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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1917
Page
12
The governor calls for fire safety precautions and declares April 27 and 28, 1917 as Clean-up Days. He urges teachers to hold extra drills to educate students on fire prevention and proper handling of matches and flammable materials. Kept under state seal, dated April 6, 1917.
In April 1917 the Nebraska State Fire Commissioner urges Mayors, chiefs, and citizens to promote a Spring Clean Up. The plan calls for basements attics and yards cleaned and rubbish hauled away. Fire inspectors will check buildings during the week of April 22 and teams paid for two days will clear debris for community safety.
Copies of a 1776 recruitment poster shown by Sergeant Booth outline enlistment for General Washington’s troops. The notice invites young men to Spotswood New Jersey area to join F company Major Shute’s battalion in the Eleventh regiment, with a bounty of twelve dollars, clothing, rations, and annual pay of sixty dollars in gold and silver. It promises glory and potential return home rich, ending with God Save the United States.
The Herald announces affordable artistically printed business cards for travels and business use. Orders will be produced promptly by the job printing department with quick phone contact at 340.
In Bethany six days before Passover Jesus visits at Mary and Martha’s home. Mary’s gift of costly ointment shows love over calculation, earning praise from Jesus while Judas and others critique. The scene highlights devotion to Jesus, the cost of deeds, and the contrast between faith and envy.
Worms cause dull irritability and sleep disturbances in children. Kickapoo Worm Killer, a mild laxative candy tablet, claims prompt worm removal and relief from irregular appetite and bowel issues. Available from all druggists. Adv-1.
The annual report to the city council covers the light and water plants for the year ending March 1 and March 15, 1917. Light department gross earnings reach 3973092.44, net earnings 15278.39, with construction spending 2535.69. Water department gross receipts total 11704.99, expenditures 23544.66, and construction costs 12974.96.
The report shows 104,167,500 gallons pumped this year versus 81,131,250 last year, a gain of 24,036,250 gallons. On April 1, 1917, the water department served 720 patrons, up from 690 the previous year, a rise of 30 patrons.
General Wood speaks at the American Cotton Waste exchange urging universal military service and frontline deployment. He warns a voluntary force is impractical and notes only 6,000 enlistments in two weeks, contending a million-man army requires prompt action.
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