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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1927
Page
3
An advertising blurb from Postum Company highlights real Post Toasties flakes that stay crisp for breakfast and snacks. It urges shoppers to ask grocers for the red and yellow wax wrapped package to ensure freshness and ready to serve.
Mothers of James Barnes and Joseph A. Ryan presented portraits to Elizabeth Vow No 120 of the American Legion. The two Elizabethtown men were killed in France and buried by the post in a double military funeral when their bodies were returned from France.
An attorney claims he never deceived a woman as two jurors are pressed on a remark about sparrows and a lengthy, odd comparison to generations of descendants, raising questions about fairness in the case.
An advertisement claims Moone's Emerald Ot will end foot pain soreness and odors. It asserts the oil penetrates to relieve corns callouses swollen or varicose veins and restore comfort allowing normal activity with a money back guarantee. Lincoln No 32 1927.
A fragmentary reminiscence quotes Joseph Angeleu Tleses with passages about smugglers on Hong Kong docks waiting for liners and a Formosa resident so thin he must pass through a doorway twice for credit. The oddly phrased reminiscence suggests cross cultural yarns and travel observations.
Pasadena California Legion post pistol team issues a nationwide challenge to marksmen under any conditions. In a test with Hollywood post the Pasadena team scored 1205 of 1500 across the over 25 and 50 yard ranges.
A garbled dialogue hints at sleep related hunches and a reference to a serious ailment in a fragmented quotation. The readable portions suggest a medical or introspective context without clear names or dates.
The text notes ginseng cultivation tied to Manchuria once reserved for China's imperial household, highlighting its rarity and medicinal value. It adds a stray line about ease of apology when one is in the right, implying a contrasting aside or proverb.
In Chicago 27 people including 16 children, 10 women, and 1 man perished when the excursion boat Favorite capsized during a sudden squall off Lincoln Park. Survivors were rescued by nearby vessels as authorities probe rotted life preservers and vessel condition. Captain Arthur Olson and crew aided in lifeboat releases. rescue efforts continued amid large crowds viewing the wreckage.
Missionaries estimate about 100000 people killed or injured by a May quake in Kansu province China. Remote communications hinder reporting amid war chaos. A church collapse in Sislang entombed priests nuns and others during Mass as cities and towns were leveled.
Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas will re introduce the universal draft measure at the next session and push for early passage. He says the bill would draft the nation's dollars as well as manpower and remove profit from war, predicting eventual enactment.
Five men from Michigan and Minnesota are feared dead after a coffer dam crib foundation at White Rapids on the Menominee River gave way during dam construction. Rescue and search efforts are underway with local authorities and workers on site.
London reports the death of Joseph Solomon, noted as a British camouflage innovator and lead figure in early deceptive warfare methods. The obituary highlights his pivotal role in conceiving visual deception strategies used by military and civilian observers.
Milkinund Lena Wilson known as the Cindergirl of the northwoods becomes the beneficiary of a $1,000,000 trust tied to her marriage to Bud Stillman. The groom arranges a $2,500,000 trust and preserves priority to $1,000,000 for the bride in case of bankruptcy, formed at Grand Anse near the hunting lodge.
Unfavorable weather keeps long distance flights in flux as about a score of aviators plan transatlantic hops in ten planes carrying one to four men. Capt Frank T Courtney aims for a western crossing in a Dornier whale flying boat with two companions, while Maurice Drovhin tests a eastward return in the same craft. Leon Givon prepares a rival in the Faroan Blue Bird at Le Bourget. Otto Koennecke and Count George Solms Laubach target Caspar biplanes, with two Junkers also possible. Other pilots plan Canada to Europe and Ubi country to Europe routes, all awaiting favorable skies.
Oakland public is told that famed big game hunter and explorer H. A. Snow, aged fifty seven, died at his home after a long illness following his return from Africa seven years ago.
June Mathis, famed scenario writer and top earning woman executive in motion pictures, died from a heart attack while attending a Broadway theater performance. The industry mourns the acclaimed writer whose work helped shape early cinema.
Lord Trevor in his sixty fourth year marries Phyllis May Sims twenty three in London. Miss Sims is daughter of a Kirton Lincolnshire village plumber.
A man walking on his hands from Dublin to Belfast amid a 100 mile wager draws police attention as traffic is regulated. He uses special sandals to spare his hands and travels with a goat hitched to a small cart carrying camping gear.
A new food product called minute jelly concentrates fruit juice with added pectin to form jelly without long boiling or seasonal fruit. Pack comes in bottles. one small bottle makes two glasses, with flavors like grape mint pineapple orange raspberry strawberry blackberry. Send twenty five cents for choice or fifty cents for four bottles to Department WA General Packing Corp Cranford New Jersey.
A county farmer plans to collect tin cans bottles picnic photos paper wicks and more to haul to Kansas City for distribution. The effort aims to return property to rightful owners as noted in the paper.
Mother! Fletcher's Castoria has been in use as a gentle substitute for Castor Oil Paregoric teething drops and soothing syrups. It contains no narcotics and directions appear on each package. The genuine carries the signature of the maker.
A reflective saying notes that a person focused on personal duties has little time to mock others mistakes. It emphasizes self-docus and restraint over ridicule.
A Kansas City woman clearing shrubbery from a rosebush encountered a bite as an alligator snapped at her hand. Neighbors gathered while someone retrieved a baby alligator from under the bush. Officers took the animal in a box to the police department.
In a brief exchange, Sue notes absence fuels fondness while Hayes hints at keeping a hobby quiet unless questioned. The fragment suggests a cautious, private interest discussed among speakers.
A recent mourner recalls Sam Johnson’s wife’s funeral where Dasso or Hex Jew earned a nickname for unusually steady composure. A friend asks if Dasso fainted, but the reply confirms he remained a calm figure as others reacted.
A South American insect reportedly shows a white head light and a red tail light. The observer muses on the creature imagining itself as an automobile, as quoted by a Boston Transcript snippet.
A compact aphorism notes that opportunity arrives quietly and effectively, signaling that decisive chances come without forceful displays. It emphasizes readiness and timely action rather than loud interventions.
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