09 Feb 1917
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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1917
Page
1
Steele City reports include residents Roe Campbell and Wm Barber abroad and local sick lists. Neighborhood actions cover church services, a basketball win 36 to 7, Western Union linemen upgrades, farm sales, a Boy Scout anniversary event, and rail line accidents with minor injuries. Local social visits feature Mrs. Campbell, Mrs. Blatchley, and J. C. Dillon’s church duties.
W E Willey set for next Monday February 12 to auction 58 bred sows and gifts of pure bred Poland China hogs in a large tent near Lowe's implement house. Buyers may view each animal as it is brought into the ring, with farmers increasingly purchasing this stock for their herds.
The union meetings will be held each evening this week at the Methodist church. Attendance and interest are rising as boys and girls are invited to sing in the choir under Mrs Boileau. She brings four years chautauqua experience with Lincoln bureau and contracts with her husband for two years.
On Saturday January 27 Chester A Pearson of Steele City married Miss Bessie Eve lyn Smith at St Joseph Missouri. A reception followed at the bridegrooms sister Mrs May Andrews home with a five piece orchestra. The bride grew up on a farm near Watena Kansas and has been living with a sister in St Joseph. The couple returned to Steele City Tuesday to begin housekeeping on the Wm Pearson farm south of town.
Ex governor Walsh of Massachusetts recounted a tale at a Washington dinner. Archie Roosevelt asked for a napkin and was surprised when Walsh, not the butler, handed it to him. Roosevelt apologized as Walsh explained he is governor, not the servant.
Henry Sullivan defeated Charlie Toth in a grueling long distance swim from Provincetown toward Nantasket Beach, logging 20 hours and around two minutes in the water. He consumed seven pounds of steak, four pounds of chicken, malted milk, grapes, and tonic, then slept through the day. Sullivan voiced satisfaction with the effort and lamented Toth’s withdrawal due to a shark scare after 17 hours.
Readers note the new writer’s aggressive prose as he “murders” the king’s English with sharp, brisk lines. Critics praise the bold cadence and brisk pace that redefine classic phrasing.
President Edward M. Hagar of the Wright company notes a surge in aeroplane development with estimates requested for ten three ton freight planes to move ore from inaccessible mines to shipping points. He predicts widespread use within five to ten years, in both military and peaceful transport, as the war drives innovation observed by Leslie's.
Fragmentary OCR text describes a hat and bow effects with mentions of a medical dealer and a product, but contains garbled phrases making specifics unreadable. No clear event date or identifiable entities emerge beyond generic references to a medical dealer and a product.
A brief social notice invites neighbors to a Saturday evening gathering at the Hoeft residence. The interior is being remodeled with new flooring laid in each room as part of a home improvement effort.
A brief notice touts Chamberlain's pills as prompt relief for severe aches bilious feelings and loss of appetite. Sold by all dealers as an advertised remedy with the promise of quick comfort.
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