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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1925
Page
4
A satirical item questions the value of a gum wad by citing 3 642 wads under Chicago theatre seats and imagining a research lab to study gum wads. It riffs on taste color durability and chewing vigor with humorous asides.
Sunday school times and worship schedules listed for St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Grace Grace Valley Eden Baptist First M E churches. Notable notes include Mother’s Day observance next Sunday at 11 AM and youth activities in the evenings.
The Osceola newspaper notes an anonymous letter urging citizens to improve city beautification but cannot publish it due to policy. It supports steps by authorities to compel cleanup of nuisances or to clean them up directly, while noting only a few such sites exist. The paper replaces the piece with a lighter symposium titled How Much Gum is there in a Wad.
A humorous tale recounts a Reno boxing match rumor mill during a baseball game at the Polo Grounds. Sid Mercer and Franklin P Adams fake ringside play by reciting imaginary rounds to amuse a crowd while the actual result is withheld by dispatches.
Fully developed ears selected in the field and dried in racks before freezing. Expected yield better than 55 bushels per acre with germination test at 98 percent. Price is 2.50 dollars per bushel in ear. F. L. Dunn Clarks Neb. 35-2
Miss Irma Newcomer visited Central Thursday as about forty friends gathered at Mr. and Mrs. Schmoker home to celebrate her birthday. The group included Nantkes Thompson Burgess Tubbs Gottschall Grossnicklaus Carman Schmoker and others for a lunch of cake sandwiches and coffee.
The Baptist Missionary Society met at the church yesterday. The Lutheran Ladies Aid met with Mrs. Louis Swanson this afternoon. Mrs. H. H. Cox hosts the Gabalets next Wednesday. The Ladies Aid meets Friday at the M E church with listed hostesses. The Monday Night Club held a May Day party at the Presbyterian church with a committee. The Entre Nous Club met with Mrs P B Campbell on Wednesday for cards. The Gabalets and husbands will dine Friday at Mrs M A Mills Jr. The Literature department met with Mrs W F Kepner. last chapter of The Song of Hugh Glass was presented. The Woman's Club luncheon May 1 at Mrs M A Millis Jr with blue and gold decor. Fifty members attended. business session, a musical by the Music department, and a drama playset by the Drama department. Dr Furman's resignation as vice-president accepted. Mrs Wm Merrick elected to fill vacancy. The club votes first and third Mondays for meetings and to sponsor Camp Fire girls. Clean-Up committee report by Mrs George Carson. Delegates to the District Convention at Wahoo, Mrs Merrick and Mrs Nuquist, gave reports.
The article advises beginners to focus on hitting the ball properly with correct club alignment and speed. Practice with slow swings, no ball at first, and watch a right angled club position along the line of flight. Use indoors wool balls before progressing to real balls outdoors.
We are buying Cream Butter Eggs and Poultry and pay top market prices. Bring your produce to us. Phone 79. Flour Bran Shorts and Chick Feed for sale here. Davis Produce Store No Side Sq Osceola.
A short ad touts opening a savings account with no large cash outlay or partner. It promises no office needs or staff, only a start at the bank. The message emphasizes easy entry and profitability through saving locally.
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