The Steele City Press Fragments
A fragment from The Steele City Press notes weekly publication cadence and subscription details with unclear text. It mentions Friday release and subscription terms but lacks complete information or context.
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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1915
Page
4
A fragment from The Steele City Press notes weekly publication cadence and subscription details with unclear text. It mentions Friday release and subscription terms but lacks complete information or context.
Aged 87 years 10 months 16 days, she moved from New England to Hartsgrove Ohio in 1836 and married Edwin A Bugbee in 1847. They had eight children Frank Republican City Nebraska A J Nash Norman Nebraska John Donna Ellsworth Steele City Shawn Bessey Memphis Tennessee and twenty great grandchildren. She joined the Methodist Episcopal Church.
A 33 year resident of Steele City is honored for a life of Christian service and family devotion. Her passing ends a sixty eight year partnership with her husband with daily Bible reading and prayer. The couple maintained a long standing family altar as the community mourns. A note of thanks is given to readers for their faith and influence. The local electric plant will close briefly next week for a new engine installation.
A community note thanks friends for sympathy during illness and death of a wife and mother. The column lists visits and greetings among residents, including Earhart Washington callers, Joe Alexa and wife, Frank Brenner, Frank Ellison, Fred Perkins, Mr and Mrs Cothapeant, Mr and Mrs Blake, Thanksgiving gatherings, R. L. Babcock, Joseph Alexa Sr, Salome Seitz, Frank Wise, Jessé, Zweifel family, Angie Fielder, Wilma and Grace Moore.
Florence Endicott and Kalab Schappaugh visited Mrs. Walter Lenker and children in Steele City last week. Ruth Epperson weekend in Belleville. Irene Foster met with Clab Tuesday evening. W F M S met Mrs. Reynolds Thursday. Ta Lewis spent Thanksgiving with her parents in Hollenberg. Stephen Shepherd and wife near Hamlin visited relatives. Royal Neighbors gathering at Chant Am Canes day evening. Phillip Dawson hog sale at Holdrege with George Slaughter assisting. Alise Nutter and children from Holmesville visiting J W Allen. Anderson and Frank spent Thanksgiving with Ed Thrapp family in Grandpa. Cherry of Diller confined to bed. WM Walberg injured from fall Friday. Stasebrer of Silver City and Kirschener of Sects Pine noted with parents Slaughter.
Charlie Kenning and family spent Sunday at the Cash home while Mr. and Mrs. A H Belding visited the Packard home. Noah Troxel and family called on the Russell Froxel residence. Noromi Finteman has shown some improvement according to reports.
Charles Wilson and Viola Cook visited the Roy Riley home Sunday. Frank Price and John Malady visited the Osborne home Sunday. Ed Foqua and family called on the W D Shepherd home Sunday evening. Porter Price of Washington 1915 a four pound bev. Mrs Williams Katie and James stayed Monday through Saturday at the Packard home. Mrs Walter Nutter Albertine and Alma visited Sunday with Mr and Mrs Gay Covington. Gus Emery and family Mr and Mrs Will Garrett and Carl Hicken visited the Compton home. Mr S and Cap Fairchild with the heart an besa Cine Metai lies is Ren Mili vesiied Abb1e Mook neme Douek sw bring Sve Shree Karivart tre Mere Cary Hickeu of Prairie Hill Mo came Monday to visit with sister Mrs John Malady and family.
The report lists residents visiting relatives and shopping in Hanover Fairbury and nearby towns. Names include Albert Eddleman and Victor, Dorthy Reiber, Grace Smith, Grant Townsend and family, Fred Yager, Rader family, J B Pitlow and children, Lillian Tanner, Mire Rether, Alain Dewe, Stumine family, Mrs John Weber, Mr and Mrs We Ablers. Several residents spent Thanksgiving with relatives and some had dental work or travel in Charleton Culver.
The excerpt discusses the idea of a perfect day as rare and partly beyond personal control. It reflects on friendship and memorable incidents, noting that perfect days depend on many factors and cannot be produced at will. The piece muses on chance and the cherished recollections such days create.
Fragmentary notice describes a patient experience in Garbutt New York about five years ago with childhood illness and an odd treatment referenced as Conch Medicine. Details are unclear due to damaged text and OCR errors.
Scientists compare fish eyes to human eyes noting fishes have large eyes and no eyelids s except pufferfish with movable lower lid. Experiments with refl nh showed near and far focusing can be altered by stimulating eye muscles and by operating on oblique muscles can make fish nearsighted farsighted or astigmatic.
A poetic meditation on flowers offering solace and moral calm. The author praises lilies and daffodils for gentleness, honesty, and comfort, contrasting nature's restraint with human vanity and noisy doctrine. The piece hints at spiritual guidance and the mind's struggle between desire and virtue.
The fragmentary text recalls Galileo’s early attempts to verify light’s independence from disturbing conditions. It mentions observers at night with dark lanterns and the idea of detecting the speed of light by timing the appearance of distant lamps, alongside speculation on early experimenters and methods.
An American tourist boasts of a scarecrow’s fame while a farmer recalls a rival scarecrow that drove crows from a potato patch. The Locust as Human Food topic sparks debate among scientists students and farmers about its rare 13 to 17 year appearances and its mixed traits despite destructive appetite.
Gloucester notes concern over mass bird killings and costs of care for wounded birds. It urges strict enforcement of a current law banning shooting by unauthorized persons and calls for harsher penalties and further laws to prevent extinction of bird life.
A motivational piece argues success comes from efficiency and self improvement. It urges doing your best for your institution, aiming to better your work and yourself, since thoughts words and deeds shape your outcome. Thomas Drier emphasizes minimal supervision for those who err least.
A reader from Andrews Indiana praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for breaking up persistent coughs after colds or grip. Mrs. Thomas Beeching notes her husband coughs often in winter and would not take any other medicine. Obtainable everywhere.
Announcement reveals a 50 a year mail rate for the Daily and Sunday State Journal with colored comic section and Thagezine. It notes Sunday paper pricing and hints at further savings, claiming the publication brings value to readers and suggesting changes in mailing costs to boost distribution.
The Journal asserts broad support and high circulation as it reduces weekly price to $2 per year with Sunday option at $3.50, aiming to attract more Nebraskans including non subscribers to daily papers. It stresses The Journal as Lincoln’s morning paper and a source of knowledgeable reporting across the state.
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