14 Oct 1920
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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1920
Page
1
The piece argues for Harding and attacks Wilson and Cox as it portrays the League of Nations as a burden for business. It urges readers to vote for Harding and to focus on domestic matters rather than international entanglements.
Dr J J Query former chiropractor now enters auctioneer field at Bird City Kansas with family remaining in town. He recently attended school in Kansas City and started his new line of work after a period away from practice.
Gov. S. R. McKelvie will address residents in Osceola at 8:00 p m Friday October 15. The event is set for the Osceola town hall with local attendance expected.
Members of the Lutheran congregation in Osceola gave their pastor Rev A Serenius a warm social evening and a surprise gift of a Ford sedan priced at 786 dollars. Speakers included Rev C A Sward and John G Carlson. choir and solos entertained. refreshments followed and prayers closed the event.
To the friends who aided us after our loss we express heartfelt thanks for your services flowers and kind words. J. C. McGrew and family Mrs. S. A. Gudgel.
A fragment lists Everett M. Black and several Shelby individuals including Ina Hotchkiss Rolly Blair and Myrtle Dunning, indicating a community obituary or memorial notice with multiple names tied to Shelby. The readable portion hints at a sequence of related persons from the same area.
Swede Home School hosts Douglas on Tuesday October 19 followed by Pleasant Home on Wednesday October 20 and Hackberry on Friday October 22 as part of District 12 and District 3 speaking events.
A famed statistician at a public dinner quotes another expert when presenting industry figures. He emphasizes the data are not his own but come from a man who truly knows the subject, prompting audience attention and likely debate on the numbers.
Mary four pulled a wagon with her baby brother who tipped over and cried. She told her mother she got scared to death just as quick as she could.
Osceola High School football played a clean game against Albion on their field. Osceola led 8 touchdowns and 4 goals by game end, final score 52 to 6, with Polk High School awaiting next Friday at Osceola field.
Sheriff Potter arrested Errol Douglas in Ombrian last Thursday. Douglas, wanted in this county on forgery charges, had been bound over to district court and released on bond, which he violated, and he is now held for trial.
Count Tolstoy, nephew of the Russian nobleman, will open seven act programs in Osceola Nebraska. The October 18 show at 8 pm features Tolstoy as the first entertainer with seven acts promised, including Sarah Mildred Willmer The Scotts Warrick Male Quartette June Eliot Company Tgots Paka Hawaiian troupe and William Forkell. A season ticket priced at 2 dollars 50 cents provides admission to all entertainments with refund offered for any single show failure. W W Alverson serves as chair and C E Andrews as secretary treasurer.
Osceola Nebraska October 8 1920 the Board of County Commissioners met in adjourned session with all members present The Architect W F Gernandt attended and discussed court house building and bond matters The Board adjourned to meet October 18 1920. John Sjoblom County Clerk.
Roy Hartson visits Lincoln on business while Clyde Hayhurst plans an 18 by 18 foot garage this fall. The column notes numerous town visits, weddings, a new cement sidewalk, thefts, a caucus ticket, and local farming and construction activity around Shelby Nebraska with names such as Funkhouser Kinney and Dunning featured.
The Duroc Jersey sale by Werrick & Sons attracted many out of county buyers and locals. Merrick offerings drew praise with nine Polk County Fair first premiums and top prices, including a six month old boar at 325 dollars and 1365 dollars from sow offspring. The Top Sensation line showed strong demand for progeny and sows remain on the farm. In a separate incident, Theodore Nordlund, 17, was gravely injured in the Polk-Stromsburg football game. He remains in York hospital with a dislocated fifth vertebra and spinal injury, undergoing treatment and a subsequent operation. His family and community mourn the accident.
Rev C A Sward will speak tomorrow at Hordville church as it marks the fortieth anniversary. Visiting pastors include Rev Serenius Osceola and Rev Franzen Stromsburg. Luther League meets upstairs. Dorcas Society names Myrtle Johnson hostess. Farmers Union event drew a large crowd Monday night with refreshments. Charlie Anderson builds a combined hay and stock barn east of Swede Home. Republican meeting at Swede Home school next week to hear H C Beebe and R C Douglas.
A brief note from the Boston Transcript reflecting on blessings that remain concealed by disguise, expressing caution about appearances versus reality in everyday life.
Local business and professional men have guaranteed seven high class evenings of entertainment and education. Tickets go on sale at 2.50 for adults 1.75 for high school students and 1.00 for children up to 13 or 14. First show is next week on the 18th with a call to buy tickets Friday or Saturday.
Durability notes yellow pine and oak as the top woods to resist steam exposure with minimal warping, highlighting their suitability for damp or heated environments. The emphasis remains on selecting sturdy species to reduce deformation over time.
Not an action driven headline but a distilled saying on patience. It presents Horace Bushnell as the source of the quotation and conveys the idea that enduring patience holds great power beyond dramatic deeds.
A century ago England produced the first locomotive fitted with steel springs. That historic machine remains on view in the South Kensington museums, illustrating early railway innovation.
A Boston Transcript reflection notes poets can profit from lines others fail to parse while contrasting it with readers who struggle to understand. The opinion piece surveys contemporary verse and literary value with a satirical edge.
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