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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1913
Page
3
An advertisement urges readers to use Peruna for coughs and colds citing quick relief and lung protection. It offers confidential guidance and promises personal letters with prompt replies, encouraging immediate purchase and use.
The article notes ferns are increasingly used to pack foods for transport in Germany and England, especially for delicate items like fresh fruit butter fish and other products requiring careful handling. It highlights the practice becoming common in shipping.
A fragment notes a line about giving a seat to Bella and taking from handsome men, followed by a garbled ad for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup claiming teething relief. It ends with a vague remark that robbery is robbery, comparing methods like sandbag or trade trick in a damaged text.
Mrs Arthur Haworth tells how her four year old nephew broke out with red spots and blisters on the face. After applying Cuticura Soap and Ointment and washing with warm suds, the blisters burst and dried. Within about ten to eleven days the face was clear with no scarring. The testimonial notes free samples and a 32 page Skin Book from Boston.
Between 1856 and 1912 British seamen had 3,265,488 money orders issued at UK and foreign ports totaling over £19 million. By March 31 only 742 remained unpaid valued at £7,060. Wages sent home from 1878 to 1912 totaled £5.56 million while foreign transmission reached £1 million.
A lighthearted line about a joyful ride yesterday contrasts with a husband’s current misery. The exchange hints at domestic irony and humor without specific events or names.
Grief news reports wolves killing hogs near Ainsworth and Greenwood wolf hunts with few sightings. Aurora schools closed for smallpox fumigation. Crete deaths follow a fall. Union Pacific roundhouse west wing fire in Kearney. Beatrice and Mil ler deaths reported. Beaver City electric light bonds pass. Fremont and Franklin host debates. club clears funds for clubhouse. Greenwood plays planned. Richiland farmers join wolf hunt. York fire damages business block. Norfolk birthday dinner arrives via parcel post. Shubert shipment to Highland Kansas. Hampton bids for new school. All across Nebraska, accidents, elections, and community events arrayed.
A letter dictated by George Washington in January 1778 and copied partly by Alexander Hamilton explains Valley Forge decision. Washington chose proximity to Philadelphia to pressure the enemy and protect virtuous citizens who fled to refuge, avoiding wider ruin. The piece praises Washington as good and great for facing dire trials and shaping needed plans.
Joseph J. Keefer told the Sons of Veterans in Washington that Gen. George Washington’s ancestors used the name Washen until 1660 when John Washen left England for the colonies. Keefer traced the Washen line back over 60 generations to an origin at Cave Castle, Bingland, and showed historical pictures during the lecture.
The passage argues that a nation is formed by laws and institutions more than individuals and stresses history as a study of morals. It notes both the bad and good influence future generations seek fame, while historians may doubt their judgment when judging distant past events.
After a failed campaign Gen. Washington faced a cold reception in Philadelphia where the ladies snubbed his wife. The scene contrasted with the warmer welcome she received later as the president’s wife, marking a notable shift in social reception.
Alberta farmer Mr. Harris Olum homesteaded 160 acres in 1902 and expanded to 1,920 acres of mixed farming. He markets 100 to 126 hogs and similar cattle yearly, owns 200 hogs, 25 draft horses, and 35 purebred Hereford cattle. Barley yields about 40 bushels per acre and oats about 80 bushels. Government agents offer guidance on best homestead districts.
A short tale follows Willie a city boy who mistakes a chicken for play in a large suburban yard. His limited fauna knowledge leads him to pursue the bird with a stick until the hostess intervenes and the mother explains the mistake.
A garbled jumble of quotations about flattery, political townships, and a postmaster figure. The lines mention a child in love, snubbing, and odd notes on cleaning necks, with scattered phrases about brilliance and moral deeds.
Fragmentary chatter mentions a controversial "old girl" in a club and references dubious patent medicines. The text scoffs at health panaceas like Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets and Sugar of Lead style tonics, illustrating a dismissive, morally framed scene. The rhetoric hints at gossip and social judgment within a social circle.
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