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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1921
Page
3
The Guardian of the Firm's Exche comments on a summer cold vs hay fever and mentions tight finances for vacations. It lists humorous losses and a Bridgeport tip, describing a man with an odd system for buying or making hope.
A quirky column riffs on blues in the East and booze in the West of U and mocks national foibles. A Danish peasant buys a motor car from a country lawyer for 40 chickens, contrasted with fighting over cars instead of chickens. An exchange notes a law against giving away sailors is another foolish statute.
Reporter recalls a Gaiety Orpheum evening in Omaha with a standout singer who earned encores and sharp remarks about her attire. Scottsbluff pursues a Carnegie library and welfare board funding. A ptomaine-poisoning tale, quitting smoking, haircut jokes, and a yarn about a shipyard father awaiting a christening frame a mix of humor and small-town life.
No fish of ordinary intelligence will bite before four a m not after six a m except when he chooses. Angle worms go deeper into the earth during dry weather and still deeper in drier weather. The cost of tackle and the number of fish caught vary in inverse proportion with bait. Some fish like live minnows others are hooked with a frog.
The piece offers quirky notes on fishing and habits, from worm handling to bait preferences and safety tips. It mentions landings, nets, and the joke about fish biting when least expected, plus a stray quip about Cheyenne Avenue and local scrutiny of officials.
Mrs Brus and son visited Alliance as callers Friday. Kilpatrick and Banks families drove to Worley place Thursday. Elsen and Jean spent Sunday at Eaton hay camp. Hall family and Jay and wife drove to Alliance Friday. C Hall left for Ohio for extended visit. Ferruson rode to town for a short stay. Ducks arriving quick. Prof Hall to Kansas soon for winter. Banks drove to Elsen’s Friday morning. Butler sister not improving. Eaton family and Ed Wilkine toured Alliance Thursday. Everett and Clarence Kilpatrick visited Alliance Friday. Jay Hall’s mother and father expected from Lincoln this week. Print Kane visited Peters on Friday. Banks was a tin sheet caller at Alliance Wednesday with Lee Moore. Lee’s eye is out of the cast and improving little. Al Hall family staying at father’s place. Mrs Hall assisting with work.
Transfers show N P Dodge Jr and wife selling Lot 225 Belmont addition to Gu Ward for 140 dollars. Roy W Miller and others sell N 12 Lot 5 All Lot 4 Block 6 Second County Addition to Laura L Hudson for 3500 dollars. Dodge Jr also sells Lot 203 Belmont to Emmett C Drake for 185 dollars and Lots 169 170 Belmont Addition to Mrs Justine Rohrbach for 165 dollars.
Observes that a sales-driven business model depends on credit decisions. The credit department’s handling of customers reveals whether the enterprise is financially sound, as uncollected accounts threaten stability and future growth.
A state agriculture bulletin outlines Grades No 1 No 2 and Early Nebraska for Nebraska potatoes. It advises growers on grading handling and packaging to preserve quality and avoid market delays with tips on weather loading cars cleanliness and proper ventilation.
The speaker urges readers to stock up while prices and delivery are favorable, signaling a rare window of advantage before potential price increases later in the year. The message leverages timely urgency to prompt action from consumers.
The Imperial presents Flying Pat with Vivacious Doro as a new wife who pursues an independent aviation career. A crash and domestic fallout lead to a kitchen revenge plot before a humorous reconciliation. Also shown is A Slave of Vanity with Pauline Frederick as a social widow facing love and money conflicts.
A blunt report claims most highwaymen are mentally defective while asserting all victims are financially unbalanced. The wording draws sharp criticism from critics who call for nonjudgmental language and clearer data.
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