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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1912
Page
4
Fragmentary text depicts a Nebraska farmer claiming prosperity for agriculture and promising faithful service. It emphasizes long residence, personal stake in local prosperity, and dedication to constituents in the northwest district.
A 1912 report notes Nebraska’s rural population under 2 500 and farm wealth rising under the Aldrich administration. It cites census figures on farm residents, per capita wealth around 3600 dollars, and Nebraska moving high in national farm property rankings, with Texas and Iowa as benchmarks. It highlights political opposition claims as unfounded.
Police captured two men sought in Belleville for a store robbery worth 185 dollars, including two suits and several pairs of shoes, then delivered them to the Belleville sheriff. Otto Krueger shot an eagle on his farm, measuring seven feet tip to tip with a large wingspan, near his town. A large new barn at Be. Fiytae is said to have burned.
In Odell, a 925 pound hog was shown by Antone Olson, while Christopher Conant visited from Steele City and stayed with Clarence Hinds. The Odell Cider Vinegar and Pickling Co. operates a busy factory, employing sixteen men with a night shift and storing about 30 000 bushels of apples as 25 carloads of cider apples arrive.
The Jamaican government’s reward per dead rat delivered to Kingston pumping station yields few returns. In three weeks only 80 rats arrived, with weekly totals rising from 18 to 33 by August. About twenty more dyed rodent carcasses were sent but then moved to the government bacteriologist.
The Youth's Companion appeals to family life readers with stories of youth, college life, and secrets of success. It offers mothers little children pages and doctors articles while fathers get daily news and gentle sketches for all ages. The publication promises clean entertainment, pure inspiration, and broad knowledge for less than four cents a week.
Fragmented OCR text outlines a proposed amendment to fix terms and salaries for members of the legislature. It mentions introduction after twenty years and a November election, with unclear wording about election timing and legislative process.
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