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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1916
Page
7
A detailed look at how Germany builds and deploys spies. It describes four classes of operatives, rigorous training methods, and specialized equipment such as silent pistols, signal badges, confetti tracers, and periscope mirrors. It also explains surveillance tactics, chalk markings, telegraph and telephone espionage, and compensation for agents.
Susan Hicks, not a man hater, dismisses romance stories until confronted with a taboo popu lar magazine. Her sister discovers the issue, remarks that Susan is reading a love story, and Susan retorts she is not because they are married.
A mix of curiosities and brief notices across science, society, and travel. Items include a lamp on a safety razor handle, North Dakota school land value, longevity claims, wartime logistics, animal care bequests, and quirky local discoveries in Marysville and Portland.
Norway asserts right to bar war submarines from its waters except in emergencies, while allowing merchant subs only in surface daylight with colors flying. The note cites neutrality principles and cites recent losses of Norwegian ships to German submarines, plus plans to monitor merchant vessels and avoid broad changes in neutrality rules.
New York inventor Peter Cooper Hewitt patents a bulb design that etches the globe with small grooves to refract light. The grooved surface spreads light into a broad, even glow rather than a single bright point, reducing eye strain.
The minister of the interior bans export of fresh or salted herring without written approval. Much catch unbrought to Denmark is being transferred at sea to foreign vessels and shipped abroad. now all fish must be landed in Denmark. Betty Nansen signs with Alexandra Theatre. Frederik shows opera interest and writes a musical piece. Airship fund tops 100,000 crowns as Greenland runestone is brought to Denmark. Copenhagen secures a 30 million crown loan from local banks.
The diamond’s first appearance is debated among historians though evidence in the British Museum and the Bibliotheque Nationale suggests introduction to the Greeks about 500 B.C. from India where it was mined early. The Greeks called it the invincible, likely named after the display by Lais and Phya or Phaedis and Thais, Alexander's mistress.
An advertisement urges homemakers to combat rising food costs by avoiding expensive meats and using Skinners Macaroni and Spaghetti. It touts the product as cheapest, most nutritious, and offers a free cook book from Skinner Mfg. Co. Omaha Nebraska.
A beautiful girl sternly accuses a lover of deception after recalling a single golden hair she had once loved. The young man is astonished as she reveals the hair was hers. The brief exchange turns comic and accusatory.
A pear tree on the farm of J. S. Engle in Shoemakersville Pennsylvania is reported to be 163 years old and is bearing fruit this season.
A visiting party in Paris meets Professor Metchnikoff who explains his noon diet theory and demonstrates a banana fried in butter, emitting a tempting aroma as he stirs a dish over a gas burner, saying it is excellent.
JT studied painting abroad, said the artist with pride. The rustic critic agrees, noting he has never seen a cow like that in this country, implying foreign influence shapes the local work.
The quip notes that except for a stage villain every man has done some good, suggesting a philosophical take on personal past deeds and moral assessment. It frames failure as a catalyst for self reflection rather than purely negative outcomes.
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