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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1913
Page
3
An invention features a flat sound magnifying trumpet with a receiver placed to the ear. The device magnifies speech at the other end so the user can hear clearly from a distance. Hands remain free for use in public spaces, such as the park at night.
A fragment notes a youth facing nerves and a tight fight, implying a remarkable start in primary teaching. The context remains unclear but highlights youthful tension and effort in early schooling.
An Edwardian travelogue praises Luxor as a perpetual summer in winter with narcissus and violets in bloom by Christmas and orange blossoms by March. It extols Nile life from Cairo to Assuan, noting crops, onions, lucerne, grain, and vivid colors along the river.
The article describes mauve, yellow, green, and rose powders and their suitability for different hair and eye colors. Mauve adds purple bloom to cool tones. yellow flatters blondes. green suits ashen blondes and florid types for a cool look. rose provides a salmon tint for neutral brunettes. New cosmetics are made from real pearl powder, now used in Paris.
Miss Ruth Bancroft Law and her brother F Rodman Law plan a July Atlantic crossing in a biplane. They will not carry boats but three floats under the wings for buoyancy and expect 90 to 100 gallons of gasoline for about 30 hours. They aim to fly about 100 miles per hour and seek Lord Northcliffe's prize for a successful crossing.
An automatic electric lighting plant designed for private homes is portable on two cross girders and includes an oil engine, dynamo, automatic starting switch, and water tank. The system charges a small battery and uses stored current to power lamps. when battery voltage drops, an automatic switch starts the engine by a timed current, and stops once the battery recharges.
A humorous anecdote describes a new pastor greeting a child who refuses to shake hands or befriend him. The boy explains his reluctance by saying his face and hands must be washed and his Sunday clothes worn, implying a child’s priority on cleanliness and formality.
The fragmentary prompt offers no identifiable people places or events to summarize into a newspaper card. It presents a cryptic quote about cream and milk without context.
The passage describes a Rhine itinerary from Mayence to Cologne with highlights such as Lorelei legends, Drachenfels, Petersberg, Andernach Roman remains, Coblenz sights including Emperor William I monument and Stolzenfels Castle, and Arenberg monastery linked by an electric railway from Ehrenbreitstein.
In Lewes and the Delaware breakwater a new illegal trade grows as mackerel fishermen from New England hide liquor in fish to evade dry counties. The scheme targets Kent and Sussex counties after Governor Miller approved a law restricting liquor shipments. The practice spreads as fishermen imitate the idea and sell fish with concealed bottles.
Synod at Winona Lake indorses tobacco ban for all church workers and clergy. A follow up resolution calls for a 1915 review of church discipline to require abstinence from tobacco by all members. Bloomington indiana chosen for 1914 meeting.
Twenty five game cocks valued at 1500 dollars were sentenced to death by Judge Byram in Boston after a raid on a cocking main at Plainville. The birds will be executed by the state.
Lolita Armour daughter of J Ogden Armour is left in charge of the Melody farm west of Lake Forest valued at 7 million dollars while her parents voyage to Europe for the summer.
A humorous survey describes how different national groups prepare boiled eggs. The English and French favor exactly three minutes and peel or mix with salt and butter, while Spaniards and Italians favor quick boils and dipping with bread. Germans and Americans vary from liquid to hard boiled, with Americans cutting and spicing before eating with toast.
Mrs. Geo. F. Clark of Iberia Missouri reports five years of scalp eczema relief after using Cuticura Ointment and Soap. She avoided head shaving, notes severe itching and ringworm like scales, and says her hair now grows well. Samples offered with Cuticura Skin Book from Boston.
Bartsch of Shreveport profits from selling live and dead flies to the city board of health. He bought about 100 traps after premiums were offered and pushed prices down from 50 to 20 cents per quart, earning 34.20 in two days. He plans to continue while funds last. In London a master tailor, Alexander Burness, 64, dies after a violent altercation ending in a fatal heartache.
A mixed adage about enterprise and support. The speaker contrasts an actor's finish with a request to see it, and notes a person who relies on backers rarely reaches the front.
The piece notes Southampton's 1299 bowling green as a cradle of an old English game and describes summer fire jack ceremonies where winners are dubbed knights. It also laments fading urban relics like lamp post notices for hackney carriages and hints at social history fading with progress toward air travel.
A historical note discusses life insurers using medical exam blanks to record identifying marks. A Western company received a physician’s report with the line He has a strong Cornish accent as a clue identifying the insured after death.
A courtroom exchange jokes about crowd control by removing the rear exit sign and posting Free to draw a large audience. The remark highlights a plan to influence people to leave through the rear, reflecting a satirical or hypothetical context in the judge’s dialogue.
Athletic remark highlights Miss Corker performing difficult routines on the horizontal bars. Spectators note her skill and precision while praising her gymnastic display.
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