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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1916
Page
2
An elderly reader testifies that Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound relieved monthly suffering and restored regular periods after doctors failed. The advertisement cites decades of popularity and invites letters to the Lynn Massachusetts company for confidential female health guidance.
In a brief Florida Times Union item a discussion centers on a marble statue in a park described as alluring and a temptation to a hard-hearted man. The exchange frames the statue as irresistible and the subject of local chatter.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Ointment for irritated scalp with itching and hair loss, followed by Cuticura Beap hot shampoo. It offers free samples by mail with a postcard request to Cuticura Dept. L Boston. Also mentions sod roller base spikes for lawn renovation.
Grand Prix motor race at Santa Monica ends tragically as four spectators are killed. Johnny Aitken, driving a Peugeot, is initially credited with the win after Lewis’s car suffers valve trouble, while Wilcox’s car is ruled the winner by officials. Aitken’s time 4 42 47, average 55.59 mph. Cooper Ina Stutz places second in 4 48 50, 73.14 mph. Six cars finish amid mechanical woes and a fatal pit-side accident near the finish line.
Paris reports French troops have captured Monastir from German and Bulgarian forces marking a key southern Serbian town’s fall. Berlin confirms German and Bulgarian withdrawal after entente forces stormed positions northeast of Cheget height 4242.
Kansas City man aids U S in battle against the Adams on law five national guard regiments to leave the border. The department of justice prepared to defend the act with plans to withdraw guards from posts across the country. Indiana and Wisconsin soldiers among those called back from service.
Ruth Lew, flying a Curtiss biplane once deemed obsolete, set a new U S sustained flight record. She launched from Granta at 7 25 am and landed in Hornell New York at 1 32 pm covering about 680 miles at an average 114 mph. Total flight time was six hours and seven minutes.
President designates November 30 as a day of Thanksgiving and Prayer. Washington reports union leaders and attorneys general discuss opposition to the Adamson eight hour law. Federal court in Kansas City to hear the case with representatives of railroad brotherhoods and the Federation of Labor likely present.
President Wilson proclaims November 30 as a day of national thanksgiving and prayer urging worship across the nation. He calls for sympathy with war affected peoples and urges relief contributions. Also notes a portrait project for William Jennings Bryan and reports a freight car shortage on American railroads as of November 1.
The Reichstag approved amending article 80 to guarantee universal manhood suffrage and end plural votes and compulsory voting. The plan also removes the lax disability of women, but full women’s suffrage remains distant and depends on further steps.
Walter G. Owen, Wisconsin attorney general, resigns after a landslide reelection, to take effect January. Groomed for the supreme court and possibly governor, Owen’s sudden decision prompts statewide speculation about his next moves. He had been a prominent leader of the La Follette faction in Wisconsin.
Dario Resta driving a Peugeot won the eleventh Vanderbilt Cup on the Santa Monica course in 3 hours 22 minutes 48 and 3 fifths. He averaged 86.90 mph over 204 miles. Earl Cooper in a Stutz finished second after Aitken retired with a broken valve.
A report from Parral states Theodore Hoemuller a German subject his wife and baby were killed by Villa bandits after Parral was captured. The execution followed a display of ears cut from Carranza soldiers hung on the storefront and an insulting letter to Villa.
Benjamin Braban, held in Juarez jail since November 7 as a Villa spy, was released at military headquarters and crossed to the American side. He said he expected execution but was told nothing official and noted improved treatment after Andress Garcia intervened.
Charles Evans Hughes carried Minnesota by 306 as official returns from the state show Hughes 179 558 votes to Wilson 179 157. No recount is planned. In a separate report, German warplanes bombed Furnes in West Flanders with good effect.
A Mexico wreck near Laredo on November 21 killed 159 people. Police and rescuers reported the high casualty toll amid the chaotic scene as investigators work to determine the cause and identify victims.
An old advertisement touts simple methods for kidney trouble including hot water each morning, abundant water intake, and Anuric before meals. It warns of kidney failure if organs stop filtering and lists symptoms like backache and headaches. It also notes economic concerns and a comment about factory workers.
A historical note states that about one in ten workers in the United States are members of a labor union. The statistic reflects limited membership share and ongoing labor organization activity.
An endorsement from F J Jane of Lead South Dakota praises Dr Merce s Golden Medical Discovery s health benefits after using several bottles. The ad promises availability at drug stores with a 40 year guarantee and notes no alcohol or narcotics and clear ingredient labeling. Also mentions vegetable extracts and herbal roots. War affects peanut trade in Madras India.
A New York specialist touts nuxated iron as a cure for nervous weakness indigestion and liver or kidney issues caused by iron deficiency. He asserts that two ore-grain doses after meals for two weeks can markedly raise strength and endurance with many patients doubling or tripling their strength.
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