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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1910
Page
6
Reading notes cover farm practices including beekeeping yields from strong hives, dairy cow colostrum feeding, early blight spraying on potatoes, hay and corn management, pig and calf care, pasture maintenance, and safe milk handling. Advice emphasizes feeding discipline, soil and crop health, and humane, efficient husbandry.
Union Pacific trims state fair travel to 1 cent a mile marking a third year of half-rate policy under the 2 cents per mile law. Burlington and Northwestern lines file 1.5 cent round trip fares and plan special trains with shuttle service between depot and fairgrounds to boost event travel.
Amos Walker professor of psychology and education at Lincoln Institute a high grade school for colored people in Jefferson City Missouri and Professor Long of the mechanical arts department visit the capital after a nine week summer teaching session Walker a Nebraska state university graduate of 1909 is noted as a leading scholar of the colored race Lincoln Institute spans twenty two acres with main buildings for literature and arts a mechanical arts building two dormitories a college farm of twenty five acres and last year’s attendance exceeded five hundred but this year dipped slightly due to a new fee they are away for vacation before returning to duties.
Between August 1, 1909 and August 1, 1910 Nebraska registered 5,700 automobiles. Farmers largely purchased autos and the state fair sets an automobile building in the old livestock pavilion. An automobile parade is planned for Friday September 9 with cash prizes for the top five decorated cars.
Fraternal Day at the Nebraska State Fair on Tuesday September 6 outlines drill competition rules. Teams enter by notifying H J Gildersleeve in Lincoln before the date, with an entrance fee. Captains must provide team names and member counts, and judges will be selected by the state board of agriculture from head cheer recommendations.
The university expects an unusually high registration with over 1000 new students matriculating across departments. Heads of departments question how to manage the influx and accommodate the crowded facilities and staff.
Herr Knirim of New York claims a cheese and Pilsener beer regimen from Normandy will strengthen weak stomachs. He reports seven months away from the U S to test the remedy and vows to share it gratis, seeking only patient relief for others.
A Paris observer recalls a 1728 lottery in which Voltaire benefited 600 000 francs to settle Hotel de Ville debts. The episode shows his fortune aid and occasional lack of dignity as he faced difficulty after Heartache. The feud with Frederick the Great allegedly included frugal jests and cocoa cutbacks.
In a office scene Jacob Aite notices a pastefaced typewriter girl and asks if the machine’s clickety sounds test her. She blushes and says they marry their employers as Mr Riles steps out for important business.
Peoria Star reports a train load of Lewis' Single Binder Tobacco from a top crop, enough to supply the factory for over two years. The shipment, selected as the finest in years, commanded a premium price and appeals to smokers of the brand.
James K Hackett praises modesty in actors at a Pittsburg luncheon. He recalls a young actor who advertised for minor roles, such as dead body or outside shouts, and carried modesty too far at the start of his career.
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