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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1919
Page
3
Odorous Epidemic and social quips headline a sample issue note. A friend avoids illness by diet while a Scottish city endures a spring onion outbreak.
An old advertisement promotes Gold Medal Pills and Haakens Oil Capsules as remedies to fight aging symptoms by cleansing kidneys and boosting health. The copy urges readers to ask druggists for Gold Medal in sealed packs and cites “new life” and “health vigor” benefits.
A spectator recalls avoiding witnessing a domestic dispute sparked by a quarrel over a wife and office affair. The man left before the finale, fearing a fight between the couple, while others joke about happiness and global helium monopolies.
A Chicago Tribune note recalls a Sunday where a soprano sang the first two verses of a hymn and, after the minister announced a verse split and an unintended pause, delivered a lone Amen. Laughter spread as the organ and choir continued, making it a highly awkward moment. The quote about self belief closes the piece.
United States Consul Kebelinger confirms reports that Gabriele d Annunzio leads 6000 to 12000 irregular troops into Fiume causing a political crisis. Premier Nitti says the Sixth Army was ordered to disarm them but orders were not carried out and the situation remains tense with no bloodshed reported.
Roland Rolfs in a Curtis Wasp with a 400 horsepower engine climbs to 34 000 feet in clear cold air. He remains in comfortable gear as his thermometer reads 44 below zero. He climbs for an hour to the new height and continues ten more minutes gaining about 200 feet. Officials were absent so the attempt is informal and not yet homologated.
Washington reports that subcommittee members argue the army reorganization bill would let the president deploy troops globally without Congress approval to enforce league of nations decrees. The committee vows to block passage unless the measure is nearly rewritten.
Grandson of Dan O Connell recalls a famous duel involving Charles D Esterre a Dublin Orange member and sharpshooter The encounter occurred near Naas County Kildare on a January afternoon in 1815 They fired and O Connell wounded D Esterre in the groin causing his death two days later The Liberator used pistols gifted by an English officer who boasted of killing ten men D Esterre’s daughter later married a British Navy lieutenant who commanded the Sirius and the President on long voyages.
A comparison notes Philadelphia’s future debt per resident at about $100 after completing its underground and elevated railways and Delaware improvements. It contrasts Frankfort and Munich where municipal debts exceeded six times that amount, reflecting prior socialist influence.
The H C of L reports a nine year average rise in Mexico costs with lard up 525 percent, cigars 233 percent, eggs 266 percent, woolen fabrics 471 percent, cotton goods 300 percent, shoes 166 percent. House rents 146 percent, trolley fares 6 percent, railroad fares 20 percent. Natives’ shoes rise from 4 50 to 12 dollars.
A passerby asks for the time. a man shows a dime and quips that it makes him feel like two cents. The narrator insists on the request for the time, turning the moment into a brief street exchange.
A Kansas City address by Misa Ethel Ryan described the Hopi Indians of northern New Mexico focusing on their food religious customs and the way Hopi women decorate shoes with ten cent pieces and use buttons from torn dress parts as market money. The talk followed lighter quips about money and social behavior.
A collection of frontier humor and local vignettes from Indianapolis. A surgeon jokes about patience and error with a boy who admits fear of harming patients. Anecdotes include a tiny penknife claim, penny bargains, and witty quips about honesty and spending over earning.
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