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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1913
Page
3
An old advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a cure not only for stomach and liver cleansing but as a universal remedy for children and adults. It urges parents to buy a 50 cent bottle at stores with usage directions printed on the label.
Nebraska brief items report deaths in Omaha Lincoln Beatrice and Norfolk. Killed by streetcar near Krug Park Omaha. Fire damages Beatrice home. Deaths from heart trouble and accidents noted. Also mentions Nutley corn event and local civic notices.
Canada repeats success at major fairs with Saskatchewan Manitoba farmers winning top prizes in oats wheat and cattle. Peter Gertack of Allan Saskatchewan wins the $1 200 thrashing machine for best hard wheat bushel as Western Canada dominates the Tulsa International Soil Products Exposition with seven of the eight sweepstakes.
The social gossip notes Miss Burdet-Coutts as the era’s premier matrimonial prize in England. It records she refused the Duke of Wellington and many others while lingering near engagement with an American, linked to the "Prince of Adventures." A London club wit quips that an Englishman owes the family such proposals.
A farmer and a self styled agriculture expert argued about knowledge and experience. The expert boasted of university attendance in two countries while the farmer recalled practical calf nursing by two cows and noted the growing calf.
Detroit Free Press quotes a tense exchange where one person questions why another did not take a job, noting insults and a failed agreement. The dialogue features references to proposals and persistence in securing consent.
An enthusiastic testimonial extols Grape Nuts as a balanced food for all ages. A 60 plus narrator credits improved nerve power and memory from a milk and Grape Nuts breakfast, with family members adopting it after observing benefits. The ad endorses the product and cites The Road to Wellville.
State banking board reports deposits totaling 91 794 086.44 across 714 banks with 26 percent average reserve and loans up 3 199 122.06 since Aug 26 1913. New banks bring total to 40 in year. deposits rose while loans climbed and notes rediscounted increased by 307 049.44. Dairymen plan to shift dairy commission to state university regents amid funding and enforcement concerns. Also notes on selling schemes legality, imitation butter signage, and health quarantines as officials report scarlet fever and smallpox cases. Pool selects Homestead acreage near Hyannis, eight feet water table, alfalfa prospects.
Nebraska reports 2,632,816 apple trees with 41,454 acres planted to apples, an orchard a mile wide and sixty-five miles long. The grape industry shows 952,167 vines growing, reflecting remarkable progress by the state board of agriculture.
Bertillon the French expert on occupational mortality notes lower death rates among supervised workers and those living orderly lives. He calls marriage and family life a key factor, arguing married men stay healthier and live longer due to self restraint and habitual care. Freddie is cited by the Journal of the American Medical Association.
An elderly Miss Caroline Miller in 1913 describes a severe facial eruption spreading across her face, intense burning and disfigurement, treated successfully after three weeks with Cuticura Soap and Ointment. The ad also touts samples and a Boston address.
An advice piece promotes Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle permanent remedy for indigestion and bowel issues in women and all ages. It claims relief from severe spells, suitability for babies to the elderly, and offers a free sample by mail from Dr. W. B. Caldwell at Monticello, TI.
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