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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1909
Page
2
A collage of short comic tales and quips featuring a ready servant of the Lord, a thrifty hat buyer, a sharp eyed judge, curious children, a French soldier, country folk, travelers in Boston and England, Montreal politicos, and a college dorm trick. The pieces capture social quirks and humorous misunderstandings across time and places.
The Washington Herald reports Japanese fishermen discovered rich copper at Ikeda Bay near Queen Charlotte Islands. Ikeda Bay mining venture led by Toranosuke Furukawa and Arichika Ikeda prospers as foreign brokers note BC laws allow alien developers. Locators report ore shipping to Crofton smelter and stockholders grow rich while restricting white participation.
About 2,000 parasite-bearing caterpillars arrived aboard the American line steamship New York. They are sent to Dr. L O Howard of the Agriculture Department to combat browntail moths ravaging New England. The caterpillars escaped onboard at Southampton and spread through the ship, illustrating how parasites must be imported to control the pest.
A humorous Tit-Bits quip follows a man who refuses to spend a week in the country. Coercion and promises fail as he insists, They have thrashin machines down there, and it is bad enough here where it’s done by hand.
A suffragette asserts that women would refine politics. Miss Cayenne replies with a weary note that convention badges and campaign buttons would gain decorative value and become more numerous. Washington Star citation.
Mrs Crawford presses for a doctor’s trip to a mountain resort while Mrs Crabshaw declines, saying she cannot go because the doctor wouldn’t approve adding new dresses to her plans. The exchange mirrors social banter on travel and appearance.
The Baltimore American notes a remark praising a man 'of deeds' and identifies he is a real estate dealer. The brief exchange frames trust in character and profession in a social context.
The article extols poultry farming as a highly suited and profitable vocation for women, highlighting independence, neatness, health benefits, and strong profits. It notes women’s planning skill, financial ability, and the favorable comparison to other ventures. It also mentions soil improvement through clover seed and seed management practices.
Government boats are spraying a solution of white arsenic sal soda and water to kill water hyacinth choking navigation on Southern rivers. The process is praised as the most effective and economical method with repeated tests showing plants wilt and die where new growth cannot reestablish within treated zones.
John A Johnson of Lacenter Washington has patented a harrow tooth fastener designed to secure harrow teeth in U bar harrows without clamps bolts or nuts. The device uses a square or diamond shaped hole in the U bar to hold the teeth and a W shaped sheet metal fastener that fits between the teeth and bar back. One fastener can hold all teeth in the bar.
Rural World advises cultivating a young orchard with vegetables like corn potatoes and beans rather than grain. Ground should be stirred biweekly through August while protecting trees from harrow damage by muzzling horses and padding traces. Rub off unnecessary sprouts during orchard passes.
The article notes that Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee allow robin slaughter and reports about 9 million robins are killed each winter. It states each robin earns $1 in crop pest control, while hunters sell them for 6 cents each, urging farmers to push for a nationwide ban.
Aroostook County Maine trials show lime greatly improves grass and clover but raises potato scab levels. After three years, even moderate liming boosts scab. two-year potato crops on limed soil exhibit an alarming second-year increase.
Experiments in developing a milk ing strain of shorthorn cattle have begun by the dairy division of the United States Department of Agriculture in cooperation with the Minnesota Experiment Station and nine Minnesota breeders. The breeders have agreed to allow their herds to be used and to manage them according to department instructions.
Guidance recommends not grazing the second growth of clover. Allow it to blossom and seed to improve seed set and future pasture quality. Endorses delaying grazing until after seed set to avoid reducing stands.
A 1 and a 2 year old steer example shows a 900 pound scrub steer at 4 cents per pound versus a 1200 pound pure bred at 60 cents, yielding 36 versus 75 dollars. The figures, drawn from recent market reports, argue it pays to keep well bred stock. Bulls are cheap now, selling below cows and heifers.
Professor Harlan of California reports that ordinary black ants will remove scale insects from fruit trees without harming the tree or leaves. He notes ants outperform spraying or imported insects. Ants are gathered by a sugar plate near an ant hill, then placed in the tree to work. After the ants finish, the plate returns to the foot of the tree to collect them for transfer to another tree.
The piece argues that current nitrate soda use will exhaust known reserves within fifty years and possibly within twenty five years if new fields are not found. It notes consumption is rising, with over 1.5 million tons used last year, and urges crop rotation with legumes to fix nitrogen from the air as a sustaining practice.
A clever scam uncovered in England used colonial butters from Australia and New Zealand that contain about 8 percent water. Firms added water to meet the legal 16 percent limit, reducing costs and boosting profits as the finished product sold at regular prices.
The article promotes buttermilk as a nutritious drink with wide appeal and discusses how quality depends on clean preparation. It emphasizes pure water, clean churning practices, and keeping the product at a low temperature to maintain freshness for longer periods.
A horse authority advises easy treatments for leg scabs. Wash with warm sudsy water and dry. Apply zinc oxide with vaseline daily. An alternative is sulphur mixed with hogs lard applied the same way.
The article notes American plows and cultivators are sold in over seventy countries and colonies. It lists 1908 values by region: Japan 22000, Asiatic Turkey 14000, New Zealand 50000, British South Africa 222000, Portuguese Africa 31000, Cuba 85000, Argentina 780000, Canada 474000, Russia 259000, Asiatic Russia 750000.
A kitchen table food chopper proves useful for preparing potatoes and vegetables. Run peelings and dry bread through the device to create inexpensive chicken feed, avoiding waste.
The Agricultural Department reports U S orchard products worth about 90 million dollars annually. Losses could be halved if half the insect pests affecting orchards were destroyed, potentially boosting value to about 180 million dollars.
A sermon of Rev. Walter Whitten on Romans 8 18 stressing that present sufferings are outweighed by the glory to be revealed in Christians. The essay urges courage through trials, enduring perseverance, and belief that God will manifest glory in this life and eternity through faith, love, and steadfast hope.
An overview of Augustus Toplady and the hymn Rock of Ages. It notes its origin as a controvertial piece opposing Wesleyan doctrine, its status as Christianitys most popular hymn, its translations into hundreds of languages, and famous associations with historical figures and events.
This fragmentary passage discusses how sincere prayer, ministry, and effort shape saints, warning against hollow forms, self deception, and pride. It links real action and daily helpfulness to genuine faith while criticizing idle talk and self seeking in religious life.
The passage warns against idle religious talk and urges practical virtue. It counsels humility and daily helpfulness over boasts of holiness, noting that flattery harms the hungry for praise and that real change starts with oneself. It cautions not to advise the downed or the upraised and to seize opportunities to help others.
An article notes sea sickness among officers on big Atlantic liners. It compares mariners to landlubbers, cites Nelson’s illness at Trafalgar, and explains that even seasoned crews suffer as ships pitch and roll in rough weather.
The United States Circuit Court ruled that proper copyright steps were taken by filing with the Library of Congress, granting the author’s publisher rights to sue for infringement. Separately, the Lehmeld Board case questioned county jury expense claims, with the Supreme Court noting jurors could be shaved and fed at home or elsewhere if necessary.
A fragmented note describes a dispute between two Black men over a mule. The text references a person named Mista J and Mr Jackson, with casual dialogue about ownership and age of the mule. The source remains unclear and chaotic.
Vague dialogue depicts a man waiting for a widow as a parlor scene unfolds. References hint at courtship and marriage talk, with a judge character noting a woman’s neglect leads to chatter and complaints in a cluttered, fragmentary text.
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