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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1913
Page
3
A survey shows many favor classic names for animals including Abe Lincoln Hoosevelt Hercules and Plato while Niobe Gret and Violet are considered too sentimental. Writers warn against romantic or feminine names to avoid humanizing pets.
A mother reports a case of watery blisters on a child's face turning to red cracked skin. After trying multiple remedies, using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment thrice daily cleared itching and burning within two days, with full recovery in two weeks. The ad notes Cuticura products are sold worldwide.
A compact exchange notes a paradox about a woman of status dancing like a climber. The scene touches on misheard lines and a mistaken marriage motif, ending with a quick, wry observation about social roles and perception.
The writer describes Taboga Island as a sun drenched refuge with a French aided sanitarium and a small hotel run by William Jones, praising verdant slopes and ocean beaches. Nearby Porto Bello is depicted as a decayed but scenic harbor with Spanish forts and two English sieges, including Drake and Morgan’s exploits, and a yearly gold laden fair drawing ships and mules.
In Froissy l Oise borders Picardy women hold every public post. The station master is Mme Tailleter, with her husband a guard. A female barber and a drum major, Mme Druhon Marchandin, 80, lead public events. A telegraphist links Froissy to outside life, while a Viennese butcher highlights harsh labor.
Berlin describes Danzig West Prussia as a perfect medieval city with historic unity across centuries. It notes its Teutonic order ties, Hanseatic role, and shifting sovereignty before Prussia, plus a compact oval plan with riverfront canals, grain island, and named bastions guarding the edge.
Twelve year old Monroe Rodgers underwent a rare high risk operation at the city hospital to drain a liquid pressing on his heart. A silver tube was inserted against the pericardium after removing part of the heart to access the area. Dr Fred Hagler and two assistants performed the procedure, which was the first of its kind there and considered extremely dangerous. doctors expect recovery in a few days despite prior breath difficulty and facial discoloration.
In Fi oro columnist Elie Dautrin cautions French young women to observe how their partners eat as the strongest test of a fiance or husband material. He argues manners at table reveal character and temper, warning that gluttony or indifference signals less desirable traits.
Weehawken New Jersey resident Miss Alice Geiser suffers a rare condition causing unconsciousness when she sits or lies down. Doctors report no parallel in medical annals and note she must stand to stay awake. She has endured two years of treatment with some progress toward a cure while remaining otherwise healthy.
Cincinnati will observe Sunday dryness after governor Cox orders. Gloom hangs over the city as saloonkeepers in Kentucky towns across the river stock up in anticipation of longer Sunday visits and sales.
A German mother aboard a South East streetcar shouted to her son Charlie as the two cars passed a switch near the ten hundred block. The son jumped off to greet her and she yelled that the key was under the mat at the back door, prompting cheers from fellow passengers.
A fair graduate chats with a young gentleman after commencement. She says she is an AB now and asks about his degree. He replies he is only a Bachelor, leaving her puzzled by the degree label.
A humorous vignette contrasts fashion memory with current trends. A city cousin teases another about wearing clothes grandfather wore forty years ago, while country kin dismisses the concern, joking that no one at the party would have seen him in them.
A witty exchange compares a rolling stone to moss back, implying constant motion avoids stagnation. The quip frames progress as preferable to immobility, contrasting conventional proverb with a playful twist. The joke hinges on a punny reinterpretation of moss and movement.
Two Vermont and Iowa women report relief from female weakness and pain after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash. Mrs Sawyer of Moretown Vermont describes severe abdominal pain, fatigue, and poor blood circulation improving with treatment. Mrs Slagle of Gifford Iowa credits his displacements and headaches with being cured after use.
A playful quip compares Jupiter reshaping into a ball to influence events with a joke about pride. The speaker notes that many men trip up when trying to stand on dignity, using a light moral about ego and strategy.
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