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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1920
Page
3
A sharp exchange at a grocer over eggs leads to a humorous quip about an almanac in the fowl rub. Separately, Pittsburgh’s Highland Park Zoo turns to cats to clear rats, with chaos as guards and beasts react oddly. Senator Sorg ham criticizes money use as ever, in a brief aside.
A garbled set of dialogue fragments references a wife voting and suffrage, expressing conflicting opinions and personal reactions. The text shows unclear syntax and fragmented ideas, with no identifiable events, people, or concrete facts.
A discussion of costly transit of perishables from railcars to retailers highlights unnecessary handling. Central wholesale terminals could cut shipping costs. examples in peaches show multiple transfers waste time, spoilage, and money.
A Vermont stallion named Fine Morgan Sire is sent to a Texas ranch as breeders show strong interest. The transfer aims to advance Morgans research while noting lineage, weight, and demonstrated traits.
The text discusses standardizing containers for marketing arrangements and products. It emphasizes uniform pack appearance quality and conduct across containers, mentioning Avery and related equipment. The passage is fragmented and difficult to parse beyond noting a push for consistency in packaging.
A garbled note describes a student group outperforming older peers with rising marks. It mentions percentages and comparisons, hinting at exams or standings, with scattered names and places but overall says the younger students excelled.
Fragmentary notes describe weed control and seed mixtures with references to timing and general guidance. The text appears as a weathered farming card with unclear instructions and missing details.
Olive Thomas, famed American actress and former stage musical star, died in Neuilly hospital Paris after a suspected mercurial poisoning. The 23 year old had recently suffered nervous breakdowns linked to overwork in Paris while in Europe with husband Jack Pickford. An all night party hosted by an American millionaire preceded her illness, with doctors keeping details undisclosed. The death was ruled mercurial poisoning after police inquiry led by Commissioner Catron.
Confessions from eight supposed conspirators linked to a plan to wreck a diamond special on a Tingis Central railroad line near Springfield Illinois. Police and federal agents say nineteen foreigners, all declared communists, were arrested as part of a large plot intended to kill every passenger and seize wealth, with elaborate details about timing and routes.
In the wartime program prizes are awarded to air mail pilots in recognition of their service. Recipients will receive awards distributed in the final stage of the campaign, reflecting contributions to the nation’s aviation and communications efforts.
A collage of vintage ads promotes Bayer Tablets of Aspirin with directions and uses. A brief dialogue about Vardon follows, then Cuticura Toilet Trio is pitched for daily skin care. The page closes with a World War II era-like street scene caption and a short humorous regional note.
Herman Finck recalls a humorous episode from a newly rich patron who hired a half dozen musicians for dances and funerals. The host bristled at the orchestra's sound, misinterpreting their tuning as a pointless performance and accusing the players of wasting time despite two months of engagement.
An advertisement touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a safe herbal remedy for women suffering from displacements indigestion and nervous prostration. It claims thousands of women have benefited and offers confidential advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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