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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1920
Page
3
Drink Quest in Prohibition Town Gag
A thirsty newcomer asks how to obtain a drink in the town. The Petonia tavern keeper directs him to a back alley route to a cellar with a lantern keeper who says nothing is available due to prohibitionists. The anecdote appears in a Houston Post remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petonia
Dryer
Houston Post
Anngeling girl warned against becoming a cackling woman
A fragment quotes La Rochefoucauld on hatred and fate. It contrasts managing a cook with knowing one's place and notes destiny's anger. The tone mixes aphorism with social observation. The readable lines discuss restraint and transformation under misfortune.
Bayer Aspirin Promoted as Safe Over Twenty Years
An advertisement touts Bayer Tablets of Aspirin as genuine and proven safe by millions and prescribed for headaches toothaches earaches neuralgia rheumatism colds and pain. It urges accepting only the unbroken Bayer package with proper directions and notes 12 tablet tins cost a few cents with larger packages sold by druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayer
Supreme Court Upholds Prohibition and Volstead Act
The U S Supreme Court declared the Eighteenth Amendment valid and the Volstead Act constitutional. The ruling nullifies state laws permitting higher alcohol content and enforces national prohibition across all states. The decision ends hopes of brewers to claim light beers and wine under state provisions. Chief Justice White notes Congress should have defined intoxicating liquors in the amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United States Supreme Court
New Jersey
Wisconsin
Rode Island
Congress
Rhode
Massachsetts
Missouriand
Kentucky
Tuetie White
Analyzing Waste Food Leads Nations to Reassess Diets
The piece notes that Americans waste much food and miss its real value. It cites wartime science from Teachers College New York using tests on rats and humans to inform soldier rations. It predicts future generations will view current wasteful habits with amazement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Teachers’ College
New York
War- Department
Freckles faded by Othine double strength guaranteed
Claimant promises to remove freckles using Othine double strength from a druggist. Apply an ounce and rub on affected skin for a clear complexion, with a money back guarantee if freckles do not disappear. Some cases need less than an ounce for light spots.
They Thought They Had Jobs but They Wanted More
A Kansas City Star excerpt mocks office holders who fear work for the salary. Two neighboring spinsters and a bachelor face social attention, culminating in a late night telephone call about a man at a widow’s door, ending with the attributed bachelor’s quip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meniassen
Kansas City Star
Congress adjourns with approval of appropriation bills
Washington reports the Sixty-sixth congress adjourned in June. Approval of all appropriation bills appears likely to prevent further sessions unless emergencies arise. President Wilson signed the merchant marine, deficiency, and army reorganization bills and several others, while provisions for compulsory or voluntary military service were removed from the army bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, DC
Prac
Congress
Wilson
Canada
Army
Sad Experience at First Sight Love Question
A brief quip questions belief in love at first sight. The speaker riffs on whether there is any second sight in such instant attraction, ending with a wry remark.
Non-Partisana Egged In Topeka Farm Meeting
Three Nonpartisan League officials were egged while speaking at a Topeka farmers party about being driven from Killenweed by men in soldier uniforms. Walter Thomas Mills national organizer J O Stevie state organizer and M J Amos editor said they were escorted from the grounds by armed men and eggs were hurled. Police were notified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Nonpartisan League
Wiate Ofiinia
Walter Thomas Mills
J. O. Stevie
M. J. Amos
Ellaworth
Pirnie
Tornado Wipes Out Foxhelma Minnesota Town
A tornado near Wahpeton Wahpeton Foxhelma Minnesota wiped out Foxhelma with no fatalities. Doctors and nurses were summoned to care for injured residents as the town faced devastation and the emergency response was activated.
Potatoes Reach Historic Wholesale Prices in Chicago
Chicago reports new wholesale highs for N Potatoes at 11 to 12 dollars per hundred pounds, about 7.20 per bushel, while an old batch sold at 0.25 per hundred. Retailers may charge 18 to 20 cents per pound for consumers as the market moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Troy Weight
Jewsller
Palmer Exceeded Power in Sugar Price Probe
Washington report details the sugar investigating committee majority findings against Attorney General Palmer. It states he acted beyond his authority in Louisiana price controls for sugar, urged Mooney to press fair prices, and notes no prosecutions followed despite alleged excessive profits by certain producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Sugar Investigating Committee
Congress
Palmer
Louisiana
Frinkhaim
Repub Lean
Massachusetts
Leuisiaria Transitions
Tens
United “States
Mooney
Producers
Co Finer
New Orleans
Tle
Tennessee launches as largest battleship in New York yard
The Tennessee, cost 20 million dollars, is 825 feet long, 98 feet beam, displacement 22,000 tons. Built at the New York yard, it embodies a new, fast battleship design with high comfort for officers and crew. Named for the state it represents, the ship will recruit personnel from Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tennessee
Stloat
New’ York
Tivy ‘Yard
Farmers Oppose Law Referendum Report
The American Farm Bureau Federation reports that about 400000 farmers voted in the first national referendum. They oppose a bill before Congress imposing a one percent tax on land above ten thousand dollars. The executive committee plans further referendums on arbitration in inter disputes and repeal of the Adamson Townsend laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
American Farm Bureau Federations
Congress
Jevy
Market Shifts in Newsprint Prices Announced
An advance in export prices for newsprint is outlined, with changes effective from July 1 and subsequent adjustments through July, October, and December. The notice notes price per pound and timetable, indicating small percentage changes and monthly steps in the new schedule.
Reprieve Granted for Anson Cole and Allen Grammer
Governor McKowtke grants a stay of execution for Anson Cole and Allen Grammer in a Howard County murder case. The delay extends to July 14 as hearings proceed in the state and federal courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cole
Grammer
Lincely
Neb Sober
Anson
Allen Grammer
Hward
McKoetwle
Ridiy
Revolt in Lower California Reported
Fragmentary dispatches depict unrest in Lower California with calls for action against the existing government. Reports mention Meshoos and a governor, noting a claimed uprising and political tensions in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lower
California
Calif
Japan to export sugar via Sentile port in Washington
Information from Kobe reported by a porting company says about 17 million pounds of Japanese sugar will be laid down at Sentile for export. Officials say 60,000 to 80,000 tons are available for export with 8 000 tons to New York and about 5,000 tons to San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senttly
Kobe
Tine
A Tother Firey
New York
San Francisco
U S. Acquires 14 000 Tons Argentine Sugar for Industry
The United States government has bought 14 000 tons of Argentine sugar to be released over five months from January 1 to May 31 for commercial canners and preservers. Special Assistant Attorney General Riley stated refiners and the canning industry warned of a looming sugar shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos
Aires
New York
SLO
Riley
Palmer
Miley. Seid
Fragmented OCR excerpt on racial integration debates
No usable events or clear facts due to garbled OCR. The text mentions race, workers, and equal membership with White men but provides no concrete names, dates, places, or outcomes to summarize into a proper article item.
War Time Sugar Regulations Touched By New York Officials
A conference in New York, led by Attorney General Palner, discussed sugar restrictions amid shortages. Officials urged hotels and restaurants to cut star-level consumption and pledge to use available supplies more efficiently during wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yorks
Sukar
Unclear fragment reports sudden death near home
Fragments indicate a woman in Jesbter Nebraska died shortly before a planned event at her home. The text mentions Freda, daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred, who had been employed at a local firm and was in apparently good health before dying minutes later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Weiss
Notary Public
Dean
Bor Doan
Milburn CO
Buffalo
M. Y
Jesbter
Freda
Fred Ustlendin
Fventax
Uncertain text fragment hints at regional health quarantine
The readable lines suggest a report about bubonic cases and quarantine actions in Central America, mentioning Mexico and Salvador. Details are garbled. the piece references a foreign affairs secretary and a democratic context, with unclear dates or specifics.
Sailors Face War Between Distant Commands
Fragmentary text notes a naval context with sailors and officers, suggesting internal conflict or discipline issues aboard a ship. Names and exact events are unclear in the damaged OCR, but the piece centers on tensions within a wartime crew and possible self-harm implications.
Paris Ferry Collapse Suspected After Cold Front Strikes
Unclear OCR text suggests a Paris area ferry incident during a cold spell with possible collapse or strikes. Report mentions captains, coast guard, and disrupted travel routes but exact details are unreadable.
Obscure Passage Notes National Gas Supply Conversation
Fragmentary OCR records a conference with regional representatives on gas supply exhaustion. Mentions Frederic Go Cte and Maine baker representatives, plus a secretary, all linked to a national conservation discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wittington
Seeivus
Prederia Go Cte
Doren
Ate Conferenes
Natoral
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Fletcher
Supreme Court
Postum Cereal Co
Fich
Sugar Investigation Committee
Conedian Beyort Taper Companys Limited
Japan
JUGAR
U. S
War-Times
Oetfik Granspaad Mohr Sr
BHP Yal
Air. Berry
Paris
Sorgurersahal Fis
Landats
Cpa
Certain-teed Products Corporation
St. Louis
Mapa
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Department of
Wemaigree Mitawe
W. V. Bennett
Bee Bidg
Omaha
Neban Ie
Andy
Young Snilihe
Batioe
Calidon
Neat
Senleet
Pirie
EAP Rera
Aetene
Harold Somers
de Kalb Ave
Brooklyn
Lincoln Sanitarium
Lincoln
Nebraska
Peterson
J Nichol
Weer Street
Hochester N
Ayn Peterson
Allen
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