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Newspaper
Steele City Standard
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1898
Page
3
The column surveys local happenings and chatter from Steele City Nebraska including photos by G.T. depot studio, remarks on neighbors, a Cuban leader death in Washington, and a busy Christmas season with gifts and candies. It mentions Prof H J Wigg, A N Szeruzné photographer, and Mr Will Willson.
Community items recount a farewell for Mrs. Packard’s Omaha move, a sixteenth birthday party for Dave Cowley with about fifteen couples, and a pleasant surprise for Rev Nelson. Also advertised are pain relief claims and a sales pitch for new baggies at Barks in Fairbury.
The Standard expresses gratitude to kind friends and neighbors for assistance during the sickness and death of our son Dewey Paul.
Official notice for C. L. Fowler Camp No 14 to elect new officers on Saturday December 17 1898. Members are urged to attend and come prepared to participate in the meeting.
Jefferson county offers a reward of five hundred dollars for the capture and conviction of the person or persons who murdered Charles Greenwood of ward Jefferson county on the night of November 12 1898 by order of the Board of County Commissioners.
Sleepin Car Service on night trains of the St Joseph and Grand Island line will run with Pullman cars between St Joseph and Grand Island. The equipment includes new reclining chair cars and seats free. Agents will provide information on fares and schedules on application to the agent in charge.
A garbled fragment mentions a long time since 1900 and requests a payment or other action. The readable parts are unclear, with references to seed toward ins the readers and mail delivery timing.
An old medical remedy advertises a cure for skin sores boils felons corns and eruptions. It promises a guaranteed cure for piles and other ailments at a price of 260 a hex and is sold by druggists.
A testimonial by John Oliver of Pi details a dire illness with severe pain and wasting. After three doctors abandoned hope, a single bottle of the remedy cured him in three weeks, turning him from a near corpse to a healthy man and claiming the life saved and grave robbed of another victim.
The passage argues that better quality does not guarantee higher price. It suggests profits may be smaller per sale but larger in total through aggregate sales, and questions how to persuade the public that one make is superior when both compete for attention.
Fragmentary OCR text appears to discuss medical themes with vague phrases about blood hope fifty cent and rot cured referencing Solaty tvagnant, lacking clear event or entities.
Anna E Springer of 1125 Howard Ave Pulaski Pa reports Dr King’s New Discovery cured her longstanding chest and throat troubles. She says pain left her chest, sleep returned, and she feels compelled to praise the remedy. Trial bottles are free at druggists with guaranteed satisfaction.
The note identifies Mrs. CG L Fowler as woman’s best friend, with a red note or emphasis on this designation. The fragment suggests a social or society item mentioning Mrs. Fowler and her companion.
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