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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1915
Page
3
Airchip introduces a hard problem for rifermen chasing hostile air ships. European war lessons show bullets from modern rifles cannot reach fast aeroplanes. marksmen now aim six lengths ahead. Pursuers learn to fire at moving targets and pilots zigzag to avoid direct fire. Zeppelins slower and can be hit near the envelope center when well aimed.
In Fulton Street a stranger challenged Tad Dorgan by claiming to know him personally. The man bet money after insisting he could identify the artist, then tried to prove his claim by offering payment to Tad to confirm recognition.
Naval recruiting officer questions an actor who seeks naval service. The actor recalls two years as a midshipman on HMS Pinafore and plays a humorous line about being an admiral in the Chinese Honeymoon, reflecting lighthearted wartime theater chatter from London.
Samuel spent 604 last year on jewelry. The Brazilian gallon crop shows rising output and improved quality.
An Italian nobleman once nicknamed Jimmy gave Pope a grand silver service offer, but the pope preferred hard cash for the church and accepted a $20,000 check instead. Separately, submerged hemlock timber from a Troy bridge pier, tested after decades underwater, showed surprising strength once dried, suggesting long immersion does not destroy timber strength.
The Richmond Broome bill for publishing personal property tax lists in newspapers advances to third reading after a committee vote. It would let county boards control publication, while urging full property tax inclusion to deter tax dodgers.
A feature on Joson the Alfalfa King who left Wisconsin thirty years ago to claim vast Alfalfa holdings in Gregory County South Dakota. It highlights his rise to wealth and influence including seed catalog pitches from John A. Salter Seed Co and offers of mail order agriculture catalogs and packages.
The text presents a garbled quotation about a wife’s devotion to her husband and hints at social expectations. It mentions a retired captain of industry and discusses themes of love obligation and status with unclear context.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets 10 cent box as a remedy for constipation indigestion biliousness and stomach distress. It claims cleansing of digestive organs relieves headaches dizziness nervousness and backache and urges children also need a cleansing.
A prominent testimonial from Prof. Ang F W Schmitz of Thames Oklahoma credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with relieving long standing backache. The clipping also references legislative actions on nepotism repeal, road work with convicts, and various bills in the state house, including liquor, eight hour, and public utility measures.
The article recalls Uncle Roger, long poly in remedies, trying various patent medicines with noted eagerness. An old acquaintance greets him and his routine, joking about meals and the need for medicines after. Judge comments on the scene and the lingering medication habit.
An old-time health ad urges careful examination of Castoria bottles and notes its 30 years of use. The piece then shifts to humorous exchanges about beverages and a joke about a druggist, illustrating period ad style and put‑downs.
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