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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1916
Page
3
An aged Vancouver Barracks apple tree nearly ninety years old sent a crop to the agriculture department via A A Quarnberg ex horticulture inspector. The note recalls light chatter on romance and market talk as a humorous slice of daily life.
A detailed set of DIY instructions describes a four pan tub frame with a post support and pulley system for a duplex bath, plus harmless April Fools pranks including a fake broken window pane, an ink bottle illusion, a window shade prank, a hat stalk, and a flying flutterer mailed to surprise recipients.
Nebraska Supreme Court upholds injunction against charging 25 cents monthly meter rent absent a city ordinance. The decision says meters are part of necessary equipment and cannot be billed beyond the ordinance. The Auburn case originated from Nemaha county with M. B. McIninch challenging the charge in 1913. The court notes cities may ordinance meter rent, but without such provision no extra charge is allowed. Captain R. E. McMillen named for Curtis aviation course funding by American Aero Club of New York. The club offers $200 for expenses and training in a Curtis aircraft. Adjutant General Hall informed of the club’s offer and accepts it. A federal good-roads bill advances in the Senate with staged appropriations for states. Nebraska’s State Engineer receives note of the bill. After April 1, Nebraska veterinary practitioners with ten years’ experience face registration standardization. extensions granted to complete examinations.
General orders from Adjutant General Hall compel 32 companies across Nebraska to be ready for rapid mobilization. Four infantry companies are forming in David City Schuyler Wayne and Omaha to bolster readiness. Hall says these additions will place the guard in first class condition for any mobilization order.
Secretary of State confirms Robert W. Ross must appear on both Democratic and Republican presidential ballots in Nebraska after petitions were submitted with no protests. The piece also notes possible Mobilization of Nebraska National Guard under alternative plans and tentative discussions by General Hall.
A health note urges drinking real hot water with a teaspoon of limestone phosphate before breakfast to neutralize and flush uric acid from the stomach and intestines. It promises relief from lumbago rheumatism and joint pain and claims improvements in headaches constipation and breath after one week.
A Cape Town barber keeps a standing offer of free haircuts and shaves for life to Doctor Jim in gratitude after treating the barber's wife during a serious illness. Sir Leander Starr Jameson visits the shop and keeps the bargain.
A vintage advertisement urges treating fiery red pimples on the finger with Cuticura Ointment for five to ten minutes, then washing with Cuticura Soap and hot water. It promotes free samples by mail from Boston and notes Cuticura sold widely. The rest includes unrelated archaic lines about the Ancient Mariner.
In the discussion on public affairs the speakers claim neutrality while signaling support for a reform movement. The exchange notes vigilance and a belief that one side is correct, urging a clean and healthy approach as Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are referenced in passing.
The Kent education committee plans to release children twelve years and older from school for summer farm work while younger children may work at home to free mothers for agricultural labor. The note cites Theodore Roosevelt as the youngest U.S. president elected.
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