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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1914
Page
3
A Chicago dramatic critic notes Bob Hilliard winning a millionaire’s daughter, praising his elegance. The piece recalls Bob’s last performance with a flawless morning coat and a long cigarette tube. The critic and others discuss acting, speech impediments, and puzzle work in theatre.
A scrambled quilt of comic jokes and riffs from a Duluth after dinner speech referencing gardening plots, a Civil War veteran on General Sickles, and a Ruskin quip about right and left hands. The bits echo vaudeville style humor with regional bends and a punchy late date mood.
A playful column recalls a modest maid famed for propriety. It warns a shoe salesman to beware slippery customers and maintain firm boundaries amid flirtatious chatter. The tone blends humor with caution about staged mischief and social missteps.
A hunter's horse battles a mountain lion under a bright moon. The stallion, after tearing free from a picket, thrashes the predator in a close, dramatic fight, finally killing the lion with a crushing double blow to the head.
A vintage activity feature describes a roller-skate gymkhana with contests like a wheelbarrow ride using one skate a broom-handle and a block of wood. It shows posts and obstacles set along a sidewalk and explains setup for agility tests and staged race formats.
Antarctic expedition members report baldness from woolen headgear and describe a newly erected cross at base camp to honor Lt Ninnis and Dr Merz. The narrative recalls luminescent deep sea fish and reflections on energy in life processes amid field notes and garden trellis designs for vines.
Miss Jeannette Gilder comments on the mustache cup at New York’s Bad Taste exhibition and jokes about spiritual bad taste. A Chicago Sunday Examiner excerpt follows with a tale of a young heroine Sarah Shaffer aiding her injured sister and guiding proper medical care by telephoning for instructions to the surgeon and hospital.
A Maurice Iowa family described a 1911 skin eruption on their five year old daughter that resembled ringworm but caused watery blisters. After applying Cuticura Soap and Ointment as directed, the condition gradually improved and the child was fully cured in months.
Seven young men argue over a cost to support a woman. An older man declines, noting he cannot spend more than $2,000 annually while another salter suggests six thousand dollars. The dialogue centers on financial figures and conflicting plans.
A man described as meanest was found attempting to bribe a policeman with a $100 bill. The incident highlights ongoing effort to curb corruption and enforce law and order in the city.
Kansas City readers hear a testimony from Mrs Winn about overcoming infertility with a remedy. The letter from Mrs Charise Bag Cameron in Cumming Georgia praises relief from sleeplessness stomach misery and fatigue enabling better housework and walking distances.
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