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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1909
Page
9
A collage of observations on current events and culture. The piece touches on politics, literature, weather, symbolism, and social norms, mixing critiques with brief notes about figures such as Castro and Abdul Hamid and recalling recent events like Messina’s earthquake aftermath.
The text discusses prophecy and weather control, Panama Canal Commission staff counts, and health progress. It notes no yellow fever since 1905, no smallpox for over a year, malaria reduced, and ongoing anti Malaria efforts. Workers are generally content with wages and living conditions though some complaints exist.
A Chicago Inter Ocean item describes a West Side resident who, lacking matches, used an electric light on a pole to ignite his cigar. He climbed the rope to the globe connected to the lamp, touched a piece of paper to the live globe, ignited the flame, and lit the cigar before returning the light and walking away.
A dialogue excerpt from the Philadelphia Press shows a tense exchange about engagement and marriage. Mis Nervy and Nervy discuss the idea with Noch Pochia overheard reacting to the notion while a subtle misgendering remark appears.
An earnest mother recounts costly, failed treatments from doctors for her 10 month old’s eczema. After using Cuticura Remedies, the baby’s skin cleared by morning and the eruption disappeared completely. The notice also mentions railroad plant output and savings by the Medical Central railroad system.
Mansfield, Ohio born Elizabeth F. Noble leaves $10,000 to the Midnight Mission of New York and $10,000 to fund drinking fountains for horses and dogs in the city while an ad touts CAS CARETS as a cure for constipation and torpid liver.
A Notre Dame bound appeal offers a free cure for rheumatism and related pains. It claims a home treatment dissolves uric acid, relieves stiff joints, and restores energy, inviting readers to request the protocol via a box in Notre Dame Indiana. The note mentions Edmund Tarbell receiving first prize at the Negro Institute of Pittsburgh.
An old line ad touts Gold Oil capsules as a universal remedy for kidney troubles, with claims of swift relief and a success story from a 77 year old boxer Jem Mace noted for past title fights. Separate items mention Chinese immigration smuggling in Australia and a bronze James J. Hill statue for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition.
A collage of space and world notes reports moon surface visibility, Transvaal cheese totals, a New York Midnight Mission bequest, and plans for monuments. Other items include Boston indents aid, a San Francisco letter on La Tier Hor an, a bronze statue for a central campus, and Denmark’s education pioneer.
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