Local Notables And Events From Steele City
Local notices record visits from families in nearby towns, travel plans for harvest and cement, and reports from Lincoln prohibition convention in which W. J. Bryan was nominated. Community groups plan a union of Steele City churches with a twelve member committee and a one year trial period.
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Lincoln
W. J. Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Steele City
Methodists
Congregationalists
As HE. Gretzinger
Sampson
Pearson
A. T. Phelps
F. W. Lowe
War Cuts Diamond Prices During 1870 Conflict
During the Franco Prussian war in 1870 the diamond market saw sharp price declines as supply increased from confiscations and sales by French authorities. The oversupply depressed values across the diamond trade and affected buyers and sellers in international markets.
Flowers as solace for ordinary humanity in a town scene
Fragmentary reflections describe flowers offering quiet solace to ordinary people. The passage notes how flowers light up windows in a crowded town, seen as a cottage treasure and a symbol of peace within workers' hearts.
Fragmented Travel Goods Ad Copy and Scribbled Fragment
A scrappy newspaper fragment lists suitcases trunks and travel bags at Freeman's Fairbury amid garbled text and stray quotes from Robert Louis Stevenson. The disordered lines mention Vienna and references to idle rich and fortune, with incomplete phrases and stray names.
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Freeman's
Fairbury
Mickie Says: Boss Preaches Hard Talk on Money
Fragmentary chatter from a column quote outlines a tough stance on accountability and cash flow. The speaker references a “boss” and urges decisive action amid unclear context and dates.
Peculiar Armenian Divorce Proposal Reported Abroad
A World Outlook note from Erivan Armenia claims a peculiar decree would require a wife to refrain from addressing any man other than her husband for seven years. The item references a possible East relief worker as the source of the unusual rule.
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McCormick
Armenios
Pear East
Erivan
Armenia
Erie Canal Opens After Cannon Firing Across Length
The Erie canal connected Lake Erie and the Hudson river, opening October 20 1825. Construction began atRome Home New York in 1817, largely due to Le Witt Clinton. The project cost seven million two thousand dollars.
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Erie Canal
Lake Erie
Haddon River
Home
N. Y
LeWitt Clinton
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Eastman Kodak
Arner’s Drug Store
Henry Wing
Oklahorms
Mrs. Hyland of
Hollenberg
A. HL. Gretzinger
R. S.wilfley
Pearl
Emma Shultz
Fred Perkins
Barnes
Irving, Kansas
W. A. Livingstone
Mahaska
J. W. Hicks
Oregon
Washington
Lydia Wing
Norfolk
Wilcox
E Tarnow
Akron
Colorado
Kansas
Eva Hamsey
Miss Herrick
G. L. Wilfley
Maryville, Mo
R. S. Wilfley
Lottie Malone
McFall, Mo
C. C. Daugherty
Thos. Kelly
M. H. Smid
Adams
Town
Mr. Smid
Gage County
Sherman Bryant
Columbus
Nebr
The
State University
Wm. Heckathorn
Winnebago, Nebr
Here
Martha Tarnow
Louis
Bugbee
Nebraska
Ome
Yuma
Cletus
Matheson
G. D. New
Grand Island
Steele City Friends
Union Pacific
S. P. Deems
Earl Cooper
Andy Strawbacker
S. A. Woods
Freeman’s
H Robert Louis Stevenson
Atria
Vienna
Mickie
Bert Lytell
WM. S. Hart
Fatty Arbuckle
Fatty and the Diving Beauty
Wm. 3S
Hart
Kautz
McDonald's
Tor
Cel
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