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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1918
Page
2
An advertisement claims Freezone stops corn irritation instantly by applying a touch of the product then lifting the corn away with a Gugere tool. It promises painless removal of hard and soft corns and callouses with no soreness and low cost, claiming to be the discovery of a Cincinnati geotus.
The Memphis Commercial Appeal reports on brain and psychological testing for soldiers in training. Doctors like Gor gram employ established tests to determine if a recruit might go insane under battle stress. Many are diverted from frontline duty to alternative government service without full explanation.
Fragmentary text notes a native sound heard far away in Bfalen West Africa and mentions the mystery of when a fire goes out. It also includes an ad endorsing Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets for liver bowel and stomach regulation. The excerpt closes with a reflective quote about wealth and mankind.
President Wilson declares no limit on manpower or ships for the war as he opens the Red Cross drive in New York. He rejects insincere peace aims, pledges support to Russia and France, and says the war is to save the world, with American unity intensifying the fight.
Desperate conditions in Petrograd as markets empty and shops close. Rations supply only a fraction of demand with black bread at about one eighth of a pound daily, forcing reliance on friends and luck to obtain basic goods at high cost.
The war time order restricts petroleum asphalt or tar products for road building and repair. Applications for delivery must be approved by the fuel administration and the public roads officers of the Department of Agriculture. The limit aims to conserve resources for the war effort.
Governor Neville directs an extra office force to conduct the second registration of soldiers on June 5. All men who turned 21 since June 5 1917 and those born before June 5 1918 must register under the recent act. June 5 1918 is the fixed date for registration.
The lord mayor of Dublin is reportedly despondent and may be unable to travel to the United States soon as government arrests of Sinn Fein leaders loom. He had intended to depart immediately, holding a passport, while other notes mention beet growers in Lincoln and a sugar beet price inquiry by a special commission with unclear text on San Francisco and related places.
Senator Cummins argues for universal registration to mobilize the American war effort. He urges full employment of men 18 to 45 and a shift from idle or nonessential work to producing arms and goods for victory. He calls for a serious survey of the war situation as the nation faces a prolonged conflict.
A wartime broadside calls for destroying the German military menace and crushing the criminal designs of the German people, condemning decades of military training as a savage threat to Christian civilization and world peace.
The loyalty region of Milwaukee Wisconsin filed petitions with the senate privileges and elections committee asking the expulsion of Senator Robert M La Follette. They cite his wartime stance and say his actions harm Wisconsin’s patriotic reputation.
Washington food administrator Hoover follows wartime thrift by selling his large automobile and dismissing his chauffeur to drive a small car himself. He says he cannot keep a worker idle while ships are being built.
German troops nickname Americans devil dogs, while French civilians call the marines millionaire soldiers because they share their pay with local women and children in need, reflecting their generous acts amid combat in France.
Washington officials say the senate privileges and elections committee will soon begin disposal of disloyalty charges against Senator La Follette. Investigations started earlier but progress on a committee report has been limited.
The Times dispatch from Petrograd confirms Nicholas Romanoff the former emperor the former empress and one daughter were moved to Ekaterinburg from Tobolsk after a peasant conspiracy to aid his escape was uncovered.
In Berne and before the Wuerttemberg diet, Herr Hausmann of the progressive party declared a fifth win in the ongoing conflict. He spoke as a leader urging policy action and renewed resolve amid wartime strains.
Following a rousing patriotic meeting at Genoa, Nebraska reports a large turnout and active local efforts. National war measures, food administration actions, and defense drives appear across multiple towns with calls for wheat requisitions, Red Cross support, coal stockpiles, and farmers urged to cultivate all available land.
In England wartime wage gains boosted demand for secondhand pianos. Baby grands now fetch about 8510 and upright grands once bought new at around 120 dollars can reach 250. Import restrictions from the United States limit availability.
A Petunia tavern landlord recalls Enos Dubbliehook as the most conscientious man in town. At the office a drunken man ghost story unfolds with a hiccuped retelling, ending in a quip that with different schooling Enos might have made a fine German spy.
A man testifies that his wife’s household expenses exceed those of any other man in town, while Mrs Malaprop remarks she can sit at the piano for hours and compromise her own music.
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