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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1926
Page
8
The article traces milk from ancient sacred uses in India and Canaan to its role as a nearly perfect food. It notes evaporated milk as twice as rich by removing water and asserts sterilization aids digestion by forming more flocculent curds.
The article traces early lighting methods from Shetland fishermen using stormy petrel throats as lamps to other global lantern practices. It notes Argand lamps of 1782 and mentions George Washington owning such lamps at Mount Vernon, with references to lamp oil from whales and seals before petroleum.
Kent County road commission has added 16 trucks including three ton and one and one half ton units with closed cabs and damp bodies to its fleet. The trucks support 13 gravel pits and a wide road network by hauling gravel spreading chloride and road scraping. Three ton trucks operate around the clock in winter, while smaller units move gravel to storage and assist in dust control during summer.
A schoolgirl’s quip classifies men as husbands bachelors and widowers. An eligible bachelor is a mass of obstinacy surrounded by suspicions. Husbands are prizes surprises and consolation prizes. A widower is a man rescued as he goes down for the third time. Making a husband of a bachelor is a high plastic art.
American Road Builders' association reports rapid nationwide adoption of the good roads program with about 50,000 miles improved yearly and $1.2 billion in annual funding. H. G. Shirley cites completion of a transcontinental highway later this season and notes vast road system reaching beyond 3,400 miles for the current improvement push.
A Chicago intersection uses aluminum buttons to mark stop lines as signals set against motorists. Canada spent 150 million on highway development last year with 400000 miles of roads, 55 percent unimproved. Missouri reports a 100 percent rise in motor traffic on improved highways this year. Michigan expects 14.5 million for next year’s road construction. The United States, with 500000 miles of good roads, remains the world’s leading highway nation, fueling auto popularity and related commerce.
Notice advertises a piano for sale with a substantial portion already paid. Readers are urged to write for details and viewing information at A. Hospe Company in Omaha Nebraska.
Farris Battery Station located in the Manhattan Oil Building with telephone line 67.
Polk County Nebraska notices final account and petition for final settlement in the estate of John Smolenski deceased. Hearing set December 4, 1926 at 10 A M before County Judge W W Norton. Persons interested may appear and contest the discharge.
A Polk County Court notices creditors to present claims within the legally specified period. The filing outlines the estate administration process and contact details for the executor or administrator and the court.
Frederick H Ball estate notices set February 26 1927 as claim filing deadline and November 26 1927 as debt payment date. The tester will sit at the County Court Room on November 26 1926 December 27 1926 and February 26 1927 at 2 pm to receive examine hear and adjust all filed claims.
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