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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1918
Page
4
A terse fragment notes advance planning or scheduling for ELE City events. Readable content is minimal, offering no clear names, dates, or actions beyond a general anticipation. Further context is needed to identify participants or outcomes.
A morning hold up by two men was thwarted when a scream drew Will Hoeft of the merchant's police who fired a shot as one fled. The captured man, Harry Ambos, 20, was detained at the station. The victim Lewis kept his diamond, though his shirt front was torn and his ear cut in the struggle.
Emergency Bulletin No. 29 titled The Potato as a Food discusses the food value of the potato and includes numerous recipes. A revised edition of Emergency Bulletin No. 19 Substitute for White Flour in Bread Making is also published. Free copies available from Agricultural Extension Service Lincoln Neb.
A drug advertisement promotes sleep tablets claiming they restore rest and provide a clear head and good digestion. Sold by all dealers.
A fragment from the El Paso Times notes a boy’s wish list items for a week. The items include a pistol taser false mustache ball pop magic lantern detective badge motorcycle mud tertie and more reflecting a juvenile inventory of curios and toys.
Full grown Pirereco measures six to eight feet long and weighs from sixty to several hundred pounds. Scales run about three inches in circumference with a long narrow head. The Pirereco is caught by harpoon, requiring skill learned from youth. Salted, the fish becomes a staple food in the Amazon region.
The government does not take cash from the country when selling bonds but asks farmers manufacturers and workers to supply goods on schedule. It gives an interest bearing note in advance enabling producers to supply war needs. The War Department cannot seize houses or grain. it relies on producers to extend credit first and then create the necessary supplies. Buy bonds and support the government and yourself.
Rev. Mr. Rawls is on the sick list. Frank Price and family spent Sunday at Mr. Osbornes. Mrs. Leitzen visited relatives in Han over. Two children of A B James ill with mumps. Hyland township Red Cross organized at Mr. Rawls. Mrs. Smith and daughters visited Mrs. Smith's sons Frank and Fred Smith. Mr. Baker of Hobart visited his sisters. Ray Justis and family visited Charley Justine. Miss Anna Willaford and Victor married at Washington and began housekeeping on Earl Dean's former farm. Congratulations.
Mr and Mrs Frank Price spent Sunday at the A C Griffing home. Charley Compton and wife visited John Malady and family. Mr and Mrs Walter Williams spent Easter at the Andy Belding home. Stevie Belding stayed with his sister Mrs Walter Williams. Francia Maudie Merle and Ver Price visited their grandmother Mrs Os Price over the weekend.
Vague OCR fragment references winds and a date but provides little usable detail. No clear persons organizations or locations are readable to identify a concrete event or outcome.
Community updates from Endicott and nearby towns include visits, church events, and Red Cross activity as residents knit and sew for relief efforts. Public notices announce wills and estates with hearings set in Fairbury, naming executors and filing details for Jefferson County cases.
The Deshler Rustler reports the funeral conducted by former pastor Rev. Samonel Linn of Kenesaw Neb. Interment was at Superior Neb. Floral tributes reflected the esteem of many friends and neighbors.
Steele City Lodge resolves to drape its charter for thirty days and to send sympathy to the bereaved family. A copy of resolutions will be placed in the lodge records and published in the Steele City Press.
The matter concerns the estate of John F Toettin deceased. Eugene Zoellin petitions to prove the will dated March 18 1998 and have it probated and recorded. He requests administration be granted to Rachel Zoellin Eugene Zoellin and Horace Zoellin as preceters. A hearing is set for April 18 1918 at 9 00 a m before the County Court. Notice will be published in the Steele City Press for three weeks.
Fragmentary text shows archaic language about virtue and judgment guided by hidden motives. The excerpt hints at a moral reflection on perception and concealment within social conduct.
Advice urges farmers to stock Chamberlain remedies for bowel complaints coughs colds and croup and liniment tablets for pains and stomach issues. Having these medicines at hand avoids trips to town and helps treat minor illnesses promptly, reducing risk of serious diseases. Sold by all dealers.
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