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Newspaper
Steele City Standard
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1896
Page
5
An arrival and departure timetable lists eastbound and westbound services. It notes a 11:35 a.m. arrival window and references the station or timetable by names Joseph, Grand Gland, and Grunca, with a postmaster sign-off.
Local notes report seed rye for sale by Joseph Sutton and J. H. Lanker. coal and goods received. Town happenings include residents traveling to Colorado, births, visits, and weather remark. Mentions Epworth League topics, political rumors, farm exports, and upcoming county fair plans with local figures and stores referenced.
The dispatch notes Joe Kemper defeating John Shewer anim on the 21st. Ben Cassel and a Johnson County friend traveled from the west day to report a large McKinley majority on home protection and sound money.
Public transport sale announces half fare to St Joseph for September 6 to 12 via St Joseph and Grand Island. Labor Day celebration with log rolling and eminent orators set among racing events. Tickets on August 18 and September 1 15 20 plus October 6 20 round trips to multiple states at one fare $2. Consult agent for limits and stopovers.
On August 29, 30, 31 and September 1 the St Joseph and Grand Island Railroad will sell round trip tickets to Denver at one fare plus $2 for the National Eisteddfod. The offer is open to all, with return limits and times available from station ticket agents. Take advantage of the season’s last low rate to Colorado. Signed S M Anarr General Passenger Agent.
The Semi-Weekly Journal pledges the most complete wartime campaign coverage with unbi ased reporting. It positions itself as the standard bearer for Nebraska’s Republican Party while inviting Populists and Democrats to read for the news, promising 26 cents subscriptions through November.
Mrs Lina Hinton of Grahamsville Florida reports a patient who was very low but gradually improved and fully recovered after using the remedy. She claims it saved the patient’s life and urges others to recognize its value. For sale by G O Taylor.
Since 1878 there have been nine epidemics in which Chamberlain’s Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy was used with perfect success. Dysentery can be severe and dangerous, yet this remedy has cured even malignant bowel cases, including children. For sale by G. G. Taylor.
The St Joseph and Grand Island Railroad offers half fare round trip tickets to St Joseph for the Fair and Races from September 6 to 12. Tickets cover Labor Day celebrations and the Leg Rolling of Modern Woodmen. Sales begin September 6 from the newly opened city ticket office at the Corby Block, 5th and Edmond Streets.
M Adsit lists general passenger age details for the St Joseph and Grand River railroad line at Bt Joseph, noting passenger counts and classifications in a brief regulatory entry.
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