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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1926
Page
7
A short item recalls a man wearing a string on his finger to honor his wife while she is away. He explains it as a daily reminder to think of her, reflecting a sentimental gesture captured in a newspaper brief.
Great Britain, the United States and Japan together account for about ninety percent of global naval strength, highlighting a clear three-nation dominance in maritime power.
A Bay Ridge wife asks for steak butter melons and bread but the husband explains the car installment is due today. She suggests beans will suffice, and they decide to pull through on the essentials of life.
Advertisement touts Cuticura products for baby skin care including Cuticura Soap for soothing hot baths, Cuticura Ointment for rough itching, and Cuticura Talcum Dusting Powder as part of an essential toilet set.
Archaeologists at Shechem dig Joseph's tomb and Jacob's well site in Palestine. Duke University at Durham North Carolina backs the expedition and will add discoveries to its collection.
A farmer’s wife confronts a doctor over a misread label on a bottle. The doctor explains the label’s instruction to “Take well before shaking” is correct, stating the bottle contains her husband’s ague medicine.
A feature on a 26 by 50 foot frame crib with concrete floor and drive-through center for efficient grain handling. The design includes double cribs, four overhead grain bins, a cupola and power elevator, all aimed at protecting corn from rats and weather while reducing labor costs and preserving value for market. William A. Radford is cited as a source for building advice in the paper.
A simple kitchen rack can be made in an hour and used daily. It helps organize long utensils like forks spoons egg beaters and potato mashers that clutter the cutlery drawer. The piece described is about three shelves each inch thick with varying lengths.
Copper roofs resist weathering with a natural green patina or can be oiled to a bronze hue. Copper shingles take on a range of decorative tones including autumn red, russet brown, olive greens, verde antique, greens, and peacock blue.
The article notes white paint as a preferred choice for outdoor structures and garden features. It highlights painting fences, furniture, posts, porch floors, and steps to brighten exteriors and blend with nature this season.
The article explains painting over oatmeal paper with flat paint yields good results though removing paper is better. It advises sanding seams, white lead priming, and a priming coat sized with glue. It notes linseed oil and turpentine thinner equal parts, suggests glue sizing to save paint, and warns glue size may loosen paper and blister. Finishing coats may be glossy or flat.
A housewife complains of dust coming from the cellar and learns dust cannot sift through painted wallboard. The mother advises painting the cellar battleship gray to brighten and reduce dust, noting her own home’s dusty issues eased by painting.
The text argues that paint armor protects wood and improves appearance, preventing decay and shabby look. White paint is deemed most attractive for garden structures, and a white fence remains a pleasant sight. It notes outdoor pieces need not match the house color.
Old houses benefit from tiling bathrooms kitchens and sun rooms with tile that can be applied to existing floors and walls as economically as new builds. Cleanliness elevates home appeal and hardware maintenance remains necessary with locks and knobs occasionally needing oil or tightening.
Dairy department of the College of Agriculture New Brunswick urges prompt cooling of milk at the barn to 50 degrees Fahrenheit or below. Ice is usually required. if unavailable use the coldest water, preferably spring water, and ensure continuous cooling for delivery. A cooling tank in the milk house is essential for final storage.
Bloody milk arises when a small blood vessel ruptures in one or more udder quarters. Freshening bleeding stems from udder inflammation, while later cases result from injury. Remove the cause and monitor the cow to prevent recurrence.
A dairyman should increase grain feed when Sudan grass pasture is scarce to maintain milk flow. Cows yielding over three gallons daily deserve one pound of grain per five pounds of milk on pasture. Drying cows not due to freshen soon can skip grain for now. Breeding in late December avoids the fly season workload.
Readers note conflicting views on dairying as profitability grows and attention shifts. Some fear overextension while others continue investing in cows and hens, a trend suggesting dairying may gain enduring popularity rather than shrink.
The guide notes green alfalfa can taint milk if fed shortly before milking but not after five hours. Dairy cows are paid per week or month and milk utensils must be cleaned and dried away from sun. Cotton disk strainers save labor and keep milk clean. Calves require steady feeding and weather care. keep dairy calves off pasture before four months and provide feed water and shade. Some fields on farms are unprofitable and should be sown with pasture grasses for dairy income.
A town advisory note explains cows that self suck are nearly impossible to break. It suggests selling to the butcher and cites a treatment from the Wisconsin experiment station involving a nose ring with a second ring, found effective by practitioners.
The Woolworth Building's height is cited as the tallest in the United States. An advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with testimonials from Mrs Daugherty of Muscatine Iowa and P W Carr of Muncie Indiana praising relief from various ailments after using the product and its Sanative Wash.
A Hal Roach comedy featured a colored couple in a love scene. The director urged natural affection and they began, Sam telling Liza she is like brown sugar. Liza asked why, and he quipped that she is sweet but unrefined in a playful exchange.
A public notice urges buyers to ensure the Bayer name appears on Bayer Aspirin packaging or tablets to guarantee genuine, physician recommended medicine. The second item explains that a separated mercury thermometer column can be rejoined by cooling the bulb in cracked ice.
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