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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1916
Page
4
Fragmentary note references Steele City Nebraska and a 1964 context possibly involving Congress of Market or Maret. No clear event, person, or organization extraction possible from readable text.
February 4 1916 Breele City announces candidacies for Jefferson county Nebraska offices. Louis J Nutzeman seeks County Judge on non judiciary ballot. Charles M McCee runs for Clerk of District Court. Chas M McGee for Sheriff under Republican and Progressive party primaries in April 1916.
Home Economics Department of the College of Agriculture warns buyers to inspect every can and discard bulging containers as gas from bacterial action may spoil food and cause illness.
Griffith's Birth of a Nation shown at Steele's Opera House Fairbury Monday Tuesday and Wednesday February 7 8 9 with two daily showings at 2:15 and 8:15 The dramatic WWI era epic traces home front sorrow heroism and battlefield carnage through vivid scenes of marching soldiers shelling and burning towns highlighting the nation’s birth through conflict and sacrifice.
Officials finally put the acetylene plant issue to a vote after months of stalemate. The election occurred Monday afternoon with turnout around 112 votes. results showed mixed support and unclear outcome as weather and turnout influenced the decision.
An advertisement by E Hinke offers various hatchery pens with prices: Pen No 1 at $10 per 15, Pen No 2 at $850 per 15, Pen No 3 at £0 per 16, Pen No 4 at eerie per 15. Limited stock of 20 per order and orders being taken now to avoid past shortages.
A restaurant guest questions the steak age while the waiter hedges, saying it has been about two weeks, leaving uncertainty about whether the meat is at least three weeks old.
A fragment suggests a man aged 26 feels older in the morning after a night out. The lines imply he is not as young as he appeared the night before, capturing a humorous reflection on aging with dawn.
A garbled exchange shows someone asking about a new dress and another remarks it makes the wearer look younger. A misread line questions a son's training and implies vacation and teething while referencing a footrace.
A summer episode records a farmer assigning his two young daughters to remove dandelions for ten cents a square measure. They earned about ten cents, collected twigs for five cents per bundle, then burned them, and ultimately counted no clear results from the yard work.
A Moss Beach resident reported sighting fluffy white seals in the surf at daybreak, noting their rarity. The observer recalled earlier decades when white seals appeared, hinting this may be a rare, possibly one‑off sighting in the area.
Government figures show only 4 0 immigrants arrived in Canada during the fiscal year ended March 31. From Great Britain 42 276 and from the United States 59 779. The article notes postwar immigration debates in Canada and Great Britain and plans to settle returned soldiers on vacant lands in the Dominion and other British territories.
In a domestic note, a wife laments she cannot finish the canning and bottling material she bought, claiming she is overwhelmed by the quantity. Her husband echoes the struggle as he too tries to catch up with the mounting supply and tasks.
Hazel notes it is sometimes to a man’s credit when he stops drinking. Omar counters that lack of credit can occur. PLAN recalls the committee wants small sums. They suggest a church collection as a fundraising idea.
Reportedly the figure Askitt-Easychap is plagued by heart trouble amid rumors of weakness, while observers note a restless, trembling mood around the diamond trade and speculative chatter.
Arthur James, a stranger to the area, is charged with passing a worthless check at a clothing store. He allegedly swallowed the 365 dollar check to avoid detection after being laid off from employment linked to Reds Erick Clancey. Police report the forged check was chewed and swallowed to hide the paper.
Fragmented notes reference individuals Nollenberg Hder Weber and Tera Barr Movilay with scattered remarks about visits and relatives. The text hints at a future hotel opening by Mrs Joe Martin and notes about health and weather terms without clear dates or locations.
Mr and Mrs Geo Poffinbarger drove to Fairbury Monday. Harry Bakewell visited Sunday with home folks. Ben Wells had been visiting two weeks with his brother Charley and family. Mr and Mrs Otis Swett and family visited Sunday afternoon at the George Poffinbarger home. Andy Belding was a Fairbury visitor Monday. Harry Carmichael, once very sick, is much improved. Harry Bakewell and Hazel Poffinbarger spent Saturday evening at the W D Shepherd home. Mr and Mrs Will Kelley visited Sunday at the Alex Shepherd home. Mr Swett and son Otis are filling their ice houses this week.
Local residents report visits and family gatherings at several homes including Compton, Noah Troxel, Andy Belding, Perle Roderick, and Fred Sanday. Several sick lists, school absences, and farm tasks are noted along with visits by Kenning and Malady families.
O J Metcalf of Weatherby Missouri describes a severe December cold nearly leaving him bedridden. After using Chamberlains Cough Remedy he recovered within days and endorses the medicine as one of the best available.
Mrs. Amanda Gierbatt of Waynesfield Ohio says Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has been used for twenty years in her family and never failed to cure a cough or cold. The ad touts wide availability and strong consumer endorsement.
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