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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1912
Page
2
A reflective talk on Gertrude’s restrained dignity and her cousin Greenleaf’s playful verses. A friend notes the mismatch between her grave temperament and the poet’s lighthearted wit, urging honest self judgment about the verses’ appeal.
The spouse asks if he obtained his goal as he dumps volumes on the table. He answers proudly that he bought a whole year of current literature work, indicating success in acquiring a year’s reading material.
In a folksy Washington Star excerpt, Erastus Pinkley laments trading a mule for a bushel of cats. He complains the mule ate the cats while his back was turned, leaving him unable to break even and feeling cheated. Miss Miami Brown asks what went wrong as Pinkley explains the mishap.
Bilkins says he recently subscribed to new thought magazines hoping perusal will spark ideas. He notes that nobody talks about the weather more than he does, a quip that highlights his focus on small talk and daily chatter.
A fragmented report notes a new actor desiring harmony in a pie themed matter. It mentions a former dentist and hints at religious effort and cautious expenses in courtship and installments.
The Progressive party outlines a program including equal suffrage direct primary reform anti child labor minimum wage and lobbying limits while confirming four women on the national committee Roosevelt accepts the nomination praising Johnson and noting shared aims and trust in leadership within the movement.
A prolonged demonstration ends as Colonel Roosevelt and Governor Johnson are introduced. Johnson proclaims his enlistment in the war effort, stressing humanity’s fight for a government that improves men rather than enriches them, and accepting any draft category as needed.
Delegates at the national convention declare Theodore Roosevelt as their presidential candidate and Hiram W. Johnson of California as the vice presidential choice. The platform calls for labor reform, road and waterway improvements, Alaska development, self government, no tolls for ships in the Panama Canal, protective tariffs, a graduated income tax, pensions, parcel post, civil service protection, and anti fraud stock laws.
Governor Woodrow Wilson formally accepts the Democratic nomination for president in Seagirt New Jersey. Ollie James of Kentucky delivers the notification. Wilson outlines his faith and policy on tariff trusts merchant marine waterways conservation and reforms before a crowd of thousands.
A political manifesto denounces corrupt party machines and calls for a truly representative government. It urges courts’ emancipation for social justice, residents to interpret constitutions, and rejects archy or socialism while proposing living wages, public wage records, and federal and state minimum wage commissions. It argues against endless work hours and forbidding excessive working women labor.
An engineer reports a fixed street mirror improves driver visibility on tight two way streets, reducing near misses. The device, five by eight feet, sits atop standards at Malmesbury to aid motorists in fog rain and frost with minimal cleaning.
Rankin Dunfre, a local angler, recalls crossing a dark bridge when a loud splash drew his attention. He found a one inch fish floundering among the weeds after his lantern allegedly scared it from the water. The account appears in the Philadelphia Record.
A well dressed man questions silver race cups at a jeweler shop. He proposes a race for a cup, takes the cup in hand, and wins as the jeweler pursues him. Keystone confirms the cup as a prize.
A quoted exchange recalls a friend who values strict conformity. It references a troubling spree that left the family mourning and symbolizes it with imagery of black snakes.
Dialogue hints at local reform needs and未addressed questions about a new cook’s start. References to Subbubs and a Boston Tran script suggest a domestic setting and character tensions. The excerpt emphasizes reforms that stay close to home rather than distant actions.
A concise examination questions why people neglect natural food needs and the impact on health, urging readers to reassess dietary choices and embrace nature driven eating patterns.
Harper's Weekly recounts Olympic Games highlights with thirteen new Olympic records and nine world records. The piece notes Arnold Jackson of Oxford won the 1500-meter run as the standout feature amid vivid contrast with other performances.
Mistress-Well I’m sorry you want to leave me Mary but what’s your reason Mary suddenly No mum please he’s a lance corporal I Illustrated Bits
Advert describes Paxtine powder for sponge baths as sweet and clean for women, claims to eradicate perspiration and body odors. Product priced about 250 per box plus postpaid. address Bowton Mass. Homely Philosophy notes. The piece ends with a quip about a little brown hen.
Black River notes wry proverb style humor about prudence and risk in daily plans. It pairs playful animal imagery with cautionary wisdom emphasizing careful judgment and resilience.
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