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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1923
Page
4
A reader named Peri Emerson writes about subscriptions and shipments to Swift & Henry. He reflects on moving away 24 years ago, lists old friends, and asks the boys to bill shipments to Swift and Henry as a sign of appreciation.
Steele City teachers outline summer travels and duties beginning July 1 with Miss Andrews in Denver and the Sminia family plus Miss Hoffman visiting Salem Oregon and Berkeley for UC summer session. Several students earn large spelling certificates and other recognitions as the school year closes with most seventh and eighth graders achieving good grades.
A business man who pressured for special advertising and printing rates is no longer tolerated, as the paper refuses to pass profits to him and stops yielding to his entitlements.
Sunday visits fill the week as neighbors and relatives in Rocky Hollow and nearby towns are reported. Birth announced for May 10 names Mr and Mrs Fred Schmidtt. Several residents travel to Hanover Fairbury and Washington for visits and care. Little Irvin Robertson improves after a measles spell. Embroidery club gathers with several named attendees.
A high school girl wandered into a North Side grocery and, while chewing gum, ordered a simple basket of items. Bystanders noted her confident memory and quipped that she keeps it in her noodie. The scene riffs on quirky local life.
A tired nervous feeling may signal poisons in the system hindering digestion. The ad claims buckthorn bark glycerine and Adlerika expel poisons and gas from both bowels, removing old matter and relieving tiredness and nervousness. The notice promotes Adams Drug Store as the seller.
Federal horticultural inspectors and customs officials intercepted European corn borer larvae in broomcorn stalks in passengers baggage. One bag contained infested material from Italy bound for Missouri, another from Germany. The effort shows the need for careful inspection at ports of entry and cooperation with customs.
Ancient readers learn of underground dwellings built in chalk cliffs and Armenian highlands. French vineyards yield pits used as cellars with rooms cut from the sides and rock fencing. Early Gauls and tribes sought shelter beneath surface cliffs for living space and tools.
The article notes mice are eaten more in Africa than elsewhere and mentions a Liberia region where mice are consumed as part of local diet. It discusses cultural practices surrounding rodent consumption in specific communities.
The Shanghai telephone system uses a pidgin English based universal language due to the city’s 27 nationalities. Report notes the new method facilitates cross cultural calls and reflects efforts toward a common telecommunication practice.
A woman protests as her husband tries to lead her away from the first floor. She refuses to climb stairs and insists they stay on the mezzanine seats. The exchange turns tense as she resists moving to upper seating.
A new compact paint spraying outfit recently marketed weighs about 25 pounds with case, enabling workers to carry it to jobs with running KM. An electric motor drives the air compressor, consuming roughly as much current as a 40 watt lamp. The day’s outlook notes prejudice in clothing remarks.
Petition filed May 4 1923 seeks to admit Will of Anna J Roelfs deceased and appoints Abbe G Roelfa as executor. Hearing set for June 5 1923 at 9 PM in County Court. publication in Lequare City Press for three weeks prior. Louis J Nutzman, Denney & Denney, attorneys for estate.
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