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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1915
Page
3
A Beaumarchais passage describes slander taking on life from a soft murmur to a roaring, spreading force. It crawls from mouth to mouth and grows into a public crescendo of hatred, proscriptions, and shouted condemnation.
A humorous item recounts a man who fell for a slick car salesman and bought a vehicle after casual chat. The exchange adds comic commentary on deceit in sales and a referenced talk with a teacher figure about Noah’s ark lighting.
Walt Mills asserts a simple trait to judge a man’s marital status by the way he closes a door. The remark echoes in a social humor context and reflects time period attitudes.
A vivid description of bargaining in Tibet where locals offer jade cups turquoise pieces and gold decorated items. The piece explains bargaining as a cultural joy driven by signs smiles and patience and notes sellers enjoy the haggle as long as it lasts with no pride in the practice. It mentions Renton Scotland and a letter carrier.
A jumble of Nebraska notes reports local grants and plans across multiple counties. Grants fund a new Lyons Lincoln recreation center and Richardson county dressage district while Wahoo Milling passes to creditors.
The Missouri Pacific filed suit to void Nebraska's two cent fare law arguing rate discrimination against freight and passenger services amid a statewide push to raise rates. Auditor W H Smith reports $248,848.62 in warrants for three months ending June 30 and $175,196.74 for the quarter ending March 31, with notable expenditures including state aid to high schools and debt service. The attorney general's discovery notes a constitutional paragraph that could affect many state offices, while Secretary Pool reports $72,419 in occupation taxes for 1915 and a cattle count surpassing 2.3 million head, signaling rising state wealth.
A quotation notes the sun's yearly heat to the earth could melt a 100 foot ice layer, while someone still hacks at sidewalks with an old hatchet highlighting stubborn efforts against universal forces.
Advertises Cuticura shampoo and ointment for scalp care with a free sample by mail. Promotes clearing dandruff, soothing itching, and promoting hair growth. Includes a Boston mail-order address and a humorous aside about a generous borrower with an empty pocket.
Not a matter of figures. Dr Ernest C Richardson cites Dr Samuel J Andrews on church growth and world faith. Vignettes on rough roads in China, human nature, cards for money, a professor and student exchange, and women street cleaners in Cardiff with WWI era notes.
In a Cleveland Plain Dealer quip a promising traveling salesman fails to deliver after an initial success. The joke centers on his second trip producing only excuses, with a pun tying his nickname to wind.
In a parlor scene a timid young man muses that money would help him marry. The witty reply suggests borrowing money. The crowd reacts with laughter and tears as the topic turns to marriage and its burdens.
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