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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1918
Page
2
Fragments describe kidneys filtering blood and flushing acids with a claim for a harmless medicine named Anuric by Dr. Pierce. The text touts cleansing the body through increased urine flow, promising relief from headache and fatigue and an offer to send water for examination.
A witty exchange contrasts practical legal advice with costs, as one speaker jokes that every course a lawyer suggests comes with fees. The other replies that lawyers see value in every option, framing it as a fees based choice.
An old advertisement touts Green's August Flower as a household laxative and digestive aid. It claims benefits for constipation liver trouble indigestion and nervous dyspepsia with relief of headaches palpitations and general low spirits.
The fragment ponders a golf course issue in Pennsylvania touching on bunker fill and whether a hole is nine or eighteen. It reflects uncertainty about layout and terminology in the course.
A fragment notes broad political discussion about Europe and the aim to shape a general determination. It mentions political actors and a focus on regional alignment without detailing specific actions or outcomes. The readable text centers on strategic intent rather than concrete events.
President Wilson addressed Congress outlining four core principles for any peace discussion with Germany and Austria Hungary. He demanded territorial settlements served by justice, protection of peoples, consent to national aspirations, and that major powers respect sovereign populations while avoiding imperial bartering. Russia declares war at end in Amsterdam report.
Railroads under Director General Mc Adoo grant 1 cent per mile to Grand Army of the Republic and United Confederate Veterans and families for annual reunions. G A R assembles in Portland Oregon and Confederate veterans in Tulsa Oklahoma for next summer. The article notes this may be the last chance for many veterans to reunite and mentions a February 26 meeting at 10 o'clock to discuss candidates.
New figures show 23,475,000 Americans joined the Red Cross during the Christmas drive, up from about 6,000,000, with Central Division leading in new members. Gains by region include Atlantic 2.8 million, Central 3.6 million, Gulf 284 thousand, and Pacific 227 thousand, plus 48 thousand in territorial possessions. Unfavorable weather made the result exceptionally good and expectations note many new workers will join local chapters to aid army navy and allied civilian efforts.
Washington decides to keep heatless Mondays as coal supplies dwindle in the east amid severe winter conditions. A federal conference with Fuel Administrator Garfield and Director General McAdoo, plus state admins, confirms the closing order stays. Senate debate urges drastic food shortage measures and possible mass drafts to boost production. In Geneva, Ukrainian forces claim victory after three days of intense fighting near Kiev, with heavy casualties.
The senate measure proposes a statewide prohibition question for Kentucky voters. If ratified, prohibition becomes effective July 1, 1920. The tally was 76 to 11 in favor.
An agreement has been reached on terms to be offered by the Central Powers to Romania, signaling a possible easing of hostilities and a new diplomatic channel for settlement.
Iowa plans to issue vermin-proof trench garments for soldiers as part of military supply efforts. The program aims to improve protection and comfort for service members, reflecting wartime procurement priorities.
Vice Chairman Saunders announces a naval board finding that ships can be made practically unsinkable. The move supports renewed Anglo American resolve to clear the seas of submarines. Admirals Jellicoe and other officials indicate a campaign with new instruments to curb or eliminate submarines within months.
The Tuscania, a Canard liner carrying 2179 American soldiers from Michigan and Wisconsin, was torpedoed and sunk off the Irish coast. 1912 survivors reported. 44 bodies washed ashore fifteen miles from the wreck, unidentified due to lack of army unit tags.
Washington adopts a British French style numbered tag system for soldiers identification. Adjutant General McCain says each man will wear a metal tag with a number and the same number will appear opposite his name in the war department roster. Effect February 28, all entering service will receive a tag to ensure identification of bodies and avoid blank tags as seen on the Titanic disaster.
Secretary Daniels at the National Press Club urged that the United States will soon possess the greatest navy in the world with aid from Henry Ford and other gentlemen. He praised the navy’s wartime spirit and teamwork from recruit to admiral. In France, five American soldiers were killed in fighting near St Mihiel after their patrol was ambushed. four others were missing and one wounded.
The War Department considers Lincoln as a training site for vocational education for drafted men possibly from the spring draft classes. They may be housed in state fair grounds barracks. Meanwhile at Camp Cody in Deming New Mexico two Nebraska soldiers died of pneumonia in the Thirteenth Infantry Private Bert Klaus of Lincoln and Private Alien Douglas of Riverton.
Advices from Buda pest report Count Julius Andrasay former Hungarian premier declared before the lower house that he was con-
Officers cite partially trained boys lining the deck singing national airs while awaiting boats as proof of American soldiers' discipline. The vessel stayed afloat for about two hours in calm seas, contributing to only a small loss of life as a convoy received immediate relief.
London dispatches recount the sinking of the British liner Tuscania by a German submarine. An accompanying note says a destroyer may have depth charged the raider, with crews missing and presumed dead. The Associated Press corroborates the casualty toll via Irish dispatches later confirmed by the U S embassy.
Firsthand account from survivors describes the ship Goce tilting starboard after a collision with the Tuscania. Lifeboats on one side nearly disappeared as the crew fought to abandon ship amid heavy seas and confusion.
Dr. Ellery W. Davis, dean of the college of literature science and arts, dies at his Lincoln residence from pneumonia. The Nebraska campus mourns the loss of a longtime academic leader.
A mammy from the antebellum era enters a shoe shop asking for “a pair of overday shoes.” The clerk selects men’s heavy plow shoes and stands to watch her try them on. She asks him to move away, saying white folks raised her and she is “kinder akittish.”
A brief note references Anna and Evelyn as cousins in a family matter. No further details are provided in the readable text.
The Berlin Voorwaerts players request days off by writing to the boss and shutting the shop for a week. The Detroit News notes the need for steady, inflexible principle over spasms of thrill seeking, urging action now rather than later.
A sad wreck recounts imagined battles as the kindly widow of a lane conversations turns to scars. He describes warlike injuries from a boot, a horse shoe, and rice while claiming cab driving caused further wounds. The tale ends with the old lady vanishing.
Horns mounted on trench parapets face inward and connect by wires to commander stations. A closing contact triggers honks along the trench line, providing signaling that can be heard over the battle noise.
In a Kansas town a man named Bill has never known good health and has struggled financially. After a year without work he finally found a job driving a sprinkling wagon this spring, but rain began the very day he started and dust vanished for months afterward.
Vague campaign comments surface in a Kansas City Journal item while references to Athens and a striking phrase about a pretty nag appear, suggesting a chipped or garbled report of a political discussion and local sentiment.
An American curiosity features a plant with a peculiar tube that lowers into water to drink and folds back up when not in use.
A fragment expresses a man in a grave revery and muses on the thoughts that arise naturally when burial occurs. The terse lines hint at contemplation of mortality and the state of being buried.
A compact aphorism notes that even powerful conquerors overlook the stubborn flaws of small forces. The saying echoes the idea that minor, nimble adversaries can outlast grand schemes. The imagery uses fleas and a pig to illustrate persistence over brute force.
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