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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1916
Page
3
German and French airmen engage above Pougumont with a French flyer shot down and burning, the two French aviators seen falling from the skies while Boelke returns home. The report notes New Zealand’s annual death rate dips below ten percent.
A roundup of upcoming meetings in Nebraska with dates and cities, plus local reports from Hastings, Omaha, Lincoln and surrounding counties. Notable items include fairs, conventions, a hospital and jail planning, highway and traffic notes, farm reports, city bonds, new businesses, weather impacts, and a series of local accidents and recoveries.
The report notes repeal of stamp taxes easing burdens on business and outlines Farm Loan Board hearings in Lincoln on September 21 and Omaha on September 22. The itinerary shifts to allow both Nebraska cities a hearing as the board moves from Denver via Topeka Atchison St Joseph to Lincoln.
Washington announces the new general revenue bill taking effect Saturday relieves business from stamp taxes in force since December 1 1914. The emergency revenue measure stamp tax is repealed and the internal revenue bureau rules no stamps are required after the date. Taxes repealed cover telegraph and telephone messages parlor car seats berth tickets bonds debentures certificates of indebtedness stocks transfer bills of sale promissory notes express and freight manifests and bills of lading bonding instruments conveyances insurance policies entry of goods passage tickets power of attorney protests perfumery chewing gum and cosmetics.
Reports say Yaqui and Indian figures observed on hilltops near Nogales Arizona crossing into the United States. Bugle calls heard in Nogales Mexico. Americans ordered to cross into Arizona. Mexican authorities deny Yaqui sightings and offer no reason for moving troops or residents.
In Washington officials maintain close watch on deteriorating Japan China tensions sparked by recent clashes at Cheng Chia Lun. Fears rise that U S rights in China could be affected as reports claim Japan pressed further demands beyond published dispatches and secret talks threaten Chinese rule in Mongol regions.
Francisco Villa and his band move toward the Mexican Northwestern railroad about sixty miles west of Chihuahua City. Authorities believe he aims to reach ammunition caches in the Galena district. General Apolino Trevino reports capturing three bandits and seizing thirty rifles hidden on a ranch in Laguna Torreon.
Instructions from the department of agriculture describe how to can corn and other vegetables. Fill jars in layers with mashed corn, boil sealed cans four hours, then cool and check for tightness. Keep cans covered with water while cooling to ensure preservation.
A new improved rural mail box uses a metal lid contact and brass strip at the rear to complete a circuit. When the lid is lifted and mail arrives, current travels to a house bell via wires and a battery, signaling the arrival of mail.
Mash blackberries and cook slowly without water for thirty minutes. Strain to obtain juice and measure. To each quart add half pint sugar half teaspoon cinnamon quarter teaspoon ground cloves and half nutmeg grated. Boil thirty minutes cool and bottle in a gill brandy. Keep in a cool place. Useful for elderly people or patients with bowel tendencies.
Pare five apples core and slice. cook with water until tender. Stir in chopped figs and cook five minutes. Add sugar and cook till soft. Dissolve gelatin in cold water and mix in. Pour into mold to set. Press raspberries through sieve with sugar and beaten egg whites. Bake lightly and serve with cream.
Instructions show wrapping adhesive tape around worn wood pulleys on carpet sweeper brushes to prevent slipping and uneven wear. The tape provides grip and stabilizes pulleys as they age.
A stick of macaroni can substitute for a glass tube to help a patient who cannot sit up drink, and it may coax a child to drink milk when it otherwise would not.
The article advises chopping lard using a food chopper for easier handling. It notes the method is quicker and produces less waste than cutting by hand.
United States now handles its own seal skins for the first time, reducing dependence on English trade secrets. Alaska’s herd is about 300,000 with an expected 100,000 growth this summer, aided by regulation to prevent extinction. Hogan in a market town stables telephones a dealer for hay and oats, asking delivery for the horses.
An old ad touts Cuticura bath soap and ointment for babies skin irritation. It promises a soothing, restful sleep after use and offers free samples by mail with a book. Includes a mail address in Boston and a sales pitch aimed at tired mothers.
A prominent notice touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as uniquely effective for relief of women's ailments. It promises free advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co in Lynn Massachusetts and assures letters are answered by women and kept confidential.
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