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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1911
Page
5
The Europa ushers a new fleet surpassing the Olympic and Titanic in length and tonnage. It features nine decks, space for over 6,000, extensive gym and leisure facilities, and advanced air and communications systems, signaling a leap beyond earlier liners.
A tail of the season reform sweeping Coney Island notes a buyer purchasing an attenuated specimen after being coaxed. The remark hints at sharp practices, with a line about shoving it under the door attributed to Lippincott's.
Casey buys a livery stable and hires a painter to create a sign showing him astride a mule. Finnigan admires the image and asks who the man on Casey’s back is, joking that it looks like Finnigan but isn’t him.
Practical home tip describing a quick repair for a skipping Deveree beater. It advises tying soft twine around the screw head to tighten the wheel so the device runs firmly, noting the fix may wear off after a week or two but is easily re applied.
Mr W Howard Bishes of Crystal City Texas describes a Dunkard colony in Texas under the Brethren Church. He notes a mixed paid and unpaid ministry with active lay participation, private property within a communal aid system, and a habit of home ownership among farming members. The conservative branch has about 900 churches and 80,000 to 90,000 communicants with missions in China India and Europe.
Jean Georges a Paris cab driver and Legion of Honor recipient who saved 15 women at a charity bazaar fire on May 15, 1897, later drowned near Bordeaux. He toured Paris for years, then moved to the United States to seek fortune, failed, returned home by subscription, and resumed driving in Bordeaux where he disappeared from view before his death.
A starling that died after being struck by a golf ball at a course in Edinburgh is displayed mounted on the ball in a glass case at a well known dental shop window. The bird died instantly during flight at the Eile course.
A Billville philosopher reflects on happiness and the simple life. He notes contentment with a pint, willingness to drink a gallon, and the idea that storms and thunder mark life, yet the steadfast aim remains returning to simplicity at journey’s end.
A humorous note prevails about a couple joking over a pair of lace curtains that serve as a wife’s Christmas present reveal. The line toys with the idea of peeking to see a gift before it’s opened.
Vienna and Budapest move to ease a severe housing shortage with 25 million and 95 million kronen funds for workmen’s dwellings. New flats range from one to three rooms with kitchens, rents from 60 to 220 kronen yearly, and barrack-style single rooms at weekly rates. The high property taxes deter investment, prompting government support to building societies and local authorities to end the city’s rent woes.
Maine trappers endure longer hours and greater efforts as fur scarcity continues. Prices for fox pelts rise to six dollars, while mink, fisher, and sable become rarer. Demand strengthens for raccoon and muskrat pelts, and even bobcats fetch two dollars. Bears over 400 pounds are now rare in the state.
James M Donald, chairman of the Hanover National Bank, plans to shorten his daily New York trip by five minutes by building a private road through a 100-acre farm between his home and the nearest suburban railway station. He will fund the road and dedicate it for public use.
Year end figures show Omaha railroads invested 2.408 million dollars in improvements during 1910. It is estimated that more than 20 million dollars was paid out in wages here.
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