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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1908
Page
6
Kerosene is a household necessity at heating time. It cleans painted and varnished woodwork walls and floors and bath tubs and marble washstands. Apply to tubs and marble with a woolen cloth then wash with soap and water. For woodwork and walls use clean cloths and change when soiled. A few drops in wash water will polish windows and mirrors.
An Edinburgh firm introduces Essence of Tea, a product of twenty years of research. The essence mixes volatile constituents to recreate tea aroma and cheering qualities, solving a long standing brewing puzzle. A teaspoonful added to water yields the fragrant beverage.
Fill cans loosely with beans and top with cold water, seal tightly. Set in a boiler with a rack, cover with water about three inches above cans, bring to a slow boil, and simmer for four hours. Keep in boiler until cool enough to handle, then tighten covers before lifting out.
A traditional cheese pudding method combines half a pound of cheese with flour bread crumbs salt pepper and paprika. Add boiling milk butter the yolks of two eggs and stiffly beaten whites then bake fifteen minutes in a moderate oven and serve hot.
Instruction for peeling and blanching small firm tomatoes, then packing in wide mouth jars with the cooking juice. Process includes scalding, heating just through, filling jars, sealing, and storing in a cool dark place.
A simple stovetop dish: wash and peel onions then stew slowly in a little boiling water with galt until tender. Stir in milk flour and butter, cook five minutes, and serve with boiled potatoes.
Soak twelve hours one teacup of barley. Drain and cover with boiling water salt raisins orange rind and juice. Simmer on back of range three to five hours adding water as it cooks away.
A quick recipe notes six beets boiled until tender and colored, peeled and sliced, then twelve eggs boiled and peeled added to the beets. Cover with vinegar and a pinch of salt so they are ready to eat in one day.
A simple dumpling method uses grated cola boiled potatoes with salt two eggs and enough flour to form a stiff batter. Shape into dumplings and boil in salted water until cooked through.
Practical tips for cleaning and maintenance from a vintage domestic source. Use hot or cold water to treat stains, rub surfaces with camphor or butter, and brush toward fireplaces to manage dust. Methods include using lemon juice for marble, alum with clove oil for paste, and tea leaves to deter cockroaches.
Cleveland mayor Tom L. Johnson, long credited with a vast fortune, says he has lost everything and will abandon his Euclid Avenue home and luxuries. He attributes the ruin to devotion to his dead brother Albert's interests in eastern traction and explains he chose civic life over money to aid his brother's children. He notes seven years of happiness in public service and suggests a simpler cottage life may await his family.
Washington reports the principal witness John E. Mitchell, manager for a bleaching machinery firm, testified that flour streams from a single mill show distinct colors. He noted the whitest stream appeals to many consumers, though some prefer other streams. Opponents say bleaching could be abolished but would hurt milling progress.
Oil City Pennsylvania reports Edward Woods and Thomas Dickinson, nearby lumbermen, found an iron kettle containing 3500 dollars in gold coins while probing a rabbit hole. Locals suspect the sum was buried by John Caldwell, an eccentric farmer who died in an asylum nearly thirty years ago.
Representatives of boards of trade and mercantile organizations from many cities met by invitation of the merchants association of New York to consider measures for reform of the national currency system. The main topic was whether a national currency convention with delegates from all commercial bodies should be held.
Shanghai commentary says the empire remains secure if regent Prince Chun keeps Yuan Shi Kai and Chang Chi Tung, the two grand council members who are the era’s strongest Chinese statesmen, on his side after reports from Peking.
"Daddy" C. E. Hackman a veteran Union Pacific engineer from Council Bluffs to the coast retires at sixty five after thirty five years with the railroad. He saved lives in the American Falls wreck and has traveled an estimated 1 604 000 miles since 1875, planning to reside in Boise Idaho.
President Roosevelt lauded the YWCA's work in Washington and urged support for a new building. He recounted how an African missionary prompted the visit and stressed industrial training for women, contrasting with past neglect of young women. In Chicago, Peter Van Vlissingen confessed to forging deeds and notes totaling over 700000, was arrested and sentenced to the penitentiary after a four hour sequence of events. The method used a plate glass desk top lit from below to copy signatures onto fraudulent documents.
In Birmingham Alabama Emile Stricker was killed during a twenty four hour speed test while driving a Renault with Le on Barrows as passenger. The pair attempted to surpass the existing record when a tire exploded after a high speed turn causing a fatal wreck. Stricker was a native of Alsace Lorraine Germany.
Helen Bloch, a young widow, slipped from a gang plank while boarding a freight boat captained by her father Henry Rice. In the darkness Rice, aged seventy eight, leapt overboard to rescue her and was lost as well.
Frank Garrison, who unearthed jewelry near Weeping Water a week ago, found a small tin box with several watches in a cave on the Walcott farm. The watches partly belong to Stella jewelers whose shop was robbed. many rings remain missing and some watches are still unidentifiable.
In Edwardsville Illinois C W Burton former cashier of the Tri City State bank Madison bonds 1000 to answer indictment for embezzlement named 33844 61 dollars allegedly taken. Burton is brother of former United States senator Joseph R Burton of Kansas.
Sergeant Major T. G. Jones of the Canadian Northwest Mounted Police, en route to Salt Lake City, was robbed of his valise wallet identification papers warrants and about 175 in currency. He believes the theft tied to the horse and cattle thief gang he is pursuing. The incident occurred after his arrival at a Salt Lake City hotel.
William Jennings Bryan and his wife will arrive in Monterey on the 18th and stay two months as guests of Col. and Mrs. J. A. Robertson at Delta Vista. He travels to rest though he says he does not need it and inquires about duck shooting prospects.
Fourteen year old Joseph Svi tak, son of Anton Svi tak, was fatally injured in a moving freight train incident in DAVID CITY Nebraska. He was dragged under the cars in the Union Pacific yards and died at the hospital noon after being treated for loss of both legs. No witness confirms exact cause.
Ed Mayer of Omaha reports a very successful hunting expedition in Wyoming. He stresses careful temper and restraint in recounting the trip.
At 12 01 this morning the Arkansas railroad commission order prohibiting the 3 cent passenger rate goes into effect. The trunk lines refuse to comply and a hearing will likely be held to show cause why the commission should not prosecute for defying the order.
Immense schools of ling fish flood the New York area, sweeping through waters near the Battery. Boats fill brimful as ling pile up on piers, with hundreds left for tenement dwellers to haul away.
Local briefs record incidents across Nebraskan towns. Highlights include injuries from a Crowell runaway, new bridge work at Crowell, a railway switchboard install in Hibba, and various relocations and projects from Peru to Mead. Other notes mention a jail fair in St. Paul, a spur of waterworks at Pilger, motor and housing updates, and notable deaths and marriages.
Roosevelt creates a commission to boost rural living and keep young men on farms. The piece argues that modern conveniences, better water, windmills, and hot water systems can make country homes as attractive as city residences, aiding agricultural prosperity and longevity of farming careers.
Dodge county treasurer Knoell and staff report issuing personal tax receipts at two hundred daily. The item also notes a four year old boy sustaining facial injuries from a dog bite, requiring stitches and cauterization. Other brief items include Beatrice students warned about tobacco and a DeWitt visitor collecting ash seed for an Iowa nursery. G. J. Gould to replace J. E. Berwick as chief clerk at Burlington shops.
Do not try to remove quack grass after planting. Plow late in fall deep enough to expose roots to winter frost. In spring harrow and rake to remove roots, then plant to potatoes or corn with thorough cultivation.
Grasses extend beyond temperate zones to frozen soils and frost free regions. Perennial pastures and meadows exist near snow line and in southern frost free areas. Remedies for hog mange include creosote lard and sulphur mixtures and turpentine with sulphur.
A brief note promotes fertilizing fruit trees with corn meal and timothy hay for milch and growth. The fragment suggests a stable measure and practical tips for orchard care, highlighting nutrient sources for healthy fruit production.
The notice argues farmers should consider a truck or car for lighter labor and easier handling at the dairy barn, emphasizing practical benefits regardless of existing stable design. It frames transport options as essential to reduce workload in daily dairy operations.
Fred O. Sibley describes a wooden feeding truck mounted on wheels with iron handles, to be pushed along a feeding alley in front of cows. The design calls for a 2 foot wide, 20 inch deep, 414 foot long track for conveying silage from the silo to mangers, aiding distant feedings and saving labor.
The United States had about 7,000,000 farms with farm products valued at 7.112 billion dollars in 1907. The average per farm was roughly 1,058 dollars, indicating gross farm output whether consumed on the farm or sold.
This fragment offers dated tips on daily chores and farming habits. It covers oven cooking and grease care for bacon, cleaning spectacles with alcohol, note-taking on a kitchen slate, butter fat management, and avoiding waste from leaks. It also covers animal care, feeding patterns, silo usage, charcoal for hogs, hay versus oats, and safe fuel guidance, ending with social etiquette suggestions about inviting neighbors to dinner.
An old gentleman asks a church fair booth attendant what she asks for a plaque. The pretty girl replies five dollars. He jokes about being a dear, while the p g blushes and explains the boys tease him.
A grocer jokes about an unfair deal as he offers onions at a nickel for six, then corrects himself saying six scents for five, prompting a humorous misunderstanding from a customer.
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