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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1918
Page
3
A Methodist missionary faces a dangerous mud slough in Oregon and learns the hard truth after a boy boasts the bottom is solid. The tale appears alongside a joke about Mrs Jagsby and an elaborate excuse claiming 100000 troops marching through town prevented departure.
A sly remark questions a supposed ally in the German sphere. The speaker hints the figure is more con than pro, implying duplicity or hidden motives behind public stance and alliances.
A fragment ponders how a lineman fits the rule that men should handle their subjects without gloves, asking puzzledly whether the remark applies to a lineman as well.
Arthur Guy Empey chronicles his experiences as an American in the British army during World War I. He details daily duties in France, messy mess halls, rations drawn by a quartermaster, trench life, and improvised meals such as trench pudding, plus how Tommies supplement rations with spoils from mud and outside parcels from English readers.
Empey reflects on his first exposure to death in the trench as a comrade falls beside him. He recounts the moment and its impact, previewing deeper reflections in the forthcoming installment.
The third liberty loan total is 4 170 019 650 dollars with a 39 percent oversubscription and about 17 000 000 subscribers. Treasury notes district rates top 172 percent in Minneapolis and 124 percent in New York. Secretary McAdoo praises the result as proof of American strength and patriotism.
The Wide World essay highlights Rapulia eximia as the vegetable sheep of New Zealand. Described as a daisy family plant growing on high mountain slopes up to 6000 feet, its woolly leaves form a mask over stems. Visitors mistook the plants for sheep during exhibitions. A Toledo notice about Dr. F J Cheney & Co. appears in the same text.
The nation’s top educators of the blind cooperate with the government to create a comprehensive re education system for blinded soldiers. After training, the committee aims to place veterans back in their roles with community support. Mrs T Harrison Garrett offers her Baltimore estate of ninety nine acres as a hospital school for blinded officers and men.
Advertisement extols farmers and workers using Allen's Foot Ease antiseptic powder to ease foot fatigue friction and blisters. It claims improved efficiency and comfort for those on their feet and notes wide availability from dealers. Also mentions a Bible Society pocket edition of the Gospel of St Mark for English and other readers.
An advertisement touts EATONIC tablets as a quick relief for stomach distress. It claims to balance acid, aid digestion, prevent gas and bloating, and allow eating freely. Money-back guarantee if BATONIC fails.
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