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Newspaper

Steele City Press

Location

Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Feb 03, 1911

Page

3

When a Man Marries Tees Gecular Ta Taircase Tale

Jimmy recalls friends and a joking life as he marries Knowles. The marriage lasts one year before divorce as Jimmy’s circle notes their first anniversary with mixed reactions and a sense of comic seriousness.

Je Wileon Jimmy Hiney Evers Knowles Arby

The Harbison intrigue and a dinner party ruse

In this chapter the narrator and friends plot to deceive Aunt Selina Caruthers to spare Jim from a marriage trap. Bella’s memory and a portrait with violets set the mood as Jim, Cal, and Anne press Kit into hosting as Bella proxy to keep Aunt Selina away from the truth.

Anne Tyne Bridge Jim Kit Selina Jimmy Wilson

Novels by Weight Shaw proposes buying fiction by weight

Bernard mocks Shaw's idea of selling novels by weight as a wisdom joke. He argues the movement mirrors grocery shopping to curb high living costs and excess supply, noting the yard measure failed for books and even Dr. Eliot's five foot shelf would not suit such a system.

Bernard Shaw World's Fund of Wisdom Mr. Shaw Ncme Dr. Eliot Pound

Candidate Humor Reveals Party Boundaries

A candid exchange shows a man asked to run for congress replying he will, if the Old Guard approves, and confessing his wife’s influence over his stance beyond party lines.

Congress

Veteran office girl Harriet Martin is oldest in world

Harriet M. Martin of New Castle New Hampshire aged 83 is believed to be the oldest office girl in the world. For many years she has served as the head of a local doctor's office in town.

Harriet M. Martin Newcastle, N. H

Nebraska In Brief Highlights State News And Incidents

Tecumseh forms a commercial club while Milford hosts a soldiers home commission set to take effect February 1. Beatrice votes on wet or dry at spring elections. Lincoln lawyers await potential rehearing on bank guaranty case. Sargent schools reorganize as Inez Brown joins teaching staff. New York scholar James G Taylor funeral held in Seward. Union Pacific engineer Frank Smith injured in Oregon Express incident at Clarks yards. Waco farmer George Wellman dies by self inflicted wound at 86 after prolonged illness. Nebraska horticulturists draft fruit inspection bill. Nebraska Nurserymen form temporary organization with Peter Youngers chair and Clyde Barnard secretary. Aldrich appoints bank-law officials as mandate nears. Red Cross first aid car visits Fairbury with lectures for Rock Island workers. Fairbury forms first aid corps led by Dr G L Pritchett. Willis and wife shot by Harvey Wadleigh near Superior. Wadleigh suspected of sudden anger. Reverend J Charles dies in Arlington. funeral closes businesses. Los Angeles Nebraskans gather at Chamber exhibit hall, about 1000 Nebraskans attend social and greeting event.

Sargent Public Schools Inez Brown James G.’Taylor New York Seward Methodist Episcopal Church Frank Smith Union Pacific Oregon Express Merrick Clarks George Wellman Waco Nebraska’ Horticulturists Lindell Lincoln Nebraska Nurserymen’'s Association Peter Youngers Geneva Clyde Barnard Table Rock Aldrich Supreme. Court Ed. Rouse N. P Persinger Maude “Hoge Clarence’ W. Erwin F. M Stapleton Edward Emmett E. H. Mullowney American Red Cross Koclelty Fairbury Goodland Kan M. W. Glasgow Rock Island G. L. Pritchett Willis Bales Wadleigh Los Angeles Cal Dispatch Chamber of Commerce Nebraska State Society of Prairie State Pacific States

Doctors blamed for morphine habit growth in city meeting

New York druggists blamed physicians at a nocturnal meeting for expanding the morphine habit. They protested a city ordinance restricting retail sales of morphine and salts without a doctor's prescription. Caswell Mayo reported a mail survey showing about 90 percent of addicts formed the habit from prescribed use, not proprietary medicines.

New York Board of Health Caswell Mayo

Five Golden Rules for Arranging Flowers

To Arrange Flowers. Here are five rules for those who arrange flowers. Use plenty of esa. Put your flowers in very lightly. Use artistic glasses. Do not put more than two or three different kinds of flowers in one decoration. Aim to show off the flowers not the vases. keep decorations simple and glasses white green or rose to suit the blooms.

A Woman's Reason in a Judge's Question

A quoted exchange asks why a person enjoys praise when it masks self doubt. The judge notes the woman's reply that compliments do not imply truth but reveal the other party's belief. The exchange explores perception and self-worth in a courtroom or moral setting.

Burlesque quips and health slogans in early theater talk

A fragmentary piece mentions a burlesque as a playful take-off judged by costuming. It contrasts sore throat cures with prolonged bed rest for diphtheria quinsy and tonsillitis, referencing theater and jokes about a wizard or house.

Misfortune Drives Man to Drink, Says Cited Quote

A brief aphorism notes that when misfortune leads a man to drink the odds are the drink first caused the misfortune.

Piles Treatment Ad Claims Quick Refund

An old ad-style fragment promises a refund of money within 6 to 14 days if a product helps cure piles. It asserts relief from painful symptoms like itching, bleeding or protruding piles within a 6 day to 14 day window, mentioning a trial refund.

Aunt Selina Buttons Selina Buttons Caruthers Selina Caruthers Selina

Quote riddled ad and proverb collection

A damaged OCR snippet shows quotes by iBishop Horne and Kingsley and an advertisement for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething, claiming gum relief and wind colic cure at 25 cents. The text blends moral maxims with a patent medicine pitch.

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