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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1917
Page
3
A Royal Flying Corps leader nicknamed the Lark prompts a five‑ship patrol to reconnoiter near the front. They engage Archies and Hun scouts, shoot down one enemy aircraft, and pursue a larger German formation before returning to base with one aircraft missing.
A summary of disparate notes shows inventions across Europe and America including a Q fly trap for windows, a hammock buoy, self loading farm gear, pocket telephones, and a shotgun rib for left-eye aiming. It recalls Spanish-American War losses in Cuba and hints at African and South American industrial growth and weather impacts on crops in South Africa.
An excerpt attributed to Benjamin Franklin advocates lasting peace and reasonable restraint. He argues wars squander resources better spent on public works such as agriculture, canals, bridges, roads, and urban improvement, envisioning England as a paradise achieved through constructive investment rather than conflict. He laments the misery caused by wars and the loss of productive labor.
The note questions his claims to exemption and whether he has dependents. It mentions he is supporting a number of arguments about the matter.
The article explains embezzlement as the fraudulent appropriation of another's property by someone trusted with it. It contrasts embezzlement with larceny, noting embezzlement begins with lawful possession and becomes criminal after, implying an honest start followed by criminal intent.
The saying frozen music applied to architecture is attributed to Mme de Stael. Corinne notes that the sight of St Peters is a ceaseless changeless melody. Dictionaries often trace the quote to Schelling or Goethe via Eckermann’s Conversations.
A concise maxim on character and conduct asserts that people lack value without firm principles guiding actions and choices. It emphasizes inner standards over mere optimism or talent in shaping character.
In a Trentino incident an Italian officer claimed rightful ownership of a bullet extracted from his body. A naval court ruled the projectile ceased to belong to the shooter or state once fired, becoming res nullus to be claimed by anyone. The surgeon and nurse aided discovery.
A friendly looking horse and wagon lured a young woman waiting for an eastbound car. The animal slipped up behind her and pulled a green hat from her head, chewing the painted leaves before discarding the hat. The episode ended with the hat returned to its owner.
A New York milk committee survey shows death rates for babies fell 11 percent in large cities of 100000 plus since 1910, while 50 000 to 100 000 populations dropped 2 percent and under 50000 rose 5 percent. The overall national decline is 9 percent across 150 large cities since 1906, with the trend beginning after 1910 as infant welfare programs expanded.
The article traces the dollar sign origins from the Spanish peso arms and notes a small set of money symbols. It highlights the Philippines peso mark as an early modern US addition, described as a black letter minuscule Dp with two bars across its stem.
The passage argues that true helpers avoid citing men's voices and focus on human virtue and paths to perfection. It says virtue and power should be spoken of, showing how to enable joy to move people toward living under reason.
A dramatic exchange shows a general lecturing troops on war realism. He notes three differences between rehearsal and the real fight. The regimental sergeant major then answers with the second difference: the absence of the general.
Lieut G Garrood recounts a perilous crash and four days of survival in the bush after his aircraft landed in a bog near the Rufiji river. He describes encounters with a leopard, crocodiles, hippos, baboons, and brutal conditions, until natives finally recovered him.
Captain Takeshima of the Hudson Maru, captured and released by a German raider in the South Atlantic, says Maru adds no special meaning beyond centuries old custom. He says it originated when the Empress Jingo added it to a ship’s name to honor precious items, and has since appeared on merchant vessels only.
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat notes foreign commerce reports trace barbed wire’s impact in war. It credits American Blidden and John W. Gates of St. Louis for large scale use and recalls Senator Ingalls noting cows’ struggle with brambles as inspiration. The piece contrasts fence barriers with British artillery, and surveys fortifications from ancient to modern times.
The article notes radical revisions in ancient Egyptian painting over the past century due to archaeological work. It highlights Thebes as a major source, now Karnak and Luxor, where modern excavators from many nations labor. Ten years ago the New York Metropolitan Museum expedition set up a studio to copy and record painted scenes and inscriptions from royal tomb chapels spanning over thirty centuries.
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