19 Jun 1914
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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1914
Page
1
Local residents including Carl Franten and Jim Peters are mentioned with travel and visits in Steele City and nearby Fairbury. The community observes church services in a tent during hot weather and reports harvest activity, rainfall totals, and road bridges washed out by recent floods.
Mr. Taylor and Rube Earhart join the Fourth in Steele City with plans for a picnic day style observance. The Steele City band will play music, there is a morning parade, good speaking, baseball and sports, and an afternoon evening park program for all attendees.
A historical notice discusses curing dogs of egg-eating by tartar emetic dosing. It warns to handle carefully and illustrates a method of placing a small amount in a hens’ nest so the dog ingests the poison, leading to illness but not death. Mention is made of pepper as an alternative and a plant toxin used elsewhere.
The excerpt discusses how youth prizes first love as the brightest experience and pities those not as fortunate. It argues love is timeless, found in many, yet felt uniquely by each, with a reflective tone on shared romantic longing. The passage cites Anne Hrvan Meal in Woman's Home Companion.
C L E Blauser of Diller announces his bid for the Democratic nomination for representative. A graduate of the state university law department he practiced in Fairbury two years before moving to a farm near Diller. He is president of the Farmer's Grain Co. and is described as progressive in politics and community work.
An old advertisement urges readers to treat rheumatism with a twenty five cent bottle of Chamberlains Liniment and promises rapid relief. Sold by all druggists.
A modified timetable was issued last Sunday for G I trains. East bound departures now listed as No 2 at 9 05 am No 4 at 10 10 am No 14 local freight at 6 30 pm West bound departures include No 1 at 7 22 am No 3 38 pm and No 15 local trains at 6 25 am.
B. T. Praker of Kansas committed suicide by drinking carbolic acid in a Lincoln rooming house. He was married with one note asking his wife be notified and another addressed to his children. He formerly edited the Republican Register of Washington.
Fragmentary OCR describes a tablet remedy said to aid stomach and digestive troubles. It notes growing local reputation and mentions anonymous advocates and ad style language. The passage is garbled but centers on a claimed health tablet and public interest.
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