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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1909
Page
5
A long list of household and sporting items appears including wash machines, wringers, irons, knives, spoons, silverware, clocks, watches, lamps, lanterns, tools, saws, planes, hammers, drill bits, augers, stoves, cookery gear, sleds, skates, and safety razors. Also noted are baseball equipment, ammunition, and assorted kitchenware. The entry reads like a vendor inventory from a traditional shop catalog.
Snow began last Friday and fell for days with temperatures 8 to 12 below zero. Ground remained soft from heavy rains, making fields muddy and roads nearly impassable. The storm swamped western states and reached southern regions as it moved east, the worst for this time of winter in many years. Rural mail carriers skipped trips due to bad roads.
Local ads highlight a half price air tight heater sale at this office, a real estate deal where S P Deems bought W C Cooley’s 120 acre tract at sixty dollars an acre, and insurance offers from J A Taylor. Community events include the Hollenberg Baptist church seventh annual Bazaar with booths and a supper, plus C L Clark’s holiday candies ranging 10 to 20 cents per pound.
Frank Wells the four year old son of Mr and Mrs F S Wells living eight miles north of town died Sunday after a few days illness from laryngitis. Funeral was held from the home Monday morning conducted by Rev Forsythe of the Bowery Christian church. Remains laid to rest in Fairbury cemetery. The deceased is brother of Miss Ella Wells a Steele City teacher who left for home Saturday.
Ed Hicks' Bargain week advertises Maitland nutions as the best fuel for cooking with a deadline before Dec 28. District Superintendent R N Orril of Beatrice to hold quarterly conference at Endicott with a Communion service on Saturday evening. J A Taylor, land man, offers farm ranch or residence property trading at his office near the post office.
A display of coats gloves mittens scarves hoods jackets and underwear is ready for inspection as the cold season approaches. The collection emphasizes practical warmth for several months of cold weather.
An advertising line highlights a grocery store offering fresh stock and complete selection with prices described as the lowest. The copy emphasizes good eating and affordability.
Ed Hicks promotes Maitland nut coal at A. H. Phelps grain office and Cal Whitney and family move into the late J H Friday residence. J A Wilson ships goods to Oklahoma while M E church plans a Santa Claus cantata for Christmas Eve and Kimball Trio headlines a December 22 lecture. Oil meal, paints, stock foods, and a broad postcard selection are sold. Guy C Taylor offers repair services in tinware and hardware.
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