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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1918
Page
3
In a Birmingham Age Herald excerpt a pawnshop scene unfolds with a stubborn Stoker refusing wealth as collateral. A visitor posing as a tailor claims to see the owner about a dying relative’s inheritance. The exchange hints at family wealth and a social quip about baring emotions after repeated visits.
A comprehensive wage commission report to Director General McAdoo outlines cost of living based pay raises across the rail system. Increases range from 1 to 34 dollars per month, with total payroll impact near 200 million dollars and broader costs tied to government operation deficits.
Doctors nationwide report a grip epidemic causing a run down system and kidney strain. Many victims suffer back pain and urinary issues, with druggists endorsing Kilmer's Gunmner as strengthening remedy.
A stranger requests a porterhouse steak with mushrooms and buttered toast. The waiter interrupts, asking if the guest is placing an order or reminiscing about old times.
The piece argues that proper illumination affects eye health and worker efficiency. It links eye fatigue to poor lighting, noting losses in mechanical and physical work translating to higher costs. It emphasizes clear vision for close, intermediate, and distant details to boost performance. Chinese peanuts are usually hand sorted by women after being sifted.
A humorous court remark recalls a member leaving the club with his real last but forgetting it before reaching home. The judge frames the incident as a joke about memory and distraction.
A garbled mix of beauty ad copy promises to erase freckles with questionable methods. The text drifts into a mock dialogue about a poetic appointment, then shifts to a notarized affidavit and a Hall s Catarrh remedy pitch.
A censored report notes a corporal praised as the regiment’s champion optimist during a Paris visit amid an air raid. He remarks that air danger keeps Parisians alert and jokes about the air stuff. The item reflects wartime humor and fragmentary magazine quips about daily life.
Mrs Albert Sultz e of Winona Minnesota credits Lydia E Pinkham s Compound with ending a year of severe nervousness and sleepless nights. She reports feeling well and able to work after use. The advertisement touts the remedy as a standard treatment for hysteria inflammation ulceration and related female ailments with forty years of proven use.
A Philadelphia Telegram reminiscence describes Jimmy solving a caper with wit and mischief. Neighbors recall his brother’s anxious waiting and a mother’s caution as Jimmy boasts a future writer’s mind. The tale ends with friends noting his clever, forgiving nature.
A terse fragment notes an ironic idea about a cinacter dining on his own roles and contrasts it with a remark on credit to a man whose income exceeds his wants. The Florida Times Union is referenced as the possible publication source.
Fragmentary dialogue notes a blunt judgment of a man as mean looking and possibly a stool pigeon. Northward dialectal phrases suggest local tone and suspicion without clear context or names.
An urging to boost health as winter fatigue hits, promoting pure red blood and vitality. The ad touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery made from Golden Seal and related roots, claiming it strengthens the blood and improves overall wellbeing with tablets or liquid. It notes price sixty cents and availability at stores.
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