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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1914
Page
3
In Berlin the new botanical gardens ban children under ten with Paul declaring six for electrics and eight for gardens as Herr and Frau Miller plan a Sunday visit. Germany also aims to unify forty stenography systems across the country.
A fisheries expert reports on Seaton Lake experiments using natural burial of inoculated eggs under sand instead of trays. Over 200,000 ova were treated, producing about 180,000 healthy fry, with potential for more. The method surpasses the old pan system and may revolutionize hatchery operations.
Mr. F C Case of Welcome Lake Pa reports relief from backache kidney trouble headaches sleeplessness and fatigue after using Dodds Kidney Pills and Docide Kidney Pills. The letter invites publication for the benefit of skeptics and notes the 50 cent price per box and free household hints recipes and anthem music offered by Dodds Medicine Co Buffalo NY.
The Washington Star notes that in a drought prone area locals joke more rain would bring wealth. Farmer Corn says rainy days would mean money, while Rainy Daye asks about saving. The Boston Transcript features a wry exchange about marital dynamics and advice.
About 160 of Antwerp’s 350 thousand residents have gone back home as bakeries and shops reopen in poorer districts. German flags fade from the cathedral tower while priests read prayers. thousands of Belgians return from neighboring Holland and many buildings were destroyed by bombs. Argentine Consul Theophile Lemaire was killed. the American vice-consul Harry Sherman narrowly escaped. Reports say Verdun front remains the main target with smaller forts holding. A German trench singing scene near Toul and Nancy is described in vivid detail.
War dispatch from France describes trench warfare near St Mihiel where German and French forces dig in under barbed wire and hidden guns. Artillery and aviator tactics, with smokeless powder, keep positions concealed as both sides suffer heavy casualties and occasional captures.
London reports King Albert leading a small Belgian front as Germans are pushed back. A shell nearly hit him as he refused safety, declaring his skin worth as his soldiers and insisting on staying on the fighting line. Belgians, spurred by his bravery, drive the enemy from trenches.
Dunkirk reports heavy fighting with German air activity and naval shelling. A Taube was shot down and captured, German positions near Ostend shelled by British and French guns, and German dead fill the fields around Furness and Dixmude as Belgians suffer casualties. A Dixmude house housing 27 Belgians was struck with fatalities.
The Berlin Vorwaerts announces a boycott targeting foreign poets including D Annunzio and Maeterlinck. It claims neither is a man of particular genius.
Local reports list several agricultural society meetings slated in Lincoln with details on dates and participating groups. Participants include area farm bureaus and horticultural clubs gathering to discuss crops, livestock, and market conditions.
State boards societies and farm groups prepare for a week long gathering January 18 to 26 featuring corn show and apple displays. Nebraska Horse Breeders and Dairy associations join diverse groups including Shorthorn Hereford Polled and Sheep breeders, florists and beekeepers, with reports on hog growing profits and winter pasture economics.
A historical note describes war starting in medieval times via Heralds issuing defiance rather than formal declarations, depicting dignified departures and exchange of bows. The piece also cites a trade journal urging Americans to use town tobacco and remarks on dyapepsia and pesesimiem sharing similarities.
In Berlin a girl named Gretchen is awed by a white stork in a cage. She feeds the bird and notes its head through the wire for more. Her mother reads the cage sign The Stork and the girl exclaims It knows me.
The Caldwell Ohio father reports his two month old daughter’s severe eczema on body face and head. After trying medicines without relief a sample of Cuticura Soap and Ointment cured her completely guiding others to seek Cuticura through the world distribution and the Skin Book.
A fragment notes praise for Peruna, claiming it allows quick sleep and rest after use. The statement reflects the era's tonic marketing and everyday health claims with no corroborating details.
The text contrasts tired fighters calling for more glory with prudent voices urging continued conflict. It suggests the world remains unsettled and peacetime conditions not yet ripe despite some desire to quit fighting. The piece also notes the role of money and management in success, likening it to actors relying on managers.
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