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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 14, 1935)
GIANT SERPENTS The Smithsonian Institution In Washington Is In possession of evf deuce thm sea ser|*ents as large ns the biggest of living land snakes once swam in the offshore waters near the present site of the Nn tional Capital. This Is In the form of a single fossil vertebra of back bone Joint, picked up on Belvedere beach. Va. By comparing tills one bone with those of living serpents, the United States National museum has estimated that the Virginia sea *<crpent must have been about 2’> feet long and thick In proportion, which would be a very good size even for n python today. Remnants of con temporary sea dwelling serpents a I most as large as the Virginia speci men have been unearthed in New Jersey and Alabama. Enough Said “Ever had a motor mishap:" '‘Well, I met my wife In a ga rage."—Tit Bits Magazine. Now Science Explains Why So Many People Past 40 Feel That They’re Slipping Lo«ingTheir“Grip”onThing8 Many people ’round 40 think they're “growing old.” They feel tired a lot . . . “weak." Have headaches, dizzi ness, stomach upsets. Well, scientists say the cause of all this, in a great many cases, is simply an acid condition of the stomach. Nothing more. All you have to do is to neutralize the excess stomach acidity. When you have one of these acid stomach upsets, take Phillips’ Milk of Magnesia after meals and before going to bed. That's all I Try this. Soon you’ll feel like another person! Take either the familinr liquid “PHILLIPS’ ” or the convenient new Phillips’ Milk of Magnesia Tablets. ALSO IIS TABLET FOB SI t Phillips' Milk of Magnesia Tab lets are now on sale at all drug stores everywhere. Each tiny tab let is the equivalent of a teaspoonful of Gen uine Phillips' Milk of Magnesia. Phillips' St A/i//i vf Alaytteiia. A Body Builder Mrs. Albert Vorwerk of 1911 St. Anthony Ave., St. Paul. Minn., said: “I . was terribly rundown, tny | complexion was sallow and I I had barely enough r strength to do my house work. 1 did not rest well at night and had frequent headaches. I used I)r. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery for a few weeks anil I trained strength and had no more headaches." New sire, tablets 50 cts., liquid $1.00. ! * "* . ' ' ' ...— ' '■ ..—. Four Virtues Industry, economy, honesty, nml kindness form n quartette of virtues that will never he Improved upon — James Oliver. fCHAPPED! VskinJ I ! To quickly relieve 111 /// chapping end roughness, III HI apply soothing, \\\ JU cooling Mentholatum. \\\ Neceaaitiea Two necessities In doing a great and Important work: A definite plan atnd limited time. Help Kidneys • If poorly functioning Kidneys and Bladder make you suffer from Getting Up Nights. Nervousness, Rheumrtic • Pains, Stiffness, Burning, Smarting, Itching, or Acidity try the guaranteed Doctor's Presen ption Cyatex (S iso-tvx I Pue^ew —Must fix you op or money v|r3lCA back. Only 75f at druggists. WNU—C 7—85 /~ ts)" ■ ^ \s£l*?2WfN«*r au*\»** '* Place Statue in Ice Jam as Villagers Pray ALL types of boats, in the way of the St. Lawrence river ice jam, were crushed and rendered useless, as shown here. Father Bourget of the Itoman Catholic church at Hogansburg, N. Y„ ordered the stntue of St. I’eter taken out of the church and placed between the Ice Jam and the Indian village of St. Itegls, while the villagers gave prayers of thankfulness that the river was receding. The Inset shows a picture of the statue if St. I'eter. £ BEDTIME STORY | By THORNTON W. BURGESS jjj PETER DISCOVERS SPOOKY PETEK HABBIT had been star tled by a voice as tie was pass ing a certain big apple tree In the Old Orchard. The voice had seemed to come from that big apple tree. I’eter stopped short and stared up through the branches of t lie tree. Look as he would he couldn’t see anybody. There wasn't a leaf on that tree and he could see all "You Haven't Told Me Yet Why You Look So Unhappy, Peter,” Said Spooky. through It. Peter blinked, felt fool ish, very foolish Indeed. He knew that had there been anyone sitting on one of those branches he couldn’t have liel|M‘<l seeing them. “Don't look so high, Peter. Don’t look so high,” said the voice with a chuckle. This time It sounded as If It came right out of the trunk of the tree. Peter stared at the trunk, then suddenly laughed right out. .lust a few feet above the ground was a good-sized hole in the tree, and poking Ids head out of it was a funny little fellow with big eyes and n hooked beak. “You certainly did fool me that time. Spooky,” cried Peter. “1 ought to hate recognized your voice, but I didn’t.” Spooky the Screech Owl, for that Is who It was, came out of the hole in the tree, and without a sound from his wings flew over nnd perched just above Peter’s head. He was a little fellow, not more than eight inches high, but there was no mistaking the family to which he belonged. In fact he looked very much like a small copy of Hooty the Great Horned Owl, so much so that Peter felt a little cold shiver run over him, although he had nothing in the world to fear ! from Spooky. His head seemed to he almost ns big around as his body, and he seemed to have no neck nt all. lie was dressed in bright reddish brown with little streaks and bars of black. Under neath ho was whitish with little streaks of black nnd brown. On Through JEAN NEWTON A WOMAN’S EYES THIRTY-EIGHT YEARS A PROMINENT minister on a re cent Sunday took occasion to speak of the many changes that had taken place In the neighborhood of Ills church In the thirty-eight years that he had served there. And as he spoke of the transition from horses to airplanes, from tree shaded streets to skyscraper npart ment house canyons, It seemed he i must be referring not to the march of thirty-eight, but hundreds of years. The differences seemed more those of separate ages of civiliza tion, than a mere generation. Only n few decades back, the pas tor pointed out, the most danger ous vehicle on city streets was the bicycle. He recalled, as If It were yesterday, the time when “whizzing cyclists" imperiled Sunday church goers. Doubtless people felt then, ns some of its do today, that they had reached the very limit of man's In ventive genius for creating dangers for himself. Doubtless many en joyed living In such an exciting age, aR others were grateful to have lived most of their lives In better times. Does it remind you of to-day’s at tltude toward the automobile, the airplane, and all the other dizzy ing thrills and dangers of our age? Oh, you will say, hut the automo bile Is dangerous—to say nothing of the airplane. Certainly, that's exactly what they said about the bicycle thirty-eight yenrs ago And what will they say about our automobiles and airplanes—thirty eight years from now? (£). Bell Syndicate —WNU Service. The Dope Peddler rWTBUY RED ■ % TOMIC -CURE3 EVERYTH! H6—i I- ” ~ each side of his head was* a tuft of feathers. They look like ears, and some people think they are ears, which is a mistake. His eyes were round and yellow with a fierce hungry look in them. His bill was sinull and almost hidden among the feathers of his face, but It was hooked Just like the bill of Hooty. As Spooky settled himself he turned his head till he could look squarely behind him, then brought It back again so quickly that to I’eter It looked as If It had gone clear around. You see, Spooky’s eyes are fixed In their sockets, and he cannot move them from side to side. He has to turn his whole head hi order to see to one side or the other. “You haven’t told me yet why you look so unhappy, Peter,” said Spooky. ©, T. W. Burgesa.—WNU Service. iUESTION BOX I h ED WYNN, 'he Perfect Fool I | Dear Mr. Wynn: 1 am a man forty five years of age. I am single. 1 do not chew, smoke, drink, swear, dance or gam ble. Do yon think I will live to be ninety years of age? Yours turly, A. MA ItV El Answer: You probably will. But, if you don’t do any of the things you mention, why do you want to live forty-five years longer? Dear Mr. Wynn: 1 was In New York last week and saw a lot of plays. Why do the managers produce plays which are so “raw”? Yours truly, Q. BONN. Answer: The managers know the newspapers will “roast” them. Dear Mr. Wynn: T heur that a hoy friend of mine committed suicide yesterday. He was a nice boy, had a good job, wasn’t in debt or any kind of trou ble. How do you account for him shooting himself? Personally, I should think that was the last thing he’d do. Trulv yours, I. M. SURPRISED. Answer: 1 think the same ns you. It was the last thing he’ll do. Dear Mr. Wynn: I am a boy twelve years old, and 1 had a fight with another boy be cause, when I said my father was a “Democrat,” lie said that was nothing, as his father was an “Arls tocrat." Please tell me the differ ence. Truly yours, D. MOCR AST. Answer: A Democrat only has one father and an aristocrat hns forefathers. Dear Mr. Wynn: I arrived in a small town, one GieilOfiLT "To fit the time* we might change the old adage ‘never look a gift horse in the mouth/" says cautious Cora, “to ‘never look inside a drug store sandwich/ ” WNU S«. vice (lay last week, and 1 had a heavy grip, l saw a tramp at the station and thought 1 would have him carry my bag for me. 1 asked him if he wanted to make a quarter. He said “no” and walked away from me. How do you account for that? Yours truly, SAYLES MAN. Answer: He probably had a quar ter. ' Dear Mr. Wynn: I smoke 00 to 70 cigarettes a day and my doctor says this habit will affect my brains. Do you agree with him? Yours truly, SIG AUR. Answer: No! If you had any brains you wouldn't smoke 70 cl garettes a day. Dear Mr. Wynn: I was to a vaudeville show lust night. It was one of those acts a fellow with a terrible voice sang a song. Although he sang It badly the melody still haunts me. How do you account for that? Sincerely. K. OTTICK. Answer: That Is easily ex plained. The reason the melody haunts you Is because the singer was so bad he probably murdered the song. <g). the AHMot lated Newspaper*. WNU Service. Street Name* in Dublin Street names In Dublin are writ ten up In both Irish and English. COOKING WITH COCONUT NOW that the fresh coconuts are In the mnrket it is the time to use some of the good recipes that are being worked out by Indus trious housewives. To prepare the coconut pierce the eyes with an Ice pick and let the milk draiu into a cup. Now place the coconut In the oven for a few minutes to become hot. then crack It and the meat will come out nicely without sticking to the shell. Fresh Coconut Candy. Take one cupful of coconut milk, add three cupfuls of sugar and put on to boil; cook ten minutes after the boiling begins, then add all of the grated coconut and cook five minutes longer. Beat until It Is cold, pour out into greased baking sheets and cut into squares. Baked Pork Chop Dish. Put a layer of thinly sliced po tatoes in a baking dish, cover with shredded onion nnd salt and pep per. Lay over this as many pork chops ns needed, seasoning well on both sides. Add enough milk to moisten and bake until all the food Is well done. Coconut Cookies. Take one cupful of fresh coconut, add to two-thirds of a cupful of butter and one and one-third cup fuls of sugar creamed, add two beaten eggs, onp-hnlf cupful of chopped raisins and sift together one and one-half cupfuls of flour with four teaspoonfuls of baking powder, one teaspoonful each of cinnamon and nutmeg nnd one-half tenspoonful of cloves. Add the dry ingredients alternately with one fourth cupful of coconut milk. Orange Coconut Creams. Melt one tablespoonful of butter in a saucepan, add two cupfuls of granulated sugar, one-half cupful of coconut milk nnd one-fourth cupful of water. Poll to the soft ball stage, 236 degrees Fahrenheit, stirring only when necessary. Cool atid beat like coconut fudge. Add fla voring, using two teaspoonfuls of orange juice and one-half tenspoon ful of grated peel; mix well with two cupfuls of freshly grated co conut Mold with the hands, tak ing a tablespoonful at a time. Roll In coconut and set aside to harden. This recipe yields about one and one-half pounds. ©. Western Newspaper Union. Pill-Box Hat A pill box of basket weave black straw flaunting an eyeline veil and two little black bows Is the perfect complement of a black crepe dress. The deep yoke and cufTs are bnnd embroidered batiste. RULES By ANNE CAMPBELL IT WAS because of rules he had to go Away from all he cherished. . . . On the street. He looked back to the ward and saw the glow Of lamps. . . . He could not help It if his feet Would drag a bit, as, climbing on a bus, He rode in silence, almost ominous. He thought of rules the whole way to the rooms Her presence had made sweet . . . The hospital Must have them, I suppose. ... A man presumes But after all, there was his child, his wife— All that he held most precious In this life. But when he washed his work grimed hands and lay Alone within their bed, he thought again Of the not very distant, happy day When rules to separate them would be vain. Smiling, he thought (Queer how a grin can smart!): “No rules can keep her image from my heart!" Copyright.—WNU Service. 1 You Know I-1 SiX That the news-print paper used in the printing of your favorite metropolitan news paper comes from the mill in huge rolls that weigh about 1400 pounds. They are six feet wide and there is be tween four-and-one-half to five miles of paper on each roll. (R. McClun1 N^wanaper Svndlcat# WN1T Service Lucky Beetle A beetle Is said to be able to dls i pense with food for three years. Magnificent Supreme Court Building I THE magnificent United States Supreme court nuiluing, nearing com pletion, ns it appears from the air. The photograph was made from the Goodyear blimp Enterprise. Pretty for the School or Home PATTER* MSI 9082 Here is a delightful pattern In a frock for school or house wear. It boasts a cunning yoke and pleated sleeves cut In one—fewer seams for you to close, and terribly smart. The pleat up the back is borrowed from the adult mode and gives additional freedom. A nice mode for cotton or challis. A contrasting color may be used for the collar, yoke and sleeves. Pattern 0082 may be ordered only in sizes 8. 10. 12. 14 and 16. Size 12 requires 3 yards 36-inch fabric. Send FIFTEEN CENTS in coins or stamps (coins preferred) for this pat tern. Be sure to write plainly your NAME. ADDRESS, the STI-YE NUM BER and SIZE. Complete, diagrammed Sew Chart Included. Send your order to Sewing Circle Pattern department, 232 West Eight eenth street. New York, N. Y. WARNING A traveler, crossing the Atlantic, was leaning over the rail one morn ing when the information fiend tapped him on the shoulder. “Sir.’ said the latter, with a wave of tiie hand, “do you know that if the earth were flattened out the sea would be miles deep all over the world?” The traveler looked impressed. “Well,” he replied, “if you catch anyone flattening out the cartti, shoot him on the spot. I can’t swim.” For Display Purposes “Any gangsters In Crimson Gulch?” asked the traveling man. “A few,” answered Cactus Joe. “Why do you let them hang around?" “They're useful in their way. Whene\er we have a reform election we need a few recognized miscre ants to be temporarily cleaned out.” Collisions “Have you what !s referred to as a single-track mind?" asked the inquis itor. “I’m afraid 1 have." answered Sen ator Sorghum. “If 1 had more track age maylie ray trains of thought wouldn't lie getting into so many col lisions.”