Rapturous Proposal Sparks Bargain in Quiet Exchange
In a terse dialogue the man and woman exchange firm lines as he presses acceptance and she replies with calm conditional consent, framing their verbal bargain in a charged moment of decision.
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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1919
Page
4
In a terse dialogue the man and woman exchange firm lines as he presses acceptance and she replies with calm conditional consent, framing their verbal bargain in a charged moment of decision.
Fragmentary quote notes accusations at a club with dismissive replies. One line mentions being called a crook and personal friends present. No clear event, date, or named individuals established in readable text.
The U S Civil Service Commission announces an open competitive exam for a rural carrier at Fairbury Nebraska on July 26 1919 to fill a vacancy in Daykin and other routes in the county. Application blanks may be secured from local secretary J L Thornton at Fairbury post office or the commission in Washington D C. The notice urges prompt action for safety and warns of fire risk in dry windy weather. It cites a fire prevention strip two rods wide beside the right of way as insurance against engine fires.
Hanover was shocked when Frank Rechtien Jr. drowned while bathing in the Blue River. His brother Johnnie Rechtien was with him at the time. The accident occurred Wednesday afternoon and sent residents into mourning.
Frank slipped underwater during a brief cramp in a deep river section. Johnnie fought to save him but could not. Rescuers searched for hours and recovered the body about 7:30 p m Wednesday, according to the Hanover Democrat Enterprise.
A reflective essay traces the rise of republican governance over the last 50 years and beyond. It cites Napoleon III after Sedan, predicts historians noting Sedan as a blow to empires, and links democratic gains to events from Bona Parte to Dom Pedro and rulers of Russia, China, Germany, Austria, and Portugal.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Loyal Else on June 26 in Hollenberg Route 1. Local social notes record visits and travels: J R Zweifel at Carl Ames’ home, Baker sisters in Fairbury, a Brenneis supper, Welker from Bramer visiting Osborne coterie, James depart for Graham county harvest, Veiles of Lincoln visiting Jess Davis, Miller’s visit Rhine in Washington, Funk and Miller attending funeral in Marysville Kansas for Ernest Funk's mother.
Mrs Cuthbert visited Mrs Malady on Monday afternoon. Several families including the Warners Adams Griffing Osborn and Williams gathered at Frank Price and Clare Cuthbert homes. Lynn Osborne from Kingdom Kansas came to be with their mother Mrs Osborne who is sick.
Geo Dewe visited friends this week while Algeo sold his eighty to Highland. Loyal Else report the birth of a son. Pvt Roy Townsend returned from overseas last Thursday night. Fern Lichten berger honored by twenty five friends at Mrs Emma Packer's home with a quilt and refreshments. Businessmen leave town early to harvest fields and incur chigger bites. Sunday evening Mr Nation was going home from here.
A collision occurred at a bend in northwest Hollenberg involving two vehicles coming from the north. No serious injuries were reported though Mr Nation’s grandchildren were thrown from one car. The corner’s plum bushes are cited as a hazard and require immediate attention.
A novel device lights powder to a peak brightness and automatically triggers the camera shutter at the moment of maximal flare, promising faster and clearer rapid photography than traditional flash powders.
A humorous critique of men who loudly condemn women in workwear while their own wives wear beer clothes at home. The speaker notes the hypocrisy among critics.
A historic ad notes Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy for summer complaint in children. It claims high recovery rates when paired with castor oil and proper diet, citing Mr. W G Campbell of Butler Tennessee praising the remedy as superior to others. Taylors Pharmacy advertises the product.
In the matter of the estate of Jennie Taylor deceased J S Taylor petitions that the June 21 1919 instrument be the last will and testament and that administration be granted to J S Taylor as executor July 21 1919 at 9 00 A M is set for hearing at a County Court all interested persons may appear to show cause why the petition should not be granted notice to interested parties via Steele City Press for three consecutive weeks prior to the hearing [Seal] Louis J Nutzman J C Hartigan Attorneys for the estate.
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