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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1913
Page
5
The Herald outlines Want Ads pricing and rules with one cent per word per insertion, minimum ten cents, and black face double rate. Credit rate applies but no account under twenty five cents. ads not charged under fifteen cents weekly. It notes ads connect buyers and sellers in the town.
Local ads show multiple properties and services in Alliance Nebraska. J D Emerick Bonded Abstracter operates in Box Butte county with offices in the McCorkle Building. Various rental notices include a vacuum cleaner operator, furnished rooms, and hay land for rent near Alliance.
Help wanted at Schwender's restaurant Bridgeport Nebr offers good wages and a phone contact. Also sale or exchange ads for 1913 motorcycles and motor boats with brand new machines and easy monthly plans. Includes note to enclose stamp for reply and address Lock Box 11 Trenton Mich. 2-1-2359
Box Butte County Fair Association asks farmers to bring samples of grain in straw to E T Kibble real estate office for county and state fair exhibition. They stress better showing amid drought in eastern states and urge broad participation to ensure a successful fair. Ady 25-21-2412.
For sale quarter section of Tend ten minutes north of Alliance at 12.50 per acre. Inclusion includes corrugated carpet paper and 50 yard rails. Contact Box 991 Alliance or Rowan & Wright coal office at Rowan's feed store. Phone 71. tf
Thrift notices from Grand Island Nebraska promote monument sales and discounted lumber items. Alliance seller AL Wiker and Dierks Lumber & Coal Co advertise materials and a riding horse for sale through The Herald office. New furniture bargains feature iron beds and dining room pieces with phone contact details.
Found items including a gray sweater and a lady's coat with a cap found west of town on the way to Elmore dam. Owners can reclaim at The Herald office by proving ownership. Also listed are services and ads for a real estate loan, hardware and supplies, ambulance service, coal wood and posts, plus contact details.
Ready for business I have returned to Alliance after two years away and will do cement work. Orders may be left at The Herald office. John Pederson, Advt 29-11-2147. Also 1 000 loads on hand. Complete photographic outfit for sale cheap. Size 6x7 Seneca View Camera with lens, case, tripod. Ask 340 or visit 26-11-2242. Thoroughbred pony for sale cheap. Want to buy larger base burndr must be fair cash. Phone or Herald office. Agents wanted to solicit health and accident insurance Lincoln Accident Insurance Co. Fremont Nebr 34-40-2405.
Mr William Orvis of Clare Michigan attests that Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cured his dysentery stricken daughter describing it as the best medicine in the world. Advertisement states for sale by F E Holsten and all dealers.
An advertisement asserts deafness stems from a catarrh inflaming the Eustachian tube and claims only constitutional treatment can restore hearing. It offers a $100 reward for any case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and directs readers to send for circulars from F J Cheney & Co of Toledo.
Multiple city churches announce Sunday services with Sunday School at 10:00 and worship at 11:00. Topics include The Three Graces and Providence. evenings feature preaching and youth activities. All seats free and welcoming to visitors.
W A Bennett, who has been visiting Seattle Portland and other western cities writes Bert Laing that the trip has been fine and the country out there is fine but he plans to return to Alliance.
Alliance business men and their families will attend the Old Soldiers and Settlers Reunion at Bridgeport tomorrow. Friday marks the celebration’s last day with a good crowd. Some Alliance merchants urge reciprocity, urging Alliance to attend sister town fairs to encourage outsiders to join Alliance celebrations.
Mrs. E. J. Reeves advises The Herald on a canning method tested last year with sweet corn. To seven quarts of vegetables add one ounce of tartaric acid after cooking and before jar packing, then when opening to serve add a half teaspoon of soda per quart to neutralize the acid and improve taste.
C C Joy, visiting from Phoenix, says hay on his Sheridan county ranch thirty miles northeast of Alliance is as good as ever this year. He plans to return to Artizona next Monday and is busy preparing to start back.
Elders recall three severe dry spells in 1854 1887 and the current year. Debate rages over which was driest as corn yields fell in 1887 with stalks on low ground.
Ten year old Margaret Zebrung, daughter of Mr and Mrs Zebrung, recovered at home after an appendicitis operation at St Josephs Hospital two weeks ago. She progresses well and may not walk for a week but should be fully well soon.
Five room cottage at 620 Laramie described as modern except pen. Advertised by Mrs H J Ellas with contact details omitted. Local rental notice notes availability and address for inquiries.
The Mayor and City Council of Alliance Nebraska will meet as a board of equalization on September 5 1915 at 8 pm to levy special assessments on real estate in sewer district 19 within Wyoming Addition blocks three four seven and Sheridan Addition blocks G K L for lateral sewer construction. Notice to affected property owners will be published for three consecutive weeks in the Alliance Herald and Alliance Semi Weekly Times prior to September 5 1913.
George W. Duncan ended a three week automobile journey to Salt Lake City traveling via Laramie Wyoming by train then car. He reports a very enjoyable trip and a deep tan from sightseeing with the Cogswell family. He praises the Mormon country seen during the route.
Alliance notice offers a partly furnished home for rent with a hen house and hens for sale. Terms require cash in advance and monthly payments. possession can be given at any time. Location three blocks west of the court house at 519 Big Horn Ave. Contact M J Baumgardner 36-90-2448 or Rowan Wright coal at 71.
Our storefront invites customers to try outfits with assurance of fit across styles. One fixed price applies to all styles and extras are free with purchase.
Local notice lists Alliance Cleaning Works at 403 Box Butte Ave Ral. The fragment provides address but lacks further details on services or dates.
The Alliance volunteer fire department held its regular meeting at City Hall and announced a big smoker event two weeks from last night. Chief P L Romig spoke of his eastern trip and the fire apparatus he observed, as officials and local business leaders prepare an extensive program and dances for the county fire festivities.
The State of Nebraska Box Butte County in the County Court informs creditors to file claims against the estate of Alexander C. Ross by six months from September 14, 1913, and for debts to be paid within one year from that date. The affidavit is dated August 4, 1913 and signed by County Judge L. A. Barry. Other items note Mrs Will Otto bringing her baby for medical attention and Enoch Boyer’s return from the western coast.
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