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Newspaper

Steele City Press

Location

Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1923

Page

4

48 Steele City Press and Ed Gough Publisher

Fragmentary OCR item notes Steele City Press and Ed Gough as publishers with unclear context.

Colors Worn by Jockeys Through History

The article notes that horse owners have long selected unique jockey colors with records dating to 1590. It cites King Henry VIII in 1590 and a 1762 Jockey Club notice showing colors chosen for jockeys, some still used by the same families today.

Henry VIII Jockey Club

Notices in the Estates of Peters and Martin

Creditors of James W. Peters estate to meet the administrators in Jefferson County Nebraska on March 14 1924 at 9 pm to present claims for examination adjustment and allowance. Three months from December 13 1923 to file, claims filed by March 13 1924 barred. William J. Martin estate petition by Bertha Baker for administration scheduled January 15 1924 at 9 am in Fairbury County Court. notice by publication in Steele City Press for three weeks prior to hearing. County Judge Burr Brown & Dibble Attorneys for Estate.

James W. Peters Jefferson County Nebraska Said William J. Martin Bertha Baker Fairbury Steele City Press

Sale date change for Mr Opfer and Aid meeting notice

The sale date for Mr Opfer was moved and will be held on the tenth. Do not forget the date Ladies and bring pies to McDonald’s. The Aid meeting will not occur until the third Wednesday in January.

Town Basketball Team Beats Hollenberg 8 to 6

The town basketball team featuring Adee Thrapp Davis Barber and Crinklaw won 8 to 6 at Hollenberg last Friday night. Thrapp and Adee played standout defense while Crinklaw Barber and Davis executed fast passes. Diller scheduled to play here on January 8th for a fast upcoming game.

Adee Thrapp Davis Barber Crinklaw Hollenberg Diller

Will Reopen Garage Monday For Auto Repairs

Garage owners Crinklaw and Fahrenwald announce reopening on Monday January 7 to handle all kinds of auto repair. They invite customers to bring in old knocking cars for bearing work and repairs. A separate note mentions game birds released for future hunting in Henry Schutte’s pasture south of town by C L Waggoner with state wardens’ involvement and a heavy fine for harming protected birds.

Crinklaw & Fahrenwald Henry Schutte C. L. Waggoner Diller

Annual Meeting Notice for Farmers Union Local

The Farmers Union Local will hold its annual meeting Monday December Slat at 2 p m in the hall to elect officers appoint a delegate to the state convention and address other business. A bargain offer on the Daily State Journal is $3.00 a year or $4.00 with the Sun day paper if subscribed now before February 1. Rural routes usually deliver a day ahead. start the new year with the paper.

Farmers Union Local Daily State Journal

Limited nursery stock offers in three communities

S. B. Newmever states that nursery stock canvas will close after the holidays with three demonstrations in Steele City Endicott and hellenberg. He directs interested parties to see Chester Wilcox and promises to revisit the matter upon return.

Steele City Endicott Hollenberg Chester Wilcox S. B. Newmever

Parole Denied for Hanover Bank Wrecker August Jaedicke

August Jaedicke and the Newman brothers of Coffeyville were refused parole by the state board after hearings at Lansing. Jaedicke still held 104000 in life insurance premiums paid during his nearly three year penitentary term and offered no compromise to turn the policy over to Hanover bank depositors.

August Jaedicke Bright Light Hanover State Board of Managers Lansing Newman Brothers Coffeyville Parolle Jaedicke Parole Board Jaedické Hanover Bank Marshal Co Kansas

Hollenberg and State Line News Short Items

Amy Andrews suffers a bad knee hindering walking while Waldo Petach recovers from long illness. Mr. Gee Parks and John Meyers each had a home radio installed last week. The death of Mr. Henry Parks at Parsone Kane on Dec 15 draws sympathy from many friends.

Hollenberg State Line Amy Andrews Waldo Petach Gee Parks John Meyers Henry Parks Parsone Kane Guy Henderson Eva Fitzsimmons Bert Eddleman John Townsend Myrtle Lichtenberger

Belding Sale Draws Large Crowd and Local Notices

A large crowd attended A. H. Belding's sale on Friday. Dade Hartgraves shelled corn for John Malady Friday. Orville Belding and family moved onto A. H. Belding's place last week. Mrs. Cora Cuthbert was called to Harbine by her grandson's death. Charley Compton and Bob Rogers visited John Malady's home for Christmas. A son was born to Clair and Cora Cuthbert on December 22 1923. he died December 23. Sympathy extended to the family. Mildred Hotchkiss gave a Christmas tree and program. she left Friday night for a week's vacation with friends.

A. H. Belding Dade Hartgraves John Malady Orville Belding Cora Cuthbert Charley Compton Bob Rogers McCook Nebr Clair Cuthbert Babe Mildred Hotchkiss Dist. 3 Mildred

Unclear fragmentary text on local inquiry

Apparent OCR fragment mentions a rate or inquiry but lacks coherent facts or identifiable entities to produce a factual summary.

Slipped Away From Arrest During Civil War Tale

Bart Russell recounts a Civil War episode involving Lord John Russell’s grandson and John Janney. A Friends meeting becomes the setting for a tense arrest attempt as Russell demands the John Janney who signed. The tale ends with apology offered years later.

Bart Russell John Russell John Janney John Janner San Francisco

Early Discovery Of America And Ancient Northmen

A Detroit Free Press item discusses claims that Norse explorers knew North America’s east coast centuries before Columbus. It notes extensive, careful accounts from Norse sources Markland and Vinland and compares Nordic voyages to later Spanish contact. The piece also cites a scientist’s claim on climate change across a billion years, joking about past heat and ice transport.

Perenne North America Markland T Nova Scotia Villand New England Colmmtinan America Greenland Palm Beach Detroit Free

Biscuits and Bluff Side Notes From A Humble Reception

A playful scene unfolds as a guest quietly pockets biscuits during a wedding reception while others notice but remain polite. The bride and groom later react with humor as the guest departs. The passage blends quirky lines about women and housekeepers with satirical notes on manners and wit.

Addition to Dr Taylor's hospital near Sth Street

The Fairburn Journal notes that Dr Taylor plans a new hospital wing to be ready for occupancy by January 1 1924 with arable weather continuing. The brick building will have a second story entrance on the south and a 60 foot north wing may be added once spring arrives. The Chicago Journal recalls an odd encounter under an apple tree where a dead branch fell as the writer sat beneath it.

Chicago Journal

Picts in Eastern Scotland History and Names

The passage traces five and a half centuries from 206 to 844 A D naming the Picts as inhabitants from the Forth to the Pentland Firth. It lists various exonyms Pictt Pictones Pictores Piccardaig and Cruthaig for Cruithen tuath and explains Tacitus Caledonia and Roman clashes. It notes Highlanders are Celts and explains mac means son of.

Scotland Forth Pentland Firth Cruthaig Cruithen-tuath Britain Tacitus Secotland Firths Clyde Caledonia

Laboring Man and a Machinist Tale From Farquhar

A 70 year old laboring man recalls a period when labor troubles were rare. He narrates a humorous machinist grievance from an incident described by A B Farquhar in The First Million the Hardest, involving a job change and a rumor about social outings.

A. Bh. Farquhar Farquhar

Do You Feel Tired After Eating

Tiredness after meals is linked to poisons in the system that hinder digestion. The ad claims Adlerika expels poisons and gas, relaxes the bowels, and removes old matter from the stomach, preventing tiredness and nervousness. It promotes use at Amer's Drug Store.

Arner Adv

Public Sale to Liquidate Farm Assets Near Endicott and Steele City

Health prompts farmer H. W. Opfer to auction livestock and gear on Wednesday January 2 1924 at the home farm located 1 1 2 miles south and 1 1 2 miles east of Endicott and 2 miles west and 1 north of Steele City. Sale includes 4 horses 3 cattle 106 hogs with many eligible for registration 5 tons prairie hay 60 acres corn stalks 125 bushels snap ped corn 4 bushels millet seed and other farm machinery. Lunch to be served by Steele City Ladies Aid. Noteworthy Proverb and miscellaneous editorial content follow.

Endicott Steele City Steele City Ladies Aid H. W. Opfer

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