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Steele City Press

Location

Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1917

Page

3

Pain Free Feet With Genjatia Gongany Drops

An advertisement promotes Genjatia Gongany for corns and calluses claiming no pain. It urges applying a few drops with fingers to lift discomfort, promising easy at home relief.

Freezone ether compound offers quick corn relief in tiny bottles

A Cincinnati chemist introduces Freezone, an ether based treatment sold in small bottles. It claims to shrink corns and calluses so they loosen and can be lifted away without pain. The ad promises quick, painless results for hard or soft corns and toe calluses at low cost and urges asking a local druggist to stock it.

Cincinnati

Giraffe Man Andrew Charms Circuses Across Africa

Friend of the Animals profiles Andrew the giraffe trainer famed for his magnetism and care. He travels Africa with Barnum and Bailey, nursing a maimed monkey back to health, and sharing his life with a blind dog, cat, parrot, chicken, and white rat who all appears to understand him.

Barnum and Bailey Orient Andrew Africa

Egg economy and storage tips from Lee Poultry Library

Statistics for 300 years show December eggs worth 2 to 3 times April and May. Coat fresh eggs with Egg-o-Latum and store in a cellar egg-case. A 50 cent jar treats 50 dozen eggs. Learn to keep hens healthy and laying year round. Lee Poultry Library offer five booklets free for 5 cents. Geo. H. Lee Co. Omaha Nebraska. Adv.

Lee Poultry Library Geo. H. Lee Co Lee Omaha Neb Lee's

Astonished Creditor’s Remark About a 47-Year Dusi ness

An elderly man recalls his 47 years in business and says he never disappointed a single creditor. He explains he paid debts promptly and notes how astonished the defaulter was at the moment. The exchange paints a moral for the mercantile community.

Shake Into Your Shoes and Memoir Fragments

A fragmented dialogue presents a scene with Allen Peot Base promoting powder to treat foot conditions and a humorous exchange about gas scarcity and a Shakespeare wager. The conversation touches on footwear relief, a front line reference, and a race of gas mileage.

Allen

Wheat Prices Spark Farmer’s Grim Quip on Supply

In a brief dialogue from the era, Farm er Corn Tensel laments rising bread and feed costs, saying he would not be happier even if springs dried up and water fell to two dollars a gallon, questioning the implied value of high wheat price. The exchange highlights farmer skepticism about commodity optimism and the real burden of cost.

Corntensel

Western Canada grain lands offer vast farming opportunities

An advertisement extols Western Canada grain districts as finished spring seeding yields and rapid crop growth. It highlights cheap land from 15 to 25 dollars per acre, easy terms from railways, and ample grazing lands, urging farmers to contribute to food production while risking little due to high future prices.

Canada United States

Fragmented Farm Wisdom From The Orchard Tour

A garbled OCR snippet reflects farming life with complaints about disappointments and resilience. The voice mentions goats and their appetite, hinting at practical agrarian humor and kitchen table wisdom from an agricultural context.

Found a Place to Start in Wartime Economy

The excerpt reflects wartime thrift with a line about practicing rigid economy. A character remarks on repurposing a last year straw hat for the coming season, signaling shortages and frugal domestic routines.

Kazan the Wolf-Dog Returns to the Forest Bride

Kazan, a quarter wolf sledge dog, saves his master Thorpe then joins a journey to civilization with Isobel. In the wild, he defends Joan and baby, bears Gray Wolf’s blindness, and helps care for her before a final parting at Sun Rock. Gray Wolf remains steadfast and reunites with Kazan as he returns to her.

Kazan Thorpe Isobel McCready Kasan Gray Wolf Pierre Joan Sun Rock

The Cave of Fire Chapter XH

Kazan recalls the fading memories of his past as a sledge-dog leader after the brutal fight with the big gray lynx atop Sun Rock. The scene shifts from danger to reflection as his former life resurfaces in fragments.

Cave of Fire Kazan

Kazan and Gray Wolf The Wolf Mate After Tragedy

Kazan endures two back to back tragedies after Gray Wolf’s pups are slain by a lynx. Blind from the attack, Gray Wolf relies on Kazan as they grow into a mutual bond. They travel slow on easier trails learning a new silent, scent based communication. They revisit the abandoned cabin where Joan and the baby once lived, seeking any sign of life.

Gray Wolf Karan Kazan Joan Kasan Gray Walt Cime Ka~zan Beent Sun Rock

Kazan and Gray Wolf Pursue North Woods Adventure

In the latest installment Kazan and Gray Wolf trek deeper into the north woods where a thrilling episode unfolds. The narrative promises more action in the continuing series.

North Woods Kazan Gray Wolf

Arrest order targets men 21 to 30 without war certificates

The provost marshal general calls governors to enforce the selective service law with penalties of one year imprisonment for failure to register by June 5. Local boards may offer another chance to delinquents after registration day.

Union News Service Washington Crowder General Crowder

Entombed in Blaze Worst Casualty in Mining History

Butte Montana faces its worst mining disaster as thirty six known dead and 167 missing after a fire at the Speculator copper mine Friday night. Four hundred fifteen men worked the night shift with 213 escaping via connected levels. Gas reached the Diamond mine causing additional fatalities and twenty six men were brought to the surface alive by Sunday.

Montana Butte Mont jJead Speculator

Registration Foote Up 118,123

Lincoln reports 118,128 people registered for the gubernatorial vote totaling about 39 percent of the state’s 502,000 eligible voters. The piece notes completion of county returns and mentions Washington’s stance on postwar peace and a call to break Germany’s central European ambitions.

Lincoln Neville Aittle

Filipino Troops Offer To Wilson In World War Plan

Manuel Quezon offers 25,000 Filipino troops for service to President Wilson. Quezon, former Philippine delegate and current Philippine Senate president, made the offer for use wherever needed.

Washington Wilson Manuel Quezon Congress Philippine Senate

Pershing Preparing for Army Base Setup in France

A group of officers from Major General Pershing's staff has arrived at Boulogne sur Mer to begin organizing bases for the American army in France.

Pershing Boulogne, Sur Mer France

Oil Riches in Sour Lake Texas Fields Draw Investors

In Sour Lake Texas oil fields landowners profit as oil flows abundantly. Small investors report rapid returns with many earning twenty to fifty percent or more per dollar invested. A company promotes a cooperative well plan offering $1 down and $1 monthly for nine months with potential payouts up to $10,000. Prospectus invites readers to request maps and proofs from their Mid Western Office in St. Louis.

Sour Lake Texas Lake Oil United States Sour Lake Texas Sour ‘Lake OFLCO Ann’ Ave St. Louie

Cosmopolitan Character of the Marine Corps

The article defines corps as a large, self sufficient fighting force acting as an independent army. It praises the marine corps as a miniature army with varied duties and cosmopolitan dress, noting the globe cap emblem and red infantry stripe. It compares British and American marines and ends with a quip about breach of promise suits.

Marine Corps Charles Phelps Cushing New York Independent Artillery

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