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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1914
Page
3
Five cents buys a package from the Rub-No-More Co. of Pt. Wayne Indiana for a grocer’s advert implying a product savings or novelty item. The brief notice highlights a price point and company name in a compact storefront style.
The piece recounts Jack London in Vera Cruz comparing young war correspondents to Cal Clay who struggles to smoke a pipe. It includes London’s anecdote of Cal Clay and a quip about a Wash White and a failed puff. It also notes Vincent Astor's joke about French gowns and a brief humor vignette in the Automobile Zone.
A defiant remark leads to a culinary comeback as a chef challenges a taunter to eat his words. The exchange turns playful and pointed, blending wit with a sharp taste of edible justice.
An Indiana woman recalls how her father and family suffered stomach upset and headaches from coffee. After trying Postum, a dark brown caffeine free drink, they found relief and have used it for over ten years, making it a standing grocery order.
Community members urged to support local merchants to preserve a thriving town economy. The piece warns that abandoning local stores for mail order shoppers reduces services, raises prices, and threatens community prosperity, calling for immediate responsibility and renewed support.
A critique of mail order shopping contrasts it with local merchants. It warns that catalogs mislead with glossy pictures and flattering promises, while local dealers offer guaranteed value and easier remedies for disappointment. A call to support nearby shops ends lengthy cautionary tale.
A discourse on how material remains reveal past civilizations aids understanding of their mental designs and values. Examples include Greek measurements, Roman Colosseum, medieval Salisbury cathedral, and Flora Temple in a courtroom anecdote. Also notes on squirrels, a Greek street stand, and German New Guinea petroleum prospects.
A discussion on the antiquity and symbolism of playing cards traces their roots to ancient priestly texts. The 52 cards align with weeks and months, four seasons, and zodiac signs, with suits linked to spring through winter and colors to day and night. The queens bear lotus and distaff symbols, while kings and queens of clubs show wisdom and the winged globe.
Wealthy New York families hold vast lace collections valued in the hundreds of thousands. The Astor laces total about 300000 dollars while the Vanderbilt pieces reach 500000. The New York Four Hundred and numerous wealthy women own lace valued at 50000 each. English aristocracy also maintains fine collections. The late Queen Victoria's famous face value stands around 375000 dollars in trust to Princess Henry of Battenberg, with Queen Alexandra's collection once valued at 250000.
Mayor Rockwell of Akron lampoons frequent travel talkers who boast about European trips. He suggests dodging boreish chatter with a witty Coliseum exchange, noting Rome has only one Colosseum and using the moment to steer conversation away.
Itch and burn relief for a six month old with pimples on head and face, spreading to body. After weeks of failed medicines, Cuticura Soap and Ointment provided relief in days and complete healing in two weeks. Also quoted: advice on choosing a husband who won t need reform.
Dialogue excerpt contrasts a man and woman arguing over telephone calls to Miss Haughty. He defends frequent chats, she complains of her friend’s chilly manners during evening conversations. The scene suggests social tension and evolving courtship norms.
In the living room plan multiple small tables with good lighting so each person can read or work. Create a spacious space with couches and many easy chairs to encourage staying home, reading, and peaceful smoking without odor.
Salt is less effective on common grass and narrow leafed vegetation than arsenite of soda but superior in dense growth. Use two to three tons per acre, fine granules, spread evenly, and apply as a saturated brine one pound per quart and a half of water. A humorous aside questions taxing jewelry by seizing a wristwatch.
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