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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1913
Page
3
A wife boasts freely about her husband’s abilities to praise him, even when she herself doubts the claims. The behavior highlights a public display of faith or loyalty that may not reflect private conviction.
Auditor Howard supported by Attorney General Martin confirms 31 counties owe the state 96084 for board and care of insane patients prior to 1891. Counties listed include Adams Boone Box Butte Burt Butler Cedar Colfax Dakota Dawes Gage Greeley Hayes Holt Johnson and many others with varied sums. If not litigated, debts may prompt levies next year or be paid from general funds. nonpayment could lead to suit. Unsanitary food at Ashland camp cook shack prompts food law action. inspector reports unfit canned fruit meat and poor waste disposal. Condemnation orders issued and food destroyed.
Adjutant General Hall announced a state rifle camp at Plattsmouth from October 6 to 11. Two men per company will be sent from each regiment based on year to date scores, with regimental teams competing after the company shoot. Governor's prize caps and medals awarded for state competition records. Citizens from Fremont Gretna Elkhorn and Waterloo invite the troops back for 1913 maneuvers. Civilians praise the brigade esprit de corps and overall good conduct.
The state bollard of control will test lubricants with the state chemist to set specifications for the next quarterly supply contracts. Similar tests in 4 years ago showed several brands failed. Savings of hundreds of dollars were found from chemist records. Northwestern railroad expansion includes four switch engines and 4,000 cars funded by a $10 million bond issue approved by the railway commission. The state board of control awards the contract to build the industrial and amusement hall at Lincoln state hospital. Governor Morehead received a request for a picture of the Nebraska executive from Governor Metcalfe for display in the Nebraska room at the Ancon governor’s mansion as part of the Cornhusker exhibit. Bookkeeper W. M. Wilean of the state penitentiary has submitted resignation to take effect early September.
A health essay argues that long term work creates toxic waste and the body forms antitoxins to counter poison. If work stops suddenly the antitoxin persists and harms good cells, risking auto intoxication. The piece recommends a gradual cessation of work.
In Ivry near Paris, Fraissard, a septuagenarian native who spent life in poverty, dies after fifty years of mosaic art. His crowning work, a black marble table, took 24 years to complete and features a chessboard, fans of playing cards, inlays of dominoes and coins, and a tapestry of 90 marbles including agate onyx porphyry malachite and lapis lazuli.
A governess from Niort runs off with an airman after he gave exhibition flights. They elope in his aircraft and land 250 miles away at Issy. The father files a complaint for abduction, but the governess says she acted of her own free will and is grateful for the elopement. police dismiss the complaint.
Dr. Mary Ellis Patrick of Boston, president of the American College for Girls in Constantinople, now in the United States, notes Turkish girls eagerly seek learning. With men fallen in battle, education grows in value as thousands of Mohammedan women attend the university. One former student is chief editorial writer for the leading Young Turk paper and has published two novels on Turkey’s political scene.
The Calumet Company earns prominence in Chicago with a 250000 dollar five story reinforced concrete plant. It features a cantilever shipping platform, automatic machinery, latest freight elevators, and a dedicated floor for sanitation and research. The facility signals substantial growth and a lasting industrial role for the city.
A poet with a scrap-book of his writings visits a theater to see a show. He asks the press agent for two seats but is refused. The manager, recognizing the poet, offers two passes but quips that he would rather give the whole house than read the poems.
A cynical statesman asks if the man ever says anything worth listening to. Senator Sorghum replies affirmatively and highlights the man’s skill in ordering a dinner, suggesting a practical conversational value.
A farmer recounts decades of indigestion and bilious colic relief after switching from coffee to Postum. He credits improved digestion, sleep, and appetite to Postum, noting he has not tasted coffee since starting the drink. His wife prepares Postum as directed, and the instant form is praised as a soluble option.
A summer tour by delegations notes strong crop conditions in Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia. Wheat areas climbed 40.46 percent since 1900 with 1911 ahead of 1910 and 1913 expected yields strong across wheat oats barley and flax. Regina reports a record wheat crop with optimal rains and widespread improvements from homestead to barns.
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