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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1915
Page
3
Mrs Hangy Vmurs of Nicetown describes severe back pain side pains and fatigue before using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. After six bottles she reports improved sleep appetite and energy and urges other women to try the remedy.
The piece outlines Western Canada railway regulation by the Dominion Railway Commission and notes Alberta University attendance rising tenfold in five years across 61 districts. It cites J E Edward of Blackie Alberta praising local farming gains, large land holdings, strong yields, and improved health since relocating from Iowa. It ends with brief anecdotes about conventions and social views in the era.
Grief news notes four farmers organizing near Murdock and a "Gwat the Fly" campaign at Hastings. William P. Dunning named postmaster at Spaulding. Lincoln Savings Bank reports over a thousand accounts. Typhoid cases linked to impure water in Central City. Two depots at Hebron robbed. Axtell farmer Otto Maxel dies by poison. Otoe county couples mark golden anniversary. Flag Day events planned for G A R posts. Hastings garage and shop Sunday closings petitioned. Hog cholera outbreak alarms state hospital board. Omaha dandelions contest yields nearly 56,000 baskets. Several weather and flood impacts noted in Hastings and Tecumseh regions. Distinctive local stories include a lifesaving child, a notary’s long service, and memorial observances statewide.
The Nebraska college of agriculture and agricultural experiment station will exhibit at the state fair and six county fairs including Hamilton Aurora Pawnee Tecumseh Bladen Auburn Fairbury with dates from August to October. State officials restrict patent medicines labeled cure and plan one day farmers institutes due to budget cuts. The Hand craft Furniture plant sale brings fire insurance policies under state control. Secretary Pool mails annual occupation tax notices for corporations with penalties for late payment.
A discussion of historic wedding customs notes that throwing shoes or slippers signified the bride's subjection to her husband. Examples include Eastern practices, Jewish rites, Nestorian kicks, Russian boot removal, and Luther’s toast to subservience. A reading of a deaf woman’s church preference highlights broader themes of ritual and belonging.
A boy boasts that his older brother, a printer, can place a death notice in the paper to mislead his boss about attending a ball game. The younger speaker calls it handy but his friend shrugs at the brag. It highlights playful deception in a downtown office setting.
A husband returns with a spotted waistcoat and explains no menus were needed so his wife would know what they ate. A quip about praising women, a remark on human kindness as small cans, and a joke about whiskey prompting men to work for the price.
The article quotes remarks about adversity bringing out character and the wisdom of plain people. It contrasts old soda fountains with modern times and notes dispute when plain people disagree with a speaker.
A collage of light anecdotes and snippets on pets gardening trains and hats. Jokes about rotted bulbs bugs in rosebushes and poor lawn growth mix with social satire and brief lawyerly quips about liberal juries and petty gossip.
A fragmented clue speaks of Noah and an exclamation about a blessed place to intern. The lines mention marriage rings and prize rings as stage material and warn that women seeking rights sometimes pursue the wrong path.
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