21 Jul 1916
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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1916
Page
1
Local notes report A H Phelps shipping corn, Carroll Wilson and others returning from Glenville, visits by Mrs Trana Taylor and Mrs H B Allen, and various moves including new homes, farm retirements, and road improvements. Weather rains improved pastures while crops begin tasseling and ears forming.
The once grand Long Island Sound steamers Pilgrim Puritan and Pil and Puritan are being stripped for scrap after years of inactivity. The Scott Wrecking Co of New London will remove valuables while motion picture promoters eye the ships for film use. The Puritan is 27 and the Pilgrim 34 years old.
A government bulletin states Iowa likely leads the nation in automobiles per capita with 145,000 cars for a population of 2,250,000. Nebraska shows 84,000 autos for 1,250,000 people, about one car for every fifteen residents.
A sensational note questions if a husband is public spirited while alleging he takes spirits where seen. The item implies scrutiny of behavior in social settings and raises questions about propriety.
An amateur magician wowed the crowd last night by pulling a rabbit from Deacon Riakber’s silk hat. A receipt for two quarts of liquor was also found tucked inside the deacon’s hatband for safekeeping.
Readable bits show a dialogue mentioning lightning and thunder metaphors with partial names and a cigarette reference, but the context, speakers, and events remain unreadable.
London Punch notes a humorous exchange where a daughter admits kissing Mr Brace after a theater visit and explains it was through her veil. The remark plays on misinterpretation and decorum in a witty social vignette.
Every family should keep Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy during hot weather. It is valuable and likely to be needed before the season ends. Obtainable everywhere.
Miss Effie Wilson left Wednesday afternoon to visit her brother Fred at Glenville. Special teachers examinations are scheduled Thursday and Friday July 27 28.
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