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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1914
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR shows a notice referencing Steele City Nebraska and a Congress meeting in March with unclear details. The readable bits indicate a dated public notice or event time but lack specifics about action or participants.
Fragmentary OCR notes show a Steele City market entry dated March 6 1914 with unclear items and prices. Readable elements mention a Deak Boke and scattered notes on sale items and people.
Local notices detail sales ads farm stock, hearse, and livery plans plus visits by residents to Fairbury Hebron and Indiana. Births marriages moves road conditions improve staging for a spring season with livestock and hay deals and a church mission event.
In a small town a colonel warns troops against misdeeds by strict penalties. Two young lieutenants slip to town in stylish attire and encounter the colonel who, after a brief exchange, pays each of them ten cents and grants them a gentian token as a light punishment.
London rubbish collection yields funds for a site purchase for a children's home. Two motor vans and a horse cart collect mixed waste including pamphlets, bottles, corks, and medicine containers. Glass, metal, and paper are sold, with items sent to different manufacturers and buyers for reuse.
The excerpt echoes Sir Squire Banecroft urging doctors to stay calm and cheerful. It humorously warns against boastful talk and suggests restraint, moderation in religious or artistic praise, and keeping personal feelings quiet to avoid gossip.
Inquiries from manufacturers about fly extermination reveal the city has no flies to exterminate. A resident replies there are no sufficient flies, noting few insects overall in the region and confirming doors remain bereft of pests. the text mentions Bohemia and nearby areas with scarce insect presence.
A factory worker suffocated in muddy conditions during an open shaft incident at a Cambridge site. The victim, identified as a girl employed alongside Arthur Mead, a sparman, died in the incident and prompted an investigation into the hazardous work environment.
The report notes a seven foot roof raise and an annex from residence to garage for two sleeping porches. It lists shipments of cattle and hogs by Strawhacker, Hamley, Savage, and Garrett, with accompanying travelers. A Steele City telephone storm blew down over a hundred poles, delaying lines and costing $500 plus in toll losses. The Commercial Club and County Commissioner Rohrbaugh discussed road fund use, with claims of bias and focus on equal improvement across the county.
The Methodist church will hold two men’s meetings Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock. Rev. Walker will lecture on Sex and Hygiene, with Rev. Tanner also speaking. All men and boys over twelve are invited. Special music is planned.
Bank summary sworn before J Rvaien on February 19 1914 lists loans discounts overdrafts banking house and other assets with cash assets total deposits and capital. Directors J. H Clapp and others attest to accuracy as of the close of business February 19 1914 per state banking board.
There is a science in dress and tailoring as much as in any art. A practical knowledge of tin deonemaker's art is sought. Ladies interested in making their own garments are invited to visit or write. Miss Etta Adams, President.
An old advertisement promotes Chamberlain Tablets as a gentle constipation remedy. The copy encourages trying the product and notes it is sold by druggists everywhere. A brief line mentions ghee as a suggestion for use.
A Wakelee resident notes relief from stomach issues after using Chamberlain's Tablets. The speaker, identified as Beck, claims a year of discomfort ended with the first dose and reports permanent improvement after trying several remedies before finding relief. The ad promotes the tablets as a low-cost cure.
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a fire incident with firefighters cutting or dragging something and a response, but details and proper names are unreadable.
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