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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1915
Page
6
A jumble of quips and anecdotes from Lloyds column includes a six year old’s reluctance to pray for all relatives, a graduate seeking work, satirical verses, and reflections on war era attitudes. The writer rails at pretension, praises true nurses, and notes shifting patronage and social foibles.
A veteran car conductor in Boston lost his job and took a new post as a church sexton. He turned over the collection box to a church pillar one Sunday and, while fishing for change, produced two cigars. He then admonished a smoker in a solemn tone about the three rear seats.
A visiting editor at a party is mistaken about a hostess’s cold due to her deafness and grippe. She jokes that she also has a spring cold and that the editor will soon catch one too, prompting a nervous reaction before they sit down.
In Arlington Texas a carnival parade features 1000 roosters marching behind a brass band to celebrate their severed home ties. A local poultry buyer offered 25 cents for each rooster to back infertile egg campaigns. After the march he planned a slaughter, but the gray hen remains at work despite the publicity.
A column reflects on the overuse of black attire in weddings, noting an engaged couple who married in fifteen minutes and imagining future ceremonies with reverse color schemes. The writer jokes about moving public taste away from traditional black.
The writer urges readers to ensure funds before presenting checks to avoid “insufficient funds” marks. It compares the banker’s stance under a new law barring overdrafts with personal discipline. It ends by noting a laborer who works daily yet achieves little, implying financial prudence as remedy.
Exchange Gossip notes G Hrubesky in Alliance visiting friends and returning home. G Putman and Standard Old business figures travel through Alliance to Morrill to locate a new agent. Simon Spry of Alliance assesses property interests and praises local crop conditions. W H Thomas and J J Myers journey to Alliance with hospital and family ties. Mary Becker returns to Alliance after visiting brothers Felix and John. James Overman hosts Larson of Dunning during a family visit.
Promoter Jack Curley, visiting Lincoln, says he will offer Johnson a return bout with Willard after Johnson claimed in London he could have beaten the white champion for 50 000. Curley cites Johnson’s Havana timing and balance of 29000 paid as proof of dispute. Mrs Hand returns to Crawford after a visit with Dr A J Hand.
A traditional cosmetic remedy promises to restore natural color and luster to faded or gray hair. By applying Sage Tea and Sulphur based mixture, users report darkening hair evenly, reducing dandruff and hair loss, with results appearing after one or two applications.
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