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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1911
Page
4
A cryptic youth’s companion piece laments rapid change from craft to machine in city life. It recalls scissor grinders and shoemakers replaced by autos, street vendors displaced by modern commerce, and apples priced at a nickel while daily polishing fades amid progress.
A fragmentary OCR snippet shows dialogue about a mate and a person named Mise Oldgirl, with unclear context and mashed spelling. The readable portion hints at a conversational exchange or rural speech without a clear event, date, or proper nouns beyond a personal nickname.
A well dressed man with sad brown eyes visited grieving Jewish families during Shiva on the East Side. He offered condolences and money gifts while claiming a personal connection to the deceased, then vanished after a sharp rebuke from a widow who recognized him as the very namesake who swindled her family.
A Chicago postal worker known as the nixie clerk is explained by C A Mallory as vital to routing misaddressed mail. The clerk uses town directories to track Chestnut street John Smiths and readdresses letters, continuing the search if the initial recipient is incorrect.
U S federal authorities in California reveal a vast coolie smuggling scheme importing Chinese through Mexico and the Pacific, led by high caste Hong Kong residents. The plan allegedly channels Orientals, including wealthy Chinese, into the United States via the Mexican border.
In Kansas City Missouri Judge T A Prank Jones grants divorce to Samuel C Mc Gee a policeman from Mrs Lea jon 8 Mc Gee and sternly condemns wives who usurp their husbands authority. He argues the husband is the household master and law supports this fundamental relation dating back to biblical times.
The writer recalls a pick plow described in an 19th century German agricultural work. A Wisconsin farmer used and praised the tool to dig drainage trenches cheaply, detailing a 1,050 foot ditch in one day with two horses and four men. The device cuts 12 inches wide, requires a long evener, and is operated by a chain system to control depth.
A Home stead piece shows a simple wagon jack using a 2x6 oak base with an upright iron fitting, braces of sheet iron, a lever from old farm machinery bent to keep the axle in place, and a hardened casting to ensure the spring lever operates correctly.
A handy light grabbing hoe is described with a garden or truck use sketch. Use an eighteen inch leaf from an old buggy spring, cut ends square, sharpen. Fasten to a wooden handle with strap iron and nuts. The piece ends with a simple assembled tool for light work. Big Crops Lower Prices. US crops hit a record harvest 1910 with 7.6 percent rise over 1909 and 9.1 percent above five year average. prices on November 1 down about 5.4 percent from last year.
Farmers in the drouth district of southern Pennsylvania learn the value of the disk barrow for preparing ground in dry seasons. Many farms did not plow or turned soil in hard clods. A keen observer urged thorough, two way plowing to avoid waste and improve seedbed.
Edward Drake of Wichita Kansas stored wheat at home for 28 years from his own crop. He testifies this year’s yield is excellent and every grain shows vigor after long storage.
The text offers practical farming notes on planting corn and beans after frost, thinning and trimming orchard trimmings, and the value of light rich soil for rapid growth. It discusses crop planning, pest control, and garden layout with advice on preserving tools and building rustic structures.
A humorous exchange contrasts women and men at secret gatherings. A man jokes about women’s curiosity and a woman retorts about a male expedition into a women’s meeting. The dialogue ends with the man conceding women tell all and men tell nothing, prompting a final agreeably grudging call to symmetry.
A Yonkers Statesman excerpt records a humorous exchange where a father remarks on his son identifying his Sunday school teacher as looking good, prompting lighthearted dialogue about perception and respect.
A humorous dialogue riffs on cooking eggs with two fried eggs supposedly laid on their backs. The punchline questions how a chef would distinguish the back of an egg, delivering a light, witty moment.
London Opinion quips on fashion and fit with playful mockery of garments and worn slang. The brief commentary contrasts opinionated styles with bold phrases highlighting contemporary dress customs.
A truncated text fragment references suffrage and beer and appears to be a rough draft. No clear dates, names, or actions are readable to establish a valid event or notice.
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