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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1917
Page
2
An old advertisement promotes Freesone a cheap corn and callus remedy. It claims to lift corns and calluses with a few drops and fingers, using a Cincinnati chemical, offered in small bottles at low cost through rug stores. It promises no pain irritation or burning and urges asking druggists to stock Freesone via wholesale houses.
An attorney questioned jurors to learn their views as a litigant faced trial. A witness described being in the Lumbar Company area and waiting, while another observed the courtroom activity during voir dire. The fragment suggests stress on juror impartiality and the sequence before trial.
An old notice asserts Cuticura heals eczema and related skin eruptions by addressing natural disease tendencies. It presents a brief claim that nourishing the skin reduces recurrence of rashes and pimples.
A returning traveler reflects on eighteen years lost and the aching rhythm of homecoming. The piece contemplates time spent away and the toll on personal life and identity.
A historic expose ties the German embassy to plotting against the United States. Documents seized at 60 Wall Street reveal letters, ledgers, and memoranda showing coordination with Kaiser agents, calls to foment labor unrest, and schemes to disrupt American life and war aims. The report names Wolf von Igel, Senator King, Marcus Braun, and others, detailing payments and propaganda connections across German and Austrian circles.
Senator Lewis quoted Admiral Dewey on a 1888 German warning that Germany planned to seize Parte, subdue England, seize New York and Washington, wipe out the Monroe Doctrine, and dominate South America. In other news beet sugar producers reached a price agreement under the food administration, setting stable retail sugar near 7 14 cents per pound to wholesalers and not more than a quarter-cent higher at retail. An international five member committee will oversee sugar purchases for the United States and allies, under Wilson era licensing. Buenos Aires reports Argentina’s government revoked permission for a German wireless firm to receive messages from a German station, citing postwar information concerns.
Editorial urges Nebraskan Samuel Avery to redirect funds from extravagance to Red Cross and YMCA while criticizing war-time social excess. It argues discipline, sacrifice, and a tough stance toward Germany as essential for victory and peace.
A fragment notes wheat as livestock feed with varying effects and unresolved questions about nutrition and health. The brief highlights the debate over benefits versus potential risks for animals and farm operations.
Photography and motion picture training opens in the university geography and conservation department under Dr. G E B Condra. The state has top western equipment and may expand to train more camera operators. Nebraska fair receipts rose to 129 104 from all sources, with weather and attractions driving attendance to record levels. Attendance at Lincoln exceeded 200 000, up 7 000 from 1916.
The German press promotes a loyalty demonstration to the emperor and protests President Wilson. An editorial in Cologne Gazette admits enemy diplomats have weakened German unity and warns a large segment of Germans favors a change in leadership. In Oklahoma, testimony describes a planned July 27 uprising by two million malcontents aided by the IWW and allied groups to torch towns and disrupt government, with Rube Munson and the WCU allegedly organizing.
A military train greeted Omaha with a southern journey start as thousands from Labcaster and surrounding counties bid farewell to their soldiers. Special trains brought 91 soldiers from multiple counties, then 202 draft men arrived for supper before heading to camp. More units followed, while coal supply optimism eased famine fears and the Nebraska rail commission delays hearings on express rate cases until November 5.
The Board of Educational Lands and Funds adopts a rule banning lease sales without board approval to curb monopolies in mineral rights on state lands. The move targets potential consolidation by operators in western Nebraska aiming to acquire all pot sike Yeoses for education.
A circular mailed to all-city Nebraska school superintendents highlights estate aid requirements for normal training work. High schools must retain four men on farms including corn huskers and sugar beet harvesters drafted, until December. Charles Graf, president of the Steck association, calls Nebraska food waste excessive as the food administration plans a nationwide pledge card campaign October 14–23.
A brief item reports a woman who has been ill for two years and is described as sick, with limited details available. The notice mentions ongoing health concerns without naming individuals or locations.
An article explains orchid ice cream uses the plebeian name vanilla rather than aristocratic orchid. It notes orchids are costly flowers with many varieties, but only one has practical value for vanilla. The vanilla plant grows in South and Central America and has been cultivated in other tropical regions.
A three year old Reginald is described as a celebrated coward especially afraid of four footed animals. The family considers a dog but Reginald declines until he muses he would like a dog if it could have his mouth shut.
Two men at a horse show exchange tall tales about eloping with a horse and a tribe. One man recalls a brief escape with a girl from the tribe and the other brags of running away with a horse, both claiming short, comic wanderings.
A Baltimore American snippet shows a caller asking to see Mr Diggers at the telephone. The reply directs the caller to his office noting he is busy using the phone.
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