17 Dec 1920
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1920
Page
1
A farmer delivered a fifty bushel corn load in Republic and received 35 cents per bushel, totaling 17.50. His wife added a case of expa cases, sold for 60. Last Sunday in Diller a meeting of three churches discussed uniting into one church.
Eight days remain till Christmas with shops in Steele City ready for holiday sales. Local notices report illnesses, moves, property sales, and upcoming events in Fairbury, Lincoln, Diller, and surrounding areas including recitals, theater, and church activities.
A remark from The Sun Dial on automobile performance stressing that speed depends on both machine and driver. It highlights how human skill and vehicle capability combine to define overall speed.
A six weeks old baby, son of C A Bugbee of Matheson Colorado, was rushed to Colorado Springs by car and underwent a rare major hernia operation under anesthesia. The infant, in moribund condition, is reported improving and on the road to recovery. The clipping is from Colorado Springs Cigarette of Monday the 13th.
Fragmentary remark humorously notes no president ever returned to the White House except Washinon who never occupied it. The piece mentions five met Van Buren and Fur in an unclear context.
E Presnell urges customers to inspect the winter stock including oysters celery fish cheese butter mince meat and various sausages. He notes meat prices have fallen and offers beef quarters or chunks for ready buyers.
Popular Mechanics portrays the halibut fisherman as a fearless veteran of long arctic ventures chasing old banks or new ones. The work is perilous and volatile with voyages lasting three weeks to three months and shares split one-third to the boat two-thirds to the crew. Captains are from the old seafaring school and crews can haul 90 000 to 125 000 pounds of halibut earning the boatowner about 6000 dollars and crew members around 1000 dollars each.
A fragmentary excerpt praises Poesy as a pure, discreet and witty muse who keeps to propriety and seeks solace in nature. The text parallels friendship with solitude and nature’s pleasures to lyrical contemplation attributed to Cervantes.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.