Profiteer label sparks legal question in Birmingham
A woman calls a businessman a profiteer in a Birmingham Age-Herald exchange. The essir asks if the word is actionable and an attorney replies that it could be if proven in court.
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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1920
Page
4
A woman calls a businessman a profiteer in a Birmingham Age-Herald exchange. The essir asks if the word is actionable and an attorney replies that it could be if proven in court.
Eva B. Shuman praises Steele City schools for county fair exhibits and premiums won by the Intermediate High School and Grammar grades. She urges continued support, pride, and encouragement for the school system and its teachers to ensure even greater results next year.
The Steele City schools opened September sixth and are now in routine order. A strong faculty and many pupils anticipate maintaining the district’s high educational quality with updated floors, manual training, domestic science, music, penmanship, art and chorus activities. Visitors are welcome and the school is portraying a thriving, expanding program.
Monday evening guests gathered at Mr and Mrs C C Andrews home for a farewell reception to Rev Allen and his family and as a closing meeting for the Congregational church merging with the Methodist and Baptist churches into a Presbyterian church. The event honored six years of Rev Allen presence and included vocal music by Paul Beckwith and piano by Mrs Guy Cassell.
Mrs Koagg threatens to return to her mother if mistreated while her husband retorts that neighbors would endure them both if possible. The exchange reveals domestic strain and sharp marital friction.
A fragmented OCR snippet shows a person recalling speaking before an audience. The readable line asks about the experience, followed by a clipped response noting “Mo. 1 spoke” and “before an audience” with unclear surrounding context.
Leo Crouse lost a valuable hog last week. Henry Weibe began wheat drilling for Leo Crouse on Monday. Several neighbors plant wheat. A girl was born September 7 1920 to Mr and Mrs George Kenning. Perry Carrico and wife visited the Kenning home Sunday. Andy Belding plans sorghum this week. Rosa Malady works for Geo Kenning.
Local brief items recall visiting relatives and seasonal travel among residents of Hollenberg Blue Springs and nearby towns. Mentions include Fred Oswald Wanda Wise Leola Walher Eva Talbott Frank Hoxie Neil Justis A. B. Prouty and Uncle Rija with ties to Pryor Creek and Drumright Oklahoma. A storm halts services and golf opinions close the column.
A wife voices gratitude that her husband will not rise early to start a fire. She says she is thankful he won’t go out in the cold to light the stove, while debating who would be more likely to get up first.
A local appeal requests residents to vote on November 2 1920 and place an X beside F M Tippin as sheriff of Jefferson County. The notice emphasizes Tippin’s candidacy for sheriff and urges support from voters.
A Dallas News remark laments shifts in traditional roles suggesting fathers would rather pay a dentist than teach daughters, reflecting contemporary views on women's instruction and labor.
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