Ever-Fresh Groceries Promises No Stocked Groceries
Local grocer Ever Fresh declares a policy of not keeping groceries in stock, marketing itself as a novelty store. The slogan highlights their unusual approach and aims to attract curious shoppers.
07 Jun 1918
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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1918
Page
1
Local grocer Ever Fresh declares a policy of not keeping groceries in stock, marketing itself as a novelty store. The slogan highlights their unusual approach and aims to attract curious shoppers.
In a community notice, a local vendor notes shifting weekly work pace and asks readers to consult about eye tests. It recounts Wednesday June 5th travel of C. I. Clark to Fairbury with Mrs. Clark for their anniversary, plus Sunday June 2nd marriage of Roy Carmichael and Grace Hinkle at the bride’s home in Rulo Nebraska. The couple plan to live near town while Carmichael farms two miles northwest.
A wartime appeal from Herbert Hoover and Gordon Wattles urges strict sugar economy and meat limits of two pounds per person per week. The call to sacrifice supports feeding nations at war and preserving resources until the next harvest.
An advertisement urges twice daily use of Chamberlain’s Liniment to ease a lame back with massage at the seat of pain. Sold by all dealers.
A young man in a soldier's uniform driving a Ford stopped in Steele City on a layover claiming to buy walnut timber for the government and to be en route to Seneca Kansas to join trucks with walnut. He admitted desertion after being questioned and was taken to Fairbury with local officers.
The article discusses Noah's ark as the first ship with dimensions given in cubits. It states a length of 450 feet, a beam of 75 feet, and a depth of 45 feet, built from gophic wood or cypress suitable for submerged portions.
A technical paper describes a fire where water on a grease fire in an engine oil box scattered burning grease across the area. The grease dried on a flywheel and spread, causing a large fire that rapidly engulfed the plant.
An old health note urges ample water and raw fruit, plus outdoor exercise to ease chronic constipation. It warns against harsh laxatives as they dehydrate the body and worsen the condition, recommending milder options like Chamberlain's jets.
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