Steele City Church Notes and Local Updates
Next Sunday services move to Steele City church with 10:00 a.m. Sunday School and 11:00 a.m. preaching followed by Epworth League at 6:45 p.m. A long service and 7:30 p.m. preaching. prayer meeting set for Jan 11. Board of Stewards elected officers including M H Coons as treasurer and secretary. notes on New Year resolutions and spelling changes appear alongside community updates and local notices. The piece references Endicott preaching on Jan 14 and mentions the Steele City Press editor Rough.
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Steele City
Epworth League
Wee
State Teachers’ Association
Omaha
Tho
Alt
Mystery Ball Game Exchange Sparks Schoolteacher Guess
In a humorous exchange at a ball game, Jimny asks who a woman is and discovers it is their schoolteacher. He shares he was explaining the game to her, but admits she may not grasp the sport.
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Jimny
Readable fragments hint at lively artillery term
OCR fragment suggests discussion of artillery terms and military terminology. Limited readable nouns imply a report on weapon use and tactical language without clear event details or dates.
Microphone guided mines touted to stop ships in harbor
Popular Science Monthly describes a system by Baward Chandler in which groups of four mines carry microphones to detect submarine or ship hums. The closest microphone to the vessel triggers lamps on a luminous board, signaling a minefield activation.
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Baward PF. Chandler
Popular Science Monthly
Mr. Chandler
Sudmarine
Engagement Band Attracts Much Attention
Miss Brown-Heah accepts the engagement band while Miss Black-Et notes brass bands draw many eyes. The scene highlights a lively social moment with musical flair and public interest.
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Brown
Mose
Black
Purifying Mine Water A Major Pennsylvania Project
The coal mining company in Pennsylvania plans a large water purification effort. Previously water pumped from coke-region mines polluted streams and harmed fish. Now chemicals are extracted from mine water, offsetting pumping costs as purified water becomes usable for boilers and industrial use.
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Pennsylvania
Coke
Debt dispute between Jim and Bill over borrowed ten dollars
Jim confronts Bill about a ten dollar loan from six months earlier. Bill warns he will forget the loan if pushed further. The exchange shows tension as the topic resurfaces.
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Bill
Jim
Fragmented Exchange On Stage Preparations
A damaged OCR fragment shows a dialogue about preparations for an appearance with a shade of self referential talk. The lines mention a person returning, a promise to join, and requests for assistance from a female figure.
A Wifely Wien Woman Dazes Court
In police court a wife’s reply to a question about her husband in France drew laughter when she said I wish he was. The remark captured the courtroom and reflected a witty, sharp-edged moment inlocal justice reporting.
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France
Flies Stalk Sioux City Tribune Clue in Heat Debate
Local note hints at discomfort indoors for warmth while commenting on the Sioux City Tribune. The fragment suggests a reflective or ironic stance on heat and confinement without detailing an event or outcome.
Local Notes and Updates From Endicott
Ice houses full in town. Pearl Hodges returns to Peru. Skating draws youth this week. Arthur Wells visits Blue Springs. New Year coasting praised. Chas Haig from Dawson visits family. Lucile Fairchild vacationed with Herm Fairchild. G I depot work resumes after weeks. Mrs F C Savage visits from Graff. Lecture Course third session set for Saturday the 6th. Dillon attends prayer meeting. Senator Guy Gillette visits Iowa relatives. Kortnight family to move to Oklahoma. Infant Ira Carter ill with pneumonia but improving. F M Walburn injures icy sidewalk. Garfield McCreight travels west. visits brother Chas McCreight.
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Lucile Fairchild
Herm Fairchild
G. I
F. C. Savage
Graff. Nebr
Dillon
Guy Gillette
Iowa
M. D. Gillette
Kortnight
Oklahoma
Ira Carter
F. M. Walburn
Hollenberg Route 1 Residents and Visitors News
Walter Hayes hosted a dance Saturday evening at Hollenberg Route 1. Scrapped notes list illnesses for Bernard Correll and Lysle Dewey and travels by Fred Baker of Courtland Kansas visiting parents.
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Walter Hayes
Bernard Correll
Lysle Dewey
Fred Baker
Courtland
Kansas
Lawrence
Mr. Kutch
Nebraska
Embroidery Club
Lizzie Kutch
The Habit of Taking Cold
A short guide advises forming a habit of cold exposure by taking a sponge bath at about 90 degrees Fahrenheit each morning and sleeping with the window open to break the habit of being cold.
Birthday Gathering At Will Moore Home
A social Thursday gathering at Will Moore’s home honored his birthday. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Mowry and Harry, Mr. Patterson, Sam Seifford and family, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Davis and Art Davis with baby, Lén Moore and family, Mrs. N. E. Moore, Ed, Bernice and Rose Haverty, Helen and Curtis Drake, plus Mr. and Mrs. Art Davis.
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Will Moore
Community Notes From Mount Vernon Farm Life
Mount Vernon residents stay busy with ice making and visits. Emma Allen and Otis Allen family stop by. Arden Scott visits his aunt Mrs. Alex Shepherd. Neighbors share New Year gatherings, rabbit hunt yields, and Royal Neighbors officers named. A Wilber Camp 1191 meeting featured a surprise basket delivery and refreshments.
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Arden Scott of
Fairbury
Alex Shepherd
Obituary of Clarence Y. Musser of Steele City and Washington
Clarence Y. Musser born April 9 1846 in Elkhart County Indiana died December 22 1916 at Ingle side Hospital Hastings Nebraska. He moved with family to Illinois then Birmingham Iowa and Kansas in the early seventies. He married Annie E. Haverstock September 11 1875 and had two children Mazie B and Clarence W. Lost his sight in 1903 ending an active merchant career. Survived by wife Mrs M son Cassius L Musser and adopted sister Mrs Minnie Arnett. Interred at Washington Cemetery December 27 beside his parents. Funeral by Rev Williams.
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Clarence Y. Musser
Samuel
Mary Ann Musser
Elkhart County
Ind
Ingleside Hospital
Hastings
Nebr
Illinois
Birmingham
Iown
Annie E. Haverstock
Kansas
Mazie B
Clarence W
Musser
Steele City
Marie B
Cassius L. Musser
New Castle
Wyo
Minnie Arnett
Mt. Vernon
Washington
Mr. Musser
Washington Cemetery
Camp meeting closes with thanks and playful pledge
Oracle Annie Shepherd presided as Camp was called to order. Kelly received thanks amid arousing cheer and grand honors. Neighbor Kelly showed embarrassment but vowed she would likely repeat the offense.
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Uerona
Annie Shepherd
Kelly
Bad Habits And Indigestion Advice
Those who breakfast at eight or later lunch at twelve and dinner at six risk indigestion. Five hours should elapse between meals. If troubled, take Chamberlain's Tablets to aid digestion and recovery. Tablets strengthen the stomach and enable natural function. For sale by all dealers.
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Adv
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Andrew Phelps
H. Gretzinger
A. Southwick
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University State Farm
Lincoln
Steele City Press
D. Rough
Rough
J. H. Woddell
Barber’s Cafe
Farmers State Bank
Terman
Oghe
Wien
Sioux City Tribune
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Chas. McCreight
Hollenberg
Sidney Townsend
Frank
George Rathbun
Vinnie Lewis
St. Joe
Ed Justis
Carl and
Otto Brenneis
Guthrie
Cushing
Helen Drake
Martel
Wilma Moore
Mount Vernon
Ice
Emma Allen
Otis
Mrs. Otis Allen
W. D. Shepherd
Orval
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Wm. Compton
Adee
Wm. Garrett
Thad Shepherd
Harry Brown
Thad
Royal Neighbors
Oracle
Anna Shepherd
Addie Haig
Lulu McCreight
Ina Majors
Anna J. Shepherd
Marshal
Madge Kelly
Mamie Shepherd
Outer Sentinel
Kate Jones
Leora Allen
Clara Curie
Potter, Coats
Wilber Camp 1191
Clara Kelly
Washington, Kansas
Curti
Curtie
Curtis
Benesbonr
van Orsdol & Crane
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