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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1918
Page
4
A fragmented wartime verse extols the bravery of American soldiers with lines about the red white and blue and memories of Chateau Thierry Belleau Wood and the Argonne Forest. The text ends with garbled remnants and a stray price note.
The item notes seed corn for sale from Wm Pearson. A funeral for Charley Barber’s daughter was held at the family home with burial in Diller cemetery, details include ages of two girls and the family context.
George I Wright and Ruby W Schultz married in Fairbury with County Judge Nutzman officiating. Wright runs a restaurant. Schultz, a Steele City High School graduate and teacher in Dist No 22, southwest of town. The couple, both Steele City residents, receive warm wishes.
A personal letter from Dr T E Barron of La Harpe Kansas describes fine fall weather, road conditions, and car use. He reports active medical practice with many flu cases, nine in one house and 20 to 25 in town, one death not among his patients, and mentions Mrs Barron’s good health.
An effort urges every man woman and child in the United States to join the Red Cross this week with a one dollar fee. The appeal invites donations as a Christmas offering and suggests leaving the dollar with Ona Cassell or at the bank.
Davis'. The Zweifel brothers shipped a mixed car of stock to St. Joe the first of the week. Mrs. May Barland of Holyoke, Colorado, visited a few days last week with her friend, Mrs. Mattie Miller. Miss Bernice Haverty. Mr. and Mrs. John Miller and son Fred, Irvin Roberts and family spent Sunday at the L. L. Decker home.
A holiday note list records greetings and social visits in Hollenberg Route 1 area. Paul Compton is sick. Several families from Fairbury Endicott and nearby towns spent Sundays visiting relatives and attending a funeral in the community.
Preaching scheduled for the coming Sunday at 10 30 a m Christmas eve program starts at 7 pm with a seasonally appropriate plan by the Sunday school. A Christmas tree is mentioned as part of the observance.
A reader from Adaton Nebraska writes on December 2 1918 about receiving a letter that felt like a small debt notice and expresses regret that the editor must spend time on it.
The obituary notes the death of a longtime community member on December 7 1918 after a brief illness. He leaves four children Myrtle Hansen of Middleton Idaho Calvin Whitney of Steele City Nebraska Blanche Lee of Osborne Kansas and Clarence Whitney of Middleton Idaho plus eighteen grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. The family transfers membership to Steele City Nebraska and the funeral was held in Hollenberg with a church service.
The subject favors arriving early over arriving inter Eirchange, highlighting a personal scheduling preference and its potential impact on punctuality and readiness.
Mrs. Clay Fry of Ferguson Station Missouri extols Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a splendid medicine for croupy children and lung coughs. She gives it to children at first symptoms and notes quick relief after a few doses. Sold at Taylor's Pharmacy Adv.
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