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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1914
Page
3
An article explores a girl's demand for independence at home and in social life, her selection of partners, and parental opposition. It contrasts a loving, prudent suitor with a flashy, unsuitable admirer, and questions the value and feasibility of a honeymoon under financial and social pressures.
The piece contrasts thrift in marriage with careful money use and then shares a detailed, practical account of a Missouri kitchen garden. It explains how a family of eight to ten uses intensive planting, crop succession, and careful waste management to produce year round food and seasonal surpluses. Newsprint tone and moral framing accompany the garden portrait.
Cy Warner related a luncheon story about a Scotchman who discovers an overturned automobile at a railway crossing. A severely injured man pleads for a doctor while a claim agent has not yet arrived, and the Scot offers to lie down beside the injured man.
New Hampshire supreme court allows habit evidence to show how a person acts in a specific moment. Testimony of a man’s habit of using due care to stop look and listen for approaching trains was admitted in a Grand Trunk wreck case to prove whether he acted as habit dictated.
Former Senator Billy Mason recounts a tale told by his young granddaughter. The child hid behind the drawing room piano while dusting and surprised her mother with the discovery. The story reflects a family moment shared during a household task.
Farmers consider sowing artichokes or rape in part of the hog lot. Forage crops will provide much of the hogs' feed, keeping pigs healthy through the summer. With adequate shade and water, stock show growth and vigor. One ration day of grain suffices until fattening begins.
Local note reports injuries and damaged clothes after an incident at a property fence. Witnesses say boards and wire caused a commotion leading to emotional upset and property wear. Authorities are reviewing details to determine responsibility and next steps.
Poultry experts urge farmers to market old hens after the second laying season ends since hens over two years old lay fewer eggs. Keep nests clean, provide one nest per four hens, gather eggs twice daily, store in a cool dry room, and market twice weekly. Sell all cockerels at broiler size for higher profits. delay only for breeding stock until fall when markets crowd.
A lament over farming losses notes money effort and labor spent growing corn only to lose a quarter to half of the yield in a muddy barn yard. The author stresses efficiency and better storage to protect crops and resources.
Advice notes that accidents occur when children and women attempt to crawl under or between strands. Recommends a simple stile at well used crossings, built from any lumber by a man or a boy in about an hour to prevent danger and ease passage.
Red clover cow peas crimson clover soy beans and Canadian field peas are generally recommended for green manure crops.
A well known congressman visits a Washington manicure parlor seeking a shampoo. The stylist uses tar scented lotion on his bald spot and the man pays two dollars. After he leaves the patron drinks the remaining shampoo as cough syrup, remarking she never lets money get away. Illustrated Sunday Magazine.
The 61 000 capacity oval stadium rises at Yale Field New Haven Conn replacing costly wooden stands. It may host 100 000 with balcony later and rivals ancient amphitheaters in size. Access comes via 30 tunnels to a 3 1/2 foot wide cross aisle.
Smith, famed as a leading engineer, sued for 25 000 dollars after a large corporation paid for his work. While cross examining him, the attorney pressed why his fee was so high and he replied that he was the greatest engineer in the world. A friend warned him not to boast, but he said he was under oath.
New thought healers and metaphysicians argue disease comes from abnormal thought or emotion. They claim chemicals cannot heal while corrosive vibrations persist, and that reversing negative energy enables the life power to rebuild the body. forcing healing with chemicals is seen as absurd.
Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler shares a tale about a commuter who argues with a conductor on a foreign railroad. The commuter vows the P D R will never see another cent, while the conductor retorts asking what he will do. The commuter explains he will stop buying tickets but will still pay his fare to the conductor.
The royal family including Princess Christian and Princess Victoria Louise support the Our Dumb Friends league in establishing a stray dog home in London under the league’s auspices.
The writer reports widespread excellent crop conditions across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta with spring wheat well above ground by May 10. Farmers shift toward mixed farming as cattle hogs and sheep rise on the plains while alfalfa fodder grows and new settlers from eastern states arrive.
Georgi Miller relates a 1913 case of a pimply face turning into painful sores that blinded one eye. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment samples, she reports relief and eventual cure in twenty six days, with products sold globally and free samples offered by Cuticura.
A playful quip compares the witness stand to a pumping station, suggesting a clever lawyer needs technical skill to persuade. The line reflects courtroom wit and legal theatricality.
A challenging question urges women to try Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound before accepting ongoing suffering. The ad asserts many have found relief, implying personal benefit and urging test of the remedy.
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