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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1917
Page
3
An old advertisement from THE J. M WATTS MERC STORE in Wie Watteville Mississippi promotes a kidney medicine called Swemp-Root saying it will help anyones without clear clinical claims. It offers a booklet about kidneys and markets regular fifty-cent and one-dollar bottles.
A humorous exchange wonders if a wife can persuade her husband that a vacation tour is as cheap as staying home. The daughter of the household asks the question with a sly tease, while the mother answers with a confident yes, reflecting light domestic banter.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap for daily use to clear complexions and keep scalps clean and hair soft. It offers free samples by mail with a booklet and requests a postcard to Cuticura Department L in Boston.
In a London Tit-Bits style note, Bobby shows keen interest in a sermon and ponders the idea of flying machines mentioned in the Bible. He questions whether Esau sold his heirship to his brother Jacob as discussed by the vicar.
A political event ends with mixed reactions as attendees leave early. A senator notes only mild hostility and no objects thrown, while the speaker deems the speech a partial failure.
Miss Weaner Munro niece of former Postmaster Bryson recounts an amusing encounter while canvassing rural routes west of the city as a Red Cross flying squadron member. A keg of beer and a poker game yielded six dollars to dismiss her advance, she said with laughter.
In Red Gold City Kazan and the Dane are paraded for an audience of 300 as betting heats up. The duel ends in stalemate until a mounted police sergeant and a pale scientist strike a deal paying six hundred dollars to secure both dogs, ending the spectacle.
Gray Wolf endures a night of fear and loneliness after Kazan is shot and left by Sandy McTrigger. She searches in darkness along the river, calls for Kazan, and battles hunger and terror as storm and isolation press in. The narrative follows her reliance on memory and scent to cope with loss.
A January first 1531 voyage by Portuguese captain Alphonso de Souza named the river he entered Rio de Janeiro, or January river, after mistaking the bay for a river. The name endured as the Brazilian capital grew.
State Land Commissioner G L Shumway and Secretary of State Charles W Pool reviewed appraisements for four tracts in Valley Holt and Boyd counties and others in Wheeler Antelope Greeley and Loup. They will urge the State Educational Lands and Funds board to raise values above county figures.
Government agents in Queens investigate farmers in Newtown Mushing and Great Neck allegedly paid by wealthy parents to keep sons of registrants on payrolls. Reports say at least a dozen farmers employ youths who skip farm work for golf and car rides, earning six dollars weekly.
A fragment quotes Shakespeare on prudence under looming weather, suggesting preparation before trouble.
An unstable dialogue unfolds with hints of trembling feelings and unspoken truths. The lines reference shaving, play battles, and a critique of teen behavior, punctuated by a mentor voice noting who complains most.
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