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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1912
Page
3
Savannah storyteller Bob Hull travels to interior Georgia for business and plans a golf visit to Augusta. In a small town he hires a hack, where the old driver eyes Hulls yellow leather bag and asks about the kind of lodge he is inst illing.
A humorous exchange shows Mr Collier doubting a dealer on chicken tenderness while Mrs Collier defends the seller. The debate shifts to whether the dealer might lie for an old hen.
The dialogue shows Mrs Roicker asking to go, Mrs Bocker declining, and a remark about how Jack said he lost his money, indicating a petty, interrupted conversation centered on a financial loss.
A quoted exchange shows a person threatening to whip a child while another protests claiming the child is theirs and telling the other to leave. The fragment hints at family conflict and possible domestic tension.
A piece argues caffeine from tea and coffee harms the heart nervous system and digestion. It cites a reader testimony about relief from coffee by switching to Postum, urging awareness of the health impact and practical demonstrations.
Gossip from the state capital notes more than 100 people are held for admission to the Lincoln asylum system. Attorney General Martin says the public lands and buildings board lacks clear authority to spend on two new hospital buildings without furnishings. The last legislature budgeted 100000 for construction, with furnishing costs not funded. Connecting the buildings to the asylum heating and lighting would exceed 7000, with 18000 more for related work. Board members fear bond liability and await next session for guidance, while some favor proceeding to avoid delays.
Chancellor Avery spoke at the opening convocation to state university students praising industrial education as a path to equal opportunity. He noted since 1890 population rose about 50 percent while college enrollment quadrupled, citing Nebraska’s university attendance matching all American colleges from eighty years ago.
The state oil inspection bureau collected a record 6956.72 in fees for Ru, driven by good roads and higher automobile travel. Receipts to the state treasury reached 5506.00 after 1108.41 in running expenses.
Nebraska reports three moving picture theater fires this year with about 1200 dollars in loss. Fire Commissioner Randall notes 1000 plus theaters in the state and credits departments with saving over 25 million in property over two years. Salvage for 1911 totals 14.98 million, with 1912 so far at 10.76 million. The 1912 fruit show at the Nebraska state fair is described as the largest ever staged with widespread fruit across the north half. Fred Hunter of Lincoln Schools is offered a lecturer position in elementary education at Temple High School with professorial rank. The public service commissions study in Lincoln involves Prof J. H. and the National Civics Utilities Federation. Dr. Gray of the University is connected to the discussion.
In a village scene fishermen return exhausted after a long day. their baskets are empty and tempers flare as a ferocious dog provokes a scuffle. A side exchange about a ball game and a wedding joke closes the vignette with sharp, humorous banter.
The text urges careful examination of Castoria bottles for infants as a safe remedy. It also includes scattered quotes and humorous menagerie lines about family, life, and a confrontation, with no clear single event or timeline.
Slogan style notice invites women with any form of female illness to contact the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co in Lynn Massachusetts. Letters will be read and answered by women in strict confidence, with testimonials never published without written consent, promising confidential, no-cost guidance drawn from extensive case experience.
An analysis of how circus animal values vary by species and training. Rhinos and chimps fetch different prices when wild born versus acclimated, with elephants rising dramatically after training. The article notes herd value and annual births in large showmen menageries.
A south town justice of the peace bungles a divorce request, learns the law is outside his jurisdiction, and fines a man who offers money. The man claims six dollars and fifty cents in his sock, prompting a mock serious rebuke and a 5 dollar bribery fine plus 1.50 for time.
In Japan, a wedding proceeds without a priest. The bride, veiled in white, leaves her home in mourning and enters a new dwelling. A simple feast follows as the couple vow each other three times from three cups, witnessed only by a middleman, his wife, and two servant girls.
The July period brings sea turtles ashore on Florida Keys beaches. A female turtle crawls from the water, digs a four foot long trench and a foot deep, then forms a cylindrical nest in the center and lays eggs before returning to the sea.
A French man pretends to read and write in a new community. He asks for mail for Joe Ca choo. The clerk cannot spell the name. The man cracks and asks why the post office cannot be sold to someone who can spell.
A Monroe Wisconsin mother recounted a six week old baby’s severe rash that spread over the body causing crusts and hair loss. After trying various remedies a friend suggested Cuticura. a few applications led to improvement and eventual cure, with the child’s hair regrowing and skin praised. The note includes an advertisement for Cuticura Soap and Ointment.
An English horse dealer lent a horse to a solicitor who killed it by bad care. The dealer sought payment, the lawyer offered a bill for a distant date, so the lawyer drew a promissory note payable on the day of judgment. The sheriff examined the bill and declared this the day of judgment directing payment tomorrow.
A teacher asks a class to name the home of the swallow. After silence, Hebble declares with gravity that the home of the swallow is in the stomach, eliciting a knowing nod from Robbie.
An odd dialogue references Scriblets ending humor about mothers in laws bald-headed men and other topics as part of The Anxious Seat. Father Johnny asks about slippers as a humorous, jittery exchange unfolds. Mrs Winslow’s soothing syrup is also noted among garbled captions and stray phrases.
Fragmentary OCR mentions Cole's stops ftehing and cures druggists with 25 and 50 cent references. The text implies a query about justice and retaliation, but provides no clear narrative, names, dates, places, or definite outcome.
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