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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1917
Page
6
War energy fills early notes from Lincoln and Omaha. Iowa Senator Cummings pushes rail price fix proposals while President Wilson strengthens Navy and Marine forces. Pershing leads troops to France as labor mediation efforts begin and food production grows globally.
A state-wide drive in Omaha organizes a referendum to block the equal suffrage bill. Frank Helvey of Lincoln leads petition efforts to place the issue on the 1918 general election ballot. The bill would allow women to vote on most matters but not constitutional offices. Petitions require 31,000 signatures with half from two-fifths of counties.
Almost sixty local bureaus have been formed in Nebraska to assist federal and local authorities in securing labor for planting cultivating and harvesting crops. A Saturday meeting at Lincoln reviewed progress with Labor Commissioner Norman and university officials. By next week four-fifths of county seats are expected to be connected, with statewide organization in two weeks and bureaus planned in several hundred towns.
The Nebraska guard earned quick border duty mobilization and high efficiency in the district. The Fifth regiment is to be recruited into federal service on July 15 and called to Omaha for assembly before another training camp in the south.
A Nebraska council for defense appeal urges heavy subscriptions to the Liberty loan and cautions all state citizens to observe the provisions of the conscription act. The message stresses vigilance and civic duty during the wartime period.
Three carloads of young catfish trout bass perch sunfish and frogs from state hatcheries at South Bend and Valentine were distributed along the Northwestern railroad. Superintend ent O'Brien and Chief Game Warden Roster planted fish in fifty or more lakes ponds and creeks from Fremont to Harrison and along the Norfolk Verdigre Niobrara branch.
Nebraskans report scheduled meetings across the state from June 4 to 30 including the State Dental Society in Omaha and the Nebraska-Iowa Funeral Directors Joint Meeting. Other items note parade attendance, dog leash proposals, bridge construction, guard mobilization, labor strikes, oil prospecting, and civic drives in cities like Lincoln, North Platte, Beatrice, Omaha, Fremont, and Norfolk. The piece also highlights Red Cross drives, farm labor schemes, and war-related mobilization plans with multiple local officials and organizations named.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer special sketches a brief street encounter where a rejected suitor recalls a past proposal and a passerby notes a familiar face. Two strangers exchange glances full of unspoken history, while a tramp asks for cake on his birthday, highlighting city life contrasts.
A simple method to refresh straw hats involves dampening cornmeal and applying it to the hat surface. The cornmeal absorbs oils and dirt, then can be brushed away to restore the hat's appearance.
A humorous dialogue notes a wife gathering sample checks from banks to match her new embossed stationery. The exchange mocks careful aesthetic choices and practical banking steps as she evaluates options for a coordinated look.
In a humorous exchange Mr. Chuggins compares an automobilist’s lingering tremor to a seaman’s sea legs. He explains how a motorist often feels unsettled after a drive, continuing to shake for a while after returning ashore.
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