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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1919
Page
3
An old advertisement promotes California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative for feverish or constipated children. It claims rapid relief from coated tongues, stomach upset, and sour bile, emphasizing its pleasant taste and safety for babies to adults. Also pitches Cuticura products for complexion care as the daily routine.
An old column warns striking a balance between friendship and fault finding, urging tact in social disputes. It also offers a sensational laundry tip suggesting Red Cross Bull Blue to improve a girl's appearance, then cautions against picking quarrels.
Dr. Pierce of Buffalo promotes Favorite Prescription as a natural remedy for women with inflammation of delicate membranes in feminine organs. The ad claims backache weakness irregularities headaches and other symptoms improve after taking the medicine, with testimonials from grateful users.
London reports that British intelligence repeatedly deceived German espionage by feeding harmless facts to German agents. Brig. Gen. K. Cockerill, director of special intelligence, praised staff of over 6,000 for preventing leakage of naval and military information and for uncovering enemy plots while ships and supplies remained secure.
Washington reports navy aviation experts plan a transatlantic flight with Commander John H. Towers in charge of developing plans and assembling material for the proposed journey. British interest and wartime seaplane testing spur activity toward a Newfoundland to Ireland route with long delays for refueling and careful weather planning.
Hand grenades a German helmet a pistol and 49 machine gun cartridges were brought home by Sergt Joseph Hamilton and Private Ralph Hamilton two returning soldiers. Explosives from the Maine battlefield exploded under a bureau tearing a hole in the floor and blasting cartridges as they slept. their uncle George H Lowden and the Hamilton brothers barely escaped injury or death.
Miss Lindsay a celebrated English beauty from Johannesburg who uncovered the Foster gang cave near her home. She traveled through India and China, winning an international beauty contest in Calcutta and recounting tiger and elephant hunts.
Winnipeg physicians create a new face for Edgar Forbes, a Rathwell boy, after a sleigh collision left his face crushed. Doctors report bones reset, molding underway, and an artificial palate crafted by four dentists. He remains blind in one eye, with limited vision in the other, but the eyeballs are unharmed.
The Brussels municipal council awarded the freedom of the city to the American, Spanish, and Dutch ministers to Belgium in gratitude for their services during German occupation. Burgo master Max Brand Whitlock spoke, praising shared suffering and insults endured by the city.
San Antonio resident A. P. Barrett has filed for oil and gas leases on 2000 acres in the Ranger and Burkburnett districts due to inaccurate old surveys. An Oklahoma City development company will operate the leases after grant. Earlier measurements used rawhide tape lines that stretched in wet weather, making 640 acre tracts sometimes contain up to 800 acres.
In London in 1916 officials condemned 5,664 tons of unsound food, up from 3,118 tons in the prior year, reflecting stricter controls during the period.
The United States Department of Agriculture urges that roads be crowned only to shed water and that side ditches be ample with sufficient fall and outlets to carry water away as soon as it enters. Cross drains or culverts should be built wherever needed to ensure drainage.
The 54.5 mile stretch from the county line north through Will Kankakee and Iroquois to Vermilion county line will be rebuilt in concrete and bituminous macadam at a cost of 904700. Georgia will extend from Atlanta to Macon through several counties for 72 miles. Tennessee and Kentucky will also begin projects to improve the Dixie route through the central region.
Patching done properly on a wet road followed by a road drag preserves an old gravel road surface as good as new until wear demands a full resurfacing. The gravel should match or be better than the existing surface and should not have excess clay.
The passage extols road improvements as civilizing and educational, arguing they attract people, raise land values, and deliver lasting benefits. It asserts improved roads precede other gains and represent a sound investment for any community.
The piece argues that a country is judged by its roads and hints that future generations may regret the absence of well developed wagon routes, suggesting current neglect could become evident as time passes.
A farm tractor and gas engine are touted as labor savers to relieve Meany of a hard task and to remain on the job indefinitely.
A hen suffers ongoing irritation from lice and mites. Clean and disinfect houses frequently to prevent infestation and improve welfare.
A guidance note advises handling bulls by keeping beside them rather than in front. Walking at the bull’s side opposite its shoulders makes the animal easier to control and reduces risk during guiding or moving it.
A historical note argues that enacting a superior law is the essential prerequisite for achieving quality roads. It frames legislation as the foundation of road improvements and governance.
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