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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1916
Page
6
A bachelor dies leaving 200000 dollars to charity and his niece, who refuses the tainted money. A quiet, poor spinster with simple joys and moral scruples becomes a world spectacle, proving wealth cannot buy love or virtue. Her choice sparks debate on wealth, honor, and marriage.
A columnist questions if marrying for wealth guarantees happiness as she contrasts material gains like autos, houses, and jewels with the absence of true love. The piece notes ambition often edges love aside and warns wealthy unions may lack genuine contentment.
The piece reflects on unspoken truths and the impact of experience on romance. It contrasts youthful idealism with grown certainty, noting that knowledge comes with years and that a happy home relies on tact and mutual flattery. It discusses how men and women view lessons learned from relationships differently.
A traveling newspaper solicitor finds a remote couple unaware of newspapers. He shows a sample copy, the old man bolts in alarm and knocks over the plow, while the woman looks on. The scene ends with the startled run and the shattered implement.
A puzzled note questions why waitresses garner the largest tips if tipping truly funds service. The line cites a man shuffling with a shy presentation as paying for service while contrasting expectations of earnings among servers.
A warning on the dangers of the housefly and its role in spreading fatal diseases. The piece argues flies carry tuberculosis and typhoid from contaminated sources into homes and foods, urging rigorous cleaning and sanitation inspired by military camp practices and the work of Dr. William Gorgas.
A town exhortation urges people to accept germ theory and fight disease carried by flies. It rebukes skeptics who dismiss warnings as doctor schemes, recalls a scarlet fever death, and calls readers to recruit others into a summer campaign to exterminate flies and protect public health.
A concise digest of key events from Sweden Norway and Denmark likely to interest Scandinavian communities in America. Highlights may cover political updates economic developments and cultural notes across the three nations during the period. The summary reflects period tone and emphasizes notable individuals and institutions.
The article notes Iceland’s rise from among the world’s poorest to notable wealth after the war driven by fish wool hides and game exports to England. It highlights booming bank deposits in Reykjavik and calls for direct US trade steamship links with Boston. It also reports Danish and German naval actions and cultural events in Denmark.
A thoughtful husband and wife promote a summer campaign to reduce flies and disease. They describe screening the house, setting fly traps, burning garbage, hauling manure away, and using disinfectant around the outhouse, asserting such habits cut flies and illness.
Swedish reports describe a steady exodus of Finnish youths crossing the Finland Sweden boundary, mainly moving via Malmo to Germany. At least two thousand may have left, with Russian authorities declaring old Finnish passports void and ordering barbed wire around Tornea to curb emigration amid Finns’ discontent with Russia.
Public health notice warns that a single fly can spread typhoid and other diseases through contaminated milk and food. It notes TB sputum residues in flies survive digestion and that diarrheal deaths peak in fly season, urging families to control flies to avoid costly illness.
Population of Panema grows by 6000 to just over 65000. An "Electric Hobo" steals electricity by tapping wires. Appert credited with canning in Napoleonic era. Copper use leans electrical. diet relies on vegetables for about a quarter. US antimony ore output in 1915 about 5000 tons, ore 2000 tons valued around 325 million dollars. Largest prior domestic metal output 150 tons, ore 380 tons in 1892.
A fifteen month old Swedish girl survived a chest needle injury after an X ray guided heart surgery. Prof Yngve Sahlin marked ninety second birthday with family at Fornosa parsonage. A Langakra sheep from Eslof set a prolific record, while Kristina Andersen turns 103 in Id Norway. Sweden’s railways move disabled soldiers. Lulea iron works earned 185000 dollars from 34358 tons pig iron in 1915. Gottland’s 125th anniversary celebrates long serving housekeepers. Akulla to host peat bedding plant. Karlskrona spends 750 dollars to curb rat damage. Riksdag temperance debate drags on with local option favored by the second chamber but opposition remains strong.
Children at Valtos on the Hebrides discover ninth century Viking artifacts including oval brooches a disk ornament a small buckle and amber bead unearthed by recent storms. In Norway debates over pastors governors and new auto routes as 110 brickyards and a Bergen Molde brick demand.
A proposed stone highway from Ottawa to the St. Lawrence river boundary would cost 600,000 dollars. The route is described as a memorial to the late J. P. Whitney former premier of Ontario.
All year round roads are praised for directing wealth and traffic from cities toward rural centers, supporting small towns and rail networks and boosting local economies. The column stresses continuous road access as key to regional growth.
Seed potatoes are harmed more by warmth than cold. Ensure good ventilation and keep seed cool from storage until planting to preserve vigor. Overheating is the main enemy to seed potatoes.
Guidance for selecting top laying stock focuses on choosing large well developed pullets with rapid growth. Emphasizes preferring birds showing vigor, strong frame, and robust health indicators for future egg production potential.
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