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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1920
Page
1
A quirky note on photography urges readers to enlarge a small clipping instead of using a large photo. It explains camera distance and cropping can yield better results than direct large shots. The quirky tone invites experimentation with picture quality.
A garbled excerpt discusses miner privileges and jurisdiction in medieval Cornwall. It mentions six clans, adjusted differences, and courts claiming independence from other jurisdictions except land life and death related matters. The passage reflects legal fragmentation by the thirteenth century.
Local items report Armistice day reflection with Joe Davis and Herman Ahlers at Lincoln for celebrations and a 2nd regiment reunion. Notices cover births, sales of roosters and hogs, pigs for sale, a scarlet fever case at Kasparek home, Brights disease in Wells, remodeling of G E Wright property, a church fundraiser via a home talent play, and a box supper at Dist 32 show house with Clara Strawhacker noted.
A local advertise price drops as Goodrich 30x34 tires are advertised at 17 dollars for one week. The seller is identified as F Crinkiaw urging immediate purchase.
A sale notice offers a Maxwell 5 passenger car with self starter lights and four good tires. The seller will demonstrate the car, asking 250 dollars to take it, and notes no place to keep it. Also mentions a holdup suspect at the depot and a non apprehended assailant.
In response to a Chamber of Commerce call Secretary Logan, bank representatives from Jefferson County organized the Jefferson County Bankers Association at the Chamber rooms in Fairbury on October 25. John W. Gamble read a prepared paper from the First National Bank of Omaha. A bylaws committee was named with R. O. Wilfley as chairman and Tes 0wan as secretary.
Affected family members including father mother grandmother grandfather and nine year old Helen lose hair in alarming quantities. The doctor’s baby brother prompts a child’s question about a used “new” bald head, reflecting distress and disbelief at the illness.
In a mountain village a search party found infant bones and tiny sabots near the remains. Parents identified the sabots as their child’s, with a best of eagle nearby suggesting the child was carried away by an eagle while playing in a Seid.
Fragmentary text discusses discrimination and illicit activity with hostile tone. The readable portions reference prejudice and bootlegging as examples of wrongdoing. No clear individuals, organizations, dates, or locations are identifiable.
Card of Thanks expresses sincere gratitude to neighbors and friends for help during illness and death of their little son and grandson. Auction items include furniture, rugs, tools, and a car engine with cash terms. Sale date listed with multiple odd fragments, likely a local classifieds notice.
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