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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1923
Page
4
A fragment from Steele City press references an advance dance in Kewe City Nebraska dated November 26 1904 with entries under Mares 1 1878. The garbled text confirms a social event notice in the local paper.
The State of Nebraska notices in County Court of Jefferson County that Laura J Rabe has filed a petition for the estate of John T Wells who died intestate around August 26 1901. The notice names the real property described as fourteen acres in the SE quarter of the SE quarter Section Three Township One North Range Three East of the Sixth P M in Jefferson County Nebraska. The notice requests interested persons creditors and heirs appear as required.
Francis W. Clark buys the Fred Goodrich house on the standpipe block and plans permanent citizenship in Fairbury after moving from Steele City to work for Rasse Wholesale Company. West-end Fourteenth Street bridge near completion will reopen next week, easing winter detours. W B Starr of Cisco Texas renews subscription. he is brother to local R Starr and son of early residents. Steele City notices note bridge completion and a village election set for April 3 1923 with three two year terms for the Village Board.
A chaotic scene described where enthusiastic Fire Fans crowd a New led Ante Track event and hinder firemen. The text recalls days when the hose cart was dragged by hand and the fire pan never appeared, highlighting local frustration and disorder during fires.
Notice plans a Saturday meeting at the schoolhouse at two o'clock p m to nominate four candidates for three year terms and two candidates for two year terms for the school board.
Fifth graders finish geography booklet on Homes while sixth graders complete Descriptions and Stories of American Life. Students study The Old Clock on the Stairs and Holland week with tulips and windmills. Enrollment stands at twenty one as Harold Corbin and others enter. County arithmetic champion Susan Phelps wins, basketball ends well, and lectures on digestion, plants, fermentation, and North South history appear. Fisher's Lung Balm advertised.
Dutch windmills face partial shutdown due to an eight hour law making large mills unprofitable to operate on light winds. Only smaller windmills may continue fully, forcing owners to reevaluate the mills’ future and production viability amid breezy conditions.
Statistion by Dr. W B Lampe of Philadelphia notes Protecteur churches in Amerie received gifts totaling over 200,000,900 in 1980. The Southern fed all United States denominations in per capita gifts to benevolent causes during 1920.
A March day report notes most illnesses improving with specific mentions of Lester Joe Henderson being very sick. Social visits and family news recur including Mrs Fitzsimmons gifts and a 96 year old widow influenza survivor. Route updates and local social visits fill the item with births, visits, and household changes.
Shirley Disney, a New York transplant in Smethbro, clashes with Merrett Co office staff who mock her as a systemizer. A chance meeting with Robert Merrett in the woods leads to gossip and a clash over reputation before an office confrontation clears the air and reveals mutual attraction.
Instructions advise removing tarnish from silver by adding one tablespoon borax powder per quart of water, dipping the silver, then wiping with a flannel cloth. The process promises a wonderful shine while saving time and labor.
Reports from La Carolina Saragossa and Huesca describe a severe locust invasion in Spain damaging crops and delaying train service. The swarm coated rails with grease hindering train wheels and stopping mail trains repeatedly. authorities struggle to curb the outbreak.
A reflective note urges looking ahead while warning that dwelling on past dreams can waste time. It frames future focus as prudent, contrasting with lingering nostalgia. The piece emphasizes practical progress over regrets.
The Sydney based firm markets oxide of antimony as a non-poisonous replacement for white lead. The Manufact urer's Journal of Sydney claims complete success and asserts antimony is mined from the Cesterfield mine in Victoria. Australian production is said to be cheaper due to a novel ore chute extraction method.
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