30 May 1919
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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1919
Page
1
An inventor introduces gelatin golf tees that dissolve in the atmosphere, preventing litter on courses if players forget to retrieve them. The innovation targets reduced maintenance and cleaner greens as the tees degrade after use.
Aunt Callie a religious Black woman of the shouting variety tells children about heaven and her expectations. The scene captures a faith forward moment with vivid sermon like teaching.
Mrs. C. Lowe, a primary teacher in our schools, left Tuesday for Fairbury where she will stay for a few weeks.
Short items note C C Andrews seeking stock hogs and a free movie at the opera house tomorrow afternoon. Advs urge hay racks from the lumber yard and a sale price for re cleaned German millet seed at three dollars per bushel. Local visits include J C Wilson and family at Fred Wilson’s near Fairbury and Sherman Bryant’s return from the state university. Two 1917 Ford cars offered for sale by F Crinklaw.
The poem mourns fallen soldiers in distant fields as spring blooms above their graves. It contrasts old graves in familiar earth with new ones abroad, mourning their sacrifice while honoring their memory.
Local residents travel for visits to Mahaska Kansas Geneseo Ill and Bloomington Nebr. farm sale details corrected for C C Andrews purchase at northeast quarter 7 with 135 per acre. Memorial Day program set at opera house 3 PM. 355th Infantry from Nebraska arrives in New York en route to Camp Funston for demobilization.
Freeman's in Fairbury offers new and used furniture for sale. A local note requests return of two car chains and an air pump left on the road between Steele City and Endicott, with a reward offered by W. F. Waldo of Fairbury or items can be brought to the office.
The Steele City high school held commencement last Friday in the opera house with a full audience. Students received diplomas from E R Dade as Lara Southwick earned class honors. The program featured piano, vocal solos, and orations praising public schools and civic progress. The Ladies Aid of the M E church met May 21 with seventeen members and six new ones, discussing the Centenary Movement and missionary goals with a $25 yearly pledge plan.
Members of the Woman's Club of Steele City hosted visitors from Diller at Freeman's in Fairbury with a fine program. Reports from the State Federation meeting in Ashland were shared by Mrs. M Callander. A regional church conference was planned to pursue united efforts with a Sunday gathering in Steele City featuring a sermon on One Church or Three for Steele City and a united 8:30 p.m. service. Geo Hollins of Fremont visited with his sister Mrs W O Bundy. his family traveled to Fairbury after a death in the Hollins family. The speaker notes departure from Steele City but hopes to return and thanks patrons for past support.
A tipsy opinion urges people to maintain health to support their families. It promotes Chamberlain's Tablets for constipation biliousness and indigestion with simple directions and notes a sale at Taylor's Pharmacy Ady.
A cryptic remark from Josepher, associated with facetlow cp iii, extols saving for a rainy day as smart business policy yet warns it can lead to legal trouble if misused. The quote hints at balancing prudent funds with potential law enforcement scrutiny.
The swiftest dog, borzol or Russian wolfhound, set records with 75 inches per second. If sustained, that pace would reach 4,800 feet per minute.
A health note advises adopting a diet suited to age and occupation and keeping bowels regular. It suggests taking one Chamberlain's Tablet when feeling overfull or constipated, and mentions availability at Taylor's Pharmacy.
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