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Newspaper
Steele City Standard
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1898
Page
4
The Moody and Sankey revival, aided by local clergy and volunteers, drew tens of thousands to city meetings from Feb 7 to Apr 19, assembling crowds of seven to eight thousand daily. Conversion records were kept only in heaven, as ground reports fade from the vast auditorium context of the era.
The digest reports a mix of incidents across Nebraska towns. Sugar output at Grand Island reached 88 760 parrels. Long Pine Journal acquired by B B Smith. January weather compares favorably to December. Injuries from a Pisinven runaway require amputation. Finances pass hands in Odming equity. Journal editor faces a fine after a dispute. Schuyler papers engage in rivalries. Schuyler council acts to curb tinborn gambling. Hartington Leader sold to Ezra Broadwell. Pender shooting leads to confiscated pellets. York Presbyterians fund western Nebraska stock. Wymore Arbor State now in 23rd volume under Col Dodds. Gibbon to receive 15 horsepower engine for fire house. Interstate Swine Breeders meet postponed to February in Red Cloud. Kimball County land fencing investigated. Antelope County cattle fed total around 5000. Logan county farmer attacked by rifle practice. Hayes Center boy injured by a falling horse. Dixon county marriage licenses rise from 55 to 60. Possible grand jury in Nucholie county to probe illegitimate business. Minden firm Ransom to ship draft horses to Chicago. Norden wheat loss from Niobrara River spill. North Platte land office notes entry pace. more land remains. Hastings Baptists plan new church.
A Clinton Iowa column excerpt argues temperance by illustrating illness and recovery. It cites a patient who endured indigestion headaches and insomnia until using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, claiming restored health and appetite. The piece links abstinence and treatment to city life and moral reform.
An early advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a pleasant cordial laxative that cleanses the kidneys and bowels, relieves colds headaches and fevers, and suits healthy tastes. It claims gentle action, pleasing taste, and superior origin from wholesome ingredients. The copy notes its popularity and wide use in small bottle form.
The text hints at gender tensions and social stereotypes. It discusses men and women, marriage, secrecy, and public perception, with scattered snippets about doctors bills and widowhood affecting status. The tone resembles a satirical or editorial aside on relationships.
A Victorian era medical advert urges immediate treatment for ovarian symptoms with Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It features patient testimonials from Mrs E B Mrens of Quakake Pa and claims free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Massachusetts.
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