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Newspaper
Steele City Standard
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1897
Page
5
Fragmentary timetable details show stops and times for a city transit system. Mentions pass’r galley, daily except Sunday, office hours, freight times, and service windows with partial morning and afternoon intervals.
Local Steele City items include Miss Iva Willey visiting Fairbury, Miss Myrtle Stewart traveling to Ashland, and Dr J Taylor ill for a few days. Advertisements promote printing services, Caudle’s barber shop, and hardware inventory. Market notes show grain prices, and notices mention meetings, travel, and local shipments.
Miss Blanche Edwards, daughter of Mr and Mrs O M Edwards near the city, died on the morning of the 8th from bone erysipelas after a week long illness. She was about seven years old and described as bright and winsome. Physicians Dr Taylor Dr Rees of Fairbury and Dr Seffryes of Diller attended, but efforts to save her failed.
The St Joseph and Grand Island Railway announces a one fare round trip for the Old Fashioned Fair at St Joseph from August 23 to 28 with tickets sold August 22 to 28. The event promises action and racing, the greatest fair in Missouri this year, returning after a long absence.
The State Journal promotes a semi weekly journal at $1.00 with a free bicycle for entrants to the club. It promises a durable wheel and generous commissions for new subscribers. Young men and women can earn by selling to friends and neighbors.
An 1862 account from a private in Company A Pennsylvania Volunteers describes a long battle with chronic diarrhea. The writer claims a remarkable cure after trying multiple remedies and attributes lasting relief to a specific treatment, noting the persistent trouble prior to the breakthrough.
A fragmentary 25 cent advance offer mentions payment in cash or chickens and other edible goods. The terse line hints at a barter style sale notice with unreadable surrounding context.
Classified text promises a large cash giveaway and urges participation with vague conditions. Mentions relatives, households, chores, and a “Breanderd” location with cheap samples.
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