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Newspaper
Steele City Standard
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1898
Page
4
Fragmentary lines discuss bluntly a dead data point and a poor woman. Blotting paper is described as a writing aid to avoid blotting. The text notes that necessity defies law and that a person cannot afford a lawyer.
A fragmented ad promotes $400 prizes for a Salter Seed Co 17 inch log coin and White Oat prodigy with a plan to request 10 cents for a free seed catalogue and samples from John A. Balser Seed Co of LaCrosse Wisconsin. It also lists seed potato price and poultry care notes for Plymouth Rock and White turkeys plus Allen's Foot-Ease and a moral quip about women and accomplishment.
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy for catarrh a constitutional disease. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces building up the constitution and offers 100 dollars for any failure. Includes testimonial requests and drugstore availability.
A fragment discusses whether other alphabets borrowed from Jewish writing or if the Hebrew alphabet influenced neighboring systems. The note hints at literary debate without final conclusions.
A Youth's Companion excerpt extols walking as a powerful health machine. It urges walkers to move briskly with proper posture to boost circulation, improve breathing, clear the brain, and fight disappointment. Even brief brisk walks aid study and evening rest by refreshing mind and memory.
A reflective note suggests a girl learns real sorrow not from a fish escaping but from aging and losing her patience with outdated bait.
A political note warns that a misplaced switch can derail a woman’s thinking, reflecting a humorous or satirical line about women and governance in the era. The brief references gender and political organization without naming individuals or places.
A total disability claim of 1650 is linked to a man who recovered after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. The Monitor cites Mr Petch’s testimony praising the pills as the key to his recovery from a long illness described as sclerosis and lingering life threat.
A speaker explains the symbolic meanings of playing cards to a group, noting suits and figures tied to historical personages and occupations. The discussion veers into a digression on card history before interruptions end the session. An aside urges proper infant feeding with direct support and warns against risky rubber tubed nipples.
A chiropodist treats a toe injury and gives a quirky remedy. He writes a note reading Looshoo Apply one a way. A friend deciphers it as joose shoe, and the prescription is shown to work.
Dr C E Boynton notes egg albumen as a therapeutic food for feverish illness with nil appetite recommending raw white with yolk left in shell as antiseptic diet. In typhoid fever albumen aids detox and antiseptic treatment though patients may resist. Also a comic quip about a man born in Ireland answering native or foreign born at a city election booth.
A brief OCR fragment describes multiple growths emerging from one bud forming a globular mass larger than a large pair of fists. The text is incomplete but indicates a single origin and a connected cluster.
Pneumatic tubes will connect the New York and Brooklyn post offices allowing letters to travel between the two points in three minutes and a half. Wagons require half an hour to make the Ganatar.
A fragmented verse lists shared duties in marriage and critiques on female influence. It laments secrecy, fidelity, and the social dynamics of home life, noting vain comforts, a man’s vanity and the idea that “that home is more than half what you make it.”
A Philadelphia woman testimonial extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a reliable female remedy after nine weeks in bed with ovarian inflammation and discharge. The letter claims medical costs were high before her cure and asserts strong faith in the product. The notice includes a disclaimer about testimonial authenticity and a beauty advice line tied to men and women.
The passage presents a brief exchange where a child quotes a remark about a mother's desire for a ring, followed by a defiant line about preferring a finer one. The mood hints at gift giving and aspiration within a family scene.
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