Forty Years Ago in Osceola Old Town Thanksgiving Notes
In 1894 Osceola remembered a silver wedding of Mr and Mrs S E Dearborn with a surprise from friends at C A Curtis home. The column notes visitors, a new cattle fencing contrivance, student travel, a vet shortage, and local business happenings amid Thanksgiving week capers.
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S. E. Dearborn
C. A. Curtis
Dearborn
H. C. Stryker
Rising City
Lela
Grace Wheeler
Harvey Heald
State University
York
Stromsburg
Osceola
E. E. Kennard & Co
O. H. Power
South Dakota
Louisiana
Polk County
Scottsbluff
Marriage of Miss Maurine Dahlberg and John Rogers
Announce the marriage of Miss Maurine Dahlberg and John Rogers in Council Bluffs Iowa on Tuesday afternoon November 18. The couple left Osceola early Tuesday morning and drove to their ceremony location.
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Council Bluffs
Marriel
Dubuque
Iowa
Rogers
H. B. Glover Co
Legionairres
G. A. R. Hall
Kenneth Cornish
Co. M. Humphrey
Delmar McFadden
Arthur Mickey
T. E. Mumford
Maurine Dahlberg
John Rogers
Mr. Rogers
Miss Dahlberg
Osceola
Quips on family roots beauty and wealth
A collection of pithy sayings notes that laughter follows trouble after two decades. It remarks that without a family tree people scorn heritage, that women desire beauty while men pursue money, and that even the Promised Land requires effort.
Nebraska politics and staff work surge after election
After the November 6 vote Nebraska stews with job seekers flooding winners for two years. Governor-elect Cochran builds a staff to run departments he will head on January 3 while Will Maupin’s victory reshapes the railway commission to a Democratic slate. Deputy Dudschus named warden, Lawrie Capitol carvings near completion, and shelterbelt planting starts with millions of seedlings readied for spring.
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Nebraska
R. L. Cochran
Bryan
Lincoln
Capitol
Florida
Railway Commission
Will Maupin
Maupin
Commission
Henry C. Luckey
California
Washington
Nebraska Senate
A. L. Neumann
Tekamah
Cloyd L Stewart
Clay Center
W C. Bullard
McCook
J. S. Callen
Odell
Frank S. Wells
Fairbury
Wells
House
Senate
John H. Morehead
Falls City
Welch
Milford
Chamber
Nebraska State Capitol
Lee Lawrie
New York City
Lawrie
Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue
Alessandro Beretta
Italy
United States
Clayton W. Watkins
Brouth
Lancaster County
C A. Sorensen
Walter F. Gibbins
Middle Loop
Sorensen
Live Stock Prices at South Omaha 1934 Market Roundup
At Union Stock Yards Omaha on November 27 1934 cattle receipts reached 9000 with Desirable cornfed steers scarce and demand fairly active. Best steers sold up to 8.50 8.85. Hogs 15000 head with bids down 15 25 cents from week end. Fat lambs quoted 6.50 6.75 to 6.75 for rangers and natives 6.50 6.75 with feeders steady around 5.50.
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Union Stock Yards
Omaha
Rangers
Twentieth Century Power and Marital Demand
A witty exchange highlights class and gender tensions as a wife suggests a man must quit his job for marriage, while the husband counters that she underestimates the era and the power of her own employer. The dialogue satirizes traditional restrictions and modern expectations.
Labor Wasted Burglar Laughed at by Householder
In a stray magazine anecdote a burglar sneaks at night seeking money but finds none and is ridiculed by the householder who mocks his nighttime boldness and lack of practical light.
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Stray Stories Magazine
Trouble for the so called pleasure car sparks neighbor debate
A man vents about a car he calls a pleasure vehicle while a neighbor questions the label. The owner says the blamed thing has caused him nothing but trouble.
Air Conditioning Transformed Indoor Climates Worldwide
Nature Magazine notes that air conditioning has already altered summer climates in buildings worldwide and promises further advances. Originating in the early 20th century, its initial use focused on factories and textiles before expanding to human comfort and health.
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Nature Magazine
Salvation Army Glass House In Paris Inaugurated
A modern Salvation Army building in Paris known as Refuge City was inaugurated. Designed by two French architects, the glass house features a large roof garden and operates as a welfare factory providing food medical aid comforts and work for the poor and needy.
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Salvation Army Glass House
Paris
Salvation Army
Expect Messiah to Return Across the United States
Mrs. P. M. Ellis notes in Collier's Weekly that Americans prepare for the Messiah. A California man has built and deeded a large house to David while a Long Island woman turned her mansion into a Hebrew home with Palestinian dresses to welcome the Savior.
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P. M. Ellis
San Diego
Calif
Collier's Weekly
California
David
Long Island
Senator Sorghum Considers Utopia Bill Test Vote
Senator Sorghum says he is unsure about utopian ideas but willing to support a utopia bill if any legislator brings one forward. He voices openness to taking a chance on unconventional proposals.
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Senator Sorghum
Utopia
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Standard Oil
Standard Oil Service Station
Reeb’s
Chevrolet Garage
Sceola
Veraral
Walter J. Herbes
Nebr
Osceola High School
Lincoln High School
M. E. Church
Rev
O. A. Johnson
Clarence L. Peterson
Great Western Commission Company
South Omaha
Haseen
Clarence
Polk
Grand Island
Geo. Fleming
Mr. Fleming
Ulysses
George
Miller
C. C. McCormick
Wilber Olson
Olson
Wilber
Vernon T. Sanford
Richard CC. Hunter
Paul Halpine
Hunter
Burke
Halpine
Otto Dudschus
Dudschus
Bryan and
McMullen
Dan Kavanaugh
Wm. Fenton
National
FERA
Nebraska Fera
Haynes
Nebraska Supreme Court
Fillmore County
Mildred Bayton Todd
Geneva
Supreme Court
Kansas
Nebraska Agricutural College
Osceola Professional Directory
Harley Eklund
R.P
G. T
A. A. Wurtz
First National Bank
Goodrich
Western Union
Goodrich Electro-Pak
Reeb Bros. Motor Co
Osceola, Nebraska
Blanche Elwood
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