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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1909
Page
2
Practical Home Craft column offers step by step bed making tips. It covers airing linens, turning the mattress, laying sheets and blankets, tucking edges, and placing the bolster for a smooth finish. The piece warns against wrinkled sheets and stresses neatness and careful preparation for well being.
The column describes hats with wide brims and satin gowns, notes on ribbons and braid fashions, and urges care with clothing cuts and weaving. It also offers health tips urging regular meals and moods management, plus a dubious home remedy using German Rhine wine for dandruff and hair care.
Instructions cover cleaning a sink gink with boiling water and kerosene polish, immunization of soldiers against typhoid, and winter fashion trends with soutache, metallic embroideries, and novel front decorations on dresses while advising weekly hair washing routines and avoiding certain soaps for proper cleansing.
A reflective passage arguing tenderness in marriage, noting men are not driven to love by appeals alone. The speaker concedes faults in both spouses and stresses mutual empathy and effort in relationships.
An essay notes the irony that the correct ironing technique would help the right people, but those who need it most may never read it. The piece reflects on message reach and the failure to pass knowledge to intended audiences.
A cleansing bath method suggests using hot water as bearable with one tablespoon borax or baking soda dissolved inside. Soak at least five minutes, rinse with tepid water, then rub skin with an alcohol-damp cloth and let dry to cleanse pores.
A man, Perkins, and his family face tight finances yet manage to keep dignity. His wife and children are fitted for winter clothing, and he even squeezes enough left to buy a new collar for his overcoat. Brown notes Perkins looks happy, implying relief from frugal hardship.
The text warns that ignoring eye care leads to poor sight and poor skin. It claims eye neglect weakens vision and wrinkles the face, aging the brow and forehead with an unbecoming look.
The article urges consumers to check back labels for ingredients and to choose cream of tartar baking powders. It explains labeling helps protection and that good baking powder supports health, economy, and proper cooking.
G A Drew will move to Fremont March 1 to lead the Nebraska Telephone Company there with Bence Brown moving from Central City to Seward to fill the vacancy. W W Edleman resigns as Beatrice Rock Island cashier and operator, heading to Marseille Mo with his wife. Arthur Wing dies aged 52 at Falls City. A Bentz and A F Siebrass buy Bentz's implement business in Bloomfield. Mr and Mrs A D Baker of Blue Hill travel to Bloomington Ind for Frank McClesy’s death. Divorce suit filed by Pelle McCoolery against her husband, who disappeared with the 4 year old child, reportedly in Douglas County. McCook discusses water works bonds of $84,000 voted last year. city election stakes loom. Shelby Hamilton injured at Lyric Beatrice theater. Andrew Snyder and Miss Harnara Pink wed in Plattsmouth. William Allen of Allerton dies. Beatrice pair attend. Fire destroys Beatrice home of John Griffin. $600 loss. Carlege Library at Fairbury to be finished by June. $12,509 cost. Jack Smith sentenced to three years for horse stealing. Burns buys Mitchelmore furniture in Howard. firm becomes Bobbitt & Burns. Mary Getz breaks arm near Falls City. E Pixler injured in Benkleman after fall from grain elevator chute at McCook.
The House rejected Senate amendments to the executive appropriation bill, boosting salaries for the president and other officials and creating new undersecretary posts. A six hour session ended with the bill sent to conference, a night session required, and honors given to retiring committee members. Senate ratified treaties with Panama and Colombia and approved amendments funding Puget Sound and Bremerton yards.
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