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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1927
Page
3
A quirky Brigend England notice reports women abandoning short dresses due to a fashion pest problem. They favor longer sleeves high socks and woolen stockings as they curb exposed necks and silk hose lengths.
Fragmentary quotation contemplates affection and admiration, noting the folly of self-perceived wisdom and the ease of appreciating men when prosperous.
The Farmers Mutual and Telephone Co of Preston near Falls City will join Falls City switchboard raising 150 lines. Lightning hit Wilsonville First Presbyterian church deserting landmark 1836. waterworks absent. Thelma Wimmer and Thelma Foster escaped York state reformatory. Wimmer recaptured. Fremont votes on 20 acre airplane field park. expo efforts shifted to park plan. Stolley State park draws 930 cars in one day with 4000 estimated visitors. Alden and Lichty car crash near Bradshaw. several injured. Wilber voters pass 519 to 247 for 38000 bond. to repair lighting plant. Lindbergh celebration noted in Omaha with talk of changing times. Western Union increases voltage on main transmission line. Wheat harvest near completion. plowing to resume with beans and clover. York Sun Cheater theater fire causes heavy losses. Long range rifles threaten livestock near Alliance. rancher horse killed by stray bullet.
Nebraska land values climb as strong wheat and expected big corn crops combine with high beef prices. Crd-Classen reports 10 farm sales recently averaging above $200 per acre, with top price $233 for a 120 acre Henry Bongers farm near Brainard.
Reports from Milford describe Blue River lodge No 30 A F and A M officers being constituted following a Sanijuel service at 6 o'clock with about 200 spectators. Eastern Star participation noted, bandmaster A R Davis of Wayne led ritual ceremonies.
Nine ships carried 5,000 American Legionnaires toward the Paris convention with General John J. Pershing and Howard Savage aboard the Leviathan acting as flagship. Other notables included General Harbord, General Foreman, Secretary of War Davis, and Charles Dawes. Wreaths were placed at Arlington before departure.
Wyllie and Sizemore brothers were convicted of first degree murder for killing Gus Simmons, a prohibition agent in southern West Virginia, and were sentenced to life imprisonment.
Japanese residents in Mukden Manchuria have supplied guards for their houses as a result of anti-Japanese demonstrations. The report notes these protective measures are being relayed to Tokyo.
German air forces owed their edge to technical genius and industrial efficiency. They released the spring model aircraft at least six months before Britain, leaving British pilots to face outdated machines. German planes reportedly outmaneuvered and outpaced their British counterparts, inflicting costly losses.
An Indianapolis News snippet describes a portly East Side matron dressed in a sleeveless evening gown posed before a mirror. Her observant five year old son watches as she asks if he thinks mother looks good and whether God can see into her pose.
Wartime notes explain a mistaken belief that the government fixed a single maximum wheat price. Officials set a grade dependent price near two dollars and twenty six cents per bushel, with adjustments by grade and location. The article cites The Wheation Pathfinder Magazine as the source.
A fourteen year old Cilnotkher wrote to Ambassador Herrick in Paris asking for his autograph and those of any French official. The ambassador replied with autographs including Foch and Poincare. The youth sent a thanks letter with a dime to buy a cigar as a sign of good upbringing.
A brief profile notes that many leading Philippine businessmen arose during the American occupation shortly after the Spanish war. Some were soldiers who settled in the islands and built substantial holdings, making them among the most successful figures of the era.
A Montreal family herald notes the old adage that results depend on effort and choices, suggesting outcomes may differ from what seed packets promise. The brief column in a domestic section hints at prudent gardening expectations and practical wisdom.
Doctor Barlgow warns common sense in daily life could spare doctors. A young man with terrible eye condition explains his eyes worsened while reading a large fine print book on eye care.
A lightning strike damaged a foliate memorial in Berlin Germany honoring a family destroyed by disaster. The event caused damage but no injuries were reported and authorities opened an investigation into the incident.
A long family homestead extends toward Manchester Connecticut along an old highway near Ellington. A dignified square brick house, dating from 1717, is the Pinney homestead. Seven generations of the family lived there. The sole deed to the property came from Samuel Pinney, the town’s first settler, who took land from the Indians to build his log cabin that year.
Impecunious Sultor pleads for permission to marry the daughter as creditors crowd the doorway. The father rejects consent and offers a side exit, highlighting mounting financial pressure and family opposition.
The Northern Pacific Railway opens a new 63 mile line from Glendive and will sell direct to farmers 500000 acres obtained from the U S Government at 10 to 20 dollars per acre with 20 years to pay Taxes are low and neighbors and colonies can settle together Diversified farming is thriving in Southeastern Montana Corn livestock and dairy are growing Communities exist Churches schools are active The railroad plans to send a representative to discuss plans and free booklets with prices and payment options.
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