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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1914
Page
3
A garbled clipping threads disparate scenes from rural life, noting a stubborn cow that would not face south despite many attempts, a farmer forced to sell the animal amid famine prices, and a tale about loss and misfortune. It weaves in stray lines about doctors, horses, and frontier imagery with piecemeal anecdotes and ads.
A Philadelphia Press reader urges boldness and candor in courtship. The essay argues that timid suitors fail to win women and that stronger, more direct speech is needed to pursue marriage, noting women’s strength and a historical echo of bold offers.
Ray Bryant from Caseville Missouri describes years of ringworm like trouble on hands and feet. He reports blisters rough skin and pain until Cuticura Soap and Ointment relieved the condition. The advertisement invites readers to obtain free samples and the 32 page Skin Book from Cuticura in Boston.
A letter from a southern town recounts the post office shift to locked boxes and a jeweler attempting to file into his box. On Sunday, Cousin May’s old enslaved worker Zeb prayed kneeling before the combination, muttering for divine help to think.
An excitable youth starts to say “the worst” but is interrupted by a cooler observer who urges optimism. The exchange ends with the prediction of “the best example of hookworm” ever seen at the institution.
A humorous reflection notes a man rarely matches his age to his mood the day after an event. The line suggests mood often exceeds or lags behind actual years.
A railroad clerk Clemmer refused to pay a forty dollar note after a judgment. The judge noted a gold watch and ordered it handed to the constable. If the watch sells for forty dollars or more, the debt is discharged.
Bluejacket, a Shawnee Indian from Oklahoma, is at the center of a contract dispute between the Giants and the Federals after being claimed by the Giants. The Brookfeds deny his signature on a contract while the Federals allege Bloomington sold him. Bluejacket signed no papers until entangled by federal agents. He is six foot three and 212 pounds.
Harold Begbie laments harsh hopfield labor forced on rural women in England. He documents eight shillings weekly pay for tying hops, brutal long hours, absence of schooling for children, and the lack of public opposition or church condemnation in a prosperous village near London. He urges moral action against this hidden cruelty.
Mrs. Frederick A Britten wife of the Illinois congressman and member of the house naval affairs committee will be the subject of travel to Washington for an unspecified engagement.
Mrs. Raymond Rodgers former Miss Alys first woman to fly in the Burgess Dunn aeroplane now tested at Newport News Virginia visits her parents home in Hamilton Massachusetts. Meyer daughter of the former Secretary of the Navy and Mrs Meyer occupies the Hamilton home for the season while her parents tour abroad.
Mrs. A H Miller drove friends to Woodcliff Lake station and bought a goose crate. A frisky horse bolted after the goose honk, plunging the wagon over a guard rail into 25 feet of water. Miller's body was recovered after 25 minutes. the goose remained afloat in its crate.
A $20 000 bequest by the late M Brunier near Lyons establishes an annual stipend for any French mother with at least seven children born at an altitude of 2000 feet. Beneficiaries are to be selected from the wives of guides living in the Alps at that height.
The piece surveys moves and opinions in baseball including Tyler, Frill, Cy Morgan signing with Denver, and Melcher Jones with the Sloufeds. Notes tensions between college and noncollege players on Cleveland, Cobb’s absence, Crawford’s hot hitting and other manager comments. questions about doubleheaders and league shifts.
Jim Vaughn, former Yankees pitcher, enjoying a standout year with the Chicago Cubs. He challenges Christy Mathewson for leading National League pitching honors as a left hander who overcame doubts about his career.
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