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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1917
Page
4
Mrs. Hugh Garret had dental work in Minco last week as part of a period notice. The item appears as a clipped telegram style public notice from Che Steele City Press.
A week before daybreak updates note Geo. Crane's return from a two week stop in St. Ed Hughes with a 12 by 14 addition to his north town home. Chas. Brownlee of St. Joe visits Mrs. A D Brown this week. Levi Whybark returns Friday from Colorado. Nelie Megonigle comes home from Topeka Kangaa where she worked in a milliner store.
Mr and Mrs P D Erehart were auto travelers to Fairbury. Wm Pearson of Carbon Iowa arrived for a few days visit. R B Thompson builds a garage foundation and hauling lumber. Payne from Deming New Mexico on furlough. Oaks Ames from Rupert Idaho visiting his brother Carl. Hogs for sale. Charlie Pickering to hold sale on Tuesday Dec 4. K P lodge officers elected for coming year. Mrs A M Wilcox and daughter visited Fairbury. H B Rucker completes new garage for L Wolf. Mrs Jane Negus of Kansas City visiting daughter Mrs Ed Fuqua. J K Diller and Will Diller of Fairbury visiting C C Daugherty. Oysters for Thanksgiving. place orders at Clark's Store. M C Daugherty visited near Morrowville. Y M C A fund nears 50 million. Miss Emma Harrington and Marie Evans visiting Rupert Andrews. J A Taylor building barn east of town and will move spring, plans a house after barn. Fresh fish later this week. Walter Lenker family of Endicott visited Steele City. scarlet fever briefly closed school. Perry Cassel died. burial in Norton County. obituary next week. G L depot moved west for new side track. track down and leveled. crew to Spence Kansas. Perry Cassel in Camp Cody reports on Steele City boys. Clyde Broadston promoted to corporal. Charlie Wright promoted. W T Pratt of Brookings South Dakota, county organizer of Non-Partisan Political League, aims to organize Jefferson County. Coffee social Sunday Nov 25, 2–5 pm by Zion Lutheran Ladies’ Aid at Mrs John Boettcher’s home. 10 cents covers all.
Rev J H Boggess preaches a Thanksgiving sermon at the M E church Sunday at 11 with Sunday school at 10 led by Mr Gretzinger and Miss Rucker. Epworth League meets at the usual hour with Miss Babcock as president. The Boggesses will spend next week in Lincoln visiting Mrs Boggess' parents.
Local notes report visits and sick list updates. Mr Mowry on the mend, Mr Davis of Washington stopped by with Pat Haverty. Several families including Brenneis and Mary, Grace and Anna Eddieman, Anna Willaford, the James and Haverty clans visited and traveled to Camp Funston and Beatrice.
Mount Vernon residents and visitors share community news in Steele City district. Ed Fuqua and Ed Foqua connections appear with Swett family activity. A sale at Shoebotham s drew a good crowd, Alphonso Swett known as Doc brought a new wife home. Red Cross chapter reports progress with pies sold and surgical dressings lessons.
Clarence Price husks corn near Lincoln. Norman Fentiman delivered hogs to Lou Wolf last week. Mrs. George Kenning and Mrs. Harve Warner spent time with relatives. A busy week includes business trips to Beatrice and visits to family farms. Red Cross ladies secured a safe for pies at Shoebotham sale. The old Massenger-Conductor joke ends the column.
A fragment asks about acclimation after travel to Cuba and mentions a failed attempt by a best doctor, suggesting unclear medical context and treatment outcome.
A terse exchange hints at a single, defining question about rubber amid a dull conversation. The fragment suggests curiosity and a moment of emphasis, with two speakers weighing a simple but charged topic in a brief interaction.
A casual remark references a book titled How to Make Love as a suggested reading. The speaker notes Willie-Say and Sig T peered through something while George was present last night.
A proposed fifeboat design centers on a large buoy carrying water and provisions for a week, with an anchor doubling as ballast. It would allow passengers to evacuate onto the buoy in a sinking vessel, remaining safe until rescue.
Fragmentary note describes a人物 Sally Parmers-Ti and MKC Farners with hints of money, property, and a pending weeklong event. Context is unclear but reads as a local personal notice or stray transcript.
Final probate petition seeks approval of Edwin A Baghee deceaseds last will and testament and grant of administration to Dana A Baghee as executor. Hearing set for December 22, 1917 at 9:00 a.m. in County Court. notice to interested parties by publishing in the Steele City Press for three weeks.
The Curtis The Saturday Ag Post The Country The Ladies Home Journal offer new subscriptions through this office.
Letters to The Companion praise its wholesome weekly information and influence on home life. The ad promotes a two at one price for 1917 1918 issues plus McCall's Magazine and a free Companion to join Commonwealth Ave Boston address.
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