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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1928
Page
3
Osceola Nebraska weekly newspaper masthead lists Walter J Herbes as editor and publisher with Thursday publication and post office entry under the 1878 act. The note confirms periodical status and local press leadership for Osceola.
A recent news letter outlines progress on the Muscle Shoals nitrate and fertilizer bills, including preferring sale to local governments and keeping the plant under government control. It notes the McNary-Haugen farm relief bill and a conference report on the Jones White merchant marine measure, plus a lengthy analysis of rail rates and Inland Waterway expansion plans. The piece discusses the 1930s political clash over Governor Smith of New York and the shadow of Tammany Hall in a presidential bid, contrasting with Calvin Coolidge’s integrity.
Rainfall figures for April and May 1902 are reported by C G Gylling, with May 5.27 inches, April 2.97 inches, and early May 10.93 inches. A lightning strike damaged a courthouse ball and Monson Store ceiling lights but caused little harm. County Treasurer Holcomb notes a $4,479.08 state school apportionment warrant, distributed to districts. Uschola’s share is $345.41. Mr and Mrs Alfred Gierhart celebrate their Golden Wedding anniversary. The fire department held a regular meeting and elected officers, planning to join the state association. Polk County seeks ambitious salesmen for Heberling’s household and farm products.
In a local classroom the word sanitary is debated. Eight year old Robert, son of a dairy businessman, asserts the meaning as clean milk.
The bureau warns against airtight yeast storage for leavening. Yeast may be kept in a glass jar with a loosely placed cover, but do not seal the container.
Old London district of Seven Dials in St. Giles once noted as a haven for crime and degradation between Trafalgar Square and the British Museum. A clock pillar with seven dial faces formerly stood there.
A humorous Farm and Fireside piece recalls a salesman who, stranded in the nether regions, covers his first year’s expenses by selling electricians to the devil. The anecdote showcases resourceful salesmanship as a parable of wit and pluck.
A Maine quote notes that men who threaten violence when unemployed are “bad workmen” and cannot hold a job. The remark, attributed to E. W. Howe's Monthly, critiques those who threaten others rather than seek steady employment.
The Bureau of Standards reports that a flame fully surrounded by a fine wire gauze screen, kept at a distance where the wire stays cool, will not ignite or explode air gasoline vapor mixtures outside the screen.
A water hillock pond does not require running water. Planting proper vegetation keeps the water pure. Clean the pool once a year in autumn after leaves shed.
The article notes Daniel Webster born in Salisbury New Hampshire on January 18 1782 and identifies him and Henry Clay as leaders of the Whig party during its national existence.
A Toledo Blade quotation notes that as years pass humankind continually grows leaner while the fat becomes fatter, underscoring a paradox about changing body types across eras.
Early dried selected Yellow Dent seed corn brought and shelled at two dollars per bushel. Bring sacks. Oliver Long Shelby.
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