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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1911
Page
4
Nellie Walker Zell Walker and Amié Walker sisters wed at their parents home in Enid. The Walkers and the Pecks are prominent families in the Arapahoe farming region.
A fragmented note proposes a novel concept titled Convivial Clock and hints at a design philosophy for social timing. The text mentions bition rules and a possible need to rethink convivisi in a communal context.
A bandit, seized by fear, releases his hold on the road and escapes into the darkness, shrieking as he vanishes from sight.
Six Oklahomans including three sisters and three brothers forged a triple alliance through a wedding ceremony. The union linked John Peck Henry C Peck and Bert L Peck with their spouses, signaling a notable family alliance in Oklahoma.
George Becker learned his brother John Becker had died and arranged a burial. At the undertaker, the body bore distorted features and aged about forty years. A hospital mix up revealed two men with the same name, causing the wrong man to be prepared for funeral as the other.
Berlin hosts warlike moving picture shows designed to educate the public on battlefield tactics. Initiated by the German Patriotic society, the exhibitions include verbal explanations by two army officers. The piece suggests Andrew Carnegie cannot rely on Germany for peace ideals.
A large eagle attacked and killed a deer at Quabbin Lake Massachusetts. Farmers witnessed the encounter but did not interfere as both species are protected and the eagle fed on the carcass.
A fisherman found a casket containing a young woman’s body in the Chattahoochee River near West Point. As the casket was drawn ashore the lid fell off and the body slipped back into the water. Police opened an investigation. no missing woman matched the description. The casket was costly and ornate.
Washington lawmakers consider an employer liability law that would tax every industry with hazardous work based on payrolls and may bar married men from some jobs. The measure aims to fund higher damages to married workers or widows in case of disablement or death.
Paris reports that France has a stationary population but many large families. More than 35,000 families boast ten or more children and over 1,025,000 families have at least five children each.
A patent grants a dirigible style flying machine using a belt under the arms two small foot platforms and a balloon system. The rider paddles with wide blades to move through air like swimming, harnessing leg motion to rise lower steer and propel the craft.
A new automatic photograph printing machine modeled on a job printing press allows exposure times from one second to needed duration via an adjustment gauge. Reportedly it can produce up to 1000 prints from a single negative in around 45 minutes, signifying a rapid, scalable workflow for photography labs.
Report notes a rising death toll from anaesthetics with five deaths in 1866, over 100 in 1900, at least 155 in 1906, and 236 in 1909, signaling increasing concern over anaesthetic safety and fatal outcomes.
Dog fanciers discuss methods to rid dogs of fleas. The piece notes that while many techniques are not perfect a vacuum cleaner is among the most effective options in reducing flea infestation.
The entry notes the Lam bert coal mine in Belgium at 3,600 feet deep and the Cardiff dock in Wales as the largest. It continues with a statement about the strongest electric light and hints at further feats.
A proposal recommends running the entire setup with a single band to streamline control and reduce hardware needs. Proponents say it could lower costs and simplify maintenance while maintaining essential performance.
A French invention converts a wheeled automobile into an auto sleigh in 16 minutes. Runners attach to axle spindles, propulsion via a drum under the front seat linked to the engine. Notched drum teeth prevent snow buildup and adjust pressure with a screw gear for rough surfaces.
A lodge man invents a shoe lantern, a tin coffee pot device clamped to bluchers. It promises to brighten dark streets and curb hazards, guiding wearers from front door to bed with a gleam that helps avoid missteps.
The Swiss federal council aims to invite nations to a conference in Berne to revise the calendar. The plan envisions a year split into 62 weeks totaling 264 days with intercalary days and New Year adjustments to accommodate the system.
The text lists diverse facts including 25 great ocean currents and Persian daily month terms. It notes a ton of ice cooling 28 000 pounds of water by one degree and remarks on hair texture as a sign of natural humidity while comparing labor power to horse power and mentioning detective eyesight linking to homicidal behavior.
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