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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1914
Page
3
A vintage humor snippet mentions Aunt Dinah debating oath in a matrimony ceremony and a young man facing the first kiss with a self protective stance. Another line notes a motor car costing fifteen hundred dollars not counting accessories.
Analysis notes German strategy to reach St Petersburg by sea or land through Poland or Finland. It describes Russian coastal defenses along the Revel Sveaborg line, Kronstadt, Libau, and the Baltic port network, with islands such as Aland aiding protection and potential German landings in Finland.
The text discusses strategic shifts in the Russian war effort, focusing on western frontier defenses in Poland and the Baltic provinces. It notes rail developments aiding rapid mobilization and identifies nationalist tensions among Lithuanians, Lettish, Karelians, Jews, and Germans. Finnish protests against Russia are also mentioned.
The roundup notes August fair closings, rising sugar prices amid the war, Yellowstone park holdups victims, and new church building in Maimo. Pioneer days in Nebraska City, odd deaths, anniversaries, hospital plans, and fair entries fill a busy Nebraska roster with storms, floods, and war tensions shaping local life.
A humorist recounts a Nebraska ranch anecdote about Hollering Jones whose portrait, torn from a magazine, sparked a wary exchange with the subject. The tale ends with Jones declaring he will no longer celebrate in the old way and will use a tin horn instead. The clip also recalls Herbert Cory’s dinner tale about Andrew Carnegie retrieving a 15 cent dime.
A farmer jokes Pat the servant about a donkey attracted to his wife. Pat quips the animal is not the first donkey with a liking for her. The scene shifts to remarks on thieves and a silent iceman, then a saying about striking while the iron is hot, ending with a baby in a cradle facing a hard world.
A Creston Iowa resident describes relief from prolonged female troubles after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The advertisement touts the remedy as a long standing cure for women's ailments and invites confidential correspondence from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co in Lynn Massachusetts.
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