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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1915
Page
4
Maud Belle Terrell born December 13 1892 died December 2 1915 at age 23 years 12 days. She married Frederick Puller February 7 1912 and leaves a husband two children a son age two and a daughter four days old her parents and four brothers and sisters.
A quirky character, termed strictly a man of his word, contends with weather promises and a memory lapse. Dialogue and misread signals drive a short, humorous scene about truthfulness and a stalled plan despite a confident forecast.
The rural community records holiday greetings as residents travel to visit kin in Gilead and Steele City, with several names listed including Mrs Liesie Palmer, Agnes Wright, Lena Weber, and Kay Cassell. The Xmas program at the M E church drew a good crowd, Wilkie Abler returned to work, and Dr. Goldman moved to the bank property with Mr Hyland to resume banking duties in the new year.
Misa Cecil Sullivan visited Monday at John Keating's home. Families welcomed Christmas at various homes including the Charley Wilson, Fred Kenning, Levi Vaughn, Ed Sue Dale Babcock, and Brenneis households. Several residents traveled to visit relatives in Horton Kansas or Lincoln while others hosted kin at Steele City and Beatrice.
Willard Rader is on the sick list. Charley Compton had a bad fall while scraping ice from a roof. Several families and relatives visited, attending Mrs. Fuller’s funeral in Endicott and Christmas gatherings at multiple homes including the Wilson residence.
Miss Hazel Chancellor visits home folks. The Christmas program at the church was carried out nicely. Walter Slaughter of Silver City Iowa spent Christmas week here. Mr. and Mrs. M D Gillette went to Crete and back. Mr. and Mrs. Shaw and son of Texas visit her mother Mrs. Steinmetz. Several people attended the funeral of Mrs. Bogs in Fairbury Friday. Harry Vaughn and family of Helvey spent Christmas day with his parents. Ed Thrapp and family ate Xmas dinner with Mrs. Thrapp's mother Mrs. Anderson. Mrs. Gertrude Noble and children spent Christmas with sister Mrs. Mervin Logan near Hellenberg. Miss Hazel Allen of Fairbury noon and enjoyed the Christmas tree. Florence Beach Marie and George Criner. Majors among the sick: Oliver Reiery Arthur Gladys Merle Majors, Mr. and Mrs. George Hant and children, Miss Alda Bailey of Guide Rock, Cedric Fanders and son of Diller, L Lambert, John Wall and D H Wells and family spent Sunday with C W Lambert.
The article reviews long geologic timescales, noting 12 million years since the Carboniferous end per Prof. Schubert, with the Pennsylvanian epoch spanning about 2.16 million years. It explains fossil evidence shapes epoch definitions and regional fossil variations across the Carboniferous oceans.
Henderson spent Sunday with Claude Miller. Miss Salome Seitz vacationing with home folks. Rosa Haverty visited Fern Decker Thursday night. Ted and Bernard Correll traveled to Oros Nebraska for a dance in Hanover. Orlando Cook and Vern Justis attended.
The text ponders accuracy limits of mechanical railway watches and foresees the need for a new force, possibly electricity, to achieve greater precision as engineers acknowledge the insufficiency of purely mechanical devices. The fragment hints at excitement and debate over harnessing electricity for timekeeping.
J W Nation Hollenberg is on the sick list. Mildred Owaid visited friends at the local gathering.
Fragmentary note discusses constipation and related symptoms in a medical context. Mentions patient comfort, mild cases, and possible treatment considerations in a brief outline.
The article describes eleven reptile species known for breeding up to sixty young yearly. They feed on tadpoles and frogs, display color variation, and are recognizable by markings. Common eutacnia sirtalia thrives in captivity and is abundant, with water snakes tropidondius as near relatives. Large trophidonutus taxispilotus grows large and resembles the poisonous moccasin aneistorodon Piscivorus due to basking habits on similar banks by ponds.
A Philadelphia Ledger editorial urges mothers to tell stories aloud to children using voice and eye contact. It emphasizes absorbing the tale, picturing scenes, and sharing its beauty, message, and truths, with old folk tales praised as best for a child’s development.
Samuel G Blythe writes in the Saturday Evening Post that Japanese workers are driven to nonstop labor. He notes they begin work before dawn and live sparsely behind their shops with little household gear. Festivals are rare, and money pressure keeps them at the bench or loom.
A historical reflection quotes Judge Scully and Judge Scotty on how home life shapes boys. It argues many youths fall into trouble when deprived of a proper home, noting the mother’s central role and the father’s duty beyond breadwinning.
The text argues that art should bear a price reflecting the skill taste expense and risk of making it. It contends that truly dear works are the cheapest in profit for the artist and that beautiful forms can be produced at low cost in any material.
An ad emphasizes treating the underlying cough rather than suppressing symptoms. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is praised by Mrs. Thomas Beeching of Andrews Indiana for helping her husband break up winter coughs after a cold or grip. It claims wide availability and effective relief.
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