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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1917
Page
2
Fragmentary text shows an Irish recruit, a masseuse, and a tense scene as characters discuss assertions at a conference about a bride. The excerpt hints at odd interplay and a sentry misunderstanding amid a muddled dialogue.
Lieutenant Governor Edgar Howard announced that Governor Keith Neville accepted the colonelcy of the Seventh Nebraska National Guard regiment as it nears mustering into service. Neville may resign as governor once the regiment is organized, with Howard set to assume the governorship immediately upon Neville's departure.
Internal Revenue Commissioner Roper issues guidance urging all individuals earning over 1000 dollars annually and every corporation, dealer, manufacturer, and various businesses to file true, complete tax returns. The statement warns that failure will be treated as tax evasion with penalties, and stresses personal responsibility for taxpayers to report incomes and inventories.
Postmaster General Burleson issues instructions for new letter mail rates effective November 2 under the war tax bill. Domestic mail, including Canada Mexico Cuba Panama and U S military in Europe, will pay 3 cents per ounce. Foreign mail largely exempt under international treaty.
A lengthy notice reveals Thomas Edison keeps a vast stock of substances and rare items in his lab. He forbids staff from touching his equipment and insists only essential matters may interrupt experiments. He whimsically wishes his lab table be sent to him by wireless after death.
Cleanses pimples by applying Cuticura Ointment and washing with Cuticura Soap for five minutes. Advises ongoing use for daily toilet and nursery care for clear skin. Free sample by mail with Book offer from Cuticura BostonDept.ly. Sold everywhere.
A Lynn Massachusetts telephone test to curb profanity replaced digit dialing with each number spoken after adding the word dash. The slow scheme failed when a hurried caller demanded Beach 3000 and heard Beach dash three dash oh dash oh dash. The plan was dropped and more dashes continued briefly.
Tests at Princeton University indicate a man weighing about 140 pounds and five feet six or seven inches tall possesses superior endurance for his size. The brunette is suggested to have more endurance than the blond, with greater overall physical type for lasting performance. Kilmer & Co. promotes a medical product as part of the praise.
Clarence 8 Keever, division superintendent of the Indiana Union Traction company in Muncie, admits he reads electricity topics so avidly he sometimes misses public affairs reported in newspapers. A friend chides him for not knowing a war development, joking that he should stay a live wire.
In hard times everyone should use all means to prevent waste and save food. The message highlights waterbugs as an effective adjunct in preserving resources and urges broader adoption.
Visitor notes markings on cat used for penwiper as wife recalls Egbert’s habit of wiping his pen when excited by war articles. Pasink Show features petticoats gathered together.
A complaint describes Mrs Justwed banishing a man named Jones after he failed to notice a baby until he sat on her. The remark implies social shunning for disrespectful behavior toward the infant.
An old-time advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure with a price claim and mail order offer. It mentions J Cheney Co Toledo and promotes a nationwide sale for stubborn mucous conditions with free samples.
A humorous exchange describes Beanborough buying shoes. He didn’t try them on in the store and found a nail through one heel at home. He imagines the nail was placed to stop his foot from sliding forward in the shoe.
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