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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1914
Page
3
During a dress rehearsal a producer craves prominence and orders twelve more actors to fill a large stage. He insists on showing control as a crowd of visitors sits to watch the scene with twelve disciples already present. The moment highlights his need for authority over the production.
In a terse exchange quoted by the Houston Post a man remarks the future wife should be “wef om” while the reply insists the man she marries won’t. The snippet hints at gendered expectations and a witty challenge to marital norms.
The state food commission will strictly enforce sanitary laws across all food producing operations this summer. Cats and dogs are banned in kitchens and dining rooms, workers with contagious diseases are barred, and premises must be clean with proper waste removal and vermin control. Hog cholera prevention stresses quarantine, careful handling, and carcass burning.
The clipping surveys Nebraska news from Fremont Hastings York and Lincoln with reports of a grand lodge session Eastern Star meeting and local fires. It notes deaths injuries political gatherings school commencements and community developments across towns like Beatrice Kearney Tecumseh and Plattsmouth.
The piece defends Seminole resistance to relocation under treaty terms, praising Osceola as a fearless leader who fought U S forces and endured imprisonment. It notes the Seminoles’ continued struggle in the Everglades against 10,000 troops, and comments on white justice and descendants preserving their heritage. It also includes quirky items about divorce and pockets.
Dr Nicholas Murray Butler recounts a foreign railroad tale where a commuter quarrels with a conductor and vows the PDR will see no more money. The conductor retorts with sarcasm and the commuter replies he will stop buying tickets and pay the fare to the conductor directly.
Bill Smith, a longtime employee, is told by the two sons of his employer that he will be pensioned off with the same wage. The old man declines, saying he always believed the place was a regular shop, revealing tension over retirement and loyalty.
A leading New York City dance expert extols Allen's Foot Base antiseptic powder for feet and shoes citing ten years of use. He says it prevents friction and aching during long dancing hours and recommends it to pupils. Also includes a quip about fashionable clothing and a remark on constipation remedies and social observances.
A quip about fishing lore notes that the fish that eludes capture often grows larger in the teller's tale than in reality, reflecting on exaggeration in anglers' stories.
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