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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1917
Page
2
An ad touts Amrie as a life saving remedy from Dr. W. M. Pierce, with a Buffalo institute, selling trial packages for 30 cents. The piece asserts wide benefits and links to cures of serious diseases despite dubious claims. Separately a barber shop exchange mocks wartime talk about Japs and Germans in Russia.
Cuticura offers cleansing and purifying Leap, soothing Ointment for itching skin and scalp infections, plus daily emollients to prevent minor troubles. Free sample by mail with Book. The passage then shifts to a dialogue about a traveler’s inquiries and family details.
Odd text suggests a claim that housekeepers can save hundreds of millions on food costs amid wartime talk of efficiency and German made medals. The readable fragments are unclear and may not form a coherent report.
State board reviews county reappraisements showing land values increased from 227 211.95 to 615 636.65 with annual income up from 13 632.72 to 36 938.20. Officials praise progress in public property handling and county reporting.
The death of Chancellor Emeritus K. Benjamin Andrews of the University of Nebraska at his Florida home is announced. He became chancellor in 1900, retired in 1908, traveled the world, and held national and international memberships in education and science circles. He was 723 years old.
The article notes a pledge enrollment drive expanding food administration participation while American troops engage Germans in their first clash on the Western front. It reports three Americans killed, five wounded, and twelve captured or missing in a German assault that isolated a frontline American trench.
Washington reports show pledges enrollment topping 6,469,467 with expectations of reaching ten million families by week’s end as the drive stretches to next Saturday. Interference claims include a fake Hoover letter in Connecticut and fake pledge cards in Iowa.
Druggists report strong interest in a remarkable preparation promising cure and urging Swamp Root for treatment. A sample bottle offer costs ten cents from Dr imer Co Binghartton NY with a note to mention the newspaper. Also mentions compressed air used to burn stumps in Washington inventory work as a safer alternative to dynamite.
Confusing old ad text claims Hall’s Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh. Mentions Cheney Co Ohio and a promise of a refund if not cured. Includes non sequiturs about health and appearance.
A collage of brief items notes banana juice wine made by Frenchmen in Cochin China, a boy rejoices over pockets in trousers, and a British patent for a ship design that sinks the hull while decks float with passengers aboard.
Fragment notes that some women join gossip groups to gain attention, implying social dynamics of status and display within a community.
W A Akin of Milwaukie reports a seed grown claim of ancient origin. The odd tale follows a prior exchange about collecting items and waiting turns at a shop.
A fragment discusses fools and pride while an ad promotes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets to regulate liver bowels and stomach. Nearby a note mentions Kansas City prosecuting barbers who work on Sundays.
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