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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1920
Page
2
An old advertisement touts Jad Salts as a kidney and urinary aid. It urges users to take four teaspoons in a glass of water before breakfast for several days to relieve backache, rheumatic pains, and urinary discomfort, claiming the mix neutralizes urine acid and cleans sluggish kidneys. It references a Toledo state filing and includes a testimonial slant with a physician and pharmacist endorsements.
Nebraska voters faced a wide set of matters in April elections. Issues ranged from school board seats in O’Neill and Syracuse to paving bonds in Chadron, Hastings, and Wahoo. Storms damaged lines. new schools and roads planned. women voters helped shifts in local offices and tax measures, with several communities approving bonds and projects.
The strike by switchmen and yardmen across the country nears a break as union leaders report members returning to work. Government readiness to act is noted while Washington reviews the impact on coal and industry.
District Judge Curran ordered Pittsburgh leader Alexander M. Howat and three United Mine Workers officials jailed in Girard Kansas for contempt after they refused to testify before the Kansas industrial relations court. They will stay jailed until they agree to answer questions or bond pending appeal to the state Supreme Court.
An intense confrontation in Frankfort ends with six Germans killed and about twenty wounded as crowds oppose French troops. Army discipline restores order after dark as rumors claim Allied pressure drove French forces from the city.
Court records reveal tensions as Kansas mines close and workers face contempt when refusing subpoenas. About 1008 miners from Unit 14 and Anderson lodge protests while industry relations seek voluntary testimony.
U S government officials express concern over the Ruhr situation as French forces seize control while talks with Germany continue. In Kansas City a mail car robbery on the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe line from Chicago to KC ends with three clerks bound and the bandit stealing the registered mail before escaping into Sheed, an industrial suburb.
Lt John Gronay former Chicago Yardmen organizer led a strike after his dismissal from the Chicago and Northwestern line where he served as a yardmaster and train conductor. Company added a passenger car and replaced him with a road conductor. Gronay then formed the Yardmen’s association joining members of Railway Keinmen to direct the walkout.
Police in Copenhagen mobilized fully near the royal palace amid syndicalist and socialist agitator talk of a soviet republic. On April 6 gangs damaged windows and looted shops before the general strike was called off, leaving life nearly normal afterward.
In Omaha Nebraska a strike by 800 Omaha and Council Bluffs switchmen was averted after Charles Rogue, chairman of the Brotherhood of Malhead Trainmen for the Union Pacific, called a special meeting and urged over 200 members in the council chamber to desert the yardmen’s association.
The Senate Elections Committee orders a full immediate investigation into the Ford Newberry election. A subcommittee chaired by Republican Reneater Watson of Indiana will be appointed to recount ballots cast in Michigan for both candidates. The motion died.
A damaged item describes a levee breach near Muscatine Iowa as a levee line fails at a point a mile above the high bank where irrigation or drainage structures may be involved. No further details are readable.
Ir ish outrages spread to several areas including Mieckrey near Cork where a residence was burned. Four men were arrested under the Defense of the Realm Act and taken to Cork. In Tipperary Nemagh three men were fired upon while riding bicycles from Bearcroas to Newport. one reportedly killed and others injured.
A testimonial from Mrs M. Heall of Lowell Massachusetts claims three years of suffering ending after using Lydia E. Pinkham product for female ills. The note touts relief from displacements inflammation and irregularities and invites letters for confidential advice read by a woman.
Fragmentary OCR notes hint at an uncertain endorsement amid mixed messages. The readable parts mention a doctor and a rally, but details are unclear, leaving residents unsure of the event's purpose or participants.
An ad touts Freezone as a painless corn remover costing only a few cents with local druggists selling a tiny bottle. It claims instant relief from itching and easy lifting of corns between toes. The note mentions Cincinnati ingenuity and a brief aside about marriage and Cuticura skincare products for babies.
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