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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1914
Page
3
A man laments losing his beloved and notes how memory colors all he sees. The column also reports on pets dying after owners pass, concluding grief is unlikely the cause and mentioning a canary examined for illness.
A poet named Bil stumbles into a friend's room in distress. He recalls writing a poem about his little boy and cites a misread opening line about his son and his pygmy counterpart as the source of his angst.
A financier described as a get rich quick promoter faces pointedcritique from a boss in a morning exchange. The dialogue highlights tensions around fair dealing and discipline in financial circles.
A letter from Wy to J.woslan recounts that quitting coffee and using Postem improved a son's eye condition after years of glasses. The writer notes caffeine in tea and coffee may cause vision trouble and claims personal nervous symptoms diminished after stopping coffee.
Guidance on a simple skincare routine using Cuticura Ointment and Soap. Apply ointment gently to affected areas for five minutes, then wash with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Repeat at rising and retiring, with soap used generously during daily baths.
The Kansas City Star recalls a story about William H Hamby a writer who befriends all kinds of people. On a Ozark fishing trip he meets a character named Dilly and learns their voyage reveals more about Hamby as a studied observer of life and people.
A Fifth Avenue jewelry house showed a platinum handbag, five inches square, with one diamond covered side. The buyer, described as wealthy and weary, considered the $9,000 price tag as part of a vivid magazine tale.
A fragment shows a bargaining scene with a question about 5-cent cigars and a reply offering a 10-cent cigar. The exchange hints at a casual street trade or humor in a damaged text. No clear dates or named entities emerge from the readable portion.
A wry note on ambitions and the hustle to secure a deal. The saying compares a fat man to a bay window and a fat woman to a bale of hay, then cautions that bluffing often creates more noise than true wealth.
News from state capital notes Nebraska agricultural extension enrollments exceed two thousand youths across seventy six counties. Clubs include corn potato gardening cooking and sewing with 10 150 246 and 820 members respectively. Leaders stress work over registration and urge parent and teacher encouragement. The second item asks whether 150000 should be spent on a state reformatory for men, with mixed opinions from Judge Kennedy Judge Holcomb and Henry Gerdes.
Nebraska college of agriculture seeks farmers to help gather feeding data. Many beef and other animal experiments occur yearly, but limited funds prevent large trials. Animals must be kept at home farms to avoid farm disturbances from visitors. The college aims to collect widespread information from feeders to enable data from larger herds than the station could maintain.
A former inmate, paroled years ago, visited the penitentiary to express gratitude to the state board of paroles and pardons. He now tilled 170 acres of corn 150 acres of wheat and tends forty head of cattle, illustrating the opportunity provided by parole.
The National Guard association of Nebraska was formed at the recent training camp to push increased military appropriations and favorable militia legislation and to engage in state politics. The state board of paroles and pardons met at the penitentiary with farmers pressing for parole recommendations.
About forty creamery men from across the state met with Food Commissioner Harman and State Chemist Redfern on the capital for their annual conference on buying testing and handling of cream. The state fair grounds agricultural hall building with 15000 square feet floor space will host a pure and clean food exhibition during state fair week.
National Magazine notes cliff villages in the Gila canyon where pumice walls shelter excavated homes of a dwarf nation. Mummies found wrapped in woven clothes with feathers, the adult man measured 23 inches, doors and windows barely passable for a half grown girl. The ruins resemble toy structures beside Yucatan temples, dating back at least 6,000 years per authorities.
In a large store the general manager polices poor handwriting by displaying miswritten checks on a screen after day end. Each careless clerk sees how much the error cost and how it was fixed. The targeted method reduced mistakes and sped up order delivery and filing.
The regular trombone player is sick and a brass amateur substitutes. After the first show the conductor questions the newcomer's performance. The amateur says the music is strange to him and promises to be ready by the next night, joking about hearing all the fiddles then.
In a casual scene the Oklahoma cattle baron Bing sits relaxed in a deep chair by a wide hotel window. A streetcar warning placard about talking to the motorman is spotted, though the reporter notes few motormen appear in sight.
The piece traces a historic religious magazine famed for hymns like Jesus Saviour Pilot Me and for publishing Roosevelt’s first speech. It notes its long family-run print lineage, 1829 beginnings with 250 New York subscribers, and reaching 1,200 readers in early branches. Asher Sheldon of New Haven marks the current oldest subscriber at 100, tied to Seamen's Society for decades.
The piece contrasts old and new women riders from delicate pillions to modern cross country rides likened to Amazons. It recounts Hippolyta and Hercules ninth labor, noting the girdle episode and the resulting seafaring pursuit by the Amazons.
A Pearson's Weekly anecdote recalls Winston Churchill as a young Conservative who once refused to bathe with Radical parents in Dieppe after learning of their political views. The tale highlights early party leanings and childish defiance in a seaside visit.
A new telephone cable will connect Aldeburgh in England with Walcheren in the Netherlands, totaling 79 nautical miles. It will be the worlds longest submarine line and will provide telephone links between London and Berlin. The system uses a four core Pupin loaded design.
A fragment notes a cut of electric signs in New York City, referencing the Argentine public-hdisog monthly. The item hints at the impact on urban lighting and advertising trends of the era.
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