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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1916
Page
2
An advertising paragraph touts limestone phosphate for internal cleansing and a pleasant breakfast start. It claims to flush toxins and improve digestion, urging purchase of a quarter pound. A short sarcastic barber-notice exchange ends the fragment with a joke about clipping hair from the ends.
Washington April 25 General Funston recommends redisposition of American troops in Mexico for recuperation and future cooperation with Carranza forces. Secretary Baker approves. no withdrawal planned now. El Paso reports Carranza commander Garza receiving a telegram from Mexico City about capital actions amid tensions with Obregon.
A war report from Petrograd via London details German fire on a trench near Ginovka in the Dvinek region and a counterattack by Russian forces. It notes Turkish losses, a sunk steamer near the Bosphorus, and Turkish attacks near Sheikh Said while reporting Allied arrivals in Marseilles as Russian troops prepare to bolster the Western front.
Albany April 24 A nationwide Humane Sunday observed by hundreds of churches urges clergy to deliver special sermons on kindness to animals. The American Humane association distributes literature and a leaflet for clergy. May 15 20 will be Be Kind to Animals Week with work horse parades dog shows lectures and humane literature. Anti cruelty groups grow to 562 nationwide reporting 212 215 child cases and 2 294 721 animal cases in 1916.
Fire at a four story lodging house destroys Granite City killing no one but leaving eleven men and one woman missing. Three men suffer serious injuries while three men and three children have minor injuries. An estimated 156 people were inside, but search halted due to dangerous, unstable brick walls. Officials say occupants were largely foreigners and lists are being compiled.
Lloyds dispatch from Ymuiden, Holland reports the Dutch steamship Lodewik Van Nasane went down Thursday afternoon after a six minute incident. Five crew drowned, thirty six survivors landed at Ymuiden. The British bark Ravenhill was sunk Tuesday with crew saved and landed. The British steamer Caingowan also sunk with crew saved. The steamer was not armed.
Berlin dispatch reports marked successes by German troops operating near the city with advances against British positions. The update notes improved tactical gains and increased German control in the area as combat continues.
Paris reports French troops shattered the German line on the east bank of the Meuse in the second Verdun battle. An official communique says a successful assault near Vaux captured ground and momentum shifted to French forces.
Washington dispatches quote Ambassador Gerard noting opposition by German political influences to US severing relations, with socialists and labor leaders resisting. Reports also say Berlin may concede on submarine warfare in response to the US note, while a German ship attempting to land arms in Ireland was sunk and Sir Roger Casement captured.
The Hague reports indicate many American businesses in Germany plan to wind up and shift to neutrals in Amsterdam or The Hague. Berlin offices will be run from neutral states while some Americans stay, hoping for no war. Austria presses Germany to avoid breaking relations with the United States.
Octave Charlies Glennorris, a Rhode Island prisoner, says he helped at Dorothy Ar nold's burial in a cellar near West Point. Detectives found the tale fabricated. Inspector Faurot suspects parole motivation behind the confession.
Orders received for commanders of battleships Connecticut and Kansas to be ready to sail within 24 hours. Collier Brutus, one of the largest, has departed for the Pacific coast. Americans Die at Front. Ottawa reports James Goodwin casualty list for Canadian overseas forces.
President Wilson restored 194000 acres of public land in Custer County, restoring entry rights and expanding the government’s land management. The action reported from Washington on April 21 reflects a major land restoration move affecting local communities and resource access.
Tokio reports that Japanese newspapers express sympathy for the American note to Germany demanding suspension of submarine warfare. The papers say America seeks peace and has shown the world a desire for it, though patience has now been exhausted.
District court in Denver hosts a conference of defendants in the suit filed by the West. The case concerns priority of water rights and allocation. Proceedings focus on legal arguments and potential settlement terms among parties.
An unofficial Juarez report claims General Car and allied forces may use the Mexican railway. Details are unconfirmed and could affect regional transport plans and military movements. Local officials have not issued an official statement on the potential action.
The report details quarterly spending by Nebraska state agencies with totals for salaries, maintenance, food, clothing, light and power, permanent improvements, printing, telegraph and telephone, travel, and specific line items. It notes a conflict between the Nebraska railway commission and the Attorney General over reduced class rates, and mentions new bids for an agricultural engineering building after rejecting previous ones.
The court sustains a 2.5 mile distance rule from Fort Crook for saloons. Judge Rose writes the opinion, with full court concurrence. Gear Rushharty Homer Crippen et al. tested the law in Sarpy County. district court upheld it and the supreme court affirmed.
Mrs Blanche J Ervengon of Des Moines Iowa says four years ago she was gravely ill and doctors warned she would not recover without an operation. After taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she regained health and now performs her own household tasks. She recommends the remedy to other women and notes her husband previously objected but now agrees it saved her life. Write to Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Mass for confidential advice.
Samuel Slopper interviews his landlord about repairs in a comical exchange. He laments wallpaper color and paint jars hindering his poetic mood while the landlord insists doors and windows be fixed for draft protection and personal vanity. He quips the draft blows his hair about.
A playful exchange as a wife recalls gifting a box of cigars to John for his birthday and he counters with a wry remark about never seeing a better box. The light moment captures domestic humor in a dated voice.
A political jab references Jibway and the notion of endless toil. The text notes New York contains a city block housing 4,556 people, averaging 1,000 per acre.
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