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Newspaper
Steele City Standard
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1899
Page
1
An odd fragment hints at a horse related incident and touts Hostetter’s Stomach Hitters as a valued remedy sold for over fifty years. It mentions sudden deaths by gender and cites a brawl ending in a man’s death after hot words with Harry Whitman, then a street accident or decline.
A crowded Philadelphia scene on July 4 1776 centers on a white haired bellman in the State House belfry and a keen boy below as the Continental Congress debates independence. Crowds fill Chestnut Walnut Fifth and Sixth streets awaiting a historic dawn. The ominous question Will they do it echoes from the bellmans lips while Liberty proclamation looms.
An 1776 scene in a colonial hall shows patriots debating independence as bells await the vote. The long war and German mercenaries, Hessians and Indians, hang over the moment when the thirteen colonies may declare nationhood. A youthful patriot watches a stranger and a veteran discuss the drive for liberty. The future of American nationality hangs on the vote to adopt the Declaration of Independence.
A farmer in Collin County Texas taunts a rainy day by tar coating a cat then setting it aflame the barn burns to ashes and the loss costs about $800 with no insurance. A humorous tale offers kitchen tips and cooking wisdom on ingredients methods and test for frying fat and doneness.
A photographer notes actresses set a high standard of beauty by cultivating expressive faces. He suggests women, in general, could benefit from adopting more deliberate, composed expressions to enhance appearance and poise.
Mrs. Anna E Hall of Milldale Conn describes nervous illness pains back and limbs and womb trouble. After writing to Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound she reports full recovery and urges friends to use it, thanking Pinkham and Ellen Flanagan of 1810 Mountain St. for sharing the cure.
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