Presbyterian Church Services and A Winter Custom
The note lists church events including Morning Worship at 11:00 and Sunday School at 10:00 with Christian Endeavor activities in the evening. It mentions a New England winter custom of soaking mittens to keep hands warm. R. H. Kerr and family visited M. O. Sampson’s home for their twenty fifth wedding anniversary and Mr. Sampson’s birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
R. H. Kerr
Mahaska
Kansas
M. O. Sampson
Mrs. Sampson
Mr. Sampson
Child Injured by Washing Machine
A clipped item notes a child injured by a washing machine device described as designed to wash, with amusement at its potential to launder clothes and a regional newspaper quip reflecting on the gadget’s appeal.
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Times-Picayune
Stamp Act Passage and Repeal Details
The British parliament passed the Stamp Act on January 10 1705 requiring stamps on commercial and legal documents. It faced Colonial protest and was repealed in 1759.
Baltimore man’s job bid blocked by birth record anomaly
A Baltimore man sought employment as a Leviathan steward but was barred after officials found his birth certificate listed him as a female. He wrote from York to local authorities seeking resolution and clarification on the record.
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Baltimore
Wurry
York
Local News Items Spread Across Steele City And Nearby
Beatrice and Steele City residents are noted visiting friends and family with numerous Sunday and weekend trips. Mentions include W Gumner Mrs M Kersting Lila McDonald Charley Lindgren Bennington Kansas W O Bundy Beatrice Sabetha Lincoln Fairbury Tecumseh and Diller residents also busy with visits moves and social events. Clyde Packer now oversees railroad repair crews in Beatrice.
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Clyde Packser
Steele City
Beatrice
Return Yearns for Home After Estes Park Conference
Rev J E Filinger pastor of Steele City Presbyterian expresses strong attachment to his church and community after the Estes Park Young Men's Christian Association conference. He describes inspiring surroundings and hopes to return soon, noting the value of the vacation and plans to rejoin a full church program.
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Estes Park
Steele City
Filinger
Fstes Park
Temporary mail carrier named between Steele City and trains
A. H. Manning is temporarily appointed to carry the mail between the Steele City post office and the St. Joseph and Grand Island trains after Andrew Phelps resignation on May 16 1924. Phelps left due to poor health and a new appointment is under consideration by the postal department.
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A. H. Manning
Steele Cit
St. J
G. I
Andrew Phelps
Phelps
Postal Department
Expert Finds Large Group Speech Creates Energy Pulse
A scientist notes that simultaneous talking by a large number of people can generate measurable electrical energy. The finding aims to explain how collective conversations affect signal dynamics in crowded discussions in Manchester.
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Manchester Union
East of Steele City Celebrate Wedding Anniversaries
In Fairbury park sixty relatives and friends gathered last Sunday July 28 for a picnic honoring couples Mr. and Mrs. Mike Banahan thirty-eighth anniversary Mr. and Mrs. John Malady thirty-third anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kenning Jr twenty-first anniversary and Mr. and Mrs. Geo FE Banahan second anniversary. Frances Wallace and family visited Grace Wallace. several locals were listed with social visits and threshing help. Frances Wallace had a car accident but was not seriously hurt.
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Fairbury Park
Mike Banahan
John Malady
Fred Kenning Jr
Geo. FE. Banahan
Emiel Kenning
Chas. Compton
Old Belle Falls Short of Fatality in Height Observation
The article argues against the belief that Persians lose consciousness during fall from height. It claims individuals maintain faculties until contact with a solid object.
Visit to Marysville by Crinklaw and Sampson party
Mrs Crinklaw Frances and Marceille Sampson drove to Marysville Kansas on Wednesday where Mrs Crinklaw stayed a few days with her sister Mrs H Rucker during the visit
Dinner guests hosted by Joe Banahan and wife
Friday evening dinner hosted by Joe Banahan and his wife included Ed Thrapp and wife Harley and Lloyd Lester Thrapp and wife Otis Allen and wife Elizabeth Rucker among the attendees.
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Lester ‘Thrapp
Joe Banahan
Ed Thrapp
Harley and Lloyd
Lester Thrapp
Otis Allen
Elizabeth Rucker
Jesus Eats With Publicans and Sinners
A gospel excerpt recounts Jesus at a meal with publicans and sinners. The Pharisees question why he dines with them, and Jesus replies that the healthy do not need a physician but the sick. He emphasizes repentance over self righteousness.
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Jesus
Local residents make short trips across the region
E W Kendall and A T Phelps traveled to Kansas City last Saturday morning. Hugh Greenwood returned home Monday from a trip in Wyoming. Chester Scharmann came back Tuesday after a two week vacation visiting Colorado Springs Denver Estes Park Rock Mountain National Park Grand Lake Berthoud Pass.
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E.W. . Kendall
A. T. Phelps
Kansas City
Hugh Greenwood
Wyoming
Chester Scharmann
Colorado Springs
Denver
Estes Park
Rock
Mountain National Park
Grand Lake
Berthoud Pass
Weather Theory Sparks Power Trust Plans
A mysterious avenue of ideas suggests weather stabilization by mobile polar systems. The note hints at power trusts seeking service contracts in New Orleans, via the Picayune.
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New - Orleans
Whiries- Picayune
Underground River Boosts Kauai Sugar Irrigation
An underground river on Kauai has proved a boon to the sugar industry by tapping supply to irrigate dry lands. The flow supports cultivation during periods of limited rainfall, aiding plantation productivity and resilience.
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Kauai
Hawaii
Church of the Nativity: oldest Christian church founded by Helena
The Church of the Nativity, built by Empress Helena around Av 830, stands as the oldest Christian church. It was constructed over the grotto believed to be Jesus birth site.
Moses Called to Great Work Beyond Daily Duties
A sermon reflects that while Moses tended sheep, God's commission arrived. It urges that busy with everyday tasks, believers should trust they will not miss divine callings if they stay faithful in routine duties. The message encourages fearlessness in pursuing worthy tasks when called.
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Moses
God
Belief in Jesus Christ and the Path to Salvation
A brief religious reflection from L. LC Noble discusses belief in Jesus Christ as the condition for salvation. The piece links faith with repentance for past deeds and amendments in life for the future.
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Jesus Christ
L. LC
Noble
Phelps Family Hosts Large Davenport Birthday Reunion
K E Phelps and family and Roy Phelps traveled to Davenport for Mrs A S Jones birthday and a family reunion with forty relatives present. Visitors from Seldon Kansas Phillipsburg Kansas and Fairbury joined the event. Mrs E Tarnow, recently injured, returned to Steele City while Franzen and Tarnow sisters helped care for their mother.
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K. E. Phelps
Roy Phelps
Davenport
Mrs. Phelps
A. S. Jones
Seldon
Kansas
Henry Jones
Phillipsburg
Frank Jones
Fairbury
Carl Schultz buys Steele City residence from Art Hamley
Carl Schultz has purchased the Steele City residence owned by Art Hamley. Sunday visitors at the Capital Beach in Lincoln from Steele City included Charles Crinklaw and wife of Diller, Donald Hughes and wife, Frances Crinklaw, Reona Bundy, Geneieve Drake, Elna Arner, John Derrick, Virgil Bugbee, and Elmer Kersting.
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Carl Schultz
Steele City
Art Hamley
Capital Beach
Lincoln
Charles Crinklaw
Diller
Donald Hughes
Frances Crinklaw
Reona Bundy
Geneieve Drake
Elna Arner
John Derrick
Virgil Bugbee
Elmer Kersting
Mrs Mary Drake Sustains Foot Injury In Fall
Mrs Mary Drake suffered a painful cut on her foot after a fall at her Steele City home last Friday morning. She required medical attention for the injury.
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Mary. Drake
Steele City
Rural carrier Wilcox takes annual vacation amid household illness
Mrs. Chester H. Wilcox is reported quite sick for a week while local rural carrier Wihcox takes his annual vacation and assists at home during his wife's illness.
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Chester H. Wilcox
Wihcox
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Clark’s Store
Steele City, Nebraska
Nebia
Linke
G.B.C
Linko
Mazda
Hughes & Zoellin I. G. Av
Nebraska
Presbyterian Church
Ome
Suny School
Ian
Endeavor
Yeen
Inter
Ise Bet Events Service
Dean Inge
W.gumner
M. Kersting
Ross Coons
Joe Davis
Etta’ Holtz
Ve Doebele
Lila McDonald
Dardy
Nebr
Charley, Lindgren
Bennington, Kansas
W. O. Bundy
W. C. Palmer
Wallace Palmer
Alexandria
Henry J. Wing
Lorine
Doris Erickson
Tecumseh
Hubert Sanning
Fay
Clark
W. W. Carmichael
Glen Riddle
Bonnie
Mrs Riddle
Walter Nutter
Willard Gurnear
Futor
Carl McDonald
Fay Clark
Sabetha
Mr. McDonald
Pete Wena
Leta
Mildred Roelfs
Bertha
Rosa Wena
Frances Wallace
Grace Wallace
Chas
Compton
Geo. Banahah
Lou Shanek
Irene
Henry Novotky
Fred. Hansen
Thad
Shepherd
Wesley Brown
Louis Shanek
Thad Shepherd
M. Banahan
Geo, Banahan
Charley Gerhe
Wait
Frances Wwallace
E cster“Thrapp
Fhad Shepherd Tome
McCormick Deering
Claude Woods
Dillet
Wm. Seitz
Hollenberg
H. Listenberger
Hollenberg, Kansas
A. A. Friesen
Jansen
Henry Leslie
Wm. Bennett
Endicott
Doe Horn
Hanover, Kansas
Henry Haas
Falls City, Nebraska
Chas. Collins
Washington
West Spindler
Emmons
Paul Koppes
Hanover
Chas. Prolewitz
Endicott, Nebraska
Glenn Lmmitt
Washington, Kansas
Barton Wells
V. Lowe
Durwick
H.A. Drake Hardware
E. Tarnow
Franzen
Harriet. Tarnow
Omaha
Thayer County Fair
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