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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1915
Page
7
The article notes the first field artillery, eighteen inch caliber, used in 1946 Creey battle. Early cannon tails were stone filled with granite projectiles fitting ancient mortars. Two strong men could barely move them. Stone shot remained in use long, with a British warship losing its main mast to a 700 pound stone shot in 1807 against the Turks.
The author argues most modern construction will fail to endure 500 years, noting masons today do not replicate ancient brickwork. Temples from Greece and Egypt remain standing while current structures are temporary, destined for ruin as enduring ancient buildings persist.
In a dark morning scene Mr. Pickleliily and Mrs. Micklelilly confront a confused situation inside their home. A shouted question about the mysterious intruder triggers tension as someone demands lights and clarity.
An enlisted man on his first range drill at Fort Leavenworth fails to hit any of his 21 shots. An officer asks why and the recruit explains the target was not set in a straight line from him.
A playful exchange between a young wife and Henry about physical form ends with a joke. The wife asks if she is built like a watch and should have jewels, to which Henry responds that a man who flatters is an idiot.
The London Chronicle notes Thomas Gatacre, rector of Rother from 1611 to 1054, as an early spelling reformer. It credits him with changing Gataker to prevent miscalling and cites his theological works containing odd spellings like qestion and apellina, reflecting Puritan-era reform aims.
A fragment from Youth's Companion notes an 19th century reaction to American society. Milton laments his wife’s silence as three hundred years bring change. During a visit, Matthew Arnold faced a demanding question from a woman asking for his most novel impression. He answered with suave English.
In Hanoi the French Tonguin district is famed as a center for inlay and mother of pearl art. Artisans fashion landscapes, floral designs, draperies, and cabinets without nails using deft fingers and lacquer paste, turning woods into intricate decorative objects along what is known as the street of the vulners.
A garbled excerpt shows the mood of a stage scene with Curran praised for his spoken power. Lord Norbury, famed for executions, laments inability to sing or speak. A witty exchange highlights influence of words over fate and justice.
The passage counsels focusing on the good and strong in each person rather than faults. It urges resisting chiding others and oneself and suggests that virtue will outlast flaws, likening judgment to trimming the dead leaves as time passes.
The piece reflects on future progress and the legacy of invention. It credits past transformers and anticipates new inventors will unlock greater secrets of nature, arguing posterity inherits both serious problems and a rich scientific heritage.
The London church claims a royal link with King George V as a former churchwarden who gifted an organ. Buckinghams palace lies within its parish and royal births are logged there. Noted burials include Nell Gwynn Robert Boyle Sir John Farquhar Roubi llac Hunter. his remains moved to Westminster Abbey.
The London Mail notes the contradictory claims of Chinese Malays French Venetians and Spaniards as to discovering Australia. It hints ancient Greeks and Romans speculated on a southern continent. It mentions the first British settlement at Port Jackson on January 26 178%. Early inhabitants were mainly transported convicts.
The note tells how Lord Rosebery, famed for his oratory, once joked about a proofreader who added the words Thank heaven to a long speech. The printer then set those words, and the newspaper printed the speech ending with the line Thank heaven at the end.
In London a thin man jokes about a Devonshire woman chopping wood with her husband. A Glasgow firm adopts profit sharing after last year's loss, promising wage cuts of 10 percent to workers.
A humorous quote from a Boston American piece shows a Turk claiming seven wives and jokes about paying dressmakers by marrying them. The exchange highlights a vivid, tongue in cheek boast about marital wealth and fashion expenses.
A guide on handling intrusive thoughts by pulling them weeds from the mind. It urges dropping harmful musings on the rubbish heap and replacing them with harmonious, constructive thinking to prevent poisons like fear envy or anger.
A dialogue recounts a quarrel between Marie and John over stubborn resolve. Marie asserts her firm stance while John admits he was wrong after a dispute about principle. The exchange highlights determined temperaments and mutual respect in a domestic skirmish.
The Los Angeles Times recounts Tom Reed's tale of Blaine being defended from profane accusations and a farmer defending Blaine against claims of swearing. It notes Blaine’s restraint at home and in private life, arguing a man who avoids foul language at home can likely refrain elsewhere.
In English rural culture nicknames obscure true identities, as a potter misidentifies John Williams, thinking of common names as aliases. A comedic exchange reveals how a man’s wife explains a perceived cross look is from meeting her husband, not from a bat.
Leslie Stephen and Dr Morgan failed to milk a cow during a Swiss tramp. After an hour of attempts while holding the cow by the horns they gave up, a moment Dr Morgan called one of the few times Stephen was truly thwarted.
A reflection on Thackeray ties to Dacca Bengal where his grandfather laid the fortune’s basta and the famed muslins were famed as delicate textiles. The London Chronicle notes the price of muslin and the rarity of export beyond the city walls.
In a German recitation a pupil asks for the German word for lawyer. Tommy mispronounces and the class laughs. He admits I forgot, then earns relief after the teacher praises the honesty and avoids a zero.
The London Chronicle recounts Poland’s drinking culture in historic times. Key figures include Stanislaus I and officials like Branicki Kemarczewski and Sosiejkowski, noted for heavy consumption and paired drinking feats with stubborn banter and convivial excess.
A busy South Omaha sale shows steady to firm cattle and strong demand. Cattle prices ranged with good to choice beeves at 7.75 to 8.35, veal calves 7.05 to 10.00, and feeders 7.25 to 8.85, while sheep and lambs saw steady lamb prices and strong demand, with Mexican lambs around 10.49 and a spring lot at 13.59. Hog bids rose to about 7.00 with some 6.95 quotes and killers near 7.05.
Minnesota Red River Ohio seed potatoes free from scab and dry rot. Each farmer should obtain enough to plant five acres this year. Edible delivery price if taken from the car is 0 cents per bushel sacked. Clarence Rosenberger secretary. Hemmeford Com Club. 18-tf-5405.
J L Nicolai, Alliance agent, reports strong demand for the Reo the Fifth and its new six model. The factory is taxed to supply the demand, and Nicolai is praised for robust sales as the automobile gains public favor.
Martha A. Markham wife of J. C. Markham died at her home in the west part of town early Wednesday. Funeral details were not provided in the notice.
Mrs. Markham born September 3, 1861 died at 63 years 5 months and 11 days after a short illness caused by a tumor. She leaves a husband and four children, plus several siblings. Survivors include a son and daughter in Alliance, a daughter in Edgemont, another near Ogden, Utah, and two sisters. A daughter from Edgemont rushed to her mother’s side. Ogden sister cannot attend the funeral. Interment location pending at press time.
W. L. Carroll announces a new shop in the alley behind Rodgers' store offering first class blacksmithing and horseshoeing services to local customers.
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