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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1921
Page
3
A vintage ad segment touts Red Cross Ball Blues for laundry causing dresses to dazzle and urges readers to try it. The note mentions grocers selling the product at 5c and ends with Uncle Henry’s saying about doubt and right from moral guidance.
A nostril opening ad promises instant relief from nasal congestion and catarrh within a minute. It describes Bly's Cream Balm as antiseptic and healing, penetrating head air passages to soothe mucous membranes and provide quick relief. Purchase from a druggist. claims rapid, lasting comfort.
A satirical column lampoons wealth and social pretensions as a speaker derides Lazarus seeking crumbs and neighbors craving the cook, presenting a wry portrait of class tensions.
A concise note on rapid spending and dwindling funds highlighting how money moves quickly to cover costs and leave little behind. The piece underscores the urgency of budgeting and watching expenses as financial pressures rise.
A Kansas City nurse testifies to the benefits of Doctor Pierce's Favorite Prescription for female weakness and general weakness. She claims it has built up health, relieved atonic symptoms, and saved many women, urging others to try it. The testimonial cites Mrs. A. Gehriger of 1402 Wood Avenue and notes the product contains no alcohol and is sold by all druggists.
Chaulmoogra oil has long been noted for leprosy treatment and recent findings show many similarities between leprosy and tuberculosis germs. This has spurred government experiments to combat tuberculosis conducted in Hawaii.
Ancient Greek society valued sandal wood as a symbol of wealth and prestige. Merchants described its rarity and high price, with elite homes and rituals often featuring sandal wood adornments and carvings.
Limelight senator Wesley L. Jones of Washington advocates a stricter Sunday observance in the District and introduces a bill to amend the water power act to exclude national parks from the Water Power Commission. He recounts negotiating with Interior Secretary Payne who withdrew opposition after assurance that parks would be omitted.
Graduate of Newspaper School Thomas W. Lamont of New York rose from a Tribune assignment desk worker earning 25 dollars weekly to become a major force in finance. He helped revive a small commercial concern, then joined Bankers Trust, rose to vice president at First National, and ten years ago joined J. P. Morgan & Co as a partner.
Senator Thomas read a Hill letter into the Congressional Record arguing that the National Association for Constitutional Government is not a lobby. Hill says the group is an educational institution explaining the U.S. constitutional system and defends the Constitution, not serving private interests.
King Peter of Serbia is described as feeble and nearly deaf at age 79. He spends most days in bed or a wheelchair with only the crown prince and Princess Helene allowed to visit. The king’s paralysis has slightly improved but he cannot walk and lives in a small stone house outside Belgrade with only his physician and a servant for company.
Addition to Capital reports Elizabeth Asquith wife of the Roumanian minister to the United States. Her father is Herbert H. Asquith. Margot Asquith is her mother. Prince Antoine Bibesco, grandson of the late Roumanian prince, born 1878 in Paris, served in London and Petrograd legations. He wrote plays Le Jaloux and Jacques Abran and holds knighthoods.
England moves toward a country town model where city areas become garden towns with open spaces, recreation grounds, golf courses, and healthful housing. Plans emphasize compensating property owners for preexisting rights, but allow authorities to claim half the increase in property value from town planning.
A simple woven wire container can solve trash disposal. Build a circular two and a half to three foot diameter burner in the back yard by wiring wire ends together and adding a cover. Anchor it securely, let it withstand wind, and place wet scraps inside to dry before burning.
Hedgers are people who avoid exposure and fear making mistakes. They keep ideas to themselves, dread criticism, and miss chances to improve. Their cautious habits make them not harmless and prompt a need for motivation to act in line with modern times.
Inventors unveil a clock powered by car lighting batteries that runs without winding. It requires so little current that in a year it uses less energy than lighting a four-candle power lamp for one hour, potentially aiding punctual train schedules.
The Boston Transcript quotes a terse exchange where a man recalls his father approaching him for a fiver, noting how quickly the elder could seek money. The fragment highlights a sharp, humorous tension in a casual family moment.
A nervous guest receives odd midnight guidance at a haunted mansion. The host warns of Lady Agnes who may moan at dawn and suggests crowing like a rooster to make her vanish. The piece reads as a macabre urban legend fragment from London Opinion.
A child Justin is sent to wash in the bath room. After washing his mother asks if he washed neck and ears. He exclaims there is no school today, revealing a day off alters expectations and routines.
The Longston college entrance test required 50 percent to pass with only two questions read. A sporting young don examined a Rugby three-quarters hopeful who failed the Trafalgar date but correctly refused to deny knowledge of sulphuric acid, and the candidate earned fifty by default.
In a quiet moment Nathan remarks to his doctor that his father runs a good grocery shop. He notes many customers are still waiting in the outer room, implying ongoing business outside the inner office.
Spain leads wine consumption with an average of 35 gallons per person annually, four gallons more than France and eleven more than Italy. The piece notes a mindset quote contrasting living with merely existing and includes a visually quoted line about belief in Juck.
A fragment shows a witty exchange about memory and gossip at an opera night. Characters mention Madge Gray Billy Brews Bertie Baxby Sue Cathro Mrs Sylee Kate Kady Van Gruber Adleys and a forgotten opera name, emphasizing slips of recall.
An Italian labor mission member reports from Chebo vara on the Volga in Russia in La Stampa Turin. He describes Chebovara as capital of the Ciuvask republic with 940000 inhabitants of Tartar and Finnish descent. The state remains under Greater Russia law, preserved only for language. People gradually align with Russians.
The Louisville Courier-Journal quotes a playful exchange about Eskimos drinking and getting lit up then pivots to note the tortoise and hare fable as a lesson on perseverance and gate receipts. The fragmentary text hints at humor and business angles in a single column item.
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