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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1919
Page
3
An odd jumbled notice extols a cheap lift off service with vague claims of low costs and painless performance. It references “Gagers” and a controversial idea about honesty and neighbors. The text is garbled and difficult to interpret.
An old advertisement touts Danderine as a friendly scalp remedy that cools and cleanses while stopping hair loss and dandruff. It claims hair regrows with life and brightness after several applications and promotes a cheap bottle sold at drugstores. The copy ends with a grim quip about a widow's tears.
A self confident young man advises a diffident companion to boast about himself. He proclaims self promotion as essential, while the cinema screen later flashes a subtitle declaring a wheel never gets in trouble if it begins to blow, prompting hearty laughter from the surrounding audience.
A young businesswoman mocks nonworking women over velvet dress wear. She notes velvet lasts if the wearer sits but becomes slick and shiny when not careful, prompting a veiled reproof about practicality and vanity.
Witness Tee Smart recalls spotting marked down items in the pew department store while noting the red elevator globes as the seller’s notable feature.
A playful exchange praises their baby’s class with a boast that its class yell is heard. The remark captures affectionate pride and a lighthearted family moment.
The piece contrasts social call durations with opinions from a social secretary, a bourgeoisie woman, and others. It notes Jack Robinson’s calls end quickly, riffing on the phrase’s origins and the Miller’s Bill. It adds quips from De Grim and De Grouch about ostrich reflexes and bashfulness.
London reports a government charged strike on railways and mines disrupting transport and food distribution. Authority relies on cabinet while miners and transport workers consider joining the triple alliance, threatening broader shutdowns across Britain.
The public health service logged more than 300 influenza cases for the week ending Sept 27 across fourteen states. Most cases are mild, with Massachusetts and California among the highest counts, and Surgeon General Rupert Blue says it is too early to forecast trends.
A cable from Paris reports Ignatz Paderewski demanded a peace conference and a plebiscite withdrawal in east Galicia. The peace conference refused, and Paderewski presented his resignation to Ukrainian National Committee head Rev. Nicholas Strutinsky.
The Alabama Legislature enacted a state anti strike statute after the House passed the Senate bill. It sets a fine up to 1000 dollars and a prison term for anyone entering into a combination or agreement to impede industry in the state.
War department releases exact officer counts to fit a commissioned strength of 18 000 including general officers 101 colonels 69 percent lieutenant colonels 797 majors 2717 captains 5468 first lieutenants 5179 and second lieutenants 3105 a general grade reduction will follow to meet the totals.
Kansas City delegates to the international farm congress condemn strikes except in grave emergencies and oppose unionization of police and other peace officers. They protest organized labor presses farmers to higher production while asking members to produce less.
The British evacuation of Archangel has been completed according to an official announcement. The operation, reflecting strategic withdrawal from the region, ends a tense evacuation phase tied to broader Allied efforts in the area.
At a Buffalo wage conference operators and miners clashed over the wartime wage agreement of April 1916 and the miners demand sixty percent raise and shorter hours. Operators say the demand is radical and impossible, insisting delegates came with a strike threat and are bound by instructions from the United Mine Workers.
President Wilson came home from a western tour Sunday with a serious though not alarming nervous breakdown. He walked from the train to his car with a tremulous hat lift and greeted a crowd briefly before retiring early. Doctor Grayson says he needs complete rest and a full recovery may take several weeks under favorable circumstances.
President Wilson learns the sugar equalization board will not extend control into next year as it goes out of office December 31. About 1,000,000 tons of the new quarter sugar has already sold mainly to foreign buyers at around 6 1/2 cents a pound, while last year the board bought Cuba's crop of over 3.5 million tons at 6 1/2 cents.
An old advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a safe laxative for children. It promotes the fruit flavor and urges mothers to insist on the California name on the package for trusted dosing directions.
Mr Brown and Mr Green vacationing in France encounter a language mix up in a cafe. Green orders in French and complains when the tea service lacks a teaspoon prompting Brown to mock his language skills with a joke about asking for a staircase instead.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a gentle laxative to cleanse liver and bowels and improve mood. A quoted exchange contrasts wealth and misery, suggesting generosity toward others despite money.
Mr. Smith drops in at Mr. Jones’s home after hearing singing in the parlor. The daughter plays piano and the son sings while the father joins in the chorus on songs about mother. Mrs. Jones is described humorously as busy in the kitchen cooking and fetching wood.
An eight year old girl from the southern part of the state visits Indianapolis with her uncle. In the capital she is introduced to friends and asked what she wants to see most, replying she wishes to visit both the state house and the monument but most desires a nickel ice cream sandwich from a shop.
An essay urges ending the habit of anticipatory worry about the future. It argues tomorrow misleads expectations and fosters dread, noting that dwelling in future possibilities heights anxiety while offering little actual benefit to present resilience.
A mother tells Max to say his prayers or miss heaven. He groggily jokes that he will go with his father instead. The passage contrasts honeyed humor with the sting often hidden in kind words.
Representatives of farm bureaus from Indiana Illinois Michigan Ohio Missouri Iowa and Nebraska adopted a resolution addressed to President Wilson urging farmers be accorded equal representation with capital and labor at the Washington industrial conference to be held October 6. The call followed the discovery that only six farmers were named to Wilsons forty five member committee.
The Washington announcement suspends all Sailing of shipping board weasels to United Kingdom ports due to the British railway strike. The move halts transport operations and signals disruption in transatlantic logistics during the labor dispute.
Fort Wayne report states Lieut. Col. Thomas F. Ryan of the U S A died unexpectedly at a local hotel on September 29 from heart disease. The obituary notes his service and rank, with burial arrangements to follow.
Secretary Glass announced near universal acceptance among Pan American governments of President Wilson's invitation for ministers of finance and delegates to the second Pan American Financial Conference to be held January 12 to 17. It is expected all 21 republics will be represented. Glass will invite U S financial and industrial leaders to participate. Liquor dealers in New York stock up amid rumors of wartime prohibition ending before January.
In a special session Salt Lake, the Utah senate approved the national constitution amendment granting women the right to vote. The action moves toward ratification by state authorities and broad suffrage support across the region.
A fragment explains the Highgate name from a gate over 400 years old used for tolls of the bishop of London. It notes a legend that travelers at Highgate taverns were once bound by an oath not to eat brown bread while white bread was available.
A violent street encounter ends in a crude, taunting assault as a barber questions a victim about the facial shave. The exchange escalates with threats and a beating, leaving the victim with injuries and a warning.
A green grocer stands ready to acquire a substantial amount of practical knowledge from upcoming opportunities. The statement frames readiness to learn and grow within the trade.
A French scientist promotes Bitro-Phosphate as a remedy for sleeplessness thinness and low energy. The substance supposedly acts on brain nerve cells and quickly becomes part of the human system. Dr Frederick Koone in Ontario hospital envisions tests by volunteers seeking genuine Bitro-Phosphate.
An old advertisement warns of kidney trouble and lists symptoms like fatigue sleeplessness and pains. It touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as the remedy claiming broad use and original imported quality.
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