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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1914
Page
2
On the German frontier the Redan Goesacks known as rough riders of the Omar' corps maneuver near the border, signaling renewed activity and press coverage of frontier guards and mounted detachments.
Reports from London and Paris describe Allied pressure as German forces retreat toward Verdun and Paris while peace talk efforts gain momentum. Allies push to limit future armaments. Kaiser's stance may shift amid widespread invasions of France and Belgium and rising Russian advances in Poland.
The piece reports Socialist leaders urging mediation to end the European conflict. It notes no German reply yet to U S peace inquiries and mentions influential German Americans pushing for peace terms. Officials expect casualty growth to push peace sentiment and foresee eventual treaties with Britain France Spain and China.
About 6 698 Parisians assembled Sunday in the square before Notre Dame and inside the cathedral for a special service led by Cardinal Ammatte. Prayers were offered for the wounded and for thanksgiving for the repulse of an attack. The ceremony impressed attendees as outside crowds sang along with the inside choir. Women were in the great majority.
Chicago socialist leaders dispatch a cablegram urging rival nations to accept mediation by the United States. They call for influence on governments to hold a conference at The Hague or Washington to avert further devastation.
A report notes Jonathan apples in the area are unusually large and well colored this year. The Ste. fem worme Shubert Brothers grow the only Jonathans locally. Cato Sells urges Winnebago Indian reservation officials to boost Indian fairs and farmer participation amid wartime prosperity predictions. A Gresham baby, Arthur Froyé, is praised as a perfect two year old by state better babies judges winning $25.
About thirteen hundred fifty Americans sailed from Amsterdam for New York on the Nieuw Amsterdam. The total passenger list reached around 1 658 with 163 in the 61st cabin and 16 in the second cabin while the rest occupied steerage. Steamship officials said first class passengers in emergency cabins are comfortable.
News notes report Hartington bank plans, Beatrice athletic park work, and Stella school playgrounds. Other items cover Nemaha river levels, agricultural crops near Humboldt, a library effort at Weeping Water, golden wedding in Albion, a Fremont death, and Dunker-related medical and local incidents.
Gossip from state capital reports confusion over university campus location votes. A ballet form lays out two propositions about consolidating colleges and housing them on the farm campus or city campus with ballot language guiding removal to the state farm.
Judge Grimes of North Platte voids the 1913 high school law as conflicting with the 1907 statute which remains in force. The Lexan county case cites no regents board and identifies 32 percent legal county high schools in that county. The injunction is upheld, affecting eighteen counties in the region awaiting Logan county soft outcome.
Reports to the Nebraska College of Agriculture from Hall and other counties describe sink holes varying in depth from 3 to 26 feet and width up to 20 feet, often opening during wet weather and sometimes forming under deep rooted plants. The notes urge fall pest control and garden burning to reduce next spring annoyances. Adjunct General Hall seeks funds for a permanent Ashland life range for target practice, while state penitentiary shop expansion plans move forward with orders for rocking chairs and chiffonieres for the Nebraska School for the Blind at Nebraska City.
A country grocery tale recalls Abner Morgan boasting of his clever dog. The dog showed remarkable loyalty to the old master, reportedly dying the day before a Gog tax deadline after hearing his owner say he needed money.
An 1914 letter from Ray Bryant of Caserille Maine describes a years long skin ailment with clear blisters on hands and feet. He reports Cure by Cuticura Soap and Ointment, claiming complete relief after using the products. The ad notes Cuticura sold worldwide with a sample offer.
A passage notes Macaulay’s view that inviting someone to breakfast is a supreme test of friendship. He wrote to Harriet Beecher Stowe that breakfast invites show you want to see a person and implies a favorable regard beyond inviting for family connections or dining with a friend.
A terse exchange unfolds with a quoted maxim about practice. The interlocutor counters with a sharper line, challenging the value of preaching compared to action and effort.
A Springfeld woman recalls years of nervousness and heart trouble improved by abandoning coffee. She credits Postum with restoring her health and ending sinking spells after decades of coffee consumption.
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