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The readable fragment notes progress in Steele City stock and a sense of improved shape and growth since the start, reflecting on earlier conditions and current visibility of change.
19 May 1916
Page 1
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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1916
Page
1
The readable fragment notes progress in Steele City stock and a sense of improved shape and growth since the start, reflecting on earlier conditions and current visibility of change.
Advertises Moline and Rock Island line of farm equipment including Badgers New Century Riding Plows Jenny Lind walking corn plows as standard goods.
A roundup of small town happenings includes Barber's Café visits, sales, and farm notices. Steele City activities cover school board hires, commencement plans, fire alarm, sandbank accident, and a large family’s Cuba-bound departure.
F W Lowes father and mother from Cadams Nebraska visited his home Friday and Saturday. They then went to Diller to see another daughter for a few days and planned to travel to Oklahoma to visit a third daughter.
The Senior class presented a well written and well acted play to a large crowd on Friday evening with poor country attendance due to rain. Miss Holcomb directed the production with notable credit for rapid development. a repeat performance is planned for Saturday night May 20.
Eighth grade graduation exercises held at the Christian church in Fairbury on Saturday May 20 at ten o clock in the morning feature an invocation Rev Shellenberger organ and violin solos and a diploma presentation by Supt W H Morton The Jefferson County Field Meet follows at two o clock in the city park All teachers examination is scheduled for Friday and Saturday May 19-20 Henry Abrams County Superintendent
Lanham in Gage county gains a beer license for another year drawing sharp criticism from Beatrice M E pastor Dr J F Gaither who denounces the action as injustice and an insult to Kansas. He notes Lanham straddles Nebraska and Kansas and questions board proximity to the saloon and the impact on neighboring residents.
A farmer named Wiggins and his six year old son drowned while crossing Rose Creek five miles south of Fairbury after heavy rains. They slipped from a log as the boy fell in and the father jumped in to save him but both were swept away by the swift current. The younger boy was recovered Sunday but the body of the child remained missing through Wednesday.
Rheumatic pain relief suggested by an advertisement for Chamberlain's Lotion as a trial remedy. Claims relief from chronic muscular rheumatism and notes the product is widely available and affordable.
Last weekend brought substantial rainfall with estimates around 38 inches over Saturday and Sunday, impacting local conditions and prompting weather observers to note record-like precipitation.
Carpenter work offered including cave and cistern tasks by C A Curtis in Steele City Nebraska. Rates described as reasonable with contact via phone 2461.
A Bran don Springs Alabama resident asserts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy cured a baby with severe whooping cough. The advertisement claims the product is among the most successful treatments for the disease and notes availability everywhere.
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