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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1914
Page
2
An advertisement claims Pape's Diapepin relieves stomach distress instantly and fully. It promises satisfaction worth a hundred dollars and positions the product as a harmless, vital stomach aid for day or night use.
A woman shows off a new shopping bag given for her birthday. She praises its compartments and a pocket for change. The caller jokes it is economical because it speeds accessing items before paying streetcar fare.
In the care of baby's skin and hair, a gentle soap is advised for delicate needs. The article emphasizes careful choice to protect sensitive skin and avoid irritation.
A fragmentary quote notes women in the street who are bobbing slang and asks if they appear crippled or stylish, reflecting a street colloquialism. The obscured context limits interpretation to a terse social remark on appearance and behavior.
A compact note discusses a dictionary entry set featuring Diz-More terms. The piece mentions ellie lis sinking the devils and a ceremonial or figurative floor scene tied to the phrase.
The coast and valley suffered major damage as Southern Pacific lines were cut and electric traffic around Los Angeles crippled. The weekend brought continuous rain, with six inches above normal and water two feet deep near Santa Barbara, marking the third day of a severe southern California storm.
Police say they broke up a plot to overthrow the administration in Mexico City. Notable detainees include Col Vito Alashio Robles, with Gen Eugenio Rascon, governor of Oaxaca, and Gen Fernando Gonzales implicated but not yet arrested. Zapata forces in Morelos attacked seven towns, repelled in five but two reached targets.
Appeals from Spain urge rebel leaders in Juarez to end the Mexican civil war swiftly. Messages from Rodriguez San Pedro and a former Spanish cabinet member report a broad, love of Mexico led initiative to influence General Villa and General Carranza toward a rapid truce.
The week of conventions in Lincoln, Nebraska proved a blessing to the suffragists as the committee of one hundred women led by Mrs Callen Thompson submitted 1,480 signatures to the suffrage petition at a meeting called by Mrs F M Hall. The group aims to reach a Lincoln quota of 4,000 signatures by next Saturday.
The Senate voted 46 to 16 to pass the Alaska railway bill directing the president to acquire or build 1000 miles of line in Alaska at an estimated 40 million dollars. Poindexter and 14 Republicans supported the measure while Bacon Hoke Smith and Williams Democrats opposed it. The bill assigns the president broad authority to select the route and manage construction and operation or leasing.
Nebraska figures McAdoo and Secretary Houston spoke before an overflowing Commercial club crowd on Saturday. Prolonged applause greeted the Wil son cabinet members as lunch guests remained seated until the delegation exited. He urged facts on locating a regional bank and suggested Lincoln favored such a bank for public interests.
Washington reports 79 million gallons of whisky and 8.7 billion cigarets smoked in six months ending December, with totals for distilled spirits revenue at 85 million dollars and tobacco taxes at 41 million. Tax collections for the period reach 167.6 million, up 4.2 million from 1912.
Deforster once Miss Sage of New York plans six weeks’ visit to her brother. Bela Childe Dorr, who arrived with Mrs. Pankhurst, returns after a study of the suffrage movement.
A twenty pound infant was delivered by parcel post from Olympia to a relative in Hoaquim. Assistant Postmaster Jesse Havens prepaid the shipment while Mrs Havens and postal clerk Dra Smith ensured the bundle arrived about sixty miles away.
A mangled OCR read yields few readable details about a local notice. The text contains scattered place and name fragments with no clear action, date, or jurisdiction identifiable.
Ned George E. Clifton of Lincoln, a high school boy, confessed Wednesday to writing the Black Hand letter to Henry Kaabe, wealthy Nehawka farmer. He was arrested here after a wood cutter spotted him fleeing with a rabbit he was cooking from a trap.
In Pender Nebraska the jury in the third trial of William Flege found him guilty of manslaughter for the death of his sister Louise Flege. The crime occurred in Dixon County near Wayne in June 1910. Flege previously earned a life sentence after a Ponca verdict. a second trial at Pender ended in manslaughter. The supreme court ordered a third trial and a lengthy post trial motion was overruled.
George E. Clinton of Plattsmouth confessed to writing threatening letters sent to three Sarpy county farmers before Christmas. Sheriff Quinton confronted him with the letters, and Clinton blamed Fred Idhuson for the mailings. The case ties to a Barton ranch area near the Douglas and Sarpy county line.
Edwin Ginn age 75 or 76 died of apoplexy and pneumonia at his Winchester home. He left one million dollars to the world peace movement and other recipients were named in his will.
The Girard city water well yields water so hot it cannot be used. Water works pumps were shut down due to the extreme heat.
Washington reports additional evidence that President Wilson has accepted Colonel Goethals plan for a permanent government of the Panama Canal. The dispatch from Captain Rodman of the navy is cited as supporting the arrangement.
Nebraska notes list Greenwood fire losses near 60000 dollars and Raila block damage, a Murray man dies from gasoline blast injuries, a 102 year old dies in Salem, and Thayer considers incorporation after county approval. Reports cover Elks Fourth plans, firemen organizing, Pender manslaughter verdict, and other regional incidents.
Senate resumed debate on the Alaska railroad bill and passed it 46 to 16. House committees continued hearings on radium lands and an appropriation bill while leaders discussed trust legislation and immigration standards. Adjournments noted through the day.
Washington congressman Steph ens introduces a bill in the house to raise rural delivery letter carriers pay to 1400 dollars a year. He notes carriers must furnish horses and wagons at their own expense and deliver mail on a 24 mile route six days weekly year round under all weather and road conditions. He argues they are among the lowest paid public servants in the capital.
A warrant was issued for H Rivers, a purchasing agent for General Ven ustiano Carranza, for attempting to export six thousand shako caps and cartridge belts to Mexico. The seizure occurred at Douglas, Arizona, tied to U S officials and a Mexican constitutional ally.
The text notes a general who at one time was minister of war leads the army on Hinche, a city about sixty five miles from Port au Prince, with Hinche located forty five miles southeast of the capital.
Arkansas legislature passes anti Gaicon measure defining a petition signed by a majority of white adult residents as illegal. The law targets ballot access and raises civil rights concerns amid disputes over racial language and voter eligibility in Fort Smith Arkansas.
The narrator speaks of a mother in law who is “very useful.” She once swept and chipped ice on the front steps, slipped, fell hard, and her vigorous language afterward melted ice fragments, leaving the steps clean. A quip about family laxative and a phrase about Putnam fadeless dyes follow, with a moral about walking.
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