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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1914
Page
2
More than twenty famed authors gathered at Caxton Hall London on February 3 for a reception and readings. Beatrice Harriett Sims and other celebrities signed books for sale by auction.
The note describes a baby playing in coal dust with a directive to have the nurse wash him thoroughly and ensure all coal dust is saved. The text reflects a domestic care instruction likely from a historical household record.
A wife asks about her husband’s late night habits while she denies he stays out routinely. The exchange focuses on trust and household boundaries in a quiet domestic moment.
Snow storm rivals 1888 with zero weather across the Hudson Valley Mohawk Valley and upstate New York. Railroads trolley lines and mails halted as four more deaths occur in the cold spell bringing total fatalities to seventeen. Opium smoking death penalty mention appears in the lead but not expanded in this fragment.
Predictions of a fierce revolution if Hindu exclusion policies are approved were made by Dr Sudhindra Bose at the House immigration committee. He argued Hindus are Aryan and deserve naturalization and urged a gentleman's agreement with Britain to restrict immigration. Commissioner Caminetti urged early action to check Asiatic immigration amid diplomatic talks with Japan.
Reports from the provinces say officials have issued death penalties for opium smoking. In Wu Chang a soldier was tried by a comrades court and executed immediately, illustrating that Chinese courts are not used in such cases as in the West.
Readers are urged to buy Pape's Diapepsin for quick relief from stomach upset. The ad claims relief within five minutes and that it strengthens digestion for enjoying favorite foods again. It touts a fifty cent large case as a sound investment.
Poorly legible passage shows a dialogue line about bromidequinine and a remark about a cold. The text includes garbled phrases and stray quotes, offering little coherent context or identifiable people or places.
In a small, informal exchange, Hacon and Egbert remark on a man who resembles a scholar and appears to be at the foot of the class. The conversation hints at rivalry and perceptions within a local setting.
Riots in the Japanese capital sparked by tax protests saw 200 citizens arrested in the lower city area on Friday as 500 police moved to quell demonstrations. The government ordered arrests of editors from opposition papers and suppression of their outlets.
Geordie trudges with a wheelbarrow when he meets the vicar who asks if pushing the Darrow would be easier. Geordie replies that Kadarsay of the barrow is not appealing, stating he is sick of the sight on’t.
In a bed bound scene Mrs Casey questions if the cat was put out by Mr Casey. He admits it and challenges her belief. The exchange ends with her doubt lingering.
Washington warns national banks they must declare within sixty days their intention to join the new reserve system or face liquidation steps. Nebraska charter day observed with a large mid winter commencement and intercollegiate events follows a Sunday observance.
Rebels raid the Tampico to San Luis Potosi line cutting oil supply and destroying a passenger train. At Las Canoas twenty miles south of Cardenas mines exploded beneath a Tampico train. A federal escort of fifty fought the rebels and all fed erals were killed. Passengers in the rear cars were driven to the brush or reached stations.
A London Chronicle correspondent recalls six climbers attempting Grand Combin in the Alps. After a thunderstorm and a day in a hut, four of the party suffer colds but on the third morning all find their colds disappear as they reach the peak and descend.
Mrs. William P Campbell aged 74 was badly crushed and overcome by the crowd in Pajrbery Nebraska. The incident left her in serious condition as bystanders aided. Authorities investigated the crowd dynamics and EMS responded promptly.
A sixty five page indictment with nineteen counts is filed in federal court against Attorney Thomas H. Matters of Omaha. The case stems from Matters business ties with M L Luebben in the First National Bank of Sutton and ends the grand jury probe into the bank. A second separate indictment contains four counts. Lincoln Neb one officer of the San Mary troops will be sent to Leavenworth for two months instruction on full pay.
Fragmentary text discusses school teachers and learning topics with garbled OCR phrases and repeated fragments. Several unclear references resemble historical notes on education, teaching methods, and local schooling contexts without coherent detail.
Washington reports the world's wheat crop surpassing four billion bushels with a total around 4,125,000,000 bushels. The Agriculture Department states this exceeds the previous record by approximately 294,671,200 bushels.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a place name Ontario and a broad wartime context. The readable elements suggest a headline about a town or area vanished or altered by war and front lines, with limited legible fragments indicating displacement or destruction.
Lincoln Neb January reports reveal Jack White, father of Mrs Sadie Walter, died after sleepless nights and sobbing over his daughter's jail in Omaha. She aided police in arresting gang member Black Tony Clartetta linked to the McVey resort robbery and Nickell murder.
In Fort Worth on Saturday delegates from Texas counties will form an elimination convention to nominate a statewide prohibitionist candidate for governor and urge withdrawal of other prohibition candidates. With thirteen Democratic contenders, three of them staunch dry leaders aim to gain a dominant early advantage.
John J. Kennedy state treasurer of New York was found dead in a Markeen hotel lavatory with a cut throat and open razor nearby. He reportedly suffered temporary insanity due to anxiety over an impending grand jury appearance, per attorney Michael F. Dirnbar ger Jr.
Dates for county and community fairs and race purses were fixed at the annual Iowa Nebraska and South Dakota fair circuit meeting in Sioux City Iowa. More than fifty members attended the meeting and banquet. The circuit went on record in favor of the point system and little change was made in classifications or purses.
Newspaper editors from McCook to Red Cloud met at Orie and Orleans forming the Republican Valley Editorial Association. L. P. Shields of Orleans Chronicle was named president, Cecil Matthews of Riverton Review vice president, and Karl L. Spence of Franklin County News secretary treasurer. Over 300 attendees, including Harlan county teachers, joined a banquet hosted by the commercial club.
Paria reports Alfonso Bertillon, creator of the identification system, had been ill and was operated on in October on the armory floor by a score of 22 to 20, as issues with his affiliations and maladies continued.
Weeping Water Nebraska reports a dedication service for a Methodist church in Berlin connected to Paul’s church. The event marks a new house of worship for the local congregation.
The 1914 Nebraska boys corn contest announces prizes from state and county levels with top awards of 50, 25, and 1 cent plus several smaller prizes. Contests are county run or state if no county event. participants must be club members and submit approved reports. Entries must include ten ears, weigh and tally yields, with judging on yield quality and written crop history.
The state board of educational lands and funds finished a military storehouse on the state fair grounds and plans to move national guard stores from the state house basement to the new building. The railway commission will gain two new rooms and two vaults, and the physical valuation department will be moved to the basement rooms. The legislature budgeted 1500 dollars for basement work. any excess will come from railway funds. Farmers urged to plant straw berries for home use, with 300 plants enough for an average family. L. B. Wettling resigns from the Nebraska railway commission after several years as an expert accountant.
The article notes the second annual short course for creamery butter makers stressing sanitary conditions in cream and butter production. It mentions cooler weather aiding supplies, with expectations of frost and fruit growth in spring.
A parable about modern management compares a boss scolding a hod carrier for slow work with the promise to improve. The piece notes people repeat promises and draw moral from everyday scenes. It ends with a campaign slogan and a dye ad referencing Putnam Fadeless Dyes.
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