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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1938
Page
3
An employer sought ideas to improve workshop conditions and invited workers to drop notes in a suggestion box. A week later the box yielded one slip: Dont wear rubber heels.
A frustrated angler, after six hours without a bite, is urged by a mother and her son to require the boy to say please before the fish is caught. The child's simple request adds a moment of polite humor to the scene.
In a Houston Post item a young couple reportedly fell ill after eating chocolates. The brief note hints at poisoning but provides no further details on motives or outcomes.
Oliver asks for paper to buy for a kite making project. Storekeeper jokes about choosing flying paper, highlighting a lighthearted exchange. The dialogue captures a playful moment and household crafts humor.
A witty exchange hints at a surprise dating pairing as students joke about a girl seen with someone else. The banter revolves around a clever disguise and mistaken recognition, fueling campus chatter.
A methodical person explains visiting the dentist twice yearly. He emphasizes dental checkups but cites his aim to see what periodicals printed a year earlier. The remark juxtaposes health routine with archival curiosity.
A teacher and pupils debate the lore of Washington’s birthday with a child asserting the myth of honesty as a teacher cites the famous tale of the cherry tree. The exchange captures classroom humor and moral instruction.
The fortune-teller tells a client he will be poor and unhappy until age forty and that he will grow accustomed to it after. The exchange ends with the client asking what happens after forty. The teller’s blunt prophecy frames a moment of fate vs resilience.
A dialogue about making a Venetian blind and the right to see. Scout 1 asks for help while Scout 2 questions the motive referencing a Venetian who has as much right to see as Scout 2. The exchange frames privacy and fairness in a boy centered humor note.
Albertson notes the baby recites a fragment of Baa Baa Black Sheep while Cuthbert questions the extent of the verse. Albertson confirms only the initial line is mastered.
The advice suggests avoiding bites by insects to reduce disease risk and recommends practical steps to minimize exposure and contact with biting insects.
Dialogue presents a polite exchange as a customer asks for careful work on a shiny floor and a plumber assures safety, mentioning they wear nails in their boots. The scene hints at practical trade humor and cautious service norms.
A terse exchange questions why water clings to the shore with a playful reply that the tide keeps it there. The short remark evokes seaside curiosity and coastal humor.
A humorous quip features a fly perched on a bottle declaring it has passed the hatching and creeping ages and now exists in a sticky mucilage stage, reflecting comic aging personification.
A traveler asks how the fishing is going and learns the stream has no fish. The fisherman explains he fishes there to save on bait, noting the money saved is his reward. The exchange, from Tit-Bits magazine, highlights irony in pursuit of frugality.
The Washington Post cites a quip where a 60 year old man asks if he should claim to be 50 to win a woman. His friend’s wife suggests honesty hurts, but the punchline says pretending to be 75 might improve his odds.
A brief dialogue notes no developments yet regarding Frank's hunting results with the camera, indicating ongoing search or investigation with no new information available. The fragment emphasizes absence of progress.
An old Indian man orders a ham sandwich and asks the waiter if the meat was sliced. The waiter confirms slicing, prompting the man to quip that the slice is almost missing, in a humorous exchange from Boy's Life.
A child named Bobby explains escaping a peril on a merry go round after being surrounded by animals and then addressing a man to stop the ride. Oliver, the chief, witnesses the scene and asks what happened. Bobby recounts telling the man to halt the ride and he got free.
An aviation student discusses his future status as flyer or flopper, noting he has not yet experienced a crash and that time will determine his ultimate classification.
A Washington Post cartoon caption shows Susie asking to be bad for two hours after claiming she was a good girl for an hour. Her mother agrees to the playful request in a lighthearted exchange.
A humorous back and forth about breakfast sets up a breakfast misdirection. The boarder asks for ham and eggs, the landlady reveals simply ham, delivering a comic confusion about the meal.
A stray Sto ries magazine item hints at a scuffle between a man named Smith and his wife last night. The wife is said to have been the aggressor, with speculation about liquor and cause remaining unclear.
In a brief exchange a brunette is deemed more serious and sensible while a blonde is called light-headed, highlighting a playful stereotyping moment about appearance and temperament.
The head of the household grew impatient as the maid brought in the oysters. She proudly announced she cleaned them thoroughly, but discarded all the insides in the process.
A humorous exchange shows Mrs White-Why boasting she can inscribe her name in dust on a piano while maid Yeh asserts the value of education, highlighting playful banter over intellect and status.
A brief exchange in Pathfinder magazine features a witty dialogue on reading hands instead of minds. The line argues that reading a hand is quicker and clearer, revealing a person’s current state at a glance.
A humorous Periscope quip has Jimmy noting his teacher marks a big kiss on his arithmetic, suggesting affection in a lighthearted classroom moment.
A quirky Odds column riffing on a pawnshop scene asks what the three balls in front signify and notes a wager: two to one you don’t get it back. The lighthearted piece blends local color with a gambler’s wink.
Lesson analyzes the sacredness of God's name and prohibits vain speech and oaths. It cites Exodus 20 7 Matthew 5 33 37 and 12 33 37 to urge reverent speech, honesty, and self examination, noting judgment for idle words and the need to fill the heart with God's Word. It contrasts careless talk with living out kingdom principles in daily life.
A pair of new sewing patterns offers a slim waist silhouette with hourglass appeal. Hearthside Coat and Daytime Dirndl showcase fitted waists, full skirts, optional long or short lengths, and period details. Materials listed include taffeta, moire, cashmere, with yardage for sizes 12 to 44 and trimmed accents. Fall and Winter Pattern Book is 32 pages with photos. patterns priced 15 cents each.
A collection of pithy sayings on prejudice attainment pessimism memory and fame. It quips that acknowledging a prejudice can be enough to disregard it and notes quick hustle helps, while critics keep discourse from becoming mush and gush.
Questions cover lunar rainbow occurrence, original copyright term, biblical age, funding of the Statue of Liberty, ancient napkin use, definition of a caryatid, sabotage etymology from French sabots, and author attribution for a quotation.
A set of archival quiz lines mentions after showers on bright low moon nights, a 28 year term with possible extension, Sarah as Abraham’s half sister aged 90 from Genesis 17 17, a Paris funded gift to the U S in 1886 by popular subscription, and a note about using small replacements for napkins.
Fragmentary dialogue describes a scene where a character asks about smoking cigars like a boss. The response notes the boss smokes the first half, implying shared habits or power dynamics within a group. The excerpt centers on insider ritual language and hierarchy.
A light note contrasts two versions of a proverb about fools and money. The newer form warns of parting with honey, while the older form emphasizes parting with money first, reflecting tongue in cheek on prudence and affection.
A playful dialogue notes a five year old boy afraid to sleep alone and seeks reassurance from his father who clarifies he should sleep with Mommy as the child questions bravely about bedtime customs.
The refrain accuses Jones of endless talk without results as observers question how he maintains support and keep afloat amid criticism of inaction and rhetoric.
A claimant, while updating a motor accident claim, pauses at the heading Remarks and asks, Do you want mine, or the victim's, prompting unresolved questions about who bears responsibility.
A woman asks a library assistant for a book and is asked about preference. She replies she wants any book, mentioning she has her car with her.
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