Burr Printing Company Official Alliance Newspaper
The Burr Printing Company publishes the Alliance Herald as the official newspaper of Alliance Nebraska and Box Butte County. George L Burr Jr and Edwin M Burr serve as president and vice president with Burr as business manager. Published Tuesdays and Fridays.
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George L. Burr, JR
Edwin M. Burr
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Burr Printing Company
The Duty and Opportunity of Capital in Western Stock
An article argues the United States must rapidly restock cattle and sheep to avert a future meat shortage. It calls on bankers and capital to extend ample credit to revive western stockgrowers after drought, heavy losses, and market collapse, restoring independence and national prosperity.
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United States
New Human Freaks Report Sparks Local Debate
A Sioux City Record fragment comments on calamity hunters investigation maniacs and propagandists as nuisances, stirring public debate about media sensationalism and accountability.
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Sioux City
Fragmented view on progress and reform in early politics
The passage argues that some see modernity as a drift from nature and cites a Webster utterance criticizing banks and corporations. It suggests ancient and recurring fears of privilege and monopoly, labeling reformists as agitators who would disrupt liberty, property, and social morals.
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Danied Webster
Weeter
Elea
Meeting at Carnegie Hall Demands Better War Disability Care
April four rally at Carnegie Hall urged Congress to fund hospitals sanitariums and systems to care for wounded and disabled veterans. Pershing attended with Pepper Manning Silverman Waring Frayne Stires and Wickershaw speaking as Colonel Galbraith cited 20 000 veterans needing ongoing treatment and restoration efforts. The piece credits slow government action and praises the new administration for addressing neglected cases.
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Carnegie Hall
Congress
General Pershing
George Wharton Pepper
Dr. Manning
Rabbi Silverman
Mer. Waring
Hugh Frayne
Stires
Mr. Wickershaw
Galbraith
American Legion
Small Town Censorship Movements Stir Debate Across Towns
The piece notes how films banned in large cities reach smaller towns via distributors, leaving local exhibitors at the mercy of curbs. It calls for enforcement of the Beebe plan to regulate these releases and protect audiences in small communities.
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Picures
Ryle Aulences
Lnrwer
Ems
Beebe
Priess
Forbes
New York
RANDOM SHOTS Lighter notes and quips sweep the office
A jumble of hazy quotes and humorous asides from office life and newspaper lore. The piece riffs on printing standards, gossip, stage fashion, and curious anecdotes, with fleeting references to reporters, editors, and public figures.
Woman Offered Rosalind Role in Local Shakespeare Play
A wife explains to her husband that their club will perform As You Like It and she is asked to play Rosalind. He responds with encouragement and curiosity about the casting and future rehearsals.
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John
The Charwoman's Husband and City Sights Bungle Week
A humorous column notes misadventures in daily life with the charwoman's husband missing a week due to illness, a travel salesman slipping on a Casper train platform, and passers by wedged into chairs while sidewalks and awnings pose odd dangers. The piece ends with a torn trousers incident at Jess Miller's hostelry.
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Traveline
Casper
George Grigozs
Jess Miller
Unclear Tale of Trousers and a Mysterious Car Bid
A fragment recounts a man named George Carey who is courted by automobile dealers and threatens to buy a car. The tale mentions a delayed trouser return at 10 57 and a wake up at 6 am with a need to stay in bed for warmth. The text hints at a ruse to win a game of wolf by Sunday.
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George Carey
Farmers Pay Higher Prices for Articles During 1920
Retail prices of articles purchased by farmers in 1920 averaged 11 per cent higher than 1919 and 108 per cent higher than 1914, while the average purchasing power of one acre of crops fell 38 per cent from 1919 to 1920. Prices for farmer bought goods rose steadily through 1920, reaching a year end peak, despite farmers’ product prices easing.
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Bureau of Corp
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