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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1916
Page
2
An old advertisement extols Pope’s Diapepsin as a fast, handy remedy for indigestion and stomach upset. It urges readers to keep a bottle at home for daytime or nighttime discomfort and promotes its use for dyspepsia gastritis and related derangements. A stray, unrelated wartime quote appears at the end.
An old advertisement touts Knowlton s Danderine claiming dandruff will vanish within ten minutes of application and hair will stop falling. after weeks users will see new hair growth and a shiny, fluffy appearance with renewed vitality. The copy urges trying a 25 cent bottle from the seller to prove the claims.
A salesman promotes a motor car to a customer who grows weary of the pitch. The interaction unfolds with persistence and dwindling interest as the buyer resists.
A fragment discusses drinking large amounts of water to flush the kidneys. The text is garbled but centers on hydration as a method to aid kidney function and cleansing.
About 12,000 troops with forty mountain and field gun batteries mass on the two hundred mile border between Douglas and El Paso Texas. Brigadier General Pershing establishes headquarters as the largest column forms for pursuit of Villa amid grave warnings in Washington over potential U S intervention. Senators Cham berlain Botah Vardaman and Simmons urge rapid preparedness actions while debate grows over U S stakes with Mexico.
The interior department opened over two million acres of public lands for homesteaders in February across about 200 counties in nine western states. Arizona 17,000 acres. California 90,090. Colorado 160,000. Kansas 17,000. Montana 300,000. North Dakota 260,000. Oregon 130,000. South Dakota 1,000,000 in Bellefouche Lemmon and Rapid City districts. Wyoming 270,000.
Secretary Lansing orders Consul Osborne in Havre to gather and forward all details of the sinking of the Norwegian bark Silius. Seven Americans were rescued after torpedo or mine theories arose, with officials awaiting confirmation before assigning blame.
Large shipments of small arms ammunition bound for Mexico were sent from the port. The steamer Esperanza departed for Vera Cruz with 500,000 rounds for the Carranza government. Steamship officials said they had received no orders from the U S government regarding the shipment.
Veteran violinists from Iowa Kansas and Missouri travel to Omaha Nebraska for the sixth annual Old Fiddlers contest at the YMCA Monday evening March 27. Competitors include players aged up to around 70 with younger performers in their fifties and sixties. Will reimburse meat packers from Washington at an unspecified date.
An adv advises drinking hot water with limestone phosphate before breakfast to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims benefits like improved digestion, reduced toxins, and renewed vitality, urging daily, long-term use for best results.
An old advertisement promotes Netie freckle remover claiming double strength formula guarantees removal of freckles with nightly use. It asserts even stubborn spots fade and lighter freckles disappear, promising satisfaction or money back if ineffective.
A barber comments on the victim's baldness and the victim replies with a wry insult about raising hair to sell if the barber's head were as soft. The exchange reads as a clipped humor moment in a brief vignette.
A brief note advises bathing with hot water and Cuticura Soap for itching skin in babies and applying Cuticura Ointment for irritation. It extols emollients as a boon to tired mothers and includes a humorous exchange about a woman's skirt and general principles.
Fragment discusses Cascarets and chewing tobacco with casual remarks about fairness and public perception. Mentions Longsighten and a man who can chew tobacco gracefully, with a casual street dialogue tone. Text appears as a damaged OCR snippet with informal quips.
The March 4 reports show box car demand near normal with 3 119 empty cars ordered at stations and 2 020 empty cars present. Nebraska Supreme Court upholds monthly remittance by county treasurers to the state, while the Board of Educational Lands approves reapprasement and rental increases for several counties. Smallpox found in Ravenna remains minor, and Emil Musik receives life imprisonment for wife murder after the state high court reduces the death penalty ruling.
An advertisement from the Dominion Government states there is no conscription in Canada. It notes favorable Western Canadian farming prospects, low land prices, and easy terms from land companies and railways. The piece denies a war tax on land and highlights strong crop yields and farm prosperity.
A humorous exchange questions whether biscuits are made from a recipe or a pattern. One character asks about the fashion plates and cook book, while another replies with uncertainty about techniques. The dialogue highlights a lighthearted clash of cooking approaches.
A heated exchange centers on a confrontation involving Willie Jones and Bobby. The dialogue hints at remorse over a hit and escalates tensions between the characters as the scene unfolds.
A humorous table exchange about sausage and a misheard sign at a public venue provokes lighthearted chatter. The bord er jokes about elevating a pub space, reflecting casual banter among patrons.
Governor Morehead designates the week of April 3 as Pure Food Week in Nebraska. The proclamation urges all citizens, businesses, and organizations connected with food production and distribution to cooperate in promoting food quality and local industries that produce and sell foods, highlighting Nebraska’s $500 million annual food output and urging nationwide perception of state foods as superior.
Prof. L W Chase notes Nebraska wheat and corn require millions of horsepower hours, one twenty fifth of annual agricultural energy. He cites 1910 census values for farm implements and suggests windmills as economical power while long wagon tires have effects on roads. The article also covers loan shark law upholding and death-penalty timing provisions in Valentine.
The Temmany leader Charles F Murphy cites a street musician playing Christians Awake in a Christmas snowstorm. A passerby notes the musician’s shoes are full of holes, yet the moment is greeted with stubborn optimistic stoicism.
Mr F C Case of Welcome lake Pa reports relief from back ache kidney trouble and related symptoms after using Dodds Kidney Pills. He endorses publication to aid others and notes pills cost 50c per box from dealers or Dodds Medicine Co Buffalo NY. Dodds Dyspepsia Tablets are also advertised at 60c per box.
Jonah complains that the market is empty as buyers are advised to buy at the bottom but no sales are available. The scene notes a lack of merchandise and persistent market hardship.
A fragment notes contrasting ideas on outdoor activity with Mrs Knicker asserting outdoor labor is healthy while Weary Willie claims outdoor idleness is healthier. It also states London has 1,500 churches.
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