Forty Years Ago In Osceola Marriage and Weather Notes
In October 1897 Osceola reports J D Edwards wed Mrs E McCadden at the M E Parsonage by Rev Smith. E W Smith and Miss Elsie Sprague marry. she taught in Osceola schools. A lamp fire at G T Ray & Co store caused a scare but no damage. A large reception honors Rev L F Smith and wife. Grandma Powers turns sixty five with a surprise party on Gospel Ridge. Local cooler nights prompt call for rain. George W Englehardt moves back from Julesburg to Polk County.
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J. D. Edwards
E. McCadden
M. E. Parsonage
Osceola
Elsie Sprague
Valley Precinct
G. T. Ray & Company
L. F. Smith
M. E
John Miller
Jennie E. Peterson
Judge Getts
S. M. Miller
Grandma Powers
Gospel Ridge
Old Timers Gather in Polk County for Big Reunion
October 3 1912 notes recall a slated October 10 gathering as Polk County residents both present and former plan to assemble. The issue reports a daughter born to Ole and Mrs Oberg, a Shelby marriage of Frank D Baker and Etta Stone, the death of Louisa Moffey in Platte precinct, and a minister’s welcome shower for Rev Nelson and his bride in Wayland. Old timers recall hopper invasions as milder than past depredations.
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Polk County
Ole Oberg
Ole
Presbyterian
Jerome Frost
Frank D. Baker
Etta Stone
Shelby
Louisa Motfey
Platte Precinct
Beulah
John Skinner
Hackberry
Nelson
Wayland
Lincoln
Local Obituaries and Social Notes From Shelby Osceola Area
Miss Mildred M. Brooke and William Grossnicklaus wed in Omaha on September 18 1927. Jaspar Rush Werner died at his Albuquerque home September 30 1927 aged 30, formerly married to Arvilla Timm of Osceola in 1924. Grace Rogers resigned from Crouse Tex Drug Co to take a bookkeeper post for John C. Rogers at Model Toggery. Jeanne Alexa Anderson born May 19 1873 near Shelby died October 1 1927, sister of Frank Anderson. Frederick Crossant born February 2 1855 in Troy Grove Illinois died at Osceola aged 72. Jim Hotchkiss bought the former Dr Flippen building in Stromsburg for 7500, with lease to run to January 1 and then occupancy by Hotchkiss and Wells. Mr and Mrs Levi Cunningham celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary at home in Shelby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred M. Brooke
William Grossnicklaus
Omaha
Jaspar Rush Werner
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Arvilla Timm
Osceola
Grace Rogers
Crouse-Tex Drug Co
Pst
John C. Rogers
Model Toggery
Jeanne Alexa Anderson
Shelby
Frank Anderson
Frederick Crossant
Troy Grove
Illinois
Jim Hotchkiss
Dr. Flippen
Stromsburg
Hotchkiss and Wells
Levi Cunningham
Steady Work Good Pay In Polk County Faros Call
Reliable man wanted to call on faros in Polk County. No experience or capital required. Make up to $12 a day. Write McNess v. Dept. Freeport Illinois.
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Faros
Polk County
McNess
Freeport
Illinois
Record’s Services Advertised For Local Sales
A fragmented ad urges readers to order The Record’s services for local sales listings. It promises best results and money savings, though wording is garbled and details are unclear.
Notice to Contractors for Sand Gravel Surfacing York Osceola
Sealed bids for 9.6 miles of gravel resurfacing in York and Benedict East patrol areas will be opened October 14, 1937 at 10:00 A.M. in Lincoln Nebraska. Plans available from York Osceola county clerks and the State Department. Bonds, certified check, wage rates, and state supervision noted.
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Department of Roads and Irrigation
State House
Lincoln
Nebraska
York—Oscrola
Benedict East
Nebraska State Employment Service
York
Osceola
A. C. Tilley
Karl G. Dreier
York County
John I. Anderson
Polk County
Pierson Feed Store Offers Hair Oils and Feeds
Moderne Larber Shop promises quick courteous service and sells best grade hair oils. Pierson Feed Store invites customers to see cottonseed cake and meal plus a full line of feeds.
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Larber
Pierson Feed Store
Continuity of Benefits and the Christian Science View
The article argues that true harmony comes from Spirit as Life and Love, citing John and Eddy, and explains that material misbelief creates fear of calamity. It asserts eternal, uninterrupted divine law, heals, and the illusion of evil, tying these ideas to Christian Science Monitor notes and a Roosevelt tax-related Puerto Rico payment of $961,000.
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John
Mary Baker Eddy
Christ Jesus
God
The
Christian Science Monitor
Building Tests Walls for Fair
New York World's Fair site features a 43-setup test building used to study wall coatings and stucco, a movable wall laboratory for lighting experiments, and a design that can twist, buckle or collapse by a screw. The project supports the construction of 300 buildings needing about 15 million square feet of enclosures.
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New York
Fair
Pacific fir to support New York World's Fair structures
The Fair Corporation buys over $100,000 worth of Douglas fir pilings from the National Pole Treating Company for the 1216 acre site. The 95 to 99 foot timbers will back the 200 foot Perisphere and the 700 foot Trylon, with creosote treatment completed at Washington or Minnesota plants. This marks a second Northwest timber purchase, following a prior Oregon order of 770 sticks.
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New York
Pacific Northwest
Fair Corporation
Empire State Building
National Pole Treating Company
Trylon
National Polo and Treating Company
Hillyard
Washington
Minneapolis
Oregon
Southern Pine Foundations Built for New York World's Fair
Southern yellow pine from the Eastern Shore Maryland and from Delaware Virginia and North Carolina is used in New York World's Fair foundations. Grover Whalen announced 430 pine piling sticks up to 80 feet long from Nichols Brothers to support bridge abutments at the 1939 exposition site. Shipments originate in Frankford Delaware Preston Maryland and Melfa and Cheriton Virginia with similar orders in North Carolina.
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New York
Maryland
Delaware
Virginia
North Carolina
Grover Whalen
The
Fair Corporation
Nichols Brothers
West Street
Manhattan
Norfolk
Frankfort
Preston
Melfa
Cheriton
Is your wife economical
A lighthearted quip about frugality on a fortieth birthday. The joke notes she used only thirty candles on the cake. The exchange plays on thrift and humor in domestic life.
Canvasser Promotes Spectacles in Pearson's Weekly
A brief item notes a canvasser calling out to a householder with a prompt reply I cannot see you. The trade is selling spectacles as advertised by Pearson's Weekly in a concise services blurb.
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Pearson’s Weekly
The Art of Salesmanship Booking Roadblock
A humorous exchange about selling a book titled The Art of Salesmanship. The speaker laments being broke and unable to sell the book while another asks for its name. The quip captures a sarcastic view of self promotion and market challenges.
How About That Caesar Alive or Not
In a brief exchange Lollie challenges Caesar's status while Audrey confirms Mrs. Butler claims she teaches him.
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Lollie
Caesar
Audrey
The Mixup Ends In Bitter Love Confession
A tense exchange reveals strain between formerly loving partners as one bitterly recalls a foolish marriage choice. The other concedes love existed though unrecognized at the time, exposing a clash of memory and emotion.
Oxford Attendance Costs in Tit Bits Magazine
A Tit Bits Magazine snippet asks whether sending a son to Oxford is best via train or motor coach, hinting at travel costs. The item frames a practical choice for families planning study abroad travel options.
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Oxford
Tit- Bits Magazine
Plodding Along Theft Report Quip in Pearson Weekly
A fragment from Pearson's Weekly quotes a witness saying two men held him up last night and cites the location as all the way home. The brief item captures a crime anecdote with minimal detail and no names.
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Pearson’s Weekly
Notice of Final Report in Frank Stachura Estate
In Polk County Nebraska the administratrix petitions for final settlement without report and for decree of heirship distribution and discharge. Hearing set for October 15 1937 at 10 a m before the County Court. Interested parties may appear and contest. Dated September 20 1937. L. M. Merrick County Judge (Seal)
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Polk County
Nebraska
Frank Stachura
L. M. Merrick County
Rabbits Survive Drought By Finer Diet While Sheep Falter
In Australia both rabbits and sheep feed on similar forage yet rabbits select richer grasses and crops, giving them drought resilience. Mulga scrub is a common sheep fodder, but rabbits eat mulga seedlings and girdle bushes, leaving ground bare and soil eroding in a desert-like scene.
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Australia
New Engine Burns Any Fuel Says German Inventor
A German diesel engine designed by Rudolph Pawlikowski reportedly runs on any burnable material from coal and peat to potato peelings sawdust and leaves. The invention has twenty years of development and is described in Power magazine.
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Power
Rudolph Pawlikowski
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Puerto Rico
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B. L. Burns
New York Fair
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