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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1911
Page
8
The item lists the Steele City Press publication details with publisher A. D. Rouen, weekly Friday issue, and pricing for advance payment at one dollar. It notes Nebraska origin and the act under which it is published.
Miss Lena New is quite sick. Mell Palmer of Lanham visited. PF M Miller traveled to Lanham Saturday. Mrs Kennedy of Steele City visited Hollenberg. Ne Justis shipped cattle here. P G Parks visited Hanover. Velma Ahlers shopped in Hanover. Mrs Wm Ahlers and Roscoe were Fairbury callers. Charles and Lawrence Babcock were in Fairbury. B W Smith traveled to Morrowville. John Mueller of Lanham seen downtown. Solon Townsend made a trip to Hanover. Mrs Hyland left for Kansas City. Elia Dunn of Beatrice visiting. Fred McKay and wife in Fairbury. James Thompson and family moved back from Beatrice. Harold Shimp returned to Washington after visit. Ida Hodge back from Beatrice.
The Kansas House defeated all fair bills creating a two year gap before a state fair returns. The report notes Nebraska continues with what is described as the best state fair in the west, per the Washington Palladium.
C H Wright narrowly saved his buildings on the Wright farm northwest of town after a fire started in a stubble field on George Place farm by sparks from engine on train No 65. Strong wind spread the blaze burning alfalfa on Wright's land.
Contestants entering the corn acreage contest must harvest and measure an acre by May 2 1911. The acre will be husked weighed and witnessed by two disinterested freeholders in the county. A weight affidavit and production cost details must be sent to the State Board of Agriculture by December 1 1911.
A Japanese lawyer, Mate:fel Seno, claimed to be the only woman member of the wartime land of the Mikado. She stated she was educated in England.
The article argues paper flywheels can surpass iron in strength, noting the tensile strength of paper enables their use. It highlights the emerging adoption of paper sywheels and their potential advantage in mechanical power applications.
Land listing advertises a 140 acre farm near Steele City Nebraska with a four room house a barn windmill cross fences and outbuildings. It claims good yields for Colorado crops and invites buyers to contact Bloom in Steele City for details.
The article notes the persistence of rail fences and dugout canoes in rural America especially in New England and New York. It describes dugouts as primitive watercraft built from a log by shaving the exterior and hollowing the interior with adze and fire, and mentions Potomac river usage dating to Powhatan times with simple straight forms and central seating.
Creditors of the estate of Susan A. Hanshew deceased must meet the administratrix in Jefferson County Nebraska at the county courthouse on August 2, 1911 at 1 PM to present claims for examination, filing, and allowance as required by law.
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