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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1915
Page
2
An advertisement touts Pape s Diapepsin as a fast cure for indigestion gas belching and discomfort claiming relief within five minutes. It promotes a fifty cent bottle and urges readers to try the product at local stores.
Per 100 in Postage gladly mail our Catalog of Ten Fo The Price, Winner Bil dae Wier Altai oto Gend 126 Reminiscence I can remember when we could get an idea of how an election was going by taking a straw vote. We never depend on straw votes.
British and French Mediterranean fleets with aeroplanes and seaplanes attacked the Dardanelles forts from Saturday. Reports say notable damage and casualties on the Allied side, while the Turkish official claim shows minimal damage to forts and light casualties among defenders. Three warships reportedly damaged by shots from the forts.
Saturday marked the noisiest day in city history as the Panama Exposition prepared to open. Bells, whistles, horns, sirens and batons echoed from forts, churches, streetcars and factories while newspapers urged subscribers to rise for the fair opening.
Federal grand jury in Los Angeles indicted Harry Chandler, assistant general manager of the Los Angeles Times, and a millionaire land owner, in connection with an alleged conspiracy to occupy Mexican Lower California territories from American soil.
A German submarine torpedoed the British steamer Chamback of 1990 tons in the Irish sea Saturday morning without warning. Three crew were killed and a fourth drowned as they attempted to reach boats. The incident is linked to the submarine Crockade of the British Isles, reported as fleets bombarded the Dardanelles while Russian forces attacked the fortress front.
Prohibition favored officers as the French government resumes a fight over a safe of Alcono. Juan Gonzales, a Mexican murderer of Detective Ring in Omaha, was shot near Scribner after a hunting party spotted a submerged haystack. A pursuit followed with heavy gunfire. Gonzales was killed. The British foreign office replies to US concerns over flag use on the Lusitania, asserting the ship raised the American flag to protect noncombatants and passengers.
German reply to the US warning note about attacks on neutral ships in the danger zone heightened US officials concerns over possible complications. The note's friendly tone offered hope of protecting neutrals butGermany disclaims responsibility for any fate of neutral vessels in the war zone.
Democratic senators moved to conference the house ship purchase bill until February 28 to avoid a filibuster risk on March 4. Republicans and Democrats agreed to pass appropriation bills within ten days to prevent an extra session.
The piece extols garden products as a modern healthful investment for people of means. It notes their high quality and stable prices due to large-scale production, regular markets, and lower transport costs from volume-based traffic.
In a Washington scene Senator John Sharp Williams tells correspondent Bob Gates he has only one cigar left and bit the end to light it, joking that Gates might have asked first. A separate police court note reports a raid on a negro gambling house with a dozen inmates arrested and one accused uttering a brief denial.
A fragment notes bold prosecuting at torney conduct and courage of convictions. It cites that nearly 100000 women and children work in U S tobacco factories. It mentions Falmouth as possibly England's oldest port used by Phoenicians 2500 years ago.
Delegates at the United States Live Stock Sanitary association convention declare extermination as the only solution to the foot and mouth outbreak. Speakers from eighteen states describe local eradication methods as the only effective approach.
In Paris deputies debate prohibiting new barrooms and liquor sales amid front-line absences. The vote to postpone failed, signaling strong pro prohibition sentiment. In Wyoming a strike at North Rup-Nast mine yields a cavern with rich gold and platinum ore. In Wilkesbarre a gas explosion at Prospect colliery kills eight and injures six.
A state agricultural summary highlights alfalfa as a leading crop with strong yields and wide cultivation. The report notes growing demand from feed mills and dairy farms, urging continued investment in irrigation and soil health for sustained production.
A new campaign to foster closer cooperation with labor unions and workers is announced by the National Federation for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis. A committee including Samuel Gompers and George W. Perkina will guide efforts with a monthly health bulletin distributed through the International Labor Press bureau.
After dinner in the drawing room guests discuss the gift they most covet. Mrs King wants to be the best dressed woman in society while Mrs Drayton longs for the handsomest turnouts and Mrs Smith seeks popularity. Robinson reacts with a burst of disbelief.
A Wall Street broker jokes at lunch about the difference between a taxidermist and a taxi driver. He notes the taximeter’s high setting and delivers a punch line: one skins you and stuffs you, the other stuffs you and skins you.
A concise note counsels replying to Gwendolyn with a message that conveys care without exposing genuine sentiment. The guidance suggests telling her you love her as a direct but tricky response within a tense interpersonal exchange.
A sharp quip on marriage and bluff calling, with a short humorous exchange about baptism. The dialogue includes Bundey School Teacher and Johnny, hinting at a moral gag and a baby as the baptism sign.
Burglars broke the front door and robbed the Latter Day Saints church in Nebraska City last week. Two secret drawers in the pulpit were forced open and the Christmas and birthday offerings were stolen. An altar was damaged in the break in. This was the second such incident.
The text extols a long proven aid used across the country for various stomach liver or bowel ailments. It warns against imitations and emphasizes applying the remedy with care for protection and effectiveness.
A thirteen year old named Page returns home with news of a classmate assigned to write a poem on a given subject tomorrow. Her mother, known for generosity, remarks on the nice subject while Page asks what she herself will say about it.
A child recites counting from one to three to explain a yard as she wants to play. In a separate note a boy explains being whipped by his mother for a dirty face and then washed, as recorded in a judge’s comment.
The text notes a self-possessed girl invited to endure a small taste of defeat. A young widow speaks early of her late husband while sharp stage banter and high spots are highlighted as crowd-pleasers.
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