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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1919
Page
3
The National Geographic Society cites William Wisner Chapin on Limburg known as the garden of Holland and the cheese Telish. A Dutch American recalls a wagon mishap where cheese odors inspired a joking grandmother gag. A cartoon narrative from Rover’s burial trip ends with Rover alive and hungry.
The piece reports rising railroad wage demands tied to living costs, with President Wilson urging Congress to form a mandatory wage commission. It notes potential payroll increases of 200 million to 1 billion and mentions shopmen strikes in the Midwest and South. It also covers Wilson's push for a commission to set mandatory rate decisions and Congress involvement. Also included is an obituary for Joe Burne, a longtime Concordia resident and pioneer, noting his birth in 1829 and roles in freight and wagon work.
Berlin observes the fifth anniversary of the German Republic as the new constitution is debated in the National Assembly. The monarchist ghost looms while equality for men and women and workers councils are discussed amid economic and taxation concerns shaping the democracy.
Copenhagen reports Bela Kun the deposed Hungarian Soviet leader has arrived in Vienna where he will be placed in an internment camp under guard.
Semi official advices report Russian soldiers surround Odessa Jewish quarters and execute a three day slaughter with no escapes.
A cloudburst 22 miles from Denver at Melvin sent a nine foot flood wall toward the city. Near Sullivan residents were inundated as Cherry Creek overflowed its banks causing property damage and evacuations.
A memorandum from Warren Stone and sixteen executives urged a wage increase to cover rising living costs, noting profiteers and government action as remedies. President Wilson discussed the issue with party leaders while agrarian tensions and Mexican land bonds headlines swirled amid broader economic strains and international events.
A mother explains a dance to her husband while their child and grandfather observe. The scene shifts to breakfast where the child resists, insisting on waiting for his grandfather to finish and for everyone to eat. The exchange centers on routine morning chores and a grandfatherly memory.
An old medical notice touts organic phosphate therapy to treat nervousness and underweight. It claims Butre-Phosphate restores nerve tone, halts weakness, and reshapes the body by improving phosphorous levels.
A playful dialogue shows a teacher asking about finger counts and a student answering ten, while a stray line mulls a motorist trip under a van to avoid something. The passage also references poverty and land lords in a fragmentary, reflective aside.
Mr Cenestors asks to have the letter carrier call only once a week at his house. The post office window crowd wonders about the situation as his wife fears neighbors misinterpret the carrier as a visitor for dinner and departs before an explanation.
A garbled OCR fragment hints at confusion over who leads a group described as an orchestra. The text mentions a figure named Graeme and a power dynamic with John BB and Crem, but details are unclear due to transcription errors.
A 1909 Ypres bombardment tale recalls how a British artillery officer and two soldiers lowered two 1400s Flemish portraits from a damaged cathedral using gas pipes and books. The pictures were moved to London with Belgian minister approval to await King Albert’s return and exhibition.
An old ad touts GOLD MEDAT claims to strengthen kidneys liver and blood with a safe gentle remedy. It promises relief from weariness sleeplessness backache rheumatism and various pains while urging readers to purchase through their druggist with guaranteed satisfaction.
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