06 Mar 1914
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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1914
Page
1
Mr and Mrs Albert Leaper came back Wednesday from Beatrice where they fled a homestead sale under execution to satisfy Mrs Coleman s judgment. The sale was postponed for three weeks to allow an appeal to the supreme court from Judge Pemberton s dissolving decision.
A teacher reads an appropriate Thanksgiving story to a class of young children the day before the holiday. She asks who has seen a turkey gobbler, prompting a pause before a girl named Mary answers.
Local columnist argues farmers benefit from birds that feed on injurious insects. He urges fining hunters and banning bird shooting, urging conservation over hunting and proposing farmers plant Plymouth Rocks?
A letters page argues about men removing coats in front of women in hot weather. The writer suggests letting women vote on the subject and asserts many would prefer men in lighter attire, including policemen and postmen, to avoid discomfort.
Neighborhood items list residents traveling visitors and tradesmen in Endicott Fairbury and Steele City. Anecdotes include Majors and McCreight visits, clock repairer leasing a storefront, Neva Kelley starting central office work, and a near miss on a moving velocipede car with a derailment scare.
County clerk D C Shaffer returned from Omaha where he had been in a hospital. His condition is serious, yet he is unable to leave the house. F A Houston is acting county clerk in his absence.
Fairbury Journal reports Chief Chia posted measles cards on 26 houses to warn residents as doctors fail to report cases under state law. One smallpox case, Chas Kasparek on Fourth Street, is the town's only contagious disease at present.
Burlington section foreman T. H. Waggoner narrowly escaped being run down by No. 15 as he dodged a collision at the local railway crossing.
A traveler recalls an AB tour of tobacco plantations in Cuba where a tireless mule wildly outpaced the party. After repeatedly urging it faster, a stray Spanish profanity calmd the beast with the word for whoa, restoring control and revealing the speaker’s own miscommunication.
Report shows 17 pupils enrolled, 9 absences and 0 tardies for month ending February 1914. List details students neither absent nor tardy: Mary Lampe Inez Specht Mildred Kanecke Ber tha Bugbee and others. Rath Bugbee teacher.
A German farmer visits the town editor to post a lost horse notice. He describes hearing a noise, rushing outside, and finding his gray mare tied near the stable. He vows the finder must pay five dollars.
A writer in the London Chronicle questions why Belgians use francs while Dutch use florins and why crossing the border alters prices. The piece notes Belgians prosper on francs and Holland on florins, yet outsiders pay about twice as much for the florin.
A ceremonial bath marked by pomp when the Duchess de Berri arrived at Dieppe. The Inspector des bains greeted her in full uniform and escorted her into the sea to knee depth before retiring with three reverences. The duchess, an expert swimmer, then enjoyed the water.
Producers note a scarcity of seasoned character actors as managers push specialization. While modern comics adopt character roles, old timers who switch costumes and one act roles are vanishing, fueling numerous seasonal At Liberty ads.
A French statistician writes to the vali of Aleppo asking about camels, water supply, birth rate and death rate. The vali replies that camel numbers, birth and death counts are unknowable to humans, and that only divine will reveals such facts.
A university newsletter notes native Nebraska seed improves corn yields vs imported seed and advises testing. It reports early oats varieties yield about 14 bushels more per acre, with optimal drill and broadcast seeding rates and harrowing effects. It also covers winter wheat rolling practices and a county cattle buying effort led by demonstrator He Liebers.
An ad touts Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy first offered in 1872. It claims exceptional merit and wide reputation after more than forty years. The product promises relief and care beyond standard cough medicines.
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