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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1928
Page
2
Defeat fuels rise toward greater heights in science and life
The piece argues that failure shapes success, with many great men learning from defeats and turning rocks into footholds. It contrasts wealth with the scientist's calling, suggesting progress comes when capable minds forego money to serve humanity, even in peaceful times. It cites devotion over remuneration and hints at future government support for scientists.
Forests Grow Across Britain With New Plantings Each Year
Great Britain reports sixty two forests in England and Wales and fifty in Scotland. Trees in some may still be small but the Forestry Commission continues to establish new forests annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Wales
Scotland
Forestry Commission
Learn to Think for Yourself and Keep Step With Victors
A McClure Newspaper Syndicate piece urges sober self reflection and independent thinking. It cites Lloyd George as an example of how self thought builds patience leadership and wisdom. The text argues that true progress comes from deliberate study and mastering complex ideas through personal effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd George
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Timely Wisdom on Truth and Friendship
The fragment discusses when to tell truth or lie and warns against extremes of popular opinion. It notes that avoiding truth to save face is foolish and that peace efforts depend on avoiding enemies. emphasizes the value of a capable talker in outmaneuvering a silent opponent.
Butterflies Talk City Adventures and Country Home
Cecropia the Cecropia moth and the Cabbage Butterfly share a daytime chat about a foray to the city. The butterfly describes bustling streets and tall buildings while the moth prefers the countryside and a peaceful seaside day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bello
Cecropia
Cabbage Butterfly
The Gamblers Superstitions and Card Luck
A McClure Syndicate piece argues gamblers are uniquely superstitious, with a focus on playing cards and roulette. It notes a superstition about throwing cards with the grain of the table, linking luck to sympathetic magic and tree worship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Cheese Dishes and Cream Cheese Sandwich Ideas
A 1928 Western Newspaper Union feature presents cheese based recipes and serving suggestions. It covers stuffed olive and cheese mixtures, fruit salads with cream cheese, cream cheese sandwiches on graham bread, cheese filled seashells or ramekins, onion and apple pork accompaniments, and a cheese poultice remedy for chest congestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Newspaper Union
Origin of Bankrupt in Bankers’ Benches
The term bankrupt originates from Latin banca and rupta meaning a broken bench. In medieval times a banker sat at a bench to handle money and exchanges. If that banker defaulted, the law shut down business and the bench signified insolvency.
Banks and bankruptcy traced to old Florentine benches
Fragmentary excerpt notes that the word bankrupt derives from practices of Florentine and Venetian bankers and mentions broken benches as a metaphor for failed credit. The source evokes historical origins of the term.
Warless World by Leonard A. Barrett
Leonard A. Barrett questions whether a warless world is passive and discusses the solution to this enduring problem. The piece examines the implications of striving for perpetual peace and the active roles required from nations and leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warless
Leonard A. Barrett
Peace as a Moral Issue and Path to a Warless World
The text argues peace cannot be solved scientifically philosophically or economically but must rest on moral values. It cites Christian doctrine as the current basis of moral authority and urges public sentiment to demand legislative action toward a universal, passionately pursued peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anon
Fies
Western Newspaper Union
Witty Waiter Tale Highlights Union Tipping Dilemma
William Lehman of the Waiters and Waitresses union told the New York state Industrial Commission that the group hates tipping but accepts it as a living wage. He recounted a mountain hotel story about a waitress upset at a waiter who thanked her as a gentleman after she tipped him for cigarettes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Lehman
Waiters’ and Waitresses’ Union
State Industrial Commission of New York
Mr. Lehman
Great Flyer Leader in All His Undertakings
Lieut. Frank Luke Jr. of Arizona, the only American World War I flyer awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, downed 14 balloons and four planes in 17 days before his death. Norman Halt In Liberty recalls Luke’s lifelong leadership from Arizona youth, leading as odds rose and followers gathered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Luke, Jr
Arizona
Norman
Liberty
Luke
Salt
Gila
Woman Can Look Stylish With Diamond Dyes Guide
Mae Martin promotes Diamond Dyes for home tinting and dyeing to refresh wardrobes. The ad claims easy, fade resistant results and offers a free 64 page book titled Color Craft from the Diamond Dyes home service in Burlington Vermont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae Martin
Home Service Dept
Diamond Dyes
Burlington
Vermont
Leap year jokes spark rare weddings in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles on February 29 many marriages took place as jokes about leap year birthdays spread. A groom led his bride from the altar and quipped that he could only forget their wedding anniversary every four years, illustrating the quirky leap year celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
New Tumblers Prompt Family Banter in Montreal Star
In a light exchange, Curs Dad and Mrs Blue discuss yesterday's tumblers. New Cook questions their spill while Mum and Mrs Blue reckon with the kitchen mishap in a brief Montreal Star quip.
Matrimonial Knot Leads to Serious Tangles
A commonplace saying frames marriage as a binding knot that can spiral into complex disputes or entanglements. The phrase underscores how domestic bonds may trigger legal or personal complications.
Baby Habits and Castoria Guidance from Ruth Brittain
The article discusses thumb sucking in babies and its risks for later dentition and digestion. It offers remedies like sleeve pins, mittens, or cardboard cuffs to stop the habit and notes bowel irregularities as another issue. It promotes Fletcher’s Castoria as a gentle, safe remedy used by physicians for 30 years, with a booklet on motherhood included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher
Chas. H. Fletcher
The Lesser Evil Perkins in Town Theatricals
The Lesser Evil Perkins was a prominent figure in local amateur theatre as he played many parts. He confessed he grew tired of acting but would rather be on stage than sit in the audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perkins
Kansas City
Raindrop Sizes Measured at University College Dublin
Researchers at University College Dublin measured over 3000 falling raindrops to determine average size. They found the mean raindrop would form an inch when laid side by side and that sizes vary widely, with some drops up to ten times the average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University College, Dublin
Judge Reworks Old Theme With Piano Payment Twist
A judge offers a sharp variation on a familiar quip about debts and music. The narrator recalls an overdue second payment and returns to claim what is owed, using a piano as a vivid symbol of the unsettled dispute.
How Much Billie? A Riddle of Love and Silence
A compact reflection on affection and restraint. The speaker questions whether love can grow when words fail. Mae and Billie become symbols of devotion tested by silence and unspoken troubles across days.
Money is a necessity, so is dirt Haliburton
Haliburton quotes money as essential and notes dirt as equally necessary in a terse remark about value and labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haliburton
Lydia E. Pinkham Vegetable Compound Endorsed
Mrs. Steele of Pratt West Virginia writes she was weak and bedridden for months but after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she felt better after two bottles and started working again. She recommends the product to friends and says it will do all it claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Steele
Lydia E. Pinkham
E. Steele
Prest, W. Va
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