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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1916
Page
2
An advertisement extols drinking a hot water and limestone phosphate mixture each morning to cleanse the stomach liver and bowels. It claims quick benefits in taste appetite and appearance, costing little from a druggist. Also a brief humorous cartoon caption about a golf insect and a caddie.
A damaged text fragment discusses pain and distress caused by a lazy lifestyle and mentions a man who was hurt and did not survive. It references numbers like ten and seventy one, and a general sense of human burden and misery.
Fragmentary OCR mentions pains inside and back with unclear details. No identifiable people, organizations, places, dates, or concrete facts readable for a proper summary.
Soldiers of the Thirteenth U S Cavalry aided Catranga's men to capture Colonel Manuel Baca Valles and Lieutenant Enrique Cisneros, Villa bandits, near Columbus New Mexico and below the border. Officials deny American soldiers crossed into Mexico. The capture occurred last Friday with reports following the next day.
The second conservation measure passed the House without roll call unlocking more than 700 million acres of public lands for private lease. The 640 acre homestead bill followed, with Western opposition led by Representative Mendel of Wyoming citing oil resource concerns under federal leases. The tragedy near Alvo claims four students and injures a father after a train collision. A flood threat emerges as Katwoude dike breaches near Amsterdam, forcing evacuations. A Bergen fire in Norway destroys 460 buildings with $29 million in damages and one life lost.
An old advice fragment promotes Jad Salts to relieve sluggish kidneys and curb backache and urinary irritation. It claims four ounces in water daily helps kidneys act properly, noting the remedy cleanses waste and references lithia lemon juice formula. Also mentions various unrelated ads and Gaelic wartime literature.
Petition for rehearing in western passenger rate cases alleges errors by the Interstate Commerce Commission in setting interstate rates from Nebraska at 2.4 cents a mile. The petition, signed by H. T. Cairk, T. L. Hall, H. G. Taylor, Willis E. B. Reed, and A. G. Powell, cites numerous commission tabulations to prove miscalculation.
A Nebraska Civil War veterans list, over 25 000 names, living and deceased, is completed by the Grand Army of the Republic. Assistant Adjutant General A M Trimbie says it is the most complete state record for future reference. The double indexed roll by Mrs Kate S Millar includes name age occupation birthplace muster date and place discharge, regiment and company, post membership, and residence.
A reader testifies to coffee harming health and triglyceride symptoms while praising Postum as a healthier alternative. The account notes heart concerns and general weakness improved after switching to Postum, shared to benefit others.
A severely injured woman remained hospitalized six weeks after a fatal accident in which her escort Ballas Young died. Doctors report failed bone union in her left thigh and plan a bone section removal with six months for recovery.
A sweeping digest of Nebraska items includes the state's annual meeting in Lincoln January 26 27, war horses sale to Lincoln dealers, Yosts golden anniversary in Omaha, death of cattle feeder R A Templeton in Tekamah, Kernana skating injury in Hastings, Blue Springs Farmers Elevator 100 percent dividend, Sam Waugh named Lincoln University basketball coach, Oakland school disruption after fire, Prosser pig club gains cost data, Miller sues Lincoln dairy for 325000, Bishop Scannel dies at 71, State Art Association exhibition in session, Johnson County bridge replacement on Little Nemaha near Tecumseh.
Fragmented overheard exchanges reveal a domestic dog sale a frightened dog owner and a neighborly chatter about peace and creditors. The clipped quotes touch on pets manners and a casual debate about leadership and escape.
A judge notes a paper listing furniture parents might buy versus items the baby has dropped. The shop list includes wash stand parlor chairs dining room table writing desk refrigerator taboret piano stool pedestal stepladder cedar chest music cabinet and garbage can.
An old advertisement describes a gray hair treatment with Bay Rem a small box of Barbo Compound and stycerine mixed with water to apply twice daily. It claims the product creates streaked gray hair and cleanses the scalp without oiliness or rubbing off, while promising a cheap solution from The Girl Fooled Him Howell Rowell. It includes unrelated jokes about marriage and age, plus a note offering an eye book from Marine Moe Remedy Co Chicago.
An unsigned ad promotes Anuric as a powerful preventive against sudden death. It instructs readers to consult Dr. Pierce in Buffalo New York and send 10 counts for a sample package. The pitch urges symptom descriptions and a urine sample for testing.
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