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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1921
Page
6
Dale confronts Henderson Goff over Moreland coal offering five thousand cash, a confrontation grows tense until By Heck intervenes with a rifle. Dale vows a fair fight, mocks Goff, and warns of legal risk as Heck disarms the dealer.
Dale and Hayes map a railroad scheme on David Moreland’s mountain while By Heck reports Gott’s scheming with the Littlefords. Dale urges a peace talking to Ben Littleford and John Moreland, seeking union of Morelands and Littlefords to outmaneuver Henderson Gott and secure coal rights.
Young Carlyle Wilburton Dale arrives at Halfway Switch in eastern Tennessee to make his own way after leaving a planned marriage. He joins the Moreland clan feud, learns of a past murder, and falls for Babe Littleford who is wounded in a riverbank battle. Dale declines his father’s help and pursues coal wealth elsewhere while pursuing Babe.
An American engineer describes a locomotive voyage in Egypt where the engine stops to load cane from many trucks alongside the track. Workers fill goatskins from a ditch using a date-tree ladder, transferring water to the boiler while Arabs rapidly load cargo, and the train pushes about a dozen loaded trucks ahead.
The landmark Blackwell's Island in New York City may be renamed Welfare Island. Through marriage the Blackwell family gained possession of the island around 1666, when it was Manning's Island owned by Mary Manning, said to be Lord Cornbury's niece. Albert Blackwell married Mary Manning and joined the provincial assembly 1692-95. Jacob Blackwell led during the French and Indian War, then sided with Patriots in the Revolution. his property was confiscated during British occupation, with soldiers on his Long Island lands and officers at his residence, and his death reportedly hastened by financial losses.
The Code of Hammurabi compiled by King Hammurabi of Babylon dates to 1958–1916 B C Erected in 8 feet tall stone in 1901 A D The 280 sections cover bribery burglary and severe penalties The “eye for an eye” principle predates its appearance in Mosaic law and influenced later codes.
Successful experiment shows Bel gian researchers using African palm oil to power an internal combustion engine by maintaining sufficient heat to keep the oil fluid.
The Fratellini brothers of Medrano visited Widow Collcourt's nine year old daughter at 31 Rue Francoeur after her illness worsened following a performance. They performed free of charge, entertaining the child with a two hour sketch that brought her happiness and marked improvement. The tale, relayed from Le Petit Parisien, ends with the girl well on the road to recovery.
Dutch scientist Dr. Pannekoek argues a colossal black body 280 trillion miles away may be 20 million times larger than the sun. He suggests the sun could orbit it every 2 million years, bringing the earth along. The object, believed to be dust condensing into a newborn star, is described as near in relative terms despite the vast distance.
A note from the Christian Science Monitor describes Lake Cirtnitz in central Europe where summer farming on the lake bed becomes visible as waters drain away through great fissures and return in autumn with foaming cascades. The cycle suggests underground winter feeds from higher mountains and outflow to lower basins.
Researchers Yuzuru Okuda and Harper F. Zoller of the U S Department of Agriculture report in the Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry that whey once deemed a symbol of poverty is now conserved for its salts proteins fats milk sugar and vitamins. Their Swiss cheese whey experiments illustrate principles applicable to other cheese varieties and imply nutrition and economic benefits.
An Atlanta Constitution joke frames lightning as Satan’s gaze on human toil and thunder as his lament when a church is struck. A deacon questions winter lightning, and the preacher muses that hell may be frozen over in that season.
An advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue for keeping cloths and towels white until worn out, emphasizing the product’s stain resisting and whitening effect for home use.
A bellhop retires after years of service with a payout of forty thousand dollars. Interviewers note his health was poor and he was unable to hop for weeks at a time, indicating continuing physical strain.
The concept argues that sharing positive feelings can influence others even when the individual does not feel happiness. It suggests social contagion where optimistic attitudes uplift groups and social networks.
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