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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1917
Page
5
Osceola locals list requests for cargo loads of cobs and stove wood, farm for sale, and auto repairs at Ford Garage. Patio events feature Patty Arbuckles at the Auditorium and eight reels of pictures. Notable items include obituaries for John Albert Anderson and a note on Miss Vida Beckmeyer’s Lincoln visit, with many community updates from Shelby, Stromsburg, and nearby towns.
Dorothys photoplay column notes Fatty Arbuckle will perform at the Auditorium this Saturday night. The column also shares industry gossip on stars like Mary Pickford, Sessue Hayakawa, Marguerite Clark, Cecil B. DeMille, and Vivian Martin, plus brief biographical tidbits about actors and film tricks.
Marriage licenses listed include Carl V. Eckblade with Anna Brodine and Elbert L. Rima with Mattie M. Humiston. Stromsburg and Shelby area names appear in the notice, signaling official records of unions.
Real estate listing invites buyers to Osceola seeking a lot up to 214 acres. Johnston offers size options with gentle south slope for drainage and mature trees. Property lies across from M A Mills home on Gospel Ridge, a prime residential district in the city.
Mr and Mrs Netsell of Stromsburg celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary with friends from across the county. The couple, pioneer Stromsburg residents from Illinois, ran a long time mercantile business. Their daughter Mrs EB Hatfield of St Louis and son Ford of Cheyenne Wyoming returned for the celebration.
Mr and Mrs Levi Cunningham celebrated their golden wedding at Shelby with a large family gathering. A sumptuous dinner was served and friends from near and far called to extend congratulations to the aging couple along with their children and grandchildren in attendance.
The annual October meeting of the Polk County Agricultural Association will be held at the Court House on Wednesday October 10 1917 at 2 PM. D H Mace President F H Ball Secretary.
Final preparations for the opening of the University of Nebraska School of Agriculture on October 12 are nearing completion. Students are arriving to secure board and lodging as class schedules room assignments and teaching assignments are mapped out.
The Food Administration and the U S Department of Agriculture deny any intention to commandeer family food stocks. They refute claims of confiscating canned fruits and vegetables beyond 100 quarts and urge housewives to can and dry foods to ensure affordable household supplies.
Lyman H Howe's new production visits the Auditorium on October 16 featuring a slate of war era films. Aboard Our Sentinels of the Deep shows naval life and battleships, plus a mock London Zeppelin raid, broncho breaking contests, a Washington Cascades trip, and Annapolis midshipmen training. New comedy cartoons complete the program.
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