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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1918
Page
3
An ad fragment states a sample bottle of Bwemp Reot from Kilmer Co is offered by Parcel Post for ten cents. It mentions drug stores and a paper medium size bottle for sale. No clear date or specific local details are provided.
Pr Eilieen Browning addressed the Antiquumbling League of Drateun warning about gambling. An interruptive speaker claimed three men in town hate gambling. he urged exposing the address at State Street and Washington Avenue, which sparked laughter as the crowd realized the quip about a focal alreshowee.
Arthur Guy Empey an American living in Jersey City travels to England after the Lusitania sinking and enlists in the British army. He trains in London and France, experiences trench warfare, hears big guns, and goes over the top facing constant danger.
A soldier recalls volunteering for bombing school in France, detailing training on grenades from jam tins to Mills bombs, and the dangers faced as crews learned and tested explosive devices amid harsh conditions and improvised methods.
A wartime account details a guarded escape attempt with a jam-tin bomb. The narrator recounts counting aloud as the fuse was lit and smoke rose, then the device was launched and returned, causing the thrower further discomfort.
The account describes explosives training with bombs and levers, outlines throwing technique, fuse timing, and safety movements. It contrasts Canadian and American soldiers with British troops and notes the writer’s mixed feelings about joining the "death by own action club" and wishing for peace.
In hot weather the Tommies bathe in a large creek behind their billets. A sergeant major orders a sudden bath parade with fifteen minutes to wash, then the men march to the Divisional Baths area. They line up with rifles and bayonets, soap, towels, and tin hats as water is pumped in a wooden shed.
In the next installment Empey explores how bathing pleasures fade under routine use. The piece hints at evolving attitudes toward cleanliness and domestic life.
The passage contrasts John Shelley and Samuel Coleridge noting Shelley's love of water and easy mood while Coleridge showed a similar reluctance to work. It claims Coleridge left even his best poems unfinished as fragments.
About four million Americans aged twenty one are summoned for war mobilization as Provost Marshal General Crowder orders governors to mobilize between June 24 and 35 to add 200000 registrants. Total army strength exceeds two million with an estimated 750000 of the new registrants ready for active duty.
Washington reports May as the highest vessel production month in history with 44 ships completed and delivered to the shipping board totaling 2 3 571 tons. First five months approach 1 000 000 tons and UK output through May 1 stands at 659 420 tons with May British figures pending.
Emperor William touring the Marne region blamed the December 12 1916 peace offer rejection for France’s devastation. Berlin correspondent Karl Rosner reported the remark as the Allied retreat left France scarred and civilian suffering mounting.
A new bill by Senator Owen of Oklahoma mirrors the act found unconstitutional by the Supreme Court but reserves authority to Congress and the people to rule on its validity. The measure faces critics who say any judge ruling on constitutionality would be compelled to resign.
A prominent Torreon businessman visiting Laredo says Mexico will soon begin harvesting one of its greatest wheat crops. Estimates indicate the harvest could yield about 25,000,000 bushels.
Dr David Roberts appeared in district court on a statutory charge linked to a relationship with Grace Lusk. He requested a continuance until June 26, which was granted. Two counts are listed with a maximum penalty of 100 dollars fine or six months imprisonment per count.
Mexico Hears the News reports a telegram from Juarez announcing German submarines in New York harbor and the sinking of fifteen American ships with troop ships recalled and harbors closed. Allied flags show for King George's birthday.
Two Rivers reports the city subscribed $5,000 to the Liberty loan and every alderman bought bonds personally. The council action marks a rare municipal investment in Liberty bonds amid wartime funding.
A homeowner notes roof repairs on the storage area used for retey day and laments misjudgments of a woman's temperament as arrogance. the passage hints at personal property and social perception.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions selecting for four son and offer to buy automobile power. No clear event or identifiable entities.
A garbled OCR line depicts a British tank addressing a retreating Han saying it will go through fire and water for you. The fragment lacks clear context or dates, but shows wartime ciphered sentiment between opposing forces.
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