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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1915
Page
3
An English naval officer recounts a Filipino man crossing a Pasig bridge during a tense moment with Spanish officers. The native spat in a Spanish officer’s face, fled, and was caught by a sentry who then tossed him into the river. The sentry recovered his weapon and resumed his patrol.
The tattooed man recalls being marooned in the South Pacific and held by native tribes who demanded a thousand dollars. He explains he warned them to "fraw on me" and they did, leaving him unharmed but to tell the unlikely rescue.
A dialogue snippet shows a couple debating summer plans with humor about spending time in the White Mountains versus the poorhouse and touches on gender politics and a light mockery of Mrs Scarly’s pickle situation.
Fragmentary lines present a quirky monologue noting a crying monk, a zebra themed cheer, and a shouted Jall-bird. The text then shifts to a remark on aging women and blurred birthdays, followed by a historical aside claiming Jonah as the first man who desired the earth.
An advice note promotes Resinol ointment and resinol soap as safe inexpensive cures for itching and skin eruptions including burn and ringworm, claiming fast relief and widespread physician approval. The piece also includes a light child anecdote about a dog scenting a polecat during an educational film.
Quick banter shifts from piano on a train to aristocratic titles and a Kaiser joke. The talk touches on commutation rates, a German knighthood ban, King George and the Garter, and a joke about an umbrella loan and a widow Maud.
A playful exchange about learning a new dance move and stepping on people as a humorous pun. The quote contrasts asking for a new step with the speaker admitting they have stepped on many feet.
Convicts at the Nebraska penitentiary will receive daily wages for labor under a new plan, with an eight hour day and 20 to 25 cent daily credits plus board and lodging. The wicker and fiber factory will pilot the system, then extend to farming, freight handling, and domestic work.
A collage of quips and scenes from rural life. A parade story ends with a horse halting from pride while crowd banter mocks reformers and city folks. Anecdotes touch on manners, home life, and humorous misunderstandings, with brief exchanges about country living and yard ideas.
A woman recounts four years of heart trouble nerve exhaustion and chills caused by coffee. After switching to Postum she improves rapidly losing pain and anxiety and gaining energy. The ad notes Postum comes in two forms instant and granulated and claims a health reason to switch.
Advice on budgeting poultry feed versus foraging. Instructions cover bed placement, mulching, drainage, planting density, variety rotation, and avoiding root exposure. Emphasizes settling weather, proper soil incorporation, and protecting crowns to prevent rot.
A Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station note explains how bees fertilize apple plum cherry and clover blossoms. Honey lures bees to gather pollen transferring it between blooms via their bodies. Each blossom rewards the bee with nectar after pollination enabling fruit set and continued pollination.
Irving. Tabor of Ohio in Green's Fruit Grower describes a method to trap fruit-tree pests by painting root areas with coal tar paint at sunset and again two weeks later, then placing a bright lantern on the roof to lure millers to their death. He estimates catching brown and white millers and beetle bugs, and suggests torchlight over cabbage patches to deter worms.
Report from German Southwest Africa describes General Botha leading British expeditionary forces. Troops endure desert heat and scarce resources with veils goggles and sun gear as hundreds of Boer burghers suffer in hospital. The piece depicts extreme heat midday 122 degrees and punishing conditions for fighting men.
An advertisement extols Cuticura as a cleansing soap and purifying ointment for eczema and rashes, claiming rapid healing for all ages. It invites free mail samples with a postcard to Boston and notes availability everywhere. A stray quip about late callers concludes the snippet.
Cleveland Ohio and Hanover Pennsylvania women describe relief from female trouble with Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Vegetable Pill. They credit the remedies with ending pain and enabling regular activity after doctors advised operations. Letters from Mrs C Y Reiper and Mrs Sam slways note improved health and willingness to recommend the products.
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