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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1917
Page
4
Fragmentary text mentions Nebraska and Congress with dates in 1904. The readable parts hint at a formal notice or record of legislative actions but lack concrete details, participants, or outcomes. Further readable text needed for a precise headline and summary.
Poem lines reflect on judgment, motives, and compassion. The speaker questions how to assess deeds, urging understanding and loving the sinner while loathing the sin. Refrains emphasize seeing inner motives and choosing mercy.
Nebraska prepares to sell two million dollars in War Savings stamps with price progressions from four dollars and twelve cents to four dollars and twenty three cents through 1918. The plan allows any person to invest up to one thousand dollars. certificates and cards track sixteen thrift stamps toward a larger bond. Ward Burgess directs the state sale in Omaha with local committees aiding distribution across counties.
Walter James and family visited the Will Jones home while Lydia Belding stayed with the Norman Fentiman family. The era brought cold weather with some snow. Ferdinand Schmidt died in Spokane and the funeral was held in Lowe Center.
A fragment shows a discussion about wealth and happiness among Sunday school pupils. One remark suggests money cannot buy happiness, reflecting a moral lesson on riches and contentment.
A brief dialogue shows intrigue over facial hair with a playful exchange about whether the speaker has encountered mustaches before. The tone hints at curiosity and light humor.
A terse backstage moment unfolds with phrases about teeth, pain, business, and optimism as two boxers exchange clipped lines before a bout. The fragment hints at possible tensions and a conflict backstage.
Friday and Sunday brought news of the sudden death of John Wagoner after a yearlong illness. His sister Mrs. Poffinbarger and Mrs. Mertin mourn the loss as Mozart Mertis rests with his late brother Eddie in the Little German Church cemetery near Summerfield Kansas.
Christian J. Hayer, ten years on the Santa Cruz coast with scant food, applied for U S Army enlistment at San Francisco recruitment HQ. In rough condition, he traveled with improvised shelter and worn clothes seeking service, claiming Danish birth and age about thirty five.
A brief dialogue centers on a stage play titled Cloudy Night. The exchange asks why the project exists and who might star in it, prompting answers about ambition and casting.
In Jefferson County Nebraska a hearing is set on the petition for the adoption of Mabel Johnston on January 7 1918 at 9 A.M. The petitioner is Lewis Barber and Bessie Barber. Also listed is a public farm auction near Hollenberg Washington and Steele City with 10 12 miles of routes detailing many cattle horses and mules for sale including specific weights ages and breeds.
In Washington County the Plain View sale lists breeding stock, hogs, poultry including Buff Orpingtons, and numerous farm implements. Items include colts, sows, turkeys, a Beatrice cream separator, two Deering mowers, McCormick machinery, wagons, buggies, plows, engines, tanks, and garden tools. Sale starts at 10:30 with free lunch. terms cash under 10 and credit up to a year on notes. Proceeds to be settled before removal. conducted by E. A. Correll owner, Wm. Schropp auctioneer, R. A. Hyleod clerk.
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