hiring farm laborers for sowing duties this year. Silah counters claiming previous hires arrived with companions and sowed more than they reaped, implying improper conduct.
The scene shows exhausted workers and a Numidian mule driver near the Argonne front. A shell explodes nearby and the mule bolts toward safety while the driver clings on. A roadside exchange humorously notes the misdirection toward the Hinenburg line and Cunard line.
In Chicago two young writers trade barbs about selling their work. A quip compares a first edition to being exhausted from standing on the counter, revealing frustrations with market demand and publication life.
In Indianapolis President Lewis of the United Mine Workers laments the manpower shortage after World War I. He links it to profiteering and the plight of young men unable to marry, touching on the broader social impact as he cites a rag man shouting old rags and metals.
Miss Pansy Pyetin planned an extravagant party to prove no expense was spared her father suggested an old fashioned taffy pulling. The piece notes social custom and family display of wealth in a civic setting.
A brief aphorism notes that choosing silence is wise in situations where talking would be inappropriate or harmful. It suggests discernment between speaking and remaining silent to avoid harm or misunderstanding.
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