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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1918
Page
2
A Sicily almond crop yields only 15 000 bags of 220 pounds, far below last year’s 40 000 bags. Prices rise as shortages grip the market with buyers paying around 2s 6d per bag, and no shells remain in stock.
The readable text shows a distorted quote with unclear attribution and missing context. Key names, dates, or places do not emerge, leaving only a fragmentary glimpse of a larger discussion or interview excerpt.
A garbled OCR segment from the Louis Republic shows unclear text about family relations and a centaur reference. Metrics are unreadable, with no distinct names, dates, or events to anchor a concrete item.
Reports through Amsterdam indicate the German military party has won in territorial policy and plans eastern annexations. The broadcasts claim eastern peoples have determined their status via representative bodies, a point questioned on whether the papers reflect general sentiment or censorship picks.
The four minute men of Nebraska held what was described as the largest state meeting since the organization of the branch. Fifty three county chairmen and workers attended at the Commercial club with almost 200 men present. Short addresses were given by Guerney E. Newlin for the council of national defense and Prof. M. M. Fogg, head of the Nebraska four minute men.
Report draws from London and Reading notes that Berlin talks among military and political leaders aim to unify German war aims. Signs favor militarists while opposition fights on. the Munich Post notes a death struggle in progress.
Officials and grain exchange reps say there is ample corn and wheat to meet 1918 demands for the United States and allies. The challenge is moving this surplus from farms to distribution centers, as trains and transport must be provided. Winter wheat conditions are reported better than in a decade.
In Petrograd the executive committee seeks the removal of the former imperial family. The council proposes placing the ex-emperor and relatives on trial before a revolutionary tribunal at Petrograd or Kronstadt.
The Washington based Council of National Defense and its committees report saving taxpayers millions through streamlined wartime finance and efficiency measures. Officials credit coordinated efforts across agencies for reduced costs and improved oversight.
Washington reports the Treasury under Secretary McAdoo issued 410,160 66 ten thousandth certificates at 4 percent maturing April 22. Subscriptions are accepted by Federal Reserve banks at par plus accrued interest until January 29. First payment for the third Liberty Loan expected around April 22 with installment plan likely same as the second loan, March bond sales.
Washington reports 28 eastern states nearly halt manufacturing under the fuel conservation decree. Most war plants exempted but many learned late and closed. Chicago records 10,000 plants closed and 400,000 idle as industry complies amid rail and coal transport strains.
Government appeal agents will contest deferred classifications in class 2 or class 4 for marriages since May 18, 1917. Captain Anderson at the Nebraska provost marshal coordinates with district boards to ensure uniform action. General Crowder orders appeal of all local board decisions on marriage classifications.
National party to form permanent organization at a Chicago convention on March 6 with delegates from every state attending. The call promises announcements on the prohibition party decision or proposed amalgamation. Superior Nebraska notes trains will shift to the Burlington depot for all lines including Burlington Santa Fe Northwestern and Missouri Pacific.
Chinese laundryman Charles Ning in Hastings Nebraska urges war savings stamps purchases to reach 1000 dollars claiming defeat in war would spoil his laundry trade. Ning invested 100 dollars on his first solicitation as part of the drive.
A dynamite powder plant at Patterson Oklahoma eighteen miles east of McAllester exploded, causing heavy losses. Reports via railroad wire indicate significant destruction and material loss from the dynamite facility.
Chicago egg markets report prices rising to 65 cents a dozen in wholesale lots to retailers. Cold storage eggs advanced 2 cents per dozen, signaling tighter supplies for the season.
The Supreme Court sustained Congress power to compel citizen military service at home and abroad, with Chief Justice delivering the decision.
Governor Neville calls on Nebraskans to assist local exemption boards by reporting improper deferred classifications. The notice stresses Class V exemptions and warns that fraudulent Class IV claims raise service risk for others. Nebraska National Guard reduced to eight officers and a private after Seventh Regiment removal. Also notes 1916 17 school funding to aid weak districts and pending anti suffrage petition challenges.
Samuel Baasett of Gibson was reelected president at the annual meeting in Lincoln with no contest for officials. Don L. Love of Lincoln was named first vice president Robert Harvey of St. A. was named second vice president and secretary. Directors include Plattsmouth Omaha and John F. Houid. The Nebraska legislature may be convened in a special session by Governor von to enact a law for recording Nebraska soldiers' votes.
The semiannual apportionment of temporary school funds for aiding public schools, determined by State Superintendent W. S. Clemmons under state law, is listed by county. The announcement outlines the distribution framework and amounts allocated to each county for the current period.
A Lincoln court issued an order restraining Land Commissioner Grant L Shumway from interfering with Burlington's possession of the Burnham stockyards a seventy two acre parcel. The case against Governor Keith Neville and other state officials was dismissed after proof they intended no interference with the carrier's possession. The land commissioner had demanded annual rent from the road instead of the Lincoln asylum and threatened eviction.
Nebraska state board of control directs heads of all state institutions to mark indelible ownership on tables towels bedding and equipment as war time linen costs rise. Each piece must bear the institution name to deter theft.
Attorney General Reed states women may vote on bonds only for educational purposes as partial suffrage laws stay suspended after referendum petitions. The Nebraska agricultural campus offers a four week auto and machinery course for soldiers and farmers. Lincoln hosts large organized agriculture meetings focusing on wartime farm challenges. General Carter notes disbanded Nebraska unit soldiers may enlist in state units with proper releases. Sheep and farm groups urge establishing a flock of ten to 100 ewes as a patriotic duty amid defense council plans.
Washington reports two government goals achieved as Garfield says east homes receive more coal and bunker coal ships to seaboard for transatlantic shipping. Clearing railroad congestion lags due to weather. the first Monday holiday saw widespread business stoppages and few order violations.
Lincoln reports that Nebraska leads the nation in effectiveness of organization for the four-minute men and the state conference closed with about 175 attendees. Lincoln Illinois and New York are noted as top in effectiveness by Mr. MacMartin of Washington, a member of the advisory committee.
Helsingfors circles fear a socialist uprising and a Bolshiviki style dissolution of the diet. Svenska Dagbladet reports famine across Russia with no bread in Orenburg since Christmas and bread scarcity in Nizhni Novgorod, Kostroma, and Tver amid hunger riots.
Dr W T Foster president of Reed college told Chicago audiences that the U S army is the cleanest in Europe a claim he asserted after touring the French front as a Red Cross War Council representative The note came as Washington reported moves to boost farm output and Indian land leases in Nebraska while the armed forces push toward 2 5 million under arms with possible second draft.
Nebraska wins top honors at the western stock show in Denver on fat hogs and feeders. The team takes ten championships twelve firsts ten seconds and three thirds across events led by standout results from university exhibitors.
Wayne Dinsmore secretary of the Percheron Society of America told the horse breeders association at University farm that the United States will have to supply Europe with horses after the war with heavy export demand once the conflict ends. He warned breeding rates are low with less than forty percent of breeding age mares bred over the last two years.
Mrs. Jas. Rounseno of 620 Knapp St N W Pit Pa reports relief from backache and headaches after using three bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She urges other women suffering similar ailments to try the remedy, noting its forty year history of helping headaches and "the blues."
A Chicago Tribune note recalls a late night family debate on wheat, teas, meatless days, and lightless nights. The next morning Bobby predicts sleepless nights as a result of the prior exchange.
Fragmentary ad like note mentioning F J Cheney and Co Toledo Ohio for an acute catarrh remedy. Vague references to nasal attack and treatment claims appear in noisy OCR form.
The excerpt cites George Cohan describing a stage creed that favors happy endings. He argues dramatists may falsify truth to please audiences, noting real life often yields trouble after a kiss rather than a resolution.
An old advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue with claims of purity and effectiveness for washing, promising clean clothes without adulteration. A separate quip about a silent parrot jokes on unlikely purchases and conversation.
Fragmentary lines mix wit about care and nails with a quip on selling. The text hints at a maxim about roadwork and invention, suggesting a humorous or reflective note rather than a clear news item.
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