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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1910
Page
3
A vivid, observation based essay on puffins at Puffin Town describing their eye features the bird’s secretive nature and harsh predation by gulls and peregrines. It notes colony dynamics breeding habits and the mystery of where puffins spend winter.
A United States public health service report declares rabies real and incurable, though largely preventable by pasteurisation. It notes the disease is not uniformly fatal and that transmission occurs via contaminated sources, urging attention to prevention.
The renowned pure food expert Dr Harvey W Wiley appears absent minded as he dines at the National Press Club. He finishes his meal then, uncertain if he has eaten already, returns to lunch for a second helping.
An elderly professor notes his nephew George’s quirky musical preferences. He recalls finding him whistling the wedding march from Lohengrin in a dreamy mood and quickly switching to Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly, signaling a sudden shift in feeling.
A satirical note on heraldry says modern coats in ancient style are relics of history. It argues the College of Arms cannot truly create a gentleman and heraldry belongs to the antiquary, criticizing pretentious learning in the subject.
A vignette from Lippincats s presents Mr Youngslow asking if a kiss on a fair hand would be proper as they linger at the door. She sighs and rests her head on his shoulder, replying it would be decidedly out of place.
All over Nebraska land parcels were sold with keen competition. Buyers, mostly planners to develop homes, favored good agricultural land near markets. Proceeds fund Indian allotment improvements including housing and farming tools. Prices ranged from $90 per acre for mostly unimproved or brush land.
The Midwest Life records its first Lincoln policyholder loss after the death of A. A. Scott chief paying teller at First National Bank Lincoln Nebraska. Scott held policy 797 for 1000 dated June 8 1907 on the fifteen payment life plan having paid four premiums totaling 198 24.
A. J. McFarland long time Missouri Pacific agent at Nebraska City left, later joined Canadian Pacific across the border. Since the great forest fires his whereabouts are unknown, and his lodge has sought traces without success as the town there was destroyed with many deaths.
Pauline Ham pel Shultz petitions for divorce from Carl H. Shultz in district court. They married at Auburn on November 19, 1907. The groom is a 75 year old divorced man and the bride a 52 year old widow. She claims the husband is worth 50900 and seeks a share.
Ka Fuller accidentally shot himself during a hunting trip with his younger brother. He and his brother used shotguns. while going downhill he slipped and discharged the weapon, the load striking him in the breast and face. He died a few hours later from the injuries.
Jefferson County Fairbury school board authorizes janitors in each building to serve as truant officers, expanding enforcement of truancy rules and oversight of student attendance.
The article outlines the Prince of Wales role and its limited power, noting annuities and duchy revenues for the couple, the hereditary nuance of the title, and its ceremonial impact on Welsh identity. It cites Carnarvon as a historic site and mentions Welsh language revival alongside a long history of shaving tools from ancient to medieval times.
The exchange shows Hewitt declaring he must win the legislature seat or take a correspondence course in grafting. Jewett adds the quip and the conversation hints at political maneuvering and self promotion.
Mrs. Mary B. Wilkins Freeman at a Metuchen dinner critiqued a reader's ideas as wrong. A train scenery is marred by advertising, prompting a heated exchange where a long-haired velvet-clad figure and a gruff man debate whether signs should stay or be removed. The punchline reveals the man’s complaint about the whisky's taste rather than the signs.
A fragment describes a scene at a Fifth Avenue home where children of the Ne vad family are gathered. A question about an express teacher appears, with a brief exchange suggesting an informal social visit.
A testimonial letter from George W. Atchley of Des Moines praising Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root ends with an offer to prove its kidney and bladder benefits. Notary E J Fisk attests to the signed statement and druggist A B Hansen confirms sale of the product. A sample bottle and information booklet are offered with Ford sale mention.
A man from South Effingham New Hampshire recounts severe hand sores lasting over a year. He tried two doctors with no improvement until using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, which healed his hands within a week and prevented recurrence. He mentions a neighbor’s child also benefiting. Dates given Mar 5 and Apr 11 1909.
An excerpt from Wasp recalls a boy raised by a fire eating father who detests England. While the family hosted a genuine English lord, the scene shifts to a nurse and a child’s taunt from the kitchen dumb-waiter shaft, “Fe fi fo fum I smell the blood of an English man.”
An old advertisement promotes Flower and Motto Post Cards by Art Post Card Co at 731 Jackson St Topeka Kansas. It touts beautiful colors and designs and markets mass purchases despite critics. It contrasts with workers inside earning salaries.
A fragment suggests finance fuels movement yet leaves uncertainty about where it leads. The line hints at economic forces shaping outcomes, while real endpoints remain unclear in the context provided.
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