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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1914
Page
2
Ad for Rostetter's Panacean bitters claims to tonify the stomach aid digestion and liver function. Promises relief from bloating heartburn and assimilation issues and urges readers to get a bottle today.
Sim Dorkins laments blurry vision in worn spectacles. The occulist notes the glasses were fine at first but grew worse with wear, and the judge requests a simple remedy to restore sight: wash them.
The advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap for cleansing and Purifying and Cuticura Ointment for soothing and healing. It claims daily use prevents pimples redness roughness dandruff and rough bands and offers free samples by postcard request to Cuticura Dept. X Boston sold everywhere.
A quip about half the world not knowing how the other half lives appears with a sharp reply about the other half’s suspicions. The text then notes a remedy firm in Chicago and a humorous line suggesting perseverance in a female book agent could conquer the world.
Rome reports Preemysi offers surrender with garrison marching out. Russians refuse, believing fortress cannot hold. major battles span Poland with von Hindenburg and Grand Duke Nicholas maneuvering between the Vistula and Warta as Cracow-Czenstochowa line sees fighting.
A dispatch from The Hague notes unusual activity near Emden and suggests the German fleet may take decisive action. Fishermen near German waters report tension and a possible new clash connected to the earlier sinking of the British cruiser Good Hope on November 1.
A Canadian contingent of about thirty three thousand men departed Valcartier Quebec for England. The purpose of the visit was not disclosed beyond a forthcoming conference with the British War Office.
A London News report from West Flanders cites a claim that in less than four months the war has cost about five million European soldiers, a figure deemed nonfanciful. A Reuters dispatch from Constantinople says Turkish troops reached the Suez canal and English forces suffered heavy losses at El Kantara, with retreat.
Arthur Daisy founder of the Japan society says Japan stands in a complete state of readiness to furnish a large army if needed to bolster allied forces in Europe. He notes Japan is prepared to supply an immediately equipped and highly trained force.
The steamer Metkovish of the Austrian Lloyd line struck a mine in the harbor at Saloniki and sank immediately. Nearly all passengers and crew were lost.
London reports the government secured a supplementary vote of 1.375 billion dollars to finance war efforts. The approval moved the funding beyond the report stage in the house of commons.
New York reports the British dreadnought Audacious was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine. Washington receives details from Berlin matching eyewitnesses aboard the steamship Olympic who saw the disaster after two torpedoes struck, with the second causing magazine explosions.
Turkey formally told the United States via Ambassador Morgenthau that the firing toward the Tennessee was a routine warning signaling that the port of Myrna was mined. The exchange clarifies the act as a caution rather than hostile action.
Prince Adalbert, who left Berlin ill, has recovered as of Saturday and plans to return to his ship via Paris. The update was released from Berlin on Saturday.
A school mistress in Wyoming earned praise for guiding pupils to safety during a prairie fire. The incident drew national attention as authorities praised quick thinking and brave action amid fast spreading flames.
Ottawa reports immediate mobilization to 91 000 men with 50 000 to be sent forward as requisitioned by the War Office. A December dispatch of 17 000 will reach England, bringing total Canadian forces under arms to 108 000 by year end.
Bertha Rheinhart a country schoolteacher near Horse Creek Cheyenne Wyoming died from burns after sending her pupils to safety then battling a prairie fire by burning off a strip of prairie. She perished while rescuing children who mistakenly returned toward the flames.
Iowa City game saw Nebraska Cornhuskers defeat Iowa Seld 16 to 7 in a hard fought Valley Conference battle. Captain Victor Halligan scored three field goals and Leaven added a touchdown, giving Nebraska the win in Halligan’s final game.
Lincoln Nebraska marks its first undisputed state championship since 1909 as Lincoln High defeats York 34 to 19 to clinch the title, a long-awaited triumph for local followers.
Official advices from agents in Mexico show a chaotic situation with General Gutierrez maintaining Villa in command of convention forces. Villa has moved to Irapuato and plans to press toward Queretaro and areas near Mexico City with little resistance.
Report from London notes Belgian refugees flood Brussels at about 25 000 daily while relief efforts by Helgian and American committees race to aid the growing flow. Conditions worsen in both urban and rural areas.
Field Marshal Lord Roberts’ coffin moved through London on a gun carriage toward St. Paul’s to a mournful ceremony. Troops lined the routes as hundreds of thousands faced cold rain with bare heads, following the cortege. Roberts died of natural causes last week at the British Army headquarters in France.
Government inspectors arrived in Lincoln to investigate a circulating hoax about two strangers spreading hoof and mouth disease to disrupt cattle shipments to Europe. No progress yet, with similar reports linked to St. Joseph and Kansas City.
A special dispatch to the Daily Star reports no post season game will occur between the Nebraska and Harvard football teams. Harvard will end its season with Yale, aborting plans for a Belgian relief fund benefit game.
In Omaha Nebraska government agents probe a possible counterfeit ring after W L Gendron, jailed on a bogus half dollar charge against a Greek fruit vendor, led authorities to a hidden cache of 60 cent pieces. Gendron would not reveal their origin or origin town.
Report states Cody the janitor admitted involvement in purchasing a serum linked to Steven. authorities continue investigation into motive and parties involved.
President Wilson considers cutting government expenses next year to align spending with revenue It signals support for a formal budget system with Treasury Secretary present in Congress to explain estimates The move follows attention to other war related duties and prior advocacy for budget discipline.
Fragmentary quotes claim a compound aids pregnancy and "builds up my system" with unnamed speakers from New York Pennsylvania and Florida praising the product. The text appears as testimonials for a commercial compound with sensational health claims amid garbled punctuation.
Brigadier General Funston with 6000 troops and Marines left Vera Cruz after landing April 30. Gen Candido Aguilar's forces assumed control as the U S transport Crisbal sailed at 1 50 p m with the first brigade on its way home. Evacuation occurred without clashes and Mexicans entered peacefully behind departing troops.
Littles Rock reports forest fires raging for days across Arkansas. The Ozark start region now sees fires in nearly all regions, except a small area near Fayetteville. With no effective firefighting in timbered zones and tinder dry vegetation, fear spreads. Governor Hays says he cannot mobilize the state militia for firefighting.
Colorado plans to reassert state sovereignty in the copper mining district still occupied by federal troops for nearly seven months. The legislative committee, formed at the May extra session, advised Gov. Amons on actions following the withdrawal of federal troops and submitted its report in response to the governor’s request.
Superintendent Graff acting as secretary mails ballots to 3400 Nebraska resident members of the State Teachers association. Votes due by December 4 with elections for vice president treasurer and executive committee members. R J Barr of Grand Island is the lone presidential nominee.
The jury at the Portland cement works trial of Salvatore Franco for the murder of Antonio Turco on October 1 returned a verdict of murder in the second degree after an all night deliberation. A motion is noted.
A casualty list from the London reports the Good Hope crew missing after the November 1 battle off Chile with German cruisers. The total crew loss, excluding officers, reaches 887 sailors.
Police uncover a revolutionary plot implicating several duma members and announce multiple arrests in Petrograd.
The article notes global births around 80 million and deaths about 60 to 70 million yearly, yielding a net increase near 40 million. It cites major events: Franco-Prussian War deaths around 130,000, Russo-Japanese War ~200,000, 1737 India earthquake ~300,000, 1908 Messina quake near 100,000, 1896 tidal wave in Japan 27,000, 1703 Japan earthquake ~200,000, and 1755 Lisbon quake ~50,000 with 40,000 in Peruvian quakes.
A playful exchange about a cottage design described as Loocy Kansas style by the architect. The remark contrasts styles through a humorous regional mispronunciation and underscores the dialogue's light tone.
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