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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1913
Page
4
Publisher D Rough lists weekly Friday issue with second class mail registration and dates. Publication appears under the November 26 1904 tally noting mailing at Steele City Nebraska and federal act of March 1879.
On July 25, 1913 a shipment including hogs and cattle was sent to St Joseph. About 100 head averaged 1220 pounds, with the rest well rounded and fat. The market opened weak but top cattle sold at 8.30 per hundred, others at 8.00. Hogs brought 9.06, total sale near 14.60. Taylor H E Clapp Ona Cassell and Wm Luhm Sr accompanied the shipment.
Older residents may recall Ed Phelps who arrived in Steele City in 1871 and lived here for about 15 to 18 years. He once drove a buckboard to Beatrice and back delivering U S mail, a noted old-timer in the village.
A Parker Post copy reports Pema 6 Thomson of Saineelip Urtandoeren and long-time associate with Colorado River Supply Co in Parker Arizona has been elected to the Parker Bank and Trust Company board of directors. The note ends with a caution that lightning can strike anywhere.
Christopher Conant reports a July 1913 Boy Scout hike from Garneill Montana. Thirteen scouts led by Mr Bradley carried out camp routines, climbed ridges to Tee Cave, explored bottomless pit, met Oxford visitors, fired a dynamite salute, and returned tired but proud after about 15 miles and a successful Scout examination making him Tenderfoot.
The Paris dress makers are described as superstitious by La Revue. Umbrellas in workshops signal trouble, scissors dropped threaten death, hair in hems foretells owning a similar garment, two headdresses mean marriage, and delaying pins promises a future fiancé. Milliners share the same beliefs, with hat mishaps linked to customers and tongue moisture predicting spinsterhood.
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August Hehl moved to Fairbury last week. A boy was born July 15 to Mr. and Mrs. Francis Pearson. Grandma Riggle is home again after an absence. Mr. and Mrs. 8. R. Lambert visited relatives in Endicott Sunday. Albert Pelser of Steele City visited the Walburns. Mrs. Anderson of Steele City visited Mrs. Slaughter last Tuesday. Arthur Bakewell of Cheyenne Wyoming is visiting relatives here this week. Miss Lovie Blauvelt left Saturday for a two week visit with her sister in Omaha. Mr. Tama and his brother Mr. Wood spent Sunday at the Slaughter home. Several Diller families camped by the river on the Slaughter farm for the past week.
English writer Cosmo Hamilton spoke in New York about eugenics and divorce regulation. He compared eugenists to the old Roman who said a shoe pinches where it hurts, noting many see no fault yet claim unseen strain in divorce cases.
A Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph item recalls a reporter asking a fancy dress participant who she represented. The woman replied Helen of Troy, while the reporter quipped Helen of Avoidupois, noting the humorous mismatch and social oddity of the moment.
Beatrice visitations and local notes report on residents moving visiting kin and church social plans. Townsfolk include Fred Carrel Velma Ahlers Sidney Townsend and others with brief updates on work changes and a barn fire scare at J W Adler’s property with quick extinguishing.
A Chautauqua man jokes about sending his daughter to Boston to learn culture and refinement and sending his son to Cleveland for the same purpose, reflecting a lighthearted view on self-improvement.
A humorous exchange notes that an automobile has a single advantage over a horse while acknowledging that car wheels often look worn or tired. The dialogue reflects lighthearted caution about vehicle reliability.
A taunting figure declares the gun unloaded and jokes about a staged roll of money, claiming fake bravado as Life magazine captures the taunt amid stage performance.
Fragmentary text shows a speaker asking for help during the Balkans conflict and mentions suffering. The lines resemble a wartime interrogation or plea with informal speech and unclear attribution.
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