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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1916
Page
2
Two women attempt to start a fish and abandon their husbands to settle their dispute. The tale notes that some men stay idle until Saturday afternoon, underscoring comic conflict and late-week energy.
The article recounts the third successful escape of Gilbert, a French aviator interned in Zurich. It details Metard’s undercover plot with Captain Sturm, the careful planning, the use of a ventilation shaft, disguises, a staged frontier crossing, and a triumphant welcome in Paris after arrival via Lyon.
Salvatore Migiliorist and his wife celebrate as their daughter Josephine, now three and a half, is found alive after two years. The child had been taken to a hospital and a misleading letter led the family to believe she was dead, prompting moves before the truth emerged.
A clock on a mantlepiece was struck by lightning causing wheels and mechanisms to scatter across the floor. No other damage occurred to the house or occupants.
Walter Alte Heyd of Louistown Missouri, listed as 202 pounds with a 42 inch chest, reportedly broke a chain by chest expansion at a Harvard summer school of physical education. He is described as unmarried with three children, aiming to share new physical culture ideas with boys.
Nathan Lewis testifies in Baltimore that William Edwards fired at him after an argument. A bullet grazed Lewis’s arm and a second hit his mouth but caused minor injury. Edwards claims self defense. Judge Stump dismisses the charge against Edwards after the brief confrontation.
In Waukegan Wisconsin nine brothers from the Bum family married four sisters from the Rausch and Blum families over six months. The weddings followed a sequence with Paul Blum and Marie Rausch. John Blum and Anna Rausch. Peter Blum Jr and Catherine Rausch. and an unnamed Blum marrying Lily Rausch.
Pendleton Oregon reports the death of Ayoushakatengom a centenarian claimed as one of the oldest men in the region. The obituary notes his long life and his standing on the coast with ties to Indigenous communities.
The piece argues that cheaper inland water transport is essential to exploit internal resources and boost U S foreign trade. It cites Germany's networked waterways as a model and warns that reliance on rail limits export capacity, harming interior regions far from seaports.
An essay argues Congress must fund mass military buildup including 3 million uniforms, 800,000 soldiers, 25,000 kitchens, 25,000 transport vehicles, 5,000 armored cars, 25,000 machine guns, 5,000 cannons, and six months of ammunition. It contends real preparedness requires broad armament to deter foreign threat and allow rapid mobilization to 7,000,000 trained soldiers within a year.
A speaker argues that entrenched wealth and poverty threaten the nation more than foreign powers. He cites rising wealth from 65 to 180 billion while two thirds of wage earners earn under 750 yearly, many under 500, with funds flowing to foreign investments. He warns wage earners must support and supply a large military program.
Harvard theologian Let George Harris argues in 19th century style that college undergraduates are shifting from permissive behavior to a growing interest in religion. He claims drinking swearing and immorality are giving way to honesty and reverence, with students increasingly embracing the ideal of the gentleman.
A sequence of letters from Derand Wisconsin and Blackstone Massachusetts praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief during the Change of Life. Women report improved health, reduced hot flashes, anxiety, and heart palpitations after using the remedy.
A son asks what pride means and the father guides him to use a dictionary. The boy learns pride is being proud, while the father urges hunting for meaning in the book and warns to take care of the bindings as the Pathfinder continues.
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