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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1926
Page
2
Mrs. Marry Sproule has built a vast collection of nearly 30,000 picture postcards from around the world. She preserves them in albums by country and can locate any card quickly, lamenting that modern postcards lack the old charm and quality.
The Finance Times states coal was Canada’s top valued mineral in 1925 with a value of $41,900,000 and a production total of 13,000,000 tons.
A fragment cites Zimmermann on fixing attention and directing thought toward any subject. The line hints at a broader discussion of mental discipline and focus.
Peru grants a special decree allowing Dr. Alfred L. Kroeber of the University of California to import Inca artifacts uncovered by a Peruvian expedition. Peruvian scientists will co operate and export restrictions are suspended for this collection.
A waiter asks about custom dish design while a diner specifies two poached eggs on buttered toast with soft that and minimal cream in coffee. This excerpt from the Weekly Scoteman of Edinburgh captures precise preferences.
Fragmentary item notes pride in ancestry and an estore with no recent events. Mentions St Paul Farm and a vague value or groans at a hundred. Reading unclear, focuses on personal pride rather than concrete action or dates.
A traveler returning from Europe falls for Betty daughter of Dunleigh Mansfield steel magnate in Bannister. Cathene asks to court her but Mansfield jokily requires him to become a "torce" in Bannister and avoid Betty until then. The youth accepts.
In Bannister a daring young man named Brandon Cathewe retrieves documents from a murdered inventor in a tenement. Dr Maddox confirms the death as Mansfield’s schemes unfold. A Washington link hints at threats and a bold newspaper exposé titled Medusa’s head shocks Mansfield.
Dunleigh Mansfield plots to remove Cathene after a newspaper sting backfires. He fears Betty discovering her father’s flaws as she prepares to return to Bannister, while a loyal ally questions the ethics of his ruthless plan.
A terse note reads You've. Yearned his second name. When is he going to use the third. TO BE CONTINUED. The fragment suggests an ongoing narrative or serial cliffhanger without clear context or names.
New York Richard Merton a German industrialist recounts the Liberty bond scheme that funded a $74,000 U S claim with champagne and $441 000 in Liberty bonds He describes private dinners in Ritz Carlton Washington transfers and the role of fixer John King as prosecutors trace $174 000 to Harry M Daugherty and $50 000 to Col Miller's brokerage accounts The case hinges on Mertons holding company Societe Sutase and wartime neutrality questions.
The Agriculture Department lists 19 commercial bean classes after a trade driven reclassification. Commissioner Henry H. Ginesse of Maryland received a recess reappointment to the tariff commission from President Coolidge. Northwest Airways will operate the Chicago Minneapolis St Paul air mail route starting October 1. Postal receipts in fifty cities rose by $1,620,657 in August 1926 versus August 1925. Senator Arthur Capper predicted Coolidge may seek a second term if Republicans gain control and the economy stays strong.
Norma Smallwood of Tales Oklahoma won the Miss America crown in Atlantic City New Jersey. The Tulsa contestant is described as a five foot four brunette with blue eyes weighing 118 pounds.
The firm L Miller and Co investment brokers based in New York faces receivership proceedings as creditors and court actions threaten its operations. Details indicate financial distress and appointment of a receiver to manage assets and liabilities.
A Riga dispatch reports the coast vessel Neibade sank in the Gulf of Riga with a crew of 10 aboard and about 40 passengers presumed lost. Rescue operations under way as authorities investigate the disaster and casualties.
The ad extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for schoolgirls facing fatigue cold and overwork. A 15 year old from Los Angeles and a Vermont teen credit improved health and energy after use. A stage-related joke closes the piece.
August Wue and his wife of Lincoln Nebraska faced chronic stomach trouble nervousness headaches and poor appetite. After taking Tanlac they report relief and credit the medicine with ending their suffering in their 1916 Street home. The testimonial notes dramatic health improvement and urges others to try Tanlac.
A distressed reader question describes severe stomach pain gas and fullness with breathlessness and dizziness. The ad claims Dave's product relieves indigestion and gas quickly by pressing on the heart to restore breathing.
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