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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1919
Page
3
The piece debunks common excuses against subscribing to Liberty and Victory loans. It argues wartime spending saved lives despite waste claims, praises continued effort by soldiers, and urges readers to uphold patriotism beyond immediate crisis by lending credit and supporting government finance.
A dog hair association is formed to promote production and quality of canine fleece for industry. Correct term should be hair not wool as hair from spaniels and Pekingese is valuable and mixed with wool yields fine fabric. Dog hair fur trade exists with polished plumage and color.
The statement urges financial discipline during wartime, arguing thrift frees personal funds while protecting national prestige through the Victory Liberty Loan program. It frames saving as a dual win for individuals and the country.
A statewide review notes twenty one Nebraska towns with drying plants, but six towns produced little, totaling about 6 713 trays or roughly seventeen tons of fresh food. Corn led the crops with apples beans beets cabbage carrots and more among the dried goods. Mrs Lucy M Sprague will tour counties to teach drying methods starting May 19 with meetings planned in Pleasant Corner Local and other towns.
Richard E. Schaefer of Maspeth N J discovered his sister Miss Anna L Shaefer dead in her Newark residence along with her terrier. A hoard of cash totaling 1900 dollars was hidden in her clothing and home. The woman had lived as a man for fifteen years after being jilted by a Newark businessman.
George H. Hammond known as Uncle George still works in the Atlanta post office inquiry section at eighty. Enlisted May 1 1860 in Company F Eighth Georgia Infantry the Atlanta Grays. Shot through the left shoulder at Manassas July 21 1861 he read his obituary weeks later and returned home. He is one of the three surviving Atlanta Grays.
A reflective wartime note urges citizens to contribute their fair share to pay the bills. It praises the soldier who gave more than his share and appeals for collective support, highlighting duty and sacrifice in sustaining the war effort.
Public service commissioner I J H Kracke projects New York City reaching 12 556 186 residents by 1950 with over 8 billion passengers annually on transit lines if growth continues. He urges quadrupling transit facilities and recommends the Belt Line Railway abandon waterfront tracks to free funds for better facilities.
H L Stein of Kenosha Wisconsin proclaims ownership of the world’s smallest dog a two ounce toy black and tan puppy. The mother and another puppy died leaving the survivor fed by an eye dropper as the diminutive canine earns attention.
Everett Johnson celebrated a birthday picnic last Saturday with classmates and teachers. Miss Vera Snider hosted a slumber party for teachers, followed by a trip to the picture show and later at Snider's home. A senior class play titled At the End of the Rainbow is slated for May 26 and the operetta performed May 8 drew a full house. Seniors plan May 28 commencement at the auditorium.
Washington reports 151 emergency fleet steamers with 950000 deadweight tons now serve as a mercy fleet. Built to beat Germany’s submarines the ships hoist flour beans grain beef and other food to starving nations across Atlantic North Sea Mediterranean and Adriatic routes. Regular runs feed friend and foe alike.
U S Marines deploy 138 aircraft and two brigades in Santo Domingo and Port au Prince to deter revolution and banditry. Colonel Breckenridge credits air power as effective and asks for more planes as bush fighting continues with 400 armed bandits in the San Pedro Macoris region.
Reports say armed planes will support leathernecks in flushing out bandits in the jungles of Santo Domingo. Air patrols have driven gang concealment deeper into tall grass and timber as rains of bullets rain from the skies. Exact executions remain undisclosed.
Private Robert L. Ingels returns to Waynesboro Pennsylvania with his war dog Sport, who accompanied him through Western Front battles. Both were gassed and hospitalized. Ingels contracted influenza and pneumonia, while Sport, a fox terrier, remained his devoted companion in Company I F Twenty third Engineers known as the Penn-.
Private Ingels and the shipboard mascot Sport of Casualty were gassed during the Argonne campaign. Sport, depicted with an olive drab blanket and gold wound stripes, two service chevrons and a red keystone, served as a morale symbol for the unit.
The New York Medical Journal urges dropping words like lunatic and lunacy from medical vocabulary. It argues such terms stigmatize mental illness and ostracize patients. The piece notes modern asylum authorities in London support abandoning this language.
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