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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1918
Page
2
A Galveston reader writes on health, urging constant vigilance against catarrh and its dangers. The correspondence stresses catarrhal inflammation as a threat to the nose throat lungs bowels kidneys and other organs, calling for persistent treatment and attention.
A neighbor bought three plex and quartered them in his yard. A four year old girl jokes about pigs answering dad with a quirk about itching and stealing their house.
A recently promoted soldier challenges a clerk over a charged $40 for a sergeant's uniform. He accuses the seller of deceit saying a previous $30 price was advertised and implied. The clerk responds with cautious remarks while the exchange hints at a pricing discrepancy and possible miscommunication.
A brief dialogue about furs and season plans. One speaker insists on not wearing winter furs while another reveals plans to spend the winter at Palm Beach. The exchange ends with the name TRESS appearing as a tag or misprint.
A British official report details brutal treatment of Allied prisoners by German officers including General von Haenisch and Captain Niemyer. Descriptions include dehumanizing abuse, severe restrictions, attempted killings, and forced salutes with punishments in cells for refusals. The testimony highlights cruelty and inhumane conditions across several camps.
The war ministry urged Chile to request Britain restore two Chilean dreadnoughts, Almirante Cochrane and Almirante La Torre, built in England and requisitioned at the war's start. A large pro-Colombian demonstration is planned in Santiago as reaction.
Premier Clemenceau reports full agreement among the Allies on all issues including the former German emperor. The legal procedure details and specific charge are not yet set, but the ex charges are believed contemplated.
The commission outlines evidence of a morat five packers including Swift Armour Morris and Cudahy conspiring to control live stock markets. It cites detailed documents and participant memoranda showing centralized buying across principal markets and limited real competition.
An advertisement urges women to use Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Pleasant Pellets to restore vigor and vitality amid war era labor and nervous strain. It cites testimonials from Aurora Nebraska and Mrs. Walter Guard praising the medicines for liver and bowel issues and nervous conditions.
The War Department announced 6 base hospitals within 300 miles of relatives’ homes and 75 hospitals with capacity for 104,231 men. About 50,000 more are expected to be sent in four months. Fifteen institutions at New York and Newport News will receive wounded on arrival, with 22,068 beds, then train men to 16 local hospital groups so each sailor returns to his entry region.
Ray Baker, director of the mint, announced 1918 coinage records. Denominations under $1 totaled 714 million pieces, about twice 1917 and five times 1916. Total production $43,596,895 with silver half dollars and other small coins dominating. no gold coinage occurred.
A German physician is summoned from Berlin by authorities for an unspecified medical matter. Additional details are not provided in the readable text.
Sailors report a surge of emigration aboard the Ram to the Southern Republic as numbers of travelers surge from Sewthoo and nearby ports seeking opportunities abroad.
In France on the Vesse river bank a lone American advances against a German machine gun with high ground. Corporal Browne crawls forward with a pistol and automatic, surprises Fritz, and captures four Bowies and a machine gun, leaving a message for his comrades.
A village photographer urges a reluctant patron to smile for an artistic shot. The director interrupts with grim news about a dying hen, rising bacon prices, a broken plate glass, a hospitalized husband with lead in him, and the patron resists posing against a shower of blossoms.
A curious proverb notes the quickness of speech often outpaces judgment. The phrase implies wit in speech but cautions that impulsive words may exceed thoughtful intent. The saying reflects humorous regional idiom and common sense wisdom.
Postmaster General Barteson’s revised installation charges, effective last September, set rates from $1.50 to $3.00 based on work required. Nebraskans fear quotas will rise, while officials say wheat purchases continue through June 1920. Clergy, schools, and theatres face flu restrictions. Omaha readies welcome for returning Nebraska troops.
Readable items cover reinstituting ROTC at Lincoln's state college after demobilization, requests to improve equipment for infantry and air services, and a potash embargo debate. Also noted are county clerks' association elects, Nebraska hay leadership, Omaha teachers convention timing, a Brooks Field aviator death, and public school buildings for community use bill in the legislature.
A vintage advert promotes California Syrup of Figs as a gentle fast-acting laxative for feverish, constipated children. It claims a teaspoon clears foul waste in hours without griping and notes to buy only genuine bottles from the California Fig Syrup Company.
A traveler asks if paper covers are still used on sandwiches at a railroad restaurant. The waitress with chocolate hair says the government stopped the practice to conserve paper, prompting a quip about Hoover permitting eating paper.
Fragmentary note describes weakness and instruction to place state name on boxes. Mentions a captain and a seal but lacks clear event or outcome. Unclear context prevents full factual rendering.
In a humorous exchange a preacher who blends business with church aims is doubted. The Dominie suggests they keep collecting offerings a while longer as they proceed with the service.
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