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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1913
Page
4
An immigration or mailing notice dated November 26 1904 appears for Steele City Nebraska under anAct of Congress of March. The fragmentary text mentions the publisher BD Rough and a second class mail designation.
In August 1913 Endicott notes Miss Merle Whitbeck visits Miss Maude, Chas Slaughter and family host engagements, and Mr. and Mrs. Herman Fairchild travel for business to Lincoln. The school board and teachers discuss new textbooks as a state of health stories report someone afflicted with dysentery and weight loss. The piece also mentions Daisy Burkhart visiting Mrs. Grandy and various local social notes.
Wymore notices honor Mrs. F M Barnes as Nebraska’s oldest native woman. Property transfers include Carl Franzen buying J H Brandt next to W Spark residence for 900. Families travel between Boelus and Steele City. Local accidents injure Menno Hicken and Fred Lohmeyer near Epley farm. Cole Bros circus manager Al Campbell cites strong season. fire at Fairbury Iron Works core room causes 2000 loss, with limited insurance.
Farmers under the Farm Demonstrator program tested formaldehyde treated oats against untreated seed on a uniform acre. G J Eberspacher of Milford planted half the field with treated seed and half with untreated. harvest showed no emat- caused damage in the treated portion, while a large percent of the untreated area suffered harm.
Major Conrad F. Scharmann, longtime Union Pacific employee and former Lincoln county treasurer, has accepted a Traffic Director office position in Chicago under B. L. Winchell. He will report August 1 and transfer from Omaha. He began as a North Platte call boy, served as a major in the Spanish American War, and later held roles as private secretary to A. L. Mohler and engineer Ross before moving to Chicago assignments.
The 1913 centennial marks the War of Liberation against Napoleon with Prussian women noted for brave service. Major Noe profiles seventeen Prussian daughters who commanded and fought, including Maria Werder of Silesia who rode with her husband’s hussars and fell beside him at Leipzig, and Elenora Prochaska who fought as Carl Renz and died near Leipzig. a Potsdam cemetery monument honors her memory.
A brief note describes a lively event titled Hot One Er Er Er Live with entry by Wits. The fragment mentions performers and a crowded reception but lacks clear dates or venues for full context.
Readable portions show exchanges between counsel and witness during a local court hearing. The fragmentary notes indicate questions on key facts and potential implications for the case.
Mothers visiting the Lincoln exposition September 1 to 5 may leave infants in the care of experienced nurses. Facilities include a barber shop hospital post office money order department and a complete telephone system.
An essay tone piece questions male and female fidelity. It argues a culture condemns women while excusing men's infidelity and warns against blaming women as guardians of religion. The author notes comments on Manhattan life and the change in childrearing perceptions.
Constipation causes many ailments and disorders. Chamberlain's Tablets keep bowels regular to avoid diseases. Sold by all dealers. Adv.
The London Sphere cites a century‑long prize of 25000 dollars for proving Fermat’s proposition that the sum of no two powers other than squares is itself a power of the same degree. Prof G A Miller notes risk of mediocrity chasing the prize as experts seek a valid proof of Fermat’s claim, long believed true but lacking a recovered or alternative demonstration.
A testimonial extols Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for rapid relief after days of bowel illness. The ad claims the medicine never fails and urges trials during severe attacks, noting it is sold by all dealers.
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