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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1911
Page
3
The Chippeway medical society Le Midewiwin uses tambourine and bones in healing. A medicine-man pretends to swallow small polished bones to gain diagnostic power, then sings three songs with tambourine to induce a cure.
In New York the Thirteen club held its annual ladies banquet with thirteen tables under black umbrellas and candy skulls. A tent labeled Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here housed a coffin cake with a dummy wearing a harem skirt.
Harry C. Wheeler aged 48 died after a poker game with John W. Corney in Lawrenceburg Indiana. He reportedly wagered his temper then slumped in his chair, his head to his breast, and toppled dead holding two jacks and a pair of...
A three decker called the sea ple was built by Skipper Harman to feed seventy guests with a pie weighing a hundredweight and a half. The pie had a three inch crust and consisted of six rabbits six kidneys twenty eight pounds of beefsteak and vegetables. The cooking took eight hours and the wreckage yielded ten gallons of soup for the poor of Gorleston.
An English inventor H. W. Prance proposes a penny in a slot to move a dial that shows current train speed. The device has not yet been adopted in this country.
Henry Wendebaum, 42, died in a Brooklyn hospital after a mosquito bite on his right wrist led to swelling and infection. He scratched the area, allowing blood poisoning to develop, resulting in his death two weeks after the bite.
A survey highlights clocks from Exeter cathedral to Windsor castle and Wells cathedral. It notes Exeter Lovelace works with a miniature belfry and painted background, Wimborne and Wells clocks with figures at quarters, and Windsor globe clock. Private Lutterworth piece features a seven day dial and small orchestra.
A Mexicans erected a sign on the tropic of cancer to mark the boundary where the dreary plain lies between the torrid zone and the north temperate zone. A train in the background straddles the line with its front in temperate and its rear in torrid.
A newspaper man James, a natural non husband by temperament, falls for Genevieve while on vacation. He marries, travels for work, and misses evenings with her and their baby. After a shooting incident nearby, Genevieve leaves, and James moves to a suburban weekly, proving some non husbands can become devoted fathers.
Nebraska resident describes one year of kidney trouble with hot flashes dizziness fatigue and swelling. After using Doan's Kidney Pills the swelling subsides and weight returns with improved rest and energy. Sold by druggists and general stores nationwide. Price 50c Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Mrs. Mary Brely of Philadelphia describes severe hand dermatitis with cracking bleeding and itching. After reading of another case she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment and recovered fully without missing work. Free samples and a 32 page book are offered by Cuticura Dept. 6 K Boston.
North Yaki ma Washington report recounts Michael Short and two companions escaping from a street chain gang to feed and free a starving dog. Short explained to the foreman he left the dog tied at home and returned to resume labor after three days without sustenance.
An old advertisement urges parents to use Castoria for infants and children and to ensure the bottle bears the signature of the maker. It notes Castoria has been in use for over 30 years and mentions that children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
The note speculates on Jagsby leaving the tank stage piece citing a desire to take a tank as the core reason. A playful aside mocks spellings and a misfit quote about a soothing gum product.
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