Local notices from Steele City and surrounds cross many small events
Friday departures and returns mark travels to Missouri and Lincoln. Local commerce lists new produce at Clark's and restaurant moves by Wm. Pearson and A. Waters. School notes report eighth grade exams in Jefferson county and Steele City graduates Mrs. Gerard funeral services and a piano recital at Fairbury’s opera house.
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Tuma
Perder
Nebr
Gerard
Diller
Fairbury High School
Opera House
Goldie Luhm
Steele City
Elma Hartzell
Fairbury
K.shellenberger
Schumanna A
Memorial Day Memorialization Service and Cemetery Decoration
Memorial Day events scheduled for Sunday May 30 honor veterans with a floral procession from the opera house to the cemetery. Organized by Steele City residents the parade includes Band Veterans of the Civil War Flower Girls Boy Scouts Ladies Lodges K of P Lodge Citizens and a 2:30 pm cemetery service with an invocation by Rev Hinkle and an address by Rev Worthley.
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Union
Grand Army of the Republic
Steele City
Band Veterans of the
Flower Girls Boy Scouts Ladies
K of P
Opera House
Hinkle
Worthley
Lincoln
Worth Seeing Tenderfoot and Trapper Wildcat Mines
A chatty note about trekking into a big hole with mentions of wildcat mines. The speakers discuss the novelty of seeing a wildcat mine and reference a judge figure, conveying curiosity and rustic humor.
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Tenderfoot
Fenderfoot
You know what an ass you've made of yourself
A quoted exchange shows Teddy lamenting a self made mess while Eddy proposes it was made in America as a legal or dramatic remark, cited by a judge.
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Union
Pacific
Teddy
Eddy
George
America
Fragmentary note about calling grocer for mother
A unclear, fragmentary message mentions a boy asking to sit and ring the grocer on the corner to inform his mother. The text is garbled and lacks coherent details or names.
Talk 18 Tiring to Home Party Queen
A fragment shows a student speaking to a queen at a home party. The queen responds she is tired, suggesting dancing as an option. The text includes playful flourishes like Penn Staté Froth.
Gentle Gertrude and Penelope-Gertrude Report
Fragmentary dialogue notes a gentle nature of Penelope-Gertrude with Percival approving a nonpunitive approach. The text contrasts scolding with whipping and hints at a domestic or animal care context in a playful exchange.
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Penelope
Gertrude
Percival
Governess and Wise Willie Debate Columbus Origins
Governess notes Christopher Columbus as the original See America First advocate in a colorful exchange with Wise Willie. The remark frames Columbus as a foundational nationalist figure in early American exploration discourse.
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Christopher Columbus
Willie
America First
Dinner Pudding Tale Highlights Limited Capacity
Dialogue captures a rural exchange where a child admits limited appetite at dinner. The exchange underscores a humorous honesty about portion desires and restraint within a domestic setting.
Zeppelin Airship Mechanics and Features Described
An article explains the structure of a Zeppelin airship with sixteen hydrogen balloonets and a rigid aluminum frame. It notes two cars under the main body with 500 horsepower motors and a top speed around 50 mph when carrying a full crew and bombs.
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Earth
Dangerous Mines Raise Alarms in Harbor Area
In a terse exchange, Bacon questions coal mining hazards while Egbert counters that harbor mining poses even greater danger. The dialogue notes heightened risk and calls for caution in industrial sites near the harbor.
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Egbert
For a Torpid Liver
Mrs F H Traubuas of Springville New York testifies that Chamberlains Tablets have long served to relieve a disordered liver. The ad states the tablets act quickly and provide desired relief and are available from all dealers.
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Chamberlain
F. H. Traubuas
Springville
N. Y
Adv
Weather forecast for the Upper Mississippi Valley week starting April 21 1915
The U S Department of Agriculture weather bulletin predicts generally fair weather for the Upper Mississippi River Valley and Plains States for the week starting Wednesday April 21 1915 with seasonable temperatures.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Washington, D. C
Mississippi, Valley
Plains States
Hats on Sale Discount Announcement
Mrs. E. Hamley offers a 15 percent discount on all summer hats in stock for a short time. Act quickly to choose among the best selections.
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E.hamley
For Sale Harness and Buggy Enquiry to Hinkle
Notice lists a single harness and buggy for sale with contact to E. H. Hinkle. A note of thanks to those who aided Miss Sutton during editor absence mentions she prepared coin set type mailed papers and earned compliments for the newsy issue. Earl Pearce of the Diller Record assisted with forms and press setup. motive power provided by Frank Varley.
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Miss Sutton
Cough Remedy Praised For Whooping Cough Cure
Mrs Archie Dalrymple of Crooksville Ohio reports her three boys recovered quickly from whooping cough using Chamberlains Cough Remedy She found it relieved coughing and whooping spells and continued treatment to cure the disease Adv says available from all dealers
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Chamberlain
Archie Dalrymple
Crooksville
Ohio
Adv
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McCormick and Deering
Henney
F.V. ‘Lowe
Steele City Press
Prof. Farmer
Missouri
Clark's
Miss. Holcomb
Wm. Pearson
Perry Cassel
Grace Hinkle
Nemaha
Wm. Barber
Cc. C. Andrews
G. O. Taylor
J. H. Pickering
St. Joseph
Clarks, Mo
A. T. Waters
Pearson
Chas, Hunnicutt and
Windsor
St. Joe
Endicott
Jacob Cook
Mrs. Dickenson
Maxwell
Warren
Endicott High School
Steele City Opera House
George Porter
Dr. Taylor’s Hospital
Hugh Garrett
Henry Abrams, Co
Fay Clark
Carl McDonald
Rube Earhart
Dr. Taylor
Mr. Waters
Thompson
C. I. Glark
Booneville
Kemper Military School
Francis
Henry Zeibig
Elma L
Ham
Nat Willey
Superior
Ed Limes
Limes
C.C. Andrews
H. E. Clapp
R. H. Clapp
Messrs. G. L
R. S.wilfley
Maryville, Mo
Exchange Bank
Beauty
Bobby
J. H. Ellermeier
Zeppelin
Bill
Hill
U. S. Department OF Agriculture
Weather Bureau
E. H. Hinkle
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