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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1917
Page
2
A remark at a social gathering highlights schoolchildren solving hard questions with clever routes. Representative Frank Lester Greene recalls a teacher's geography anecdote about a pupil naming a Bermuda journey via New York Newark and a steamer, reflecting youthful cleverness.
An ad fragment urges readers to test a kidney remedy by sending ten cents to Dr. Kilmer. It claims Mey trouble causes serious backache and encourages visiting a drug store for relief options. The note includes a direct appeal to mail a test payment for further information.
A compilation of statements and interviews from 1914 1917 detailing German officials’ harsh defense of atrocities in Belgium and France. It cites Gen von Bernhardi Gen von Bissing and Kaiser Wilhelm II and discusses a campaign to justify ruthless measures as emanations of high kultur. The text includes a soldier’s letter and notes on British and French enemy actions.
A fragment from a wartime column features Mrs. B. A. Hickman praising Dr. Pierce's remedies as life saving after a six month illness. The note cites the Invalids Hotel guidance and personal testimony from 16 years earlier, highlighting longstanding use and recommendations amid harsh weather banter.
A conversational exchange notes that rich food often leads to poor health and questions whether outcomes mirror earlier patterns. The dialogue suggests caution in assuming cause and effect between diet and well being.
A reflective note on wealth and character arguing many rich people were once different before gaining money, suggesting changes in identity and values as fortune grows. The piece contrasts pre wealth and post wealth identities among Inen.
Mrs Hattie T Hart a Council teacher has prepared a pledge for children promising not to find fault with any good set before them during the war. The intent is to guide youth in constructive attitudes amid wartime challenges.
Milestones argues the sword has fallen from the American army as a badge of rank and useless for combat. The officer now uses a watch and an automatic pistol, coordinating advances with artillery by a planned timetable to avoid friendly fire.
British forces led by General Allenby report success around Jerusalem with troops from Wales and Home Counties advancing from Bethlehem. Jerusalem isolated and surrendered after coordinated attacks on positions west and east, connecting Jerusalem to Jericho and Shechem roads. London notes aim to safeguard holy sites with French and Mohammedan representatives en route.
Meat division lays down regulations for packers in two divisions based on annual business. All must have government licenses. Large packers may earn up to 9 percent on investment and 15 percent on by products. small packers up to 5 percent on gross sales. No limits on livestock operations, and stock yards and bank holdings are exempt. Improvements require permission and no unreasonable salaries or bonuses.
Dr John H. Quayle of Cleveland told the annual convention of life insurance presidents that reclamation camps with army discipline and outdoor life could rehabilitate millions of physically unfit men rejected for the draft. He cited 2,000,000 young men supported by families as needing care and moral fortitude.
An army balloon exploded in the Fort Omaha balloon shed shaking houses and breaking windows across Omaha. Corporal Leon art Pracy suffered the only serious injury as flames threatened the port area and nearby homes.
A unique campaign closed in Greed Island with a soldiers fund drive in France falling short of targets. W L Crowe, a Chanute preacher, was arrested in Ayr and ordered to stand trial in February after opposing combatant service. Nebraska notes show below average food prices, hog production pushes, farm loans, street paving growth, and local wartime measures.
A Ware family spans five generations in U S wars. Bennett enlists in Los Angeles, continuing a lineage that includes Civil War veterans Bennett, Brook over, and great grandfather Daniel Bennett. The line extends to Revolutionary era ancestors Bennett, Harris and a Spanish-American War uncle Barry Brookover.
An old advertisement touts Boschee's German Syrup as a tried and true remedy for coughs bronchitis and lung troubles. It promises restful nights free from coughing and easier morning expectoration and claims wide distribution and availability in 80 and 90 cent bottles.
Johnny notices signs about not wasting food and a birthday party ends with a large cake piece left. He asks the maid to save the leftover slice, saying he can use it.
A dialogue between a friend and a recruit reveals a biting feud over a taunt cried during a physical examination. The recruit vows to confront the man who yelled Fire as the clothes came off, implying a judge will hear the matter.
An old advertisement promotes Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product claiming it makes clothes bright white and clearer than other blues. The copy includes a personal endorsement by Bob and emphasizes effectiveness against dingy colors.
A humorous exchange cites wheat thrashing as a worry and warns that silence follows if a man looks at his wife. It ends with the quip that the poorest excuse is I didn't think.
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