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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1914
Page
3
A reader describes crippling eczema on hands and arms that caused burning and inability to work. After trying many remedies, she used Cutiura Soap and Olotment and claims complete healing within days, praising the product.
Fraulein Darmer, a beautiful actress at the Theater Varieties in Berne, Switzerland, died after falling through a defective stage trap during the final act of The Pride of the Third Company. She was carried to her room unconscious, a doctor attended, but the injury proved fatal as the curtain fell.
A historical call to support local storekeepers argues that prepaying small sums to local merchants could replicate mail order capital, boosting community prosperity, schools, street lighting, and taxes. The piece emphasizes the hidden capital role of rural buyers and warns against aiding distant monopolies that harm local trades.
Richard Le Gallienne recalls a visit to Woodstock and Blenheim with comic disdain for the inn's food. He notes a landlord's tale about Marlborough's dock, a grave mug, and a reluctant diner who refuses the fish, ending with a satirical jab at English fare.
A humorous fragment follows Jinx and his wife and a misread Russian newspaper. A man recalls a past quarrel and a candy gift as a local couple's tensions surface amid mistaken language and newspaper intrigue.
Ambrose Bierce defined a conservative as a statesman enamored with existing evils and a radical as one who would replace them with others during a Washington dinner remark. The wit frames political labels as critique of policy stasis and upheaval.
Dialogue fragment shows a deserted wife telling a grocer of troubles and a prideful retort from the grocer. The scene implies the honeymoon ends when the wife realizes she might have done better, hinting at other fiends beyond.
In a community the citizenry gains protection and access to local goods, while taxes fund that protection. Buying locally supports stores that provide immediate, inspectable merchandise and reliable service, versus mail order which risks delays and damaged goods.
The Beach club gambling section describes risky play and sharp losses with large flushes and a notable $35 000 win rumored at Breakers, plus a Falls River man allegedly winning near one hundred thousand dollars. It also references the Tower building as an early tall steel structure whose demolition spurred notes on steel cage construction and minimal corrosion after 25 years.
The completion of the Pamban channel enables a 6 776 foot viaduct from Toniturai to Pamban on Rameswaram, with rail connections across Danishkodt and a 22 mile sea crossing to Manar. A coral and concrete artificial island approach was built to support sinking bridge cylinders on both sides. Indian labor built the project under two rival contractors amid tense competition between crews.
A missionary notes over twenty four Islam to evangelical conversions in Java and describes a ferment in the Moslem community. The Sharikat Islam organizes large congresses as changes in the Javanese mindset accelerate, signaling a new epoch.
A comic about rival humorists ends in a truce after a Samarian Samaritan verdict. Marriage sparks a false fire alarm when Passaic Metalware whistles for a wedding. Five fire departments respond in Rutherford Nutley Belleville Garfield and Clifton before the origin of the sound is found. The wedding unites Miss Sallie Karp and Michael F Bernan.
A humorous exchange compares growth to college time. The father notes the son has grown, while the son jokes he already had two feet. A wry line about love claims a woman loves a man proportional to his capacity to provoke her anger.
A West Virginia carpenter writes that switching from heavy meat breakfasts to a meal of Grape-Nuts with cream, eggs, and toast improved digestion and energy. He rays he could work harder without indigestion after starting the new breakfast plan.
A street corner orator rallies a crowd of youngsters with a lesson on kindness to animals. A lady with two dogs passes by and a young onlooker suggests a violent, unlikely remedy if the dogs fought, revealing the humorous, crude humor of the moment.
A note from the Quincy Ledger describes a stranger offering fruit from a Greek grocery below an office. The group checked Holpes store, found the sign H Q L P O S with bold letters on the awning, and learned the abbreviation means Highest quality, lowest prices, our standard.
An English bishop offers a child an orange asking where God is. The child replies with a counter offer stating he will give two oranges if the bishop can tell where God is not.
The Boston Transcript notes a seasonal delay as the Bradley family still uses Folsom's spade and hoe. The joke highlights ongoing sharing of tools amid a late start to gardening tasks.
A humorous exchange hints at overextension in gathering news with a playful pun about stretching resources. The brief quip shows newsroom humor and reflects on coverage breadth without naming individuals or events.
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