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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1917
Page
5
Osceola locals list a range of items and events from Winter horse goods and furnace repairs to automotive sales and theater notices. The notices include theater showings at the Auditorium and Silas Miller’s visit to Polk, with several business trips to Lincoln and Stromsburg.
Osceola items note visits by A C Perry and families, Mr and Mrs C G Timmyrove, and many locals. Town scenes include theater showings at the Auditorium, farewells, school activities, farm work, and upcoming auctions with ads for oil, typewriters, and harness gear. Resident movement includes travel to Sidney, Lincoln, and York for work, medical, and sports events with Nebraska Notre Dame game attendance.
The article promotes repairing work shoes as a cost saving solution. It highlights that shoes are made of selected quality leather from Red Elks and use the Freak last for a good fit. The message emphasizes comfortable wear and suggests repair as the smart choice to save money.
G O Brophy and W R Armstrong of the Union Pacific Railway visited Osceola to inspect proposed depot locations near Wilbur M Johnston’s farm, hinting a passenger depot may replace the old freight facility. A farmhouse on Mrs Bartlett’s land burned Sunday, destroying house contents and 50 bushels of potatoes and 150 quarts of canned goods. insurance was around 400. An Army camp anecdote at Camp Devens shows a lieutenant ordered a private to salute 200 times, prompting a colonel to intervene with a mutual salute rule.
The notice invites regular services on the Lord's Day at usual hours. It asks for suggestions to improve these services and expresses a commitment to serve the community's religious needs. Sermons are titled Morning Working out Salvation and Evening The Spiritual Significance and Value of Baptism, with baptism to follow.
Sunday school and Bible classes next Sunday at 10. Deacons conduct services at 11 due to the pastor's absence. No evening service. Harmony society meets at Miss Mable Nelson's home northwest of the city Wednesday at 2. Ladies aid meets Thursday Nov 1 at 2 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. O C Johnson northwest of town. Cordial welcome to friends and members to attend services and social gatherings.
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