17 Aug 1917
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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1917
Page
1
Effie Wilson visits Hubbell with friends as national mobilization affects Jefferson county. The roundup covers local travel, schooling moves, farm loans, hail damage, and a quiet wedding in Washington county with brief notes on army examinations and local business updates.
Gen Sir Sam Hughes spoke at a New York dinner about wives of Canadian and South African soldiers. One wife recounted life on an ostrich farm with long separations, while the Canadian wife noted her husband often being away for two weeks at a time.
A fragmentary anecdote recalls Schopenhauer at a Geneva table daily among distinguished guests including Lady Byron. The host jokes about recognizing visitors, asking the philosopher who was seated with him, and Schopenhauer wittily replies that he would have preferred to be rude to none, fearing offense.
A brief moral urging timely kindness emphasizes that delays in helping others often negate good intentions. It argues that prompt offers of aid carry more meaning than late gestures and warns that small postponements can ruin helpful efforts.
Reports describe a severer paralysis striking sponge divers in the Mediterranean when ashore, but vanishing entirely once they return to the sponge beds. The condition incapacitates many while on land yet seems to spare them under water, affecting productivity and raising questions about its cause and pattern.
Samuel C. Dobbs, former president of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World, told a Toledo audience that advertising has advanced more in ten years than any other commercial area. He urged relentless learning and cited the rise of the clubs to 13,000 members and the teaching of advertising in 54 American colleges.
A playful exchange imagines Noah gathering bees for the ark and the animals being stung as they fly. The joke riffs on Noah’s cautious handling of the insects and suggests he kept them sealed in the archives.
A comical exchange centers on Dubhwaite's inflated chest and boastful air. He struts about town claiming iron will and admission that he has not smoked in a week, prompting playful questions about his health and ego.
Fragmentary school scene recalls a boy with an earache and a teacher urging patience. The text hints at discipline and listening, with a stray remark about time and a phrase that might reflect a misheard instruction.
A fragment from the Pittsburg Post references a noted entomologist and a puzzled observer asking why a man looks toward a platen. The readable text is terse and invites speculation about the speaker and subject.
A tense exchange centers on a planned lecture with attendees told to expect a five dollar seat charge. One speaker warns against empty promises while another defends the event as a valuable opportunity.
Webster City Iowa reader Joe Dingman reports periodic liver trouble with pains in the side back and stomach. He tried Chamberlains Tablets and by half a bottle saw improvement in symptoms and relief.
Stakes rise as over ninety folks contribute to a Cross Society fund on July 1. Steele City and Endicott report strong church channel giving amid a benevolent war effort. Next Sunday August 19 worship at Steele City features Rev. A S Buell of Wayne Neb preaching at 11 with Epworth League at 7 15.
Home economics specialists at the University of Nebraska state cottage cheese offers high protein at lower cost. A pound provides about one fifth of a four pound protein need, most of it digestible, with less waste than meat.
Recleaned alfalfa seed offered by E. E. Hartgraves and home grown seed wheat for sale through Shea Equity Exchange. A notice states the Nebraska Kansas Land Association will meet in Steele City on Aug 25 at 2 pm. Also references government homestead lands of 2 300 000 acres linked to the Oregon California Railroad grant lands and a grant lands locating map offer from Portland Oregon. Also notes a health tip promoting outdoor exercise and daily bowel regimen.
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