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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1918
Page
3
An argument that a business should match its job to serving vast needs explains Swift & Company as a large scale producer and distributor. It notes 1917 profits under 4 cents per dollar of sales and argues eliminating profit would not lower livestock and meat prices, claiming current service efficiency is optimal.
A chaotic dialogue recalls a rich father inviting his son for a ride in a new car while Emile laments not affording a car yet jokes he could sell it. The scene shifts to a parrot alarm clock plan and a clause about office salary versus doughnuts, ending with a critique of workers and wages.
A cadet balloon trainee in San Antonio while solo flying at about 12 mph collided with a cowboy and pony ahead. The cowboy grabbed the guide rope, cut it loose with a knife, leaving a knot on the saddle as a souvenir. The incident prompted threats and a pistol exchange before resolution.
Nebraska counties report strong support for the third Liberty loan with Madison doubling its quota. Campaigns highlight high wheat yields, Red Cross drives, and officials naming May 20 to 27 for the war fund effort while urging caution on new industrial ventures.
A fragmented reminiscence recalls a New York society woman angered by tardy eggs at an inn during early war days. Other vignettes touch on mothers sending sons to battle, a Scottish minister and stubborn parishioner, and reflections on hardship and resolve amid conflict.
A collage of old catalog style notices including Hall’s Catarrh Medicine claims and price notes, Cuticura ointment and soap usage, free samples and ads, and scattered domestic chatter about grooming and houseplants. The snippets mix medical cures, beauty tips, and light political humor.
A fortune cookie of figures from a major life insurer claims the world population is about 1.028 billion with an average death age of 33. It cites weekly and yearly death rates and dramatic rates of mortality updating as you read.
A fragment suggests a father questions his daughter's engagement while noting the union lacks official ceremony. The text is garbled and leaves key details unclear.
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