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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1926
Page
7
The Italo Aero club promotes aviation by granting free life insurance to military actors and civil aviators who are members. The decree says men defending the skies are above fear and their families deserve protection. A proposal to give free airplane rides to aviation-minded children is also considered.
An advertisement promotes Dave's Mentha Pepsin as a cure for gas heaviness and distention. It claims the elixir strengthens the stomach and works without aid and offers a money back guarantee if it does not help. The note suggests buying from local dealers and druggists.
Col Lee Crandall, deputy collector of internal revenue in Washington, is described as the oldest government worker at age ninety four.
Camp Corn Bread. Ingredients include 20¢ flour 1 tsp sugar 2 cups cornmeal 2 tbsp lard or butter 6 tbsp evaporated milk 1 egg 1 1/2 cups water 1 tsp salt. Mix dry ingredients with fat then blend in egg milk and water. Bake 40 minutes in a hot oven or in a pan buried in hot ashes.
A concise reflection suggests that without the word fail, a cunning man would quickly create one to describe setback or defeat. The line hints at ingenuity born from adversity and the need to name shortcomings.
An early European burial reveals grave goods including a sword and a razor placed with the iron-age warrior. Archaeologists note burial rites and suggest ritual significance of the tools in the interment.
The New York Giants purchase left handed pitcher Edward Wallina from Bloomington of the Three-Eye league for four thousand dollars. Wallina, a former University of Illinois student, was acquired after two seasons with Bloomington.
St. Louis Browns infielder Marty McManus has been a steady presence over four seasons missing only a few games. He played all 154 in 1922 1923 and 1925 and his best year came in 1924 when he hit .338 with 147 hits in 442 at bats. He is a strong hitter and a versatile fielder to have on the club.
Jimmy Conroy, a Beantown club bell hop and Brookline High captain, shot 69 to set a Massachusetts junior golf record at the revamped Woodland course. He draws comparisons to Francis Ouimet and other greats, though he says he prefers baseball.
BAe Ulile becomes first American league pitcher with 20 wins. Baltimore signs Gus Foreman southpaw late of the Red Sox then Bridgeport releases him. Charlie Barnabe of Shreveport is purchased by the Chicago White Sox. Ed Rommel of the Athletics is a winter bowling reporter for a Baltimore paper. Walter Reuther to the Yankees from Washington. Detroit buys Rudy Waeisch for 5000 from Shamokin. Eppa Rixey, Reds veteran, a chemistry graduate. Mexican youth embrace baseball replacing bullfighting. The bande leros rush field and strike umpires. Four Cardinals and five Brooklyn players have NL roots. Southern league MVP to earn 500. Sports writers pick the winner. Cleveland profits from a bonus plan tied to every win and hit. Charley Ketchum throws a no hitter as Cleveland blanks Pittsburgh 6–0. Ham Hyatt, long in majors and minors, signs with Chahalis after a Hoquiam release and becomes captain at first base.
A whimsical blend of sports quips and historical asides covers tennis, golf, swimming, yachting, and racing. Anecdotes include Lenglen’s career, amateur to pro struggles, a niblick in a letter, and Terrell turtle racing in Ponca City.
Again Leads Portland Ernie Johnson, manager of the Portland club of the Pacific Coast league, has been signed by President Thomas L. Turner to continue managing the team next year. The club has arranged for spring training quarters at San Jose, Calif., again next year, President Turner said he would soon leave for the East to begin hunting for material to improve next year's tenti in an effort to win the championship.
McDonald Smith famed as a top stylist and shot-maker used his stop-look-and-listen putting method to win the Metropolitan Open after a three-playoff round. He fired a 66 with an aluminum Schenectady putter, while Gene Sarazen shot 70 to finish three under par but fell short. Smith’s display places his 66 and seven-round 144-7 average among golf’s notable 1926 scoring feats.
Grantland Rice hails Max Carey as one of baseballs fastest and finest baserunners. The piece notes that aging legends Cobb Wagner Lajoie and Pop Anson impressed for years, but Carey retains youth speed, stealing fifty to sixty bases annually when healthy, and remains a key Pirates asset alongside the era’s greats.
Pop Warner, Stanford coach, spent summer in Springfield New York studying plays for the coming season between rounds of golf.
Candy Cummings of the Stars of Brooklyn is credited with the first curve ball, but Joseph M. Mann of Princeton popularized it and threw a no hit game against Yale on May 29, 1875. George Wright of the Cincinnati Red Stockings completed the first double play in an Atlantic game on Long Island, trapping a ball and firing to third then second for two outs.
The Uniform Rules for interprovincial and intercollegiate rugby plan a fall use in Canada with one major change this season. The placement kick after a touchdown is eliminated in favor of the dropkick for conversions in both English style unions.
Connecticut’s oldest woman, 108, credits longevity to no fresh air. Mrs. Sarah Bosworth Bradway, bedbound but alert, enjoyed a hearty birthday meal as her son-in-law awed by her windows-shut policy. Bowen, her son-in-law, praises the rule and claims he will live past a century by keeping windows closed.
New research methods in astronomy favor enormous telescopes built as reflectors. These use concave mirrors with silvered faces instead of lenses, enabling larger sizes and avoiding internal flaws that plague large glass ob jects.
Ruth Kelly, 25, faced a federal charge in Kansas City for selling morphine. Prosecutor Margaret Latchem, 21, tried her first case as the judge imposed seven months in jail. Kelly cried. Latchem showed restrained compassion in a noted clash of professional composure and sympathy.
Cortlandt Bleecker recalls a scandalous dance of undressed young girls that electrified guests. He cites an aged captain of industry who asked a girl to remove her hat, only to be rebuked as too old to admire the dance.
Rufe Johnson reports a liver colored bird dog named Jim is missing or has run away. The ad notes the dog may display signs of hydrophobia in about three days, but the dog returned home the next day.
A subway terminal stand in New York stocks about 500 different publications. The assortment includes not only fiction and popular magazines but also trade journals with limited circulation.
Clerk recalls Mrs. Youngbride returned potatoes citing dislike of the eyes color. The brief exchange hints at a dispute over produce appearance and potential quality concerns.
A brief remark notes Skibo Nench as a place of interest where lifeguards are women. The exchange highlights the presence of female lifeguards as a notable feature.
Dialogue reveals a playful exchange about Harold's nightly dreams of a cat and a humorous remark about urination. The snippet focuses on pet presence and light banter.
A four year old bursts indoors during a rainy spell and tells his mother the clouds are dirty, predicting imminent rain. The playful remark captures a kid’s simple weather intuition.
In a lively exchange, Jazz Reggie jokes about a dizzy record while Archie frames speed as the cause of dizziness. The brief quip underlines a playful rivalry and quick wit in their interaction.
A compact note mirrors on Seneca about fire proving gold and adversity proving men, then shifts to a wry line about a few book agents reminding readers of notable lives. The pairing blends classic maxims with a literary jab.
A Lavater quotation about a dog's bark and bite contrasts the bark kept up at night with actions, looks, and words forming an alphabet by which character is spelled.
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