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Newspaper

Steele City Standard

Location

Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1896

Page

4

See Aan Ia Pened Around the Waist Is a Summer

A fragmentary line notes a description around the waist and references a summer. The readable text hints at fashion or attire and seasonal context without clear conflict or events.

Old Farms and Fences Highlight Local Country Advice

The piece urges balanced staffing by keeping some experienced hands and replacing others cautiously. It stresses well maintained fences as a sign of owner care and notes a historic pear tree planted in 1630 at Danvere, Mase as an example of longstanding local significance.

Danvere Mase

Daring Shark Attack Heroics by Brave Native Girls

A swimmer recounts diving near a reef when a shark charged. Two native girls swam out with knives and repeatedly plunged them into the shark, saving the narrator. The beast sank, then was dragged ashore and identified as one of the largest of its species. The narrator credits the girls with saving his life.

Choate and Lauterbach Veer to Wealth in Court

Dwight Lawrence reports a New York Sun anecdote about Joseph H. Choate and Edward Lauterbach. They won a suit after asserting superior law knowledge. Choate jokes on billing as Lauterbach asks about the per‑manent amount. Choate then pays Lauterbach 1500 dollars. Lauterbach replies in a biblical quip about being persuaded.

Choate Dwight Lawrence Senate Albany New York Sun Joseph H. Choate Edward Lauterbach Lauterbach Terbach

How Many Stitches For A Coat And Waistcoat

A reader notes a remarkable total of 43 069 stitches needed for a coat and waistcoat. The breakdown shows machine stitches for coat and waistcoat, plus hand stitches and bastings, totaling 31 542 on the coat and 11 527 on the vest.

Bonmot Versus Joke as Explained by Pop

A Philadelphia Record snippet compares a bonmot and a joke with a witty exchange. It also notes a handkerchief as essential in summer toilette and suggests anchovy sandwiches as a tasty addition to a picnic luncheon.

Tommy Philadelphia Record

Way to Get Good Roads

Batavia taxpayers are told a road roller can lay 500 feet of road daily at 9.53 dollars. The piece argues every city should own a road roller as dirt or macadam streets can be kept in good condition cheaply, promising large dividends from good roads.

Cairo Batavia N. Y

Better Roads Through Modern Roadmaking Methods

The Philadelphia Times argues that steam stone crushers and steam rollers enable cheaper, stronger macadamized roads. A quarry, crusher, and roller can produce and finish roadbeds quickly, offering durable surfaces once a few highways within townships or counties are fully macadamized. All patches should end and selected routes be upgraded first for statewide reform.

Commonwealth Philadelphia Times

Street Cars in Naples Stir Local Dissent

Dr. W O Terry of Sacramento notes in Arlington that Naples resisted electric street cars when first tried last summer. He says Neapolitans resent innovations and whitewash dirt in public life, with women and children often seen naked in streets.

Naples W. O. Terry Sacramento Cal Arlington Terry Europe Germany Christendom America

Railroads Face Accusations of Widespread Theft

The Washington Post reports a sweeping claim that railroads, expected to bring in large revenue to the government, are a source of expense and corruption. The accusation states that everyone connected with their operation is engaged in stealing, and the charge is made openly without dispute.

Washington Post

Examining the Examiner and Outsized Lesson on Greek

A narrative recalls an Oxford examiner's stroll with Bath scholars on a frozen Avon, his prowess silencing a rude gondola of a student. The piece then surveys bells in China, animal memory myths, and elephant comparisons, citing Dr. Sclater and Zoological Society notes.

University of Oxford Bath Mr. Kacott Mr. Percival Queen's College Oxford Hereford England Sclater Zoological Society

Odds and Ends From a Busy Periods

A miscellany reports that London's banks hold nearly £200 million. Scarlet fever kills about 21,000 yearly, mostly children under ten. Kichan-Young combines Camden Missouri newlyweds names. Tolstoi supervised French translation of Russian essays on Zola Dumas fils and Maupassant. London will ship 120000 song birds to Cape Colony for acclimatization. A West Woodstock Vermont horse dealer bred 452 horses and never lied about a horse, earning a hatchet as a token. Ohio Supreme Court ruled Nellie G Robinson could not be a notary. US Supreme Court to decide.

London Kichan-Young Camden Zola Dumas Fils and Maupassant Count Tolstoi Supreme Court of Ohio Nellie G._Robinson Cincinnati Supreme Court of the United States Harlab

Anecdote Passes Through Many Transformations

An Atlantic excerpt recounts an old Hawthorne memory told by Mrs. Lathrop about a Liver pool consulate visitor. A Scotch inn scene and a famous traveler observing a loquacious observer provoke a sharp exchange as a reader over a shoulder spurs a comic outburst.

Atlantic Ninconipoop

Free College Education in France for All Students

Baltimore News notes that French universities and faculties offer free instruction open to both foreigners and natives with identical grades. entrants must show evidence of certain preliminary study.

France Baltimore News

Baptist Publication Plant Invests Heavily in Printing Machinery

The Baptists of the United States hold the largest stake in church printing and publishing equipment among denominations. A separate note discusses moral concerns about a girl showing her breast to another person, reflecting contemporary social worries.

Baptist The Baptists of United States

Weather Signs and Household Motes in July

The passage notes that tough pliable rts predict rain in days ahead. Tight carpets act as a rough barometer. Storms may tear fabric and loosen tacks. Homes benefit from baths and porches. Pearls remain in demand in jewelry. the lily marks July. A bicycle luncheon basket and bread fork are cited as curios. Special attention to diet is linked to longevity.

Up-to-date fashions mix with patent cures in 1895 notices

A jumble of catalog style cures and fashion notes appears, listing Gall's Catarrh Cure, Trovesean chests, Mrs Winslow's Soothings, Hall's Vegetable Sicilian Hair Renewer, Piso's Cure for Consumption, and other remedies. Also referenced are summer hats, bandanna drapes, parosols, and decorative monogram poker used by the era’s summer girl.

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