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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1928
Page
7
Greenwood Lumber Co promotes savings on building materials in Osceola. The piece touts cheap roofing with Mule-Hide and urges readers to estimate costs for concrete sidewalks and home improvements while avoiding outside spending.
Osceola High announces the Senior Class Play A Full House to be staged in the Auditorium on Thursday evening May 10. The farce’s title hints at whimsy as audiences imagine its meaning. In sports Osceola dominates the triangular meet at County Fair Grounds winning 11 of 13 events led by javelin and 440. State commercial contest in York saw Osceola students Elvera Brown and Olive Fox place in district events with Elvera second in 1st year shorthand and Olive second in junior typewriting.
A visitor reports that shoe makers and tailors dominate canary breeding in Germany. Demand for canaries rises as bird cages become a decorative feature in America, while farmers and other tradesmen keep canaries as a sideline. Shoemakers and tailors breed at home, staying with their birds around the clock.
Beulah and G I Friday visited Mrs. Crosier near Weas ley Chapel Tuesday. Ray Reitz and wife of Omaha stayed Thursday night with Chalmer Daniel. Riverside High seniors and juniors enjoyed a Thursday sneak day traveling to Genoa and Norfolk. Fern Dake visited Columbus relatives and substituted for her sister Helen at Riverside Monday. Maud Meacham left for California Thursday. Riverside Freshmen hosted a party for juniors and seniors Tuesday. Fairview Ladies Aid met at Mina Buchta’s home Wednesday. Everett Sickles and others from Columbus were hosted at the Dake home Sunday.
William S. McKay, chairman of the Agricultural Committee of the Pennsylvania Bankers Association, cites county agents and local bankers as driving the banker-farmer movement. The report lists activities across counties including college programs, farm shows, tours, club work, lectures, and distribution of livestock and seed. McKay says bankers offer significant service that strengthens communities, banking institutions, and state prosperity.
The Oklahoma Bankers Association funds ten scholarships at A and M College Stillwater through five groups over twelve years. Winners are selected by the Extension Department on club work merit led by boys and girls over a period. The association groups fund the winner's first year. A Fayettesville Arkansas bank president is praised for aiding farmers by introducing pure bred Holstein cattle supporting a county agent funding prizes for club youth and distributing better seed.
The Randolph County banks aided a year of efforts including thirty-three purebred gifts placed with youth on notes, three thousand eggs distributed to develop flocks of at least one hundred hens per farm, and four pure bred Jersey bulls bought by banks to be paid from service fees.
Official figures show less snow in Arctic regions despite freezing temperatures. Annual precipitation in the Arctic is rarely over ten inches while central United States averages forty inches or more. Dry air from the cold arctic conditions reduces rain and snow.
Ancient botanists Aristotle Theophrastus Pliny the elder and Dioscorides left notable records. Modern botany emerged in the last four centuries with the Reformation era. In 1583 Cesalpino, an Italian physician, published the first formal comprehensive plant classification.
The piece notes that while many crave applause, true approval comes from completing worthwhile tasks. It contrasts public admiration for performers with the satisfaction of diligent behind the scenes effort.
A Mobile Register quotation from Grove Patterson notes happiness comes from nurturing it at home. If not found at home, seeds may not have been planted or tended, while growth requires staying to watch them develop.
A quotation from Ramsay MacDonald urges constant action over praise and rhetoric. The speaker emphasizes rugged honesty, strength, faithfulness, and humility as the path to worthy lives through deeds, not words.
The river shows brackish water up to Troy except during floods when seawater is pushed back and salinity retreats. The salinity variation tracks flood conditions and water levels along the river.
A quip attributed to Lord Kames notes that precise judgment limits the mind’s flow of ideas. It argues that narrow relations do not spark new thoughts, so sharp judgment naturally restrains declamation and copious eloquence.
Indiana of early explorers notes Wisconsin named from the Masconsin river term meaning wild rushing channel. Pere Marquette recorded the name with variants like Ouisconsing and Misconsing reflecting French misreadings.
The lichi grows successfully only in southern China Cochin China and the Philippines. It has been tried in southern Florida and southern California but will not thrive outside a tropical climate.
The geological survey explains bench marks designate elevation above mean sea level. The line appears in many locations along the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and the Gulf coast.
Miraculous cures are said to be obtained in Wahiawa near Honolulu through visits to the famous healing stones. Reportedly incurable patients go there and return apparently well.
A brief note explains that the atmosphere moves with the earth so rotation does not noticeably affect the position of objects in air such as aircraft and birds.
The article notes that Turkish coffee in the East is often adulterated with barley or rye meal, thickening the brew and reducing its stimulating effect.
A short aphorism from the Woman's Home Companion emphasizes the inestimable right of human beings to pursue happiness in their own way and to learn and grow from personal mistakes.
A brief reflection in a San Francisco Chronicle style note on self love and social perception. The line highlights a self centered attitude that both harms and sustains the egoist in daily life. The tone imitates a literary aside rather than a strict report.
The San Francisco note says arguing against another's common sense is futile and that the other person's reason will prevail. The quip frames a pragmatic view on persuasion and conflict resolution.
A microscope capable of magnifying objects 12,000,000 times is being used in the detection of disease germs. The device promises enhanced observation of microbes for medical research and diagnosis.
The banana was historically called the apple of paradise and Adam's fig before the 1500s. These historic names reflect early horticultural and cultural associations with the fruit across different cultures.
A compact note quotes a quip about avoiding folly and striving to be reasonable amid chaos. It emphasizes practical restraint over heroics and the rough edge of everyday life.
The United States Department of Agriculture highlights Merdale Farms Meredith New Hampshire Jersey sire Dairy Like Majesty who has 125 daughters with official records entry in the Register of Merit. Majesty's progeny average 525.85 pounds of butter fat, three times the national average, and his son Dairylike Madcap holds a national championship for imported Jersey cows.
University of Minnesota expert A L Harvey advises preparation for spring work. Wintered horses fed roughage should receive a small grain starter and gradually rise to full rations. Start with light work, wash shoulders daily, and thoroughly clean and oil harness to prevent skin issues.
Prospective poultry keepers should study chick feeding before ordering chicks or eggs. Experienced poultrymen should verify current feeding knowledge and developments. Chickens of all ages eat small amounts, but properly balanced rations yield strong results, warranting careful study.
Ducklings need shade during hot days to prevent death from sun exposure. They may suffer fits from digestive issues, so a green feed ration helps. Provide drinking water in deep dishes so they can immerse heads to wash eyes. running water or swimming water is unnecessary. The feeding method used is likely to yield good results.
W Roy Van Hoosen sheriff announces sale of real estate to satisfy a $3,190.81 judgment plus costs in the Federal Land Bank of Omaha vs Charles B Barber et al case. The 65 acre property lies west of the 6th Principal Meridian in Osceola with sale set for May 7, 1928 at 2 PM at the South Front Door of the Polk County Courthouse.
Service fee of $10 to insure the colt to stand and suck. If more is sold or leaves the county the service fee becomes due immediately. Care will be taken to avoid accidents but the owner will not be responsible for any occurred incidents.
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