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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1922
Page
4
An old Nebraska postal notice dated September 26, 1904, appears in a local paper. It references standard second class mail status and a city post office in Sioux City, Nebraska, with an observance of the Commerce Act of March 1.
Directions advise dissolving a tablespoon of time rabic in warm water to form a thick paste then mixing in plaster of paris until thick. Apply immediately to the broken item before the paste sets. A note suggests the repair will set in about half an hour.
Mirrors on doors and walls replace plain surfaces with decorative panels. Dividing glass into small panes adds a decorative quality. Curtains or draperies at sides can enhance the look with rich color and texture. This applies beyond bathrooms to dining rooms and other areas for style and practicality.
The Fairbury Presbyterian church choir presented a Christmas cantata with sections like The Guiding Star and Joy to the World. A large roster of choir members and a Christmas program were offered without charge on Sunday evening January 29, in the local opera house. The clipping notes community figures Mrs Fornstall and others and mentions Union Pacific scholarships for 1922.
The piece notes toads return to their natal pond for mating. It surveys grand organs: Haarlem with 60 stops and 8,000 pipes. Albert Hall with 125 stops. St George's Hall Liverpool with 119 stops. a St Louis organ with 150 stops. Sydney Town Hall with 126 stops. It also recalls Thomas Hood as a wit and his quips about his own portrait and undertaker.
The report lists students with perfect attendance, honors several students with Palmer Method Buttons, and notes class projects in the arts and sciences. It also covers sports result, upcoming operetta, book purchases, new classes, and enrollment figures for the past six weeks.
English 9 reads Inland Voyage and English 10 Seort a Lady of the Lake while English 11 explores Idylls of the King and Conversational English covers music and world orchestras. The aim is to value music in daily life and international culture. Enrollment notes 12 for the ninth grade with focus on improving the class average. Uncle Eben quotes a local saying about wealth and airs.
Edward Winslow who came on the Mayflower sold six shares in the red cow to Captain Myles Standish for 5 pounds 10 shillings. The agreement freed Winslow from charges for nine years while calves run the shares. Winslow died at sea in 1655 aged sixty. His portrait from 1651 is the only known Mayflower passenger image painted during his London visit.
Postal authorities in large cities push faster mail delivery by ensuring proper addresses. The new post master general backs the effort and cities adopt stamps warning to address mail with street and number.
Mr Jibway complains to Mrs Woppit about secrecy in the area. An old resident derides the attention Mrs Soppit receives. The pair fretting over social attention wonders aloud if the day will stay gridlocked by rumors.
Queen Mary conducts routine monthly reviews to examine accounts at Buckingham Palace and other royal residences, ensuring records are reconciled and organized at month end.
A small notice notes a pest called the Tramp browning in backyards during summer. It mentions a kitchen Hector as a related display location.
Mr Hoxie filled his ice house last week Eva Talbott returns home after Lincoln visit Mrs Sherman improves after illness Washington game results Hollenberg 17 14 Mr and Mrs Gaylord leave for vacation Arvel Lewis leads lumber yard operations Mrs J T Lewis summoned to Lincoln for daughter illness Lon Henderson introduces first batch of chickens Baptist S S Scholars host Juniors drive to New York City for first race Mrs Rodgers back from Emporia to teach with husband Isaac Hayes dies at son Sash home Sei bert Colo funeral at Joy Creek Davis infant dies in fire at home burial at Joy Creek Mrs Davis daughter of Nation of Fairbury confirms family ties
Alexa shelled corn Tuesday. August Learing and family visited Ernest Mosier. Rosy Jedliska staying with Mrs. Pralle visited home folks. Ed Zweifel returned from St. Joseph with stock to market. Guy Henderson and family and Sherd Henderson visited F. R. Miller's. Gladys Ellison and others started school in town. Mrs. Belle Bixby returned to Geneva after visiting sister Mrs. Rena Mowry.
Granvil Williams butchered a beef Monday. Tom Gocoa helped Cliff Asche shell corn Tuesday. Harry Bakewell helped Clay Vaughn shell corn Tuesday. Granvil Williams will have a public sale Monday, Jan. 30. Henry Williams delivered hogs.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbie Nutter from Iowa are in Marian on their honeymoon after a wedding last Wednesday. They visit old friends and relatives during their trip. Mr. H. H. Wiebe, Roland and Matilda traveled Saturday morning to visit relatives in Marian.
The text traces prison as private affairs leading to London workhouses in 1550. It notes reform efforts in 1704 when Pope Clement XI organized a criminal ward at St. Michael Hospital to manage punishment and reform, marking a shift in penal practice.
A fragment reflects on sharing what enriches both giver and recipient. It asserts the richest person endures adversity as well as prosperity and values contentment. The passage hints at wisdom from endurance and balance.
The earliest ballroom dance was the quadrille around 1815, followed by the lancers in 1836 and the polka in 1835. Walls from Germany in 1795 were not popular as ballroom dance titles. The two step is an American invention.
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