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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1918
Page
4
In Fairbury about 8:30 last Friday evening a house fire started in the basement from an overheated furnace. Father Hanford and his 15 year old son Paul entered the basement with a water pail to help extinguish the blaze and both were overcome by heat and smoke. Firemen recovered them and others but both died. Hanford was a painter and survived by a wife and six children.
In Centralia Kansas on January 21 18 Mr A D Rough encloses $100 for a Press subscription and notes it remains eagerly awaited as a weekly friend news letter. He discusses choosing farming over merchandising and securing a home in a good neighborhood with four sets and seven rooms. He mentions Red Cross drive, S C H 8 basketball team success, butter fat eggs and spring prices.
Color of Cord on Hat Denotes Service of Wearer Just as sleeve chevrons and bars, stars, and eagles on the shoulder proclaim ranking officers, the hat cord denotes the branch of service each private has entered. Light blue signifies Infantry, yellow for Artillery, buff for Cavalry, scarlet and white for Quartermasters Corps, orange and white for Engineers, scarlet and black for Signal Corps, black and white for Ordnance, field.
Lon Moore's baby is ill. A son born Jan 20 to Mr and Mrs Frank Elligon. Brenneis youths visited Washington. Ed Justin and Sim Justis relatives visited. Gossig moved onto the Correll farm. Charley Jus is family guests. Fred Schmidt visited Hanover relatives. Mrs Glades Rickets and baby visit Stone and Martin families.
Fred Perkins shelled corn for Alex Shepherd Wednesday. Many farmers spend the week sawing wood and putting up ice. Elmer Earnhardt's sale drew a well attended turnout with everything selling well. Families traveled to visit kin and attend Sunday gatherings at the Kenning home and nearby households, including Mr and Mrs Poffinbarger and Mrs Mertie Shephard.
Monday sale at Rocky Hollow drew a crowd with items selling. Nearby visits included Mrs Charley Compton at Andy Relding's, and Sunday gatherings at the Griffing and Belding homes.
Fragmentary report notes a collision where the question of fault centers on rapid braking and a brief discussion of damages. No clear names or locations are provided in the readable text.
A witness testifies about troubling rumors surrounding an artist and a portrait of James. The exchange hints the artist may have been involved in questionable conduct while the artwork’s fate remains under dispute, with unclear details emerging from the informal testimony.
A letter from Senator Hitchcock urges Katherine Duotlis Whose father is a Crawford business leader to buy War Savings Stamps. The adviser outlines how 35 cent stamps can be combined with 12 cents to redeem a War Savings Stamp, earning Uncle Sam interest and annual adds on investments.
Mrs C Cook of Macon Illinois reports quickest relief of any cough remedy. Mrs James A Knott of Chillicothe Missouri says Chamberlains Cough Remedy cannot be beat for coughs and colds. H J Moore of Oval Pennsylvania notes its use for colds and coughs.
Summary of the wartime mobilization in 1918 noting Army strength of 1,428,650 enlisted and 110,865 officers at the start of 1918, about six times the Spanish American War peak. Details include officer commissions from civil life and comparisons to prior forces, plus a testimonial ad for Chamberlain's Tablets.
Creditors of Edwin A. Buntbee deceased must present claims for examination and allowance to the Jefferson county Nebraska county judge at the county courthouse on March 23 1918 at nine oclock A M. Three months from December 22 1917 are allowed for filing claims with a deadline of March 22 1918 to avoid bar. Published in Steele City Press for four weeks. Louis J Nutzmean county judge seal Heasty Barnes attorneys for estate.
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