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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1917
Page
7
Sick headache biliousness dizziness coated tongue foul breath are caused by torpid liver and rotten stool. Cascarets cleanse the stomach remove sour undigested food and foul gases take excess bile from the liver and carry out waste matter and poisons in the bowels. A 10 cent box works while you sleep and leaves you with a clear head and regular bowels by morning.
Two coal storage facilities at Cristobal and Balboa near Panama Canal provide emergency capacity of several thousand tons. Cristobal, the Atlantic terminus, will handle most coal use as Balboa recently comes online. Completion is seen as important if the United States enters a European war.
An advertising note urges readers to soothe itching with Cuticura Ointment and then bathe with Cuticura Soap. It recommends daily use for general hygiene and offers a free sample by mailing a postcard to Cuticura Boston.
A physician lectures medical students on diagnosis and fees. He cites 25 dollars for a home visit, 10 dollars for office consult, and 5 dollars for a phone consult. A student asks how much for being passed on the street.
An advertisement touts Knowlton's Dandeline as a remedy for dandruff claiming it stops scalp itching and hair loss. It promises new hair growth and restored luster after just a few weeks use, urging purchase for 25 cents at any store.
A humorous exchange features a wife recounting a dream of receiving a diamond necklace and a husband retorting that his dream would have caused loud groans if he had given one. The judge’s quip frames the banter as playful marital banter.
An advertisement promotes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as original liver pills from forty years ago. The copy asserts they regulate liver and bowel function.
A local resident parents oddly as a child’s speech defies expectation. A neighbor recalls asking Dubbs whether the boy could talk and is told the child never spoke anything worth repeating, highlighting an unusual family dynamic.
The report notes that over seventy percent of Jamaica’s exports head to the United States. It also gives population densities for Paris and London, citing about 415 and 50 people per acre respectively.
Rev. T. P. McDonough extols St Patrick as a central figure in Irish culture and faith. He lauds Patrick’s lasting influence on learning, statecraft, and national identity spanning fifteen centuries. The description frames Patrick’s life as humble beginnings leading to monumental national and spiritual impact.
A Dublin Magazine Ireland piece surveys rival claims on St Patrick birthplace. It cites Breton Brittany Scotland Wales and France while weighing authorities such as O Sullivan Healy Bury Rhys and Moran. The piece cautions against dogmatic claims and notes Patrick as a Romanized Celt regardless of birthplace.
The piece explores Ireland's ideal of equality shaping national unity and independence, noting sensitivity as a hurdle to unified struggle. It discusses the shamrock as a national emblem and its various legends, including protection, luck, and magic linked to the four leaf clover and its cultural lore.
In a stark quote, Curran asserts that Irish people can be clothed in rags but will not weary the chains of oppression. The remark underscores enduring defiance amid hardship and calls for resilience in the face of tyranny.
The piece details Irish folklore with leprechaun as fairy artisan who shoemakers and guards hidden gold. It advises capturing the sprite, question him for treasure, yet warns he will mislead before vanishing. Also includes a Shamrock of Luck invocation blessing Mary and family joys.
The Celt is described as the most purely moral and religious of barbaric races, driven by lofty ideals and a lively imagination that seeks mental pleasures over future needs. This leads to improvidence, but the text questions whether the gain outweighs the loss.
A historical reflection on eighteenth century Ireland describing political oppression and emigration after the Treaty of Limerick in 1691. It notes Penal Code enforcement after 1700 and waves of Irish men leaving for Europe and America, carrying a memory of resistance against English rule.
Forty nine national farm loan associations have formed in eight federal land bank districts and filed articles of association with the Omaha federal land bank. They seek loans totaling 9,424,740 dollars for members. Nebraska leads with 26 associations requesting 1,369,160 dollars. South Dakota shows 15 associations for 604,180 dollars and Wyoming six associations for 335,900 dollars. Iowa has two associations asking 115,800 dollars.
The Nebraska Supreme Court affirmed the validity of the 1895 state water law and sustained the Tri-State Land and Farmers' Mutual Canal Companies' claims. It put into effect rulings disposing of irrigation water rights in the North Platte river valley worth over 2 million dollars and dismissed the districts' appeal without ruling on the law’s constitutionality.
Secretary of Agriculture Houston calls for larger food crops and household economics to cut living costs. He cites annual kitchen waste of over 700 million dollars and says there is no real food shortage. He supports the Wilson food cost study and hopes higher acreages boost supplies while opposing price fixing.
After over a century of debate limited only by endurance and the Constitution the senate voted seventy six to three to grant two thirds of its members authority to limit discussion and set when a vote occurs on a measure. The organized filibuster is dead.
Telegrams were sent to President Wilson urging him to pressure Nebraska Democrats to pass the limited woman suffrage measure. Suffrage workers reportedly tried to keep the story quiet, but a participant revealed it at a hotel dinner party.
The federal trade commission may proceed with a limited scale food cost investigation using existing staff and no new funds. Congress did not appropriate the $400,000 requested, though President Wilson ordered the inquiry and the House approved it while the Senate rejected the measure.
American builders engaged on government contracts agreed to a flat 10 percent net profit and pledged cooperation to speed the navy construction program. The conference drew virtually all large private plants, with the secretary agreeing to protect them from undue loss as a patriotic duty.
Canada faces a farm labor shortage with 30 000 plus workers needed for 1917. Ottawa announces a plan to grant 160 acre homesteads to willing farmhands, counting work time as residence for title, reducing the usual three year duties to two. The program aims to fill immediate labor needs in Western Canada’s grain belt.
Two men reportedly agreed to a fight and reduced the terms to writings that are described as only a scrap of paper. The dispute centers on whether the written notes form a valid agreement, according to observers.
A Cincinnati authority promotes Freezone as a quick painless remedy to lift corns and calluses with a few drops. The product dries instantly, does not inflame surrounding skin, and is sold at drug stores or via wholesale houses. A Colorado notice adds that a woman has been appointed assistant attorney general.
Warns that insurers test health before coverage and sluggish kidneys cause backache headaches and sleep disturbance. Advises kidney care and avoiding meat salt alcohol and tea, to drink water and use Anuric tablets from Dr Pierce’s Invalids' Hotel Buffalo NY.
The Chinese cabinet proposes severing relations with Germany and joining the United States. President declines to approve, claiming power rests with him. Premier Tuan Chi Jui resigns and leaves for Tientsin with several ministers. Resignations expected.
Mrs Mary Morgan of Council Bluffs Iowa recounts relief from middle life weakness nervousness and back pains after using Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Pleasant Pellets. The ad touts these herbal tonics as liver stomach and bowel regulators and claims wide availability in drug stores nationwide.
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