Miss Maude Cross Visits Neighboring Fairbury Relative
Miss Maude Cross of Fairbury visited over Sunday with her cousin Mrs Sheaffer here.
16 Mar 1917
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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1917
Page
1
Miss Maude Cross of Fairbury visited over Sunday with her cousin Mrs Sheaffer here.
When a child is prone to croup attacks provide a light evening meal to avoid air attacks from a full stomach. Watch for the first sign, hoarseness, and give Chamberlain's Cough Remedy at the onset of hoarseness. Available from all dealers.
The Imp Comp Hall manager announces Any Man's Sister will be shown next Tuesday evening March 20 and claims it is the best show Steele City has ever hosted. If patrons are not perfectly satisfied at the end their money will be refunded by the Improvement Co. The troupe performs only in large towns and chose Steele City as an open date.
A collection of community items from Steele City Nebraska includes Harold Barber's Beatrice business trip, new Rexall drug stock by Lloyd Taylor, horses for sale, and residents moving to or from town. Local sports mention a high school basketball win over Rushville and a loss to Dewight. A Knights and Ladies of Security chapter forms, a sermon by I. O. Wood, and storm relief notes follow, plus a long obituary update for Frank Wing and a crop report from Washington. The column closes with thanks from the James family to Steele City neighbors for kindness after bereavements.
Regular services planned in Steele City on Sunday March 18 with morning and evening worship. In Endicott revival meetings over two weeks attract a large turnout. eight join the church and four are baptized on Sunday evening. More may unite soon as the church continues its uplift mission.
The piece surveys how early matches were sold at nine shillings a box in England and lit by sandpaper friction, then notes the shift to automatic boxmakers and higher output. It links industrial change to price declines and broader use, while warning material costs may rise during war but not prevent widespread consumption.
The county scheduled eighth grade exams for Thursday and Friday on March 22-23 April 19-20 and May 10-11. Test sites include Fairbury Daykin Powell Helvey Gladetone Reynolds Endicott Steele City Diller Harbine Jansen Plymouth and District No 49. Subjects listed by day include Grammar Orthography U S History Writing Physiology Forenoon and Arithmetic Geography Agriculture in the afternoon.
The list covers Reading, Orthography and Mental Physiology for seventh grade. The May exam targets eighth grade pupils only and may require one day. Eighth grade examination booklets will be used.
For sale by all dealers. This advertisement promotes a product designed to improve digestion and gently stimulate bowel movement, highlighting availability through general retailers and pharmacy channels. The language emphasizes consumer use and universal distribution.
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