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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1930
Page
4
Walter J. Herbes editor and publisher appears in a weekly Osceola Nebraska newspaper notice. The text lists the office role and indicates publication details and postal delivery.
The University of Nebraska proposes a two year budget boosting maintenance by 465000 and capital improvements to 9650000. Appropriations would rise about 900000 over the prior two years with half for capital work. The plan includes a new campus plan replacing Old University Hall and expanding dormitories and facilities at the medical and agricultural colleges.
Daughters Juliette and Lottie Hamilton recall being born at a pioneer Indian mission near Macy Nebraska. The Hamilton family hosted Rev William Hamilton a longtime Presbyterian missionary who aided Omaha Indians, and the old stone mission school near Bellevue dates to 1856. The article notes the mission's role, a later sale, and related local history including Governor Francis Burt's death at the Hamilton home.
The Boston Herald notes naturalness in landscape design comes from real materials not artificial substitutes. Flagstone is praised for outdoor paving and interior use from fireplaces to sun parlors, offering rustic warmth and enduring appeal.
The article lists trees and shrubs that draw diverse birds to a yard. Mulberry trees lure robins and other species, mountain ash fruits attract robins and thrushes, warblers like larch, elms invite orioles, cedars shelter birds, and arbor vitae or spruce host nesting. Berry bushes grapes and viburnums also attract many birds.
The Chicago Post argues against fire inviting construction and urges that all structures be fire resistant. It notes annual fire loss around 50 cents per building and promotes metal lath and plaster protection for wood studs and joints as a proven safeguard.
Trimmed hedges provide a formal architectural look, replacing walls to bound outdoor living areas, terraces, and garden sections. Plant choice varies by locality and height needs, with hedges marking garden boundaries, framing flower beds, and guiding walkways as ornamental features.
The Royal Automobile Club now presents prizes for the most attractive service stations on English roads. The Roads Beautifying Association plans planting along many roads and local authorities are invited to offer space for remembrance trees in memory or to mark historic events.
The Polk County Board of Commissioners met in Osceola after adjournment from November 6 with all members present. They audited and allowed claims and ordered payment by warrant for county general fund printing, records, supplies, and related services including State Journal Printing Co and Omaha Printing Co. Burroughs Adding Machine Co. provided machine service.
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