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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1913
Page
2
Delineator offers four practical steps to extend flower life. Soak stems fully in water before arranging. Clean the vase thoroughly to prevent decay. If away during the day, avoid leaving flowers in a warm living room. Recut stems by a quarter inch each morning, preferably under water to prevent air bubbles from blocking water uptake.
J P Morgan the New York financier died in Rome on Monday shortly after noon after months of declining health. He had been in a semi coma for several days and his death was not immediately announced due to medical and administrative delays.
In Cairo residents gained renewed hope Monday as a strong current appeared in the Ohio river before nightfall. The slowing rise in water suggests a southward break may have been avoided, with the local levee continuing to hold despite the creeping level.
In Shaw nestown, rising Ohio River prompts evacuation of women and children and moving goods to upper floors. Officials warn levee may fail and urge orders against tampering while riverfront mail service continues by boat.
Parkersburg West Virginia reports slow river decline after the worst disaster in its history. The Ohio River stage fell to 68 feet, with the crest at 68.9 feet Saturday night, six feet above the 1834 flood. Rail access remains disrupted and first trains are not expected until midweek.
Cairo reports trainloads of people leaving after news the Ohio River may rise higher than last year's flood. Local forecaster R. T. urged prudent evacuation, advising women, children and the infirm seek safer refuge.
News from Nebraska reports Bladen opens its new opera house and IOOF hall to the public. It notes nearly fifty candidates for city commissioner in the upcoming spring election, and mentions various incidents and events across the state including weather, floods, accidents, and local civic actions.
An old advertisement urges immediate Peruna use at first cold symptoms to prevent chronic catarrh. It warns a cold in the head often leads to lasting illness and recommends dosing by age, with frequent teaspoons and hourly amounts for severe cases.
Simon Easy, after sixty years on a farm, finds shipboard life cramped yet adapts by stowing his trousers and shoes in a round cupboard. A steward quips that the cubby-hole is a porthole as morning inquiries reveal missing clothes from the space.
A whimsical line from Natural Supply explores the value of beach sand as a resource. The quote asks what use exists for all the sand on the seashore and why seas workers describe its procurement as essential.
A Nebraska legislature report by Chairman Losey details wage and apprenticeship issues for female workers in South Omaha packing houses. It cites that homes without shelter can not sustain moral living on eight to nine dollars weekly. The article also covers tornado relief funding, a monument debate for General Thayer, evening sessions, and county ownership of telephone lines with bill amendments.
In the City of Mexico the Mval factions battle in the streets prompting a tense scene at home. A man restrains a woman while a child begs for jelly and butterless supper, illustrating daily life amid urban conflict and gun practice.
A humorous exchange shows a man asking for a daughter's wing, but the farmer says none are ready as he clipped their wings that morning, warning the man to wait for new ones to grow.
A overheard 1912 presidential campaign exchange in Oregon reveals nativist prejudice as Mike asks Pat who he will vote for and Pat replies with Woodrow Wilson, implying anti Italian sentiment and division. President Wilson was told but publication was postponed.
A jumble of quotes and snippets appears in a Houston Post style page note. The text includes a boastful line about a cornetist neighbor, a line about courage and violence, stray phrases about seeds and alfalfa, and a dated ad style remark from J. Mulhall Boo City.
A fragmented reminiscence recalls Lydia E Pinkham's remedies and a mother's claim that herbal treatment saved her baby's life after enduring many pains.
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