Osceola News From 1899 Brightens With Homecoming And Happenings
Twenty weeks ago soldiers arrived at Osceola at 3 a m to a welcome from church bells and crowds. Ruby Cunningham died aged eight and funeral services were held Tuesday. A. P. Mickey and family plan Lincoln as home. Beebe, once Polk County resident, killed August 8 on a Montana freight train. C Freidenstine injured with a wrist cut from a plow. J T notes watermelons and local commerce. Howard Kilbourne visits Osceola and travels from Fairbury.
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Soldier Boys
Osceola
Ruby Cunningham
Paul Cunningham
BBC
A. P. Mickey
Lincoln
F. L. Dunn
A. P
Mickey
J. P. Heald
John Beebe
Montana
Beebe
Polk County
W. S. Austin
Nels
Hannah Johnson
Sweden
C. Erickson
Osceola News Highlights From August 27 1914
F L Dunn sells city property opposite the Baptist church to Alex Whitehead who plans possession in fall. Robares from David City move to Osceola taking Clarence Miller property. Grace Mace marries Freeman Runquist before ~70 relatives. Festival weather expected ideal after rain. W J Lewis arrives to operate at Union Pacific station. E C Goerke visits. now with Omaha bank. Warl Hessler visiting Osceola from Plattsmouth. Polk County Fair in full swing with ideal weather and record attendance expected. A daughter born to Elmer Swanson. John Elmer Ogden born 1851 died aged 77. Wheat smut affects 1928 crop. 24 percent graded smutty. E S Tyler returns, buys barber shop in St Edward. Edith Gray becomes bookkeeper at Farmers State Bank. Anderson family visits. Nels Anderson notes 70th birthday. Judge Norton repeats medalist feat at Mid-Nebraska Gold tournament with 76.
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F. L. Dunn
South Osceola
Baptist Church
Alex Whitehead
L. C. Robare
David City
Osceola
Clarence Miller
Robare
The
Light and Power Company
George P. Mace
Miss Grace
Freeman Runquist
W. J. Lewis
Omaha
Union Pacific
E. C. Goerke
First National Bank
Goerke
Warl Hessler
Platsmouth
G. T. Ray
Polk County
Elmer Swanson
John Elmer Ogden
Iowa
E. S. Tyler
West Coast
Nebraska
Tyler
St. Edwards
Edith Gray
Farmers State Bank
Anderson
Nels Anderson
W. W. Norton
Estate of Andrew Thelander heirs warned in Polk County
Victor Thelander filed a petition on August 31 1938 in Polk County Nebraska seeking judgment of heirship and deeds to an undivided one sixth interest in several described parcels to settle title. The hearing is set for September 23 1938 at 10 a m in Osceola with County Judge L M Merrick presiding. Mills and Mills Attorneys. Sept 1 8 15.
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Andrew Thelander
Victor Thelander
Polk County
Nebraska
Smith
Osceola
Lincoln County
L. M. Merrick
Banner of Clear Creek Incident Report
Banner of Clear Creek was brought to the Record office Tuesday of this week. Bill Maxwell was in the office and managed to get on the outside of no less than 25 pounds of it.
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Banner of
Clear Creek
Bill Maxwell
Born to Mr and Mrs Scholz a son arrives
A birthday notice from August 1928 reports the Scholz couple welcoming a son, born August 26, to Mr. and Mrs. Martin Scholz. The item records a family birth with no additional details.
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Martin Scholz
Eyes of the Housefly and head anatomy
The fly’s head is dominated by two large compound eyes formed from about 4000 facets each, creating a single blurred image. Three simple eyes sit atop between the compound eyes in a triangular arrangement. The space between the eyes distinguishes sex, with males having a gap about one fifth the head’s breadth and females about one third.
A Dead One McClure Newspaper Syndicate
A Dead One reports on a death associated with the McClure Newspaper Syndicate, with details limited to the readable OCR text and focusing on the key event. The item notes a fatal incident connected to the syndicate without graphic description.
Odd Heiress Ends In Flamboyant Funeral Twist
Miss Aramintha Mackley fakes her own death to end a life of frugal cunning. She unveils the ruse at a village funeral, reveals wealth and plans in a bold exit, gifting money and property to the church and leaving for a world tour.
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Iss Aramintha
Miss Aramintha
Hetty Lepscomb
Hartley
Aramintha
Hetty Lescomb
Aramintha Mackley
Hetty
Florida
Courage and faith amid material comforts and fear
A Christian Science Monitor meditation on spiritual courage drawn from Moses and Mary Baker Eddy. It contrasts worldly comfort with true courage rooted in divine Love, urges gratitude to dispel discouragement, and underscores obedience to the First Commandment as the path to dominion over fear.
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Joshua
Israel
Jordan
Land of Promise
Moses
Mary Baker Eddy
God
Christian Science Monitor
Early New England Life Centered on the Fireplace
The article describes the first New England households where the open fireplace in the living room served as the sole room in many houses after 1620. It provided heat, light, and the means to prepare food, shaping daily life and demanding skilled craftsmanship in its construction.
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New England
Arthur H. Hayward
Live Stoge Prices and Cattle Market Notes
South Omaha hog and lamb prices show little change with 25 to 40 cent drop for lambs to 7.50 to 8.10, feeder lambs up 10 to 20 cents, aged sheep steady. Cattle receipts at Omaha total 74,000 with cornfed steers, yearlings, and heifers steady while western range beef stays steady and best feeders rise. Wyoming feeders at $9.75 and yearlings at $9.00. Medical facts column outlines diabetes treatment, emphasizing diet, insulin use, testing urine, and patient education for long, useful living.
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Union Stock Yards
Omaha
Western Rangers
Choice Wyoming
Polk County Medical Society
Hog market steady to stronger at Omaha sales
Receipts totaled 4,500 hogs in Omaha on Monday with heavy butcher weights in active demand and stronger. Light and medium weights remained steady while best light hogs brought 8.35 to 8.65 per hundredweight, mediums 8.00 to 8.35, sows 6.60 to 7.00, and heavies down to 5.75.
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Omaha
Fat Lamb Market Sees Mixed Movements at Omda
Receipts of sheep and lambs at Omda Monday totalled 14 000 head. Fat lambs sold about 25 40c lower at 7.75 to 8.10. Feeder lambs advanced to 7.25 to 7.70, up 10 1c. Aged sheep remained quotably steady.
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Omda
Market Prices for Livestock and Feeder Lambs
Prices listed for natives and Rangers with varying grades from good to choice. Feeder lambs show bids from $7.00 to $7.65, with med to good ranges and aged stock yearlings priced from $5.74 to $6.50.
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Rangers
Lambs Rangers
Origin of Coffee Traced to Ethiopia and Arabia
Many legends surround coffee origin but authorities say it began in Ethiopia and spread to Arabia around 1490 A D. The tale notes the coffee plant and cafe culture spreading across regions in early traditions.
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Ethiopia
Arabia
Seven Sleepers Among Animals Story Fragment
A fragment outlines the so called seven sleepers among animals naming the bear raccoon woodchuck jumping Mouse chipmunk skunlane bet. The text appears as a short traditional fable or anecdote.
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Osceola Record
Osceola, Neb
Reptile
Sinclair Motor
Sinclair Opaline
Earth
America
Sinclair
Mills & Mills
Sinclair ReAring Compus (Inc
Sinclair Refining Company (Inc
Arthur W. Carlson
Jarmin
Eckdahl
Parkview
Dave Peterson
Horst
Shelby .Polk
Stromsburg ‘Stromsburg
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
WNU Service
Storz
Stor] Brewing CO Omalf
Rey
Corn Palace Cafe
South Omaha
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