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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1914
Page
3
A light anecdote about Colonel Younghusband and Lord Sandwich, noting their famous names cause amusement. Younghusband laments frivolous youth and jokes about name perception. The piece recounts an American girl in Washington mistaking the introduction for a joke, sparking humor about noble titles.
A brides narration notes she shed nerves as the ceremony progressed and the housemaid Inez recalls her initial jitters before the vow. The piece conveys late nineteenth or early twentieth century domestic scene and social response to nuptial moments in a periodical voice.
New York honors navy dead from Vera Cruz occupation with a somber parade. President Wilson rode in an open carriage as seventeen coffins on caissons made a two hour, four mile procession from Battery Park to the Navy Yard in Brooklyn.
Rescue parties, surgeons, Red Cross workers, soldiers and priests toiled through the night among Etna region ruins. The death toll and injured remain, with many believed trapped under collapsed houses. Surgeries were performed by torchlight as bodies lined the roads and rapid identifications were pursued.
Senate debates Panama canal tolls exemption while the House eyes a record vote on a nationwide prohibition amendment. Democrats plan a July adjournment caucus as leaders push key appropriation bills anti trust measures rural credits and the prohibition vote. Also notes on suspected war talks in Mexico and a brutal opium crackdown in Sze-Chuen. Madame Lillian Nordica dies in Batavia after illness since December.
After years as reporter and staff writer in Omaha, Colonel A D Fetterman departs for a western Nebraska ranch near Hyannis. He plans to prove up his land claim drawn in the northwestern Nebraska draw and will practice law in Hyannis.
London reports the British government will reexamine its earlier decision not to participate in the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco and likely will arrange official representation in a modified form. Prime Minister Asquith met a Commons deputation representing over half the members and plans to submit views to the cabinet.
The American Anti Tuberculosis Society describes a regional push to prevent TB in Asia with efforts in Japan, the Philippines, India and Australia and a national China drive. It notes high mortality in China and India and government and private cooperation, led from New York by the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis.
A New York woman describes indigestion from rich meals and relief after using Grape-Nuts. She reports improved digestion and stronger digestive organs, crediting the cereal with rebuilding health and appetite. The ad cites Postum Co. and references The Road to Wellville.
The article notes the dedication of the Oregon Trail monument on the Kansas Nebraska state ring near Lanham scheduled for May 12. It also mentions various local items including school contracts, burglaries, and community events across Nebraska towns.
A Salonika correspondent describes a Turkish rescue at Kavala as 200 Bulgarian troops planned to burn the town. A Greek fleet save by a Turkish boatman, crossing 18 miles to Thassos, halted the sack at dawn. The destroyer with blue cross aided, and Greeks cheered as the town was saved. Also notes Christy Mathewson's rare bullpen exit and McGraw's strategy.
US coal output in 1912 reached 477 million tons, closely matching combined production of the UK Germany and France. UK 260 million, Germany 172 million, France 40 million, Russia 26 million, Belgium 23 million. US coal reserves are nearly as large as the rest of the world combined.
A Westerfish minister visits the Peevy home and finds Peevy far from churchgoing piety. Sister Peevy explains Peevy rises late, shaves, reads the Sunday papers, tinkers, mops, and even styles the children's hair. The piece notes Peevy is not spiritually minded and rich relatives are used by poor men for pride.
Henry C. Mercer of Daylestown, Pa, finds ancient Mexican potteries show glazing. His two clay types and preserved glaze challenge Penn experts, suggesting early glazing predates later Chinese adoption and Egyptian practice. The find could flag usable clay beds for today.
A gloomily single aunt, famed as a rare old maid, complains life is curdled by love woes while her five year old grandniece offers a blunt rebuke. The child declares she already thinks highly of herself, dismissing her aunt’s doubts with simple confidence.
The imperial supreme court at Leipsic defines what counts as sincere resistance to a kiss. No expert testimony was required, and the judge relied on personal knowledge of the subject to determine sufficiency.
The note references Larry Dottle of CASTORLIA as a safe and sure remedy for infants and children. It suggests examining the product and implies caution about comedic sting while preserving its point.
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