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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1926
Page
7
In 1819 two notable births shaped widely felt legacies Queen Victoria in England and Lydia E. Pinkham in America. The account cites testimonials praising Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for women’s health through multiple generations.
The remark stresses that pleasing people starts with truly understanding them. It emphasizes empathy as a foundation for agreeable interaction and social harmony, attributed to the writer Charles Reade.
An old fragment quotes a wife lamenting daily life in a beautiful place while her husband toils in a dreary town. She jokes that he should purchase her a motor boat to ease the separation and dissatisfaction.
An advertisement urges consumers to buy only Bayer brand aspirin and to check for the Bayer name on packages or tablets to ensure genuine and safe aspirin prescribed by physicians for 26 years. It warns imitators may be dangerous.
A blunt aphorism argues that compromise sacrifices one right or good to gain another, but often both are lost. The saying, attributed to Edwards, frames the peril of bargaining away essential freedoms for uncertain gains.
To have a clear sweet skin, touch pimples redness roughness or itching with Cuticura Ointment, then bathe with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Rinse dry gently and dust on little Cuticura Talcum for fragrance. Everywhere 25c each.
A Swiss inventor has patented a process to rett, degum, and disintegrate ramie to extract its fiber for textile use, enabling improved fiber yield and quality. The innovation covers retting steps, degumming, and fiber separation for suitable fabric production.
A study of University of Wisconsin football players shows 63 percent of the 1926 squad are self supporting through college. Many balance jobs in dining rooms, stores, and other duties while training under Coach Little, with several players also pursuing other sports.
Knute Rockne plans a three-team triangular rivalry with Army Navy and Notre Dame. A two year Notre Dame Navy contract announced in Baltimore anchors the new series. Notre Dame meets Navy in Baltimore on October 15 1927 and has invited the Army to Soldiers Field Chicago for the 1927 game.
The photograph features Clem Coady, captain of the Harvard football team for the current season, signaling his leadership role and prominence among the squad.
The Phillies have repeatedly defeated the New York Giants, hampering the Giants in the National League pennant race. The Giants have been a jinx for Reds and Cardinals and Cubs have troubled the Giants, but the Phillies’ success against New York has kept the Giants from leading the standings this season.
Ireland laments a broad slump in athletic achievement with Irish athletes underperforming internationally. Outside Dublin clubs, sports languish as colleges are blamed for waning interest. Some propose a new stadium as a memorial to General Collins who supported amateur athletics.
Lance Richbourg is praised as the spark plug of the Milwaukee Brewers' attack helping them stay close to the league leaders, while rivals slump. His standout form has many major clubs rumored to be after his services.
The University of Pennsylvania will install a waterproof gridiron cover after Ernest B. Cozens announced the athletics council purchased it. Howard Ehmke arranged the sale with a Midwest firm. The 90 by 160 yard cover uses ten ounce army duck treated to resist water, keeping the field dry after rain or snow.
University of Pennsylvania plans seating for $3,000 at fall football games. Baseball trades include Omaha selling outfielder Jim Blakesley to Rochester and Freddie Hoffman with Peewee Wanninger sold to Boston. Epinard meaning spinach boosts bettor interest. Frankie Frisch delays Giants manager talk as McGraw advances. Coffroth handicap in Tia Juana valued near $100,000 to winner. English Channel swims gain popularity with Calais-Dover trips rising.
Swimming coach Tom Robinson of Northwestern University has begun a three month exhibition tour across northern states to promote the sport and raise its profile. He will give demonstrations and lectures aimed at elevating swimming in colleges and schools.
Sheriff John Blake of the Chicago Cubs said white shirts in the centerfield bleachers created a solid background that helped him pitch a one hit game against the St. Louis Cardinals in St. Louis. He dismissed blame on his hook or control and noted rival Alexander also used a high inside pitch.
Joe Turnesa, runner up to Bobby Jones by one stroke in the national open, blames a spectator straw hat for a bad shot that cost him the title and about $75,000 in potential earnings. The hat toppled his brassie attempt on the home green, producing a five that sealed the loss and future golf income for Turnesa.
Judge Kennesaw M Landis national baseball commissioner says sandlot baseball has not declined due to lack of interest but due to scarce playing grounds. He compares youths chasing baseball in spare moments to golf caddies hauling heavy gear at country clubs.
Walter Eckersall of Chicago has been named to referee three major 1926 games. He will work the Army Navy contest at Soldiers Field Chicago on November 27, the Army Notre Dame game at Yankee Stadium New York on November 13 and the other Pennsylvania game at Champaign Illinois on October 30.
Lewiston Journal reports Mrs. Joseph Benson of Beachwood Road Siddeford Maine hid in a closet during a thunderstorm. A bolt struck a tree in the yard, entered the cellar and closet door, tore a phone from the wall, set a small burn in the parlor, ripped a barn door, and plowed furrows in a nearby field. Mrs. Benson was affected but expected to recover.
A blunt take on a woman who believes knowing the Star Spangled Banner chorus makes her fit for chorus girl work. The dialogue stumbles through sarcasm and social judgment about talent and appearance.
A fragment notes a palace of Delight lacking clocks, implying timeless or suspended time within a symbolic or literary setting. No people, places, or events are specified beyond the setting’s absence of timekeeping.
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