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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1925
Page
2
Osceola Record announces subscription pricing by publisher Philip J. Douglas at $2.00 per year. The notice presents the newspaper’s contact or billing stance and highlights annual rate details for readers.
Polk county residents encouraged to observe Thanksgiving with earnest gratitude as President Coolidge proclaims November 26 a day of general thanksgiving and prayer. The proclamation outlines blessings, moral duty, and the call to observe the holiday in worship, rest, and acts of charity.
The note urges readers to begin Christmas shopping early as the season approaches, highlighting the nearness of the holiday and the need to plan ahead.
Local merchants are urged to advertise Christmas early to attract shoppers. The message compares early advertisers to the early bird and notes that prosperity this fall promises a merry holiday season. It stresses gratitude and plans for generous gift giving this year.
The state seed laboratory at Lincoln provides seed quality analysis to help choose the best seed. Farmers must attach an analysis tag to lots over ten pounds and can obtain five free tests monthly by sending two ounces from cleaned seed to the State Laboratory in Lincoln.
The fourth national Congress will be held on the International Live Stock Exposition grounds in Chicago with over twelve hundred club members and leaders. State champion teams give daily illustrated lectures while Indian youth groups perform. A style show features one girl per state modeling self made clothing. The Moses Leadership Trophy honors top leadership nationwide. Juniors enter baby beefs, corn, cotton, and potatoes in new and regular contests. An exhibition of goods, clothing, room displays, and posters accompanies the event as club members spend a week in the metropolis.
A colorful column mix covers Osceola football defeat and travel woes, a joke about two jacks for a mortgage, Tutankhamun as a boy, freshmen quip on green grass, and a critique of government printing costs. It notes corn harvests, Polk county scenes, and mockery of a play’s insult to soldiers.
Crude pine tar smeared on the husker's mittens during the day lengthens their life and roughens surfaces to pull shucks more efficiently. Extra mitts, thumb stalls, and a tar can kept in a wagon box aid quick repairs. Soak cracked fingers in hot water, then rub glycerin before bed each night.
A Nebraska farmer urges vigilance against new weed varieties to protect land value and crop yields. He warns infestations reduce per acre value by half and could spread statewide, linking weeds to insect pests like the European corn borer. Proper control helps defend corn acreage and prevent economic losses.
The Homesteader reports seed sales by T. W. Blake and new frame houses signaling county prosperity. Osceola hosts its first baseball game, a 54 to 25 win by Rough and Ready. Local candidates include Wm. E. Loring, John H. Mickey, Chas. A. Ewing, Adam Burris, Lewis A. Beltzer, W. F. Kimmel, and M. A. Whaley seeking county offices and re elections.
In Osceola a Prof Pfuhl sought to start a class in astrology but locals showed little interest. Students noted boredom with other subjects offered such as psychology and phrenology, preferring practicality over fringe studies.
Washington notes a likely push for promoting cooperative handling of farm products in the president’s forthcoming message. It cites Coolidge’s rural background and warns against price fixing while warning of potential trade frictions from Europe. It also highlights European producer cartels in rubber nitrates potash and coffee and the risk of a foreign trade war.
Dr Doran, Chief Specialist of the Medical Laboratory, 335-336 Boston Block, Minneapolis, announces a professional visit to major towns offering free consultations. He claims non surgical treatment for chronic conditions and urges call for evaluation, noting married women must be accompanied by husbands.
A local record office notes an unusual clever and attractive line of Christmas greeting cards this year urging residents to view them soon.
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