Rattlesnake Tale Sparks Back-and-Forth Banter
A brief exchange recalls a rattlesnake story with a punny comeback. The dialog showcases light local humor about an animal encounter and storytelling in a community setting.
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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1917
Page
3
Good for Hungry Children by Skinner Mfg Co Ad
An advertisement touts Skinner Macaroni and Spaghetti as delicious economical nourishment for children. Claims it builds bone and muscle, steadies nerves, and offers free samples to mothers, made from premium Durum wheat by Skinner Mfg. Co. Nebr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skinner Mfg. Co. Nebr
Adv
Husband's Qualities and Advertisement Snippet
An itemized snippet mentions Agnes and Grace with quips about an ideal husband. It also lists alfalfa seed priced at $6 and sweet clover at $8, followed by an ad for J. W. Mulhall of Sioux City Iowa. A brief note hints he is not out of the woods yet and that some think they can free him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Mulhall
Sioux City
New York
Bas
Copeland Townsend
London
No title
A brief ironic note about housewives unable to afford cabbage and the implied smell of future boarding houses. The fragment hints at rising costs affecting daily meals and living conditions.
Actress Reveals Secret Hair Darkening Mixture
A famous actress shares a home recipe to gradually darken gray hair. The mix uses water, Bay Kum, Barbo Compound, and glycerine and can be prepared by any druggist or purchased ready made. It reportedly darkens streaks without coloring the scalp, leaving hair soft and glossy.
Potatoes Thief Charged In 1920 Court Scene
In a 1920 case a justice questions a defendant about stealing potatoes from a jewelry store. Anume cures backache and rheumatism advertised by Dr. W. M. Pierce from New York appears in the document. The note mentions limited use of OW fuel on under forty U.S. railroads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Pierce
N. Y
California Syrup of Figs Ad Praises Gentle Laxative
A vintage advertorial promotes California Syrup of Figs as a safe pleasant tasting laxative for children and adults. It touts gentle cleansing of stomach liver and bowels without griping and urges mothers to keep a bottle handy with dosing printed on the label.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
A Minister’s Confession and a Detective’s Note on Theft
A Maryland minister credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with restoring his health after severe back and kidney issues. A detective discusses a $20 weekly clerk who bankrupted earnings into luxury purchases, fueled by love and excess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Love
Freezone claims quick corn removal without pain
An advertisement touts Freezone ether compound as a painless corn and callus remover. It promises instant drying and that the corn or callus loosens and lifts away with a few drops applied directly to the affected area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cineingali
Coler Quips Reflect Mental States in Brown Study
A fragment references Coler describing someone as being in a brown study and questions whether the mood is a blue funk or a black thought, preserving a literary tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coler
Anti Cigaret Bill Clears House With Narrow Margin
A state house debate on H.R. 248 advances to third reading amid limited opposition. The measure by Representative Fults seeks to ban cigarette smoking in public places, listing passenger coaches street cars public autos churches court houses schools hotels restaurants barber shops theaters depots and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union News Service
Fults
Editor of O'Neill Frontier Serves 53rd District Fourth Term
The editor of the ONeill Frontier is the representative for the Fifty third district in the House for the fourth consecutive term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Neill Frontier
State measures seek school book commission and higher levies
The legislature considers a state school book commission with a $3,000 secretary and royalties for texts, plus a $1,000,000 annual rural school levy. A 50 mill maximum school tax and competitive state printing contracts are proposed. The Educational Lands board buys irrigation bonds, Chimney Rock and Alliance districts, near Bayard Morrill County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Educational Lands and Funds
Altho
Chimney Rock
Alliance Irrigation District
Bayard
Morrill County
Pape's Diapep sin Promoted As Quick Stomach Helper
Ad copy extols Pape's Diapepsin as a rapid remedy for dyspepsia indigestion and gas. It claims dramatic relief within minutes and urges keeping a case at home as a safe universal stomach doctor. Also notes typhoid carrier growth in New York with public health measures and occupational changes for food handlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pape
Adv
New York Health Department
New York
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Offer Aid for Skin Irritations
It takes about ten minutes to show that a hot bath with Cuticura Soap followed by Cuticura Ointment offers relief and speeds healing of eczemas itchings and irritations. Free sample by mail with Book. Address postcard Cuticura Dept L Bokton. Sold everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuticura
Dept. L
Bokton
Public Health and War Efforts Highlighted in Soldier History
The piece reflects on how public health measures in war times shaped outcomes, noting yellow fever and typhoid battles as pivotal. It mentions the Panama Canal buildup aiding naval power and frames science as saving more lives than current conflicts. A personal reminiscence contrasts childhood views with a neighbor’s rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlyle
HiWikung
Cascarets Cleanse Liver Bowels Without Gripe
An early 20th century promotion extols Cascarets for cleansing the liver and bowels. It contrasts with salts and purgatives, claims quick relief by morning, and notes a 10 cent box price. The ad targets headaches biliousness indigestion and constipation as benefits. A closing line mentions an overhead danger signal.
Local riddle hints at truth behind a girl
Fragmentary lines suggest belief in a girl's honesty. The text hints at a character hailed as true and trustworthy within a clipped literary exchange.
Danderine promises hair beautification and new growth
An advertisement touts Knowlton's Danderine for light fluffy hair and dandruff relief. It claims immediate cleansing and, after weeks of use, new hair growth appears across the scalp, urging readers to buy a 25 cent bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knowlton
Adv
Pasteurized Milk Debate Sparks City Board Question
The new board asks if pasteurized milk is supplied in the city with a confident reply that cows are kept in pasture all summer. The Christian Herald cites women sailors among Finns and Norwegians as a note on the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Christian Herald
Uric Acid Cure Ad Promises Relief From Gout
A 18th century claim credits Scheele with uric acid origins and promotes Anurie as a pre meal remedy to flush uric acid, offering trial packages and asserting superiority to lithia. The piece also notes Harvard psychical research plans and Crookes style tests on telekinetic ability.
The Proof Dramatic Line Sparks Tabloid Gaffe
A garbled cryptic line hints at a stage moment where love is said to blind a man. The snippet mentions women applying powder and a nap, suggesting a behind the scenes gag or costume gag in a theatre setting.
Automobiles Surpass Railroads in Passenger Service Value
A national automobile organization reports cars carry more passenger miles per person than all U S railroads combined. Using average railroad fares as a baseline, the auto service is valued at nearly 1 billion dollars annually for the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Automobile Organization
America
United States
Pasenger
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House Committee On Education
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