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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1919
Page
4
Fragmentary wartime note argues that if a tunnel had been built earlier, 8,000 to 6 gallons of petrol saved and extensive resources conserved. highlights lost opportunity and potential wartime impact.
The widow of Lieutenant Hugo Frankenberger, wife of Captain Byron McCandless, dies after years in Washington and Florence. She leaves two children Janice 4 and Norbert 1, and will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery. A letter from Harry Wilson in France recounts a reunion with Carroll, sharing news of mail, travel, and hopes of return home.
In Thayer County a dead man was elected county commissioner last November. His living opponent, who received fewer votes, seeks the office through court claiming the dead man was the sole candidate and thus elected.
Reading room note reports Mickie and another figure prominent in press coverage. The item notes a public mention and suggests attention drawn to a local figure in recent papers.
Walter Clark and children are ill with the flu. Newt Fisher and family visited Mr. and Mrs. Charley Compton. Willard Anderson stayed with his sister Mrs. Orville Belding. John Malady Rosa and Minnie recover from two weeks with the flu. Virgie Belding, six, has pneumonia while her family faces flu. Mrs. Wilson Shoebotham cared for Russell and wife before falling ill herself.
Carl Ames and family enjoyed a Sunday outing at Mr Zweifel. Frank Price and family visited Thursday at Mrs Osborne’s. The big talk is a wolf hunt and the flu sweeping through the area. Mr Funk ships prairie and alfalfa hay by the ear dots. Frank Ellison sent a mixed car of stock to St Joe earlier in the week. Bernice Haverty and Mary Brenneis spent Monday with Mr Brenneis. Ed Zweifel and the local mail carrier are battling the flu. Mrs Stone helps care for her ill father Mr Fielder in town. Mr and Mrs Guy Henderson and Millard visited Sunday with Mr and Mrs Frank Miller. Mrs Taylor Roberts and Mrs Alice Roberts spent Friday with Mrs Haverty and Bernice.
Mount Vernon residents visit Fairbury with Mr. and Mrs. Alex Shepherd driving there on Saturday. Henry Williams made a business trip to Fairbury on Monday. Local farmers stay busy hauling produce. Mrs. Wm. Kelly cares for the Chas. Pickering family this week. Mrs. Kate Mortis recovering from illness. Gotham residents hope to recover after a week long flu siege. Mr. and Mrs. Newt Fisher plan to return home to Kansas once roads open.
Phil Dawson made a business trip to Kansas City this week. Miss Edna Beadell is assistant operator at the telephone office. Mrs. Chas. McCreight and Mrs. Wiley were Fairbury callers Saturday. Miss Hazel Leichter has Otis Swett, Ivan Cosie and Co. R. Hiner shipped cattle to Kan gos.
Residents deal with illnesses as influenza affects pupils and adults. A nurse reaches Clyde Williams from overseas as Thos. Barnes visits Wauneta family. Miss Reese returns to duty after three weeks ill. Girls' Club gathers at Hazel Riggle’s home then plans with Misa Irwin. Mrs. Walburn travels to Auburn for news of her mother’s illness. Gilletts pack and leave for Crete to stay indefinitely. Optimistic Thought urges saving to end poverty.
In a liminal chronicle the Roanoke Island colony is traced from 1585 Sir Walter Raleighs expedition to its abandonment and later settlement by fishermen and coast guard life-savers. Pea Island station crews are noted as the only Black crewed coastal guard post. A derelict ship remains buried by shifting sands.
A wartime report reveals bees as aerial messengers for the British war department. Spies and signals are replaced by sending trained bees from a portable hive at headquarters, with the insect returning to its hive after delivering the message.
The fragment suggests a reflection on parental action for a child's health, implying that protection from croup does not demand extraordinary heroism and that ordinary parental care suffices. More context needed for a precise news-style summary.
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