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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1911
Page
7
A testimonial from Samuel Wilson of Minneapolis praises Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root for curing his ailments without surgery. He details weeks of use, regained appetite, and return to work, claiming others could avoid operations. Notary M M Kerridge certifies the oath as true.
An advertisement promotes a booklet about kidneys and bladder available at drug stores for fifty cents to one dollar. It includes clipped lines and mentions Ransom’s Family Receipt 1911 and other health and lifestyle quotes. The note urges readers to be prudent and to obtain the booklet through the advertised channels.
A living skeleton and an armless wonder quote a woman enraged by being sent a catalogue. The snippet from the Chicago Tribune frames the odd exchange as a sharp, darkly humorous moment about industrial goods and personal affronts.
The Salem city owns a noted medallion carved from wood after a life sketch of George Washington by Samuel McIntire. The artist both sketched and carved the piece, enhancing its value. Washington visited Salem during his east tour and the medallion was made to adorn the arch over the west entrance of Washington square. It is kept in the Essex Institute fireproof room in Salem and studied as a striking likeness of the first American president.
Senate and House advance major bills on the bank guaranty law and initiative referendum. Governor Aldrich cites a $92 600 two year cost to enforce banking laws including deposit guarantees. Measures pass on Sunday baseball county option and capital removal. a secondary school of agriculture is formed. salary and maintenance bills move forward.
Lawmakers consider a uniform accounting system for all state offices boards and institutions an auditing board to review expenditures and a rule requiring all money received by state bodies to be turned into the state treasury.
The house introduced the salary appropriation for state officers and institutions totaling 1,131,940 for the biennium, up from 996,200 two years ago. The Wayne and Chadron normal schools drive 93,500 of the rise, while the two year net increase for the same officers and institutions was 42,240.
The privileges and elections committee recommends passage of Volpp's bill requiring students to vote at their parental home if they receive help from home. The measure would eliminate the student vote in Lincoln if enacted.
A lengthy report surveys the defeat of an old removal bill amid objections and reforms and notes a new capital removal proposal appearing Friday. It also details the county option bill defeat in the senate with 16 yeas and 17 nays and lists the voting names.
A family mourned a King Charles spaniel believed lost after an open door allowed the pet to disappear. A florist’s neighbor saw a dog matching the pet’s description at their shop and learned it belonged elsewhere. The dog correctly identified its owner and was returned, prompting a note on the value of advertising.
The House passed a $100,000 appropriation for another agricultural school in the southwestern state by a slim margin. Boosters from Harlan and Phelps counties, including Ex-Governor Shallenberger, pressed the measure with repeated Lincoln delegations. Eastman, author, won final vote 51 to 47.
Mrs H F Householder of 2004 Wilhelm St Baltimore writes that Cuticura Soap and Ointment cured her baby’s severe eczema after months of failed medical treatment. Her infant’s head ears nose and eyes healed, hair regrew, and no scars remained since last November. She praises Cuticura and says the child has been well since.
Conversation reveals only the architect's finished design rendering as a clue to the building's location, with one friend unable to identify the exact site despite knowing the street and general area. The exchange emphasizes ambiguity and reliance on a visual plan.
The Nebraska state senate recommended the initiative and referendum bill for passage after an afternoon session devoted to ora tory. The bill, discussed in committee of the whole, was engrossed for a third reading after minor changes. Friends of the measure stayed united as radical amendments were defeated. Skiles of Butler led the bill, Albert of Platte opposed some provisions and urged referral to a committee for digesting amendments. Placek of Saunders offered several amendments opposed by the bill’s introducer and defeated.
In a promotional pitch, Defiance Starch invites a trial using both hot and wild starching. If results are unsatisfactory, return it for a refund. The note frames duty and endurance as a blessing in the effort, signed by Taylor.
A fragment notes that a saint claiming he cannot sin may still need another to handle church finances. It mentions a crop sale or payments, with a reference to J Ulhali of Sioux City Iowa and a saying about prefering a dark horse to a black sheep.
Quote suggests a burglar claim about time of night. Becker remarks the thief's response was 12 rather than a precise hour, implying a mischievous or coded hint.
A Topeka based advertisement promotes free samples of Gold Embossed, Good Luck Flower, and Motto Post Cards. Request 2 cent stamps for five samples and lists Art Post Card Club at 7 Jackson St, Topeka, Kansas.
A terse exchange ends with the man turning on the gas after being told he must not see her again. The lines suggest a dramatic confrontation and a potential fatal implication.
A fragmentary 19th century ad notes refunds on cures within days and references Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething pain. It also includes a Seneca quote about friendship and a brief nod to tobacco product claims and a smoker's praise for Lewis' Single Binder cigar.
In the upper house a joint resolution favoring the income tax received votes from all present senators with thirty two voting for. Also passed 8. F. No 66 prohibiting use of vehicles or conveyances to bring voters to the polls.
The supreme court upholds the new liquor law as constitutional, prohibiting sale for medicinal or mechanical purposes and affirming legislative power to ban liquor for any purpose. The claims committee awarded A. Whedon $5,000 for bank guaranty defense and $2,500 to State Senator I. L. Albert for his work. No legislative session Thursday due to Bishop Bonacum's funeral.
Fragmentary items show common 1900s ads and notices. Defiance Starch promises no scorching on irons while Garfield Tea is touted for liver and bowels. Mentions Emerson growth, Judge critique of sermons, and Lewis' Single Binder cigars.
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