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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1911
Page
5
London reports Henry Dalziel advances a fixed calendar plan to standardize weeks, with months beginning on Sundays and ending on Saturdays. January February April May July and other months would have 86 days, New Year Day and Leap Day excluded from weekly counts, Easter fixed on April 16, and operation pending international consent.
A county fair features a crafter known for fancy work and a notable crazy quilt. Once famous as a New York state ball player, he now devotes hours daily to sewing and patches, living alone since his wife’s death as he pursues this hobby.
West Louisville residents buy a 260 foot front lot at about $1.26 per front inch to raise 3800 dollars for a Louisville Free Library branch. The site is to be donated later by a prospective donor, with the lot to be presented to trustees once funded.
Frank Allstrom, Waldorf Astoria treasurer, found a stray black cat inside a private office safe with 16000 dollars in fresh bank notes. He could not explain how the cat entered the airtight, burglar proof vault. the cat appeared unharmed after sixteen hours.
Dr Harry Hickman of Philadelphia recovered a pocketbook containing 120 dollars dropped into Delaware Bay three years ago. It was found by Ernest Lynch's daughter while tending a cow on a marsh. Some money was redeemed at a National Bank. the rest sent to Washington for redemption. The card with the owner’s name had disappeared.
Daisy at the Bostock Jungle sneezed for the first time in three years causing plaster to fall, windows to break, and an electric light cluster to smash. A group of thirty schoolboys, watching the event, were drenched by a water spray as the elephant roared and then slept.
New kitchen innovation arrives via Paris and a Chicago chef, claiming to be odorless and utensil free. Students at the School of Domestic Arts and Sciences gathered as onions trout bacon and apples cooked in a single oven compartment, with noses held near the oven unable to detect any scent.
A youth with silence and restraint rises from unremarkable duties to trusted adviser status in a firm. Gossip corrodes morale while he earns respect through restraint, timely innovation, and delegation, eventually reaching partnership after five years.
A Venice patriarch becomes pope and tells a rich Jew to deliver a blessing to a dying priest. The Jew hesitates as non Christian, but the pope insists the gift matters, not the wrapper, and the blessing is given.
The geological survey and census bureau report US coal production in 1909 reached 459,209,073 short tons, up about ten percent from 1908. Bituminous coal rose while anthracite declined. Pennsylvania leads in both types. West Virginia and Ontario follow in second place, with Ohio fourth and Indiana fifth.
A bold aviator asks Misa Padedout to fly with him. She clings to him and concedes reluctantly that the request is unusual yet persistent. The scene blends romance and danger with a vintage air.
Fragment suggests supporters defend commission government as an experiment while critics label it criminal. The exchange questions why proponents push a trial of the system and how opponents view the proposal.
A woman asked for a ticket to Emporia at the Katy depot in Chanute. She queried about a change, and was told she would change at Piqua. The clerk then misheard as Pickway.
A fragment from Lippincott's Magazine presents a dialogue about travel and collecting foreign stamps. The line conveys a playful request to stay in touch and a comic reveal of the collector habit as a social curiosity.
The article argues large picture hats dominate fashion this season, with youth benefiting from their backdrop to coloring and contour. Ostrich plumes paired with the hats are a longtime favorite, and black or black with white feathers are especially stylish, with trims like lace braids fur wreaths and ribbon flowers enhancing the grand shapes.
A girl should study colors that suit her and use tailor bows velvet and ribbon as fasteners for new wear. She will be surprised by the smart effect achieved by color touch.
A fragment notes women can choose white cloth gaiters for winter wear instead of high pump shoes. It hints at fashion practicality and seasonal style without detailing brands or events.
The article describes malines mounted over crown shapes in drapery and shir rings, folded into triangles, forming gauze wing like puffs. One color over two others creates opal tinted effects. Standing puffs atop crowns and pearl gray rivals are favored with binch shoes and short street gowns.
A compact solution for hat storage uses a light stand with four slender posts and decorative boxes. Boxes slip in and out, with hinged sides possible, and finishes range from stained wood to white enamel. Hat rests line each box to keep hats flat and preserve shape.
Silk waist fashions use brass rings as buttons sewn to match fabric color. Rings are buttonholed or crocheted with loops where needed, offering a prettier effect than standard buttons.
An apron designed for busy housewives provides a large center pocket drawn up by tape strings for secure storage. It offers easy access to mending wool scissors thimble stockings and other notions and can be made in white or colored linen holland or casement cloth to cover the skirt front and sides.
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