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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1908
Page
4
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A New York Sun editorials that Wall Street backs Taft. In Tennessee a judge offers a quip that the main factors fueling divorce courts are a woman’s love for dry goods and a man’s love for wet goods.
The Boston Transcript notes an actress refusing to pay for certain photographs as they render her too pretty. The piece reads that a savvy press agent is needed to uncover fresh angles in advertising.
A 1900s tone notes Oklahoma's reform laws including a $5 to $50 fine for eavesdropping on telephone lines. It suggests strict enforcement in Alliance could fund a new artesian well without bonds.
The message describes a multimillionaire as enviable least and admirable citizen with a hard face and soft body. It notes his son is a fool and his daughter a foreign princess, reflecting a critical portrait attributed to Roosevelt.
The quote scorns critics who claim to run newspapers better than editors. It notes readers constantly advise in the streetcar and mocks the public for endless blunders, while predicting the old all purpose editor fades as a single man runs a paper.
The piece traces the evolution from steel-tired wagons to rubber-tired buggies and automobiles, noting how luxury widened with time. It laments higher costs and faster travel, comparing past and present spending on everyday goods and Sunday clothes, and questions why progress hasn’t produced more blessings.
Notice to stockholders announces the first annual meeting at Alliance Nebraska on May 1908 Sunday at 2 p m to elect a five member board and conduct other business. W E Spencer secretary.
For sale a steam plow outfit including disc and mould board plows with tanks and necessary fixtures. Inquire of J. C. McCorkle. 19 3
In Pennsylvania delegates to Denver lean Bryan with most district delegates pledged or inclined to him. Taft led Republicans face rival pro Taft and anti Taft forces as battles over convention seats unfold. Treasury deficit looms as Roosevelt era policies face test with budget shortfalls and shipbuilding costs cited.
Washington April 28 Two battleships a year is the Roosevelt goal. The senate passed a naval bill for two ships this year with a pledge of two more annually, a result that supporters call a victory while critics warn it still leaves U S unable to dictate terms. Beveridge led the drive for four ships but the chamber approved two.
A Civil War troop pursues a bushwhacker after a man is killed at gunpoint. They burn his ragged cabin, seize a child, and hang the supposed shooter before riding on. The defiant wife smokes a pipe through the grim act, then refuses aid, while a trooper gives her five dollars before departure.
Jack Johnson with manager Fitzpatrick arrives in London from New York and visits sporting houses before issuing a challenge to Tommy Burns to fight anywhere for any purse Burns accepts. Johnson also offers to bet Burns 2500 that he can stop him within twenty rounds.
The First Presbyterian Church bazaar in the Phelan opera house closed after two days with $175 net proceeds. Dozens of booths offered artful articles and a popular baby show awarded silver spoons to a one year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gavin and a two year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Deitlein. Auction of bachelors drew lively bids, headlined by a popular editor and other notable bidders. Six pals bought a “Merry Jane” group for $2.50. Ladies’ hard work earns praise for a successful event.
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