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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1922
Page
6
Local editors gather at Wis House to honor a town figure. A male quartet sings while a minister speaks, then friends carry him from the house and a sedan parade forms behind a 43000 car procession.
A 17th century merchant in Amsterdam developed a powerful microscope and, after observing a water drop, discovered tiny moving organisms later identified as bacteria. The tale notes connections to the Royal Society and the origins of bacteriology, then shifts to folklore linking rabbits, the moon, and Easter.
The Elbert County Colorado court house lawn was infested with dandelions. The USDA reports say two pastures were set up and six ewes placed in May with four more added later. The sheep grazed and kept down the dandelions and grass, especially blossoms and buds, proving effective though earlier start would have helped.
Veterinary Department from Colorado Agricultural College advises prevention as primary defense against calf and pig scours caused by virulent colon bacilli. Avoid heavy grain two weeks before furrowing, feed bran roots alfalfa with light corn or barley, and give exercise. Keep young pigs in separate, scattered hog houses with bedding and disinfection to curb infection.
Farmers report that ample shade boosts sheep health and profits. One or two trees fail, as pastures become parasite harbors. Movable small shade structures solve the problem by allowing shade where sheep graze each day.
In hog pastures lacking trees, artificial shade is vital for summer. Build a shelter by setting short posts and laying a roof of light boards, ensuring boards are nailed securely to withstand windstorms.
Advice to pig farmers stresses using high grade coal tar dips under proper directions. It warns against forced feeding at one trough and advocates shade, wallows, ashes, and charcoal as stomach aids. Emphasizes clean water availability and pasture as the best growth environment for boar and muscle development.
In a Louisville reminiscence Henry Watterson notes gluttons let their stomachs lead. A guest admires hunting trophies including antlers and animal skins as a lord hosts a crowded smoking room. A glutton asks the host if he ate all the displayed spoils.
Bethlehem Steel president Eugene G. Grace and rival Charles M. Schwab share a friendly golf rivalry. A story from the steel trade recounts a match where Schwab claimed different scores, Grace kept his count, and Schwab teased him to beat it, illustrating their playful competition.
A Chicago Journal blurb recalls a morning telephone mistake where a woman, trying to reach Mr. James, is connected to a morgue operator who declares the number. Realizing the error, she abandons the call and chooses to write a letter instead.
A Cleveland woman in New York gave a porter a dime as a tip. He angrily threw it on the ground but she explained it was all she had. She chose to walk two miles rather than miss the gesture. The porter relented and offered to take the tip, but she declined and decided to take the bus.
A reflective note on how music can stir deep emotion without claiming sacred status. The piece contrasts artful sound with spiritual certainty, urging listeners to value influence over doctrine.
Experts in Gothic and Norman wood carvings reveal a lime based preparation to clean old choir stalls and tomb alabasters without damage. The plan includes exterior lime wash to restore gray stone to its original color, reversing the current blackened areas.
A railway lawyer describes a maling erer who suffered a severe street car wreck. He was rushed to a hospital in an unconscious state and operated on. After the procedure, still dazed, he asked, What is this place, and learned he was badly injured but would recover. He pressed for the recovery details.
Fragmentary exchange shows prices for dose collars at two for a quarter and a van for fifteen cents. A request to gift the other van appears in the Yale Record style. The text preserves quirky pricing and playful banter from the historical source.
A concise warning from a persistence boost campaign urging careful targeting in firearms use. It stresses focus on safe handling and avoiding unintended harm, emphasizing responsibility and training for shooters.
The article notes M. Rathenau describing Saturdays as his bad day after dinner at his Grunwald villa. He recalls two near-death experiences on Saturdays, a childhood runaway injury and a later stairway fall, and states he was assassinated on a Saturday.
A Marion County State Bank president John L. Duvall learned a patron opened a savings account for his infant son. The father later returned to request a name change on the account, changing Arthur to Dorothy, a move noted with polite remarks in the Indianapolis News.
The fragment hints at a simple welding task and a looming divorce described as sensational, suggesting a domestic dispute with high public interest. No further details are provided about people, places, or dates.
A note on how rummage sales curb people’s urge to hoard items and accumulate unwanted articles, turning clutter into bargains. The piece highlights practical, small scale thrift culture and community exchange.
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