Local notes from Steele City area bring war savings plans and daily life
Steele City and surrounding communities report travel and trades including Howard Crane heading to St. Joe O G Savage moving to Morehouse Art Hamley hauling oats and corn. War savings continue with a 1919 series to mature in 1924 alongside new stamps and continued thrift program.
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O. G. Savage
Morehouse
Art Hamley
War Savings
State Director of War Savings
Secretary of the Treasury
Benjamin Franklin
Europe
Treasury Department
Penalty of Good Nature Refutes Ladder Theory
Quote from the Albany Journal argues that some men hesitate to reach the top because they pillar the ladder for others above them. The remark emphasizes selfless restraint as a social obstacle to advancement.
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Albany Journal
Canale in Sponges Continual Canal Current Noted
Sponges possess a canal system enabling a continual internal water current. The structure supports chambered chambers and choanocyte-lined passages driving filtration and nutrient uptake.
Tiger in All of Us Says Neighbor tale
A narrator recalls a mild neighbor who erupts over a newspaper account of German actions. The speaker argues most people hide a tiger within, unleashed by a provoking incident, supporting the claim that there are few true exceptions to this temper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Bumbsome
Agaim
Why Torpedoed Ships Sink
A 1910 Scientific American report outlines three main causes of sinking after torpedo hits: forward reserve bunkers not isolated by watertight bulkheads, failure to close engine room bulkhead water doors, and damaged main bilge drain pipes passing through watertight divisions. Recommendations include timber splinter screens and non return valves on drains.
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The
Institution of Naval Architecture
Scientific American
Striving for Justice in Self Judgment
The text argues that many are lenient with their own faults yet harsh with others and themselves. It urges striking a balance between harsh self-criticism and excessive leniency, advocating simple justice toward personal shortcomings.
Mickie Says Sleep and Rest In After Supper Aid
One of the most common causes of insomnia is indigestion. Take one Chamberlain's Tablet after supper and rest better. They cost a quarter and are sold by all dealers.
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Chamberlain
Omaha Burlesque Show Promises Biggest West of Cottage
A vivid ad announces an ongoing burlesque spectacle in Omaha featuring a lively lineup. It promotes daily matinees and weekday shows aimed at drawing crowds with energetic entertainment and glamorous performances.
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Omaha
Aristotle's View of Land, Flowers, and Human Aptitude
In his essay Aristotle links fertile land producing flowers and fruit with an exceptionally intelligent and capable population. He initially treats this as coincidence but later reframes it as a sequence, not mere chance.
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Mr. Stegeman
Frances
Baptist Church
Aristotle
Food rules relaxed after armistice ends sugar rationing
Gordon W. Wattles, Federal Food Administrator for Nebraska, reports from Washington that sugar limits rise from three to four pounds per person per month and substitutes rules are repealed. Bakers are freed from using substitutes and the changes take effect immediately following the armistice with Germany.
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Gordon W. Wattles
Nebraska
Washington
Chamberlain Cough Remedy Focuses on Relief
An advertisement urges readers not to assume Chamberlain's Cough Remedy will fail where others have. It emphasizes trying this product for expected relief from coughing symptoms.
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Chamberlain
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Fred Bower
Paul
Flora True
Fairbury
C. C. Daugherty
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Louis Bugbee
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Blissie
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Steele
M. Callander
Eva Crocker
J. O. Blauser
Glenn Frazee
M. E. Sanday School
Gring
N.C. Thompson
Consolidated Copper Co
Sonora
Mexico
K. B
Robert Jr
Will
Thompson
New York
France
Red Cross
Red Cross Fund
William Young
Beatrice Nebraska
T. C. Priestly
Woman’s Club
F. V. Lowé
Lyric Theater
Strike One
Bluebird
Bundy & Erehart
Johnston
Chase
Hershey's Sweet
Taylor's Pharmacy
Mickie
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