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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1920
Page
2
The Bystander notes surprising events and local chatter in Shelby. Forecaster Billy Mawher predicts a mild open winter with little snow, while coppery tales of churchgoing, grape juice heists, hi jackers, and preparations for cold weather fill the town.
In certain regions tattooing serves multiple roles. Samog and Samoa mark motherhood with multiple tattoos on the mother’s hand to denote births, while similar customs are described in Fifi. The practice records family events and may indicate social status.
A playful dialogue fragment features a woman challenging the idea that two women cannot keep secrets and a man questioning the notion. The Widow appears in a brief, witty exchange about trust and gender.
Jacob Douche, a clergyman and writer, offered the opening prayer on September 7, 1774, before the Continental Congress at Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia. He served as chaplain to Congress for three months after the Declaration of Independence.
In the Oklahoma mining district a once thriving city sits under an immense pile of crushed rock. Tailings from nearby zinc mines buried homes, stores, and a business district after a deliberate flooding of the town with rock dust, leaving only a few structures standing and the community receding under the tailing mountain.
A man asks about renting a house and offers forty five dollars a month. The lady reveals her husband is a world middleweight boxing champion and warns that the husband would deter any prospective tenant. The man has not returned.
The article explains how electromagnets lift hot iron plates weighing four, six, or twelve tons in large steel plants. Magnets, rectangular and flat, hang from cranes by chains and lift plates by contact. Lift ratios vary with machines, sometimes reaching 80 to 1, controlled by switches and rheostats.
A medical authority warns that poor health stems from a personal poison factory inside the body. The text points to the nose teeth tonsils and digestive tract as key sites. Neglected teeth and cavities, faulty dental plates, and untreated tonsils contribute to toxin buildup and illness.
A humorous overheard exchange claims a woman vows to make her Billy's life perfect but reveals she meant her pet poodle, not her husband. The witty remark contrasts romantic devotion with a lighthearted misinterpretation in a small-town setting.
A quotation notes that a man finds relief and happiness when he puts his heart into his work and does his best. Without effort and achievement, no lasting peace follows.
The article explains bread as a staple and outlines common failure causes such as poor materials and improper handling. It details two main methods for bread making, the Short and Straight-Dough Process and the Overnight or No-Knead approach, with precise ingredient measures and steps, including rising temperatures and kneading times.
Grimes awakens in a tense voyage toward Manhattan with a gunman who turns out to be an old friend from Mnnerlyville. A erwähnt plot thread hints at Emily Brewster and a risky bargain offer to free her by violence.
A quotation stressing imagination as a divine gift and the key to overcoming circumstances, defining success by the breadth of imagination and its practical application.
A microscope exposes a nettle sting, butterfly scales, and solid smoke particles, illustrating how minute structures appear under magnification. The description emphasizes the vivid detail visible through optical magnification.
Prof. Philip B Hawk notes a structural change in dried vegetables after soaking. Water-swollen vegetables revert to a dried state within 24 to 36 hours at room temperature, suggesting dried produce may retain less water and nutrients than fresh forms.
A passage describes avarice as a paradoxical vice that survives even as it harms. the avaricious serve the worst master, worship worldly wealth, and pursue treasure as both means and end, while remaining poor to the rich and intoxicated by wealth. It cites a citation from Cotta.
In a Car Toons Magazine cartoon a winter scene shows four women passengers asking why a train stopped between stations. The porter explains a broken rail was found by the engineer and questions why trains pause for every broken rail on the line.
A writer praises a purported noiseless typewriting machine as a major advance and imagines a future where streetcars and other loud urban sounds are reduced or eliminated. The note wonders why no one has yet tamed the din of streetcar crossings and clatter.
An ex convict secured a police role in Washington DC after a late review by the president. He told the president he had served two years in prison and requested a job, citing his past as a cashier. The president granted the request following the investigation.
The life of Judson Bantline, aka Ned Bantline, unfolds from a runaway at eleven in 1834 to a midshipman at fifteen, duels with seven peers, Seminole War service, hunter days in the Everglades, Northwest Company service, marriage, Knickerbocker Magazine fame, sensational novels, Know Nothing politics, a year in prison, Adironacks pedigree, and service in Mexican and Civil wars, culminating in a late career marked by prolific, bloody works and stage plays before his 1866 death.
A Chicago woman shares a Swedish maid’s reaction to reading English, noting a tale titled A Modern Cinderella in a magazine. The maid misreads phrases and recalls a glass eye story, while an aunt advises Polly to keep her eyes focused as she works in the kitchen.
A lay description traces the heart’s ordinary rhythm from early life to death. It compares the heart’s steady pump to a rope being pulled, noting how a stop interrupts flow and how ongoing beats keep blood moving through the body.
The piece explains how the density of air changes with altitude, noting that even by the mid 18th century the chemical nature of air was unknown. It shows that a constant density would compress air into a thin layer, yet density decreases with elevation making higher aircraft encounter thinner air and a lack of clouds above 16,000 meters.
A medical journal surveys how methods of suicide evolved from ancient stone age jumps and sea disappearances to ancient poisonings and Renaissance arsenic blends. It traces firearm use, asphyxia, and toxic substances as shifting trends across eras.
A Boston Transcript editorial argues wickedness grows with modern life citing no specific crimes but condemning societal changes and loss of traditional virtue in a reflective critique.
The piece notes Shakespeare boasted a vocabulary over 25 000 words while the educated person averages about 2500 words and the uneducated often under 500 words. It highlights the gap between elite and common language usage.
An ancient Greek tale places Eoctides in Attica, centuries before Christ, setting a record by traveling 125 miles round trip from Athens to Delphon and back in a single day as a messenger bearing holy fire.
The text notes Persia as the natural habitat for nightingales abundant there and mentions Persian perfumes made from rose petal juice. It describes widespread rose cultivation for commercial purposes in the region.
Fragmentary OCR describes a proposal scene in Siam with a person offering a flower or light to a clear holder. The language is garbled but implies a ceremonial or romantic gesture amid tense, thrnitd context suggesting fear or ordeal.
The Nebraska court fixes a hearing date for the Mary Bense, deceased estate. Herman J. Bense petitions for heirship and administration with heirs at law identified, property described, and notice to be published in the Osceola Record on three consecutive weeks. Hearing set for December 8, 1920 at 10 a m in Osceola Polk County Nebraska.
In Polk County Nebraska creditors of the estate of Anton Swan are alerted to claims due by Feb 19 1921 and debts payable by Nov 19 1921. The county court will receive claims on Nov 19 1920 Jan 19 1921 and Feb 19 1921 at 10 a m. Dated October 15 1920 F H Ball Shal.
Notice to creditors of the Flor ence E Detweiler estate in Polk County Nebraska. Claims must be presented by February 26, 1921 and debts paid by November 26, 1921. The county judge will hear claims on November 26, 1920 January 26 1921 and February 26 1921 at 10 A M in the County Court Room.
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