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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1917
Page
3
An old style ad describes a child’s feverish, cross state from constipation and promotes California Syrup of Figs as a harmless, effective laxative for children and adults. It notes a 50 cent bottle and urges mothers to ask at the store. Emperor Charles of Austria is mentioned in a separate note about liking horse racing.
Widower Methodist minister Mr Starr of Mount Mark Iac shepherds five daughters Prudence Fairy Carol Lark and Constance. Prudence, the eldest, tends the home while a bicycle accident brings a mysterious rescuer and fraught romantic tension into the household.
In a playful scene Prudence Starr contemplates a silk gown while preparations for Jerrold Harmer’s masked romance continue. Sisters plot romantic mischief, joking about princes, car mishaps, and a family’s quick marriage with four children named for the Starr clan.
Jerrold Harmer, heir to the Harmer Automobile company of Des Moines, arrives at the Mount Mark parsonage to visit Prudence Starr. The scene unfolds as Prudence, her family, and friends react to his charm, a planned dinner, and hints of a budding romance amid family humor and social grace.
A columnist questions whether six months of engagement suffices for couples to know each other well. They ask if a six month period can yield as solid a foundation as a longer two to three year wait, hinting at further discussion to follow.
The senate committee backs 8. F. 145 by Henry of Colfax to widen warehouse law to cover any merchant or grain dealer storing or accepting grain. Beal adds terminal warehouses. railway-initiated prosecutions are allowed. The Nebraska oil inspection tax is struck down by the supreme court, reducing the fee to 6 cents per barrel, while Standard Oil and others win. Governor Neville explains banking board statements and requests an extra examiner. A State Journal note urges a journalism school at the university with Prof. M. M. Fogg as head. Cooperative livestock sales grow via county agents. Utah asks for ten carloads of cattle and ten of sows. Poll tax relief for Mexican border military members is advanced to the general file.
An advertisement claims Danderine removes dandruff and stop hair loss within ten minutes after application. It promises new fine hair in weeks and describes the product as making hair light, fluffy, wavy with great luster. It urges buying a 25 cent bottle from any store to prove its effects.
Excessive meat eating is costly and injurious to health. Switch to Skinner's Macaroni and Spaghetti, advertised as the most delicious and nutriment rich, with a hundred inexpensive preparations. Send for the free Skinner Mfg. Co. Cook Book from Omaha, Nebraska.
The Boston Transcript notes praise for Tirk as a natural chauffeur in a brief item highlighting his automotive aptitude.
War zone hospitals order Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder for troops. Shaken into shoes and foot baths, it promises rest and comfort, with nationwide sale. Also a quip on submarine warfare and unrelated medical claims appear in this ad-laden clipping.
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