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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1921
Page
7
Farm prices in Omaha Neb report mixed shifts across corn wheat oats rye and barley with No 1 white corn around 41 to 41 2 cents and wheat mostly firm though some grades slip. Market receipts listed corn 65 cars and assorted grain figures while oats and rye showed minor moves and barley held firm.
In Omaha Aug 22 Prairie Hurv notes light receipts and strong demand for better trades with higher prices. Alfalfa, straw, and mill and prairie categories show varied quotes with No 1 and No 2 grades listed. Lowland prairie and alfalfa prices range from about 6 to 18 dollars per unit, with smaller lots and mixed demand across grades.
Brown and Jones lament the absence of their friend Robinson who had not married. They joke that since he tied the knot his movements are not as free, implying marriage has limited Robinson’s rope or freedom.
The Omaha and Kansas City markets report heavy cattle runs with 644 cars and 60,000 cattle across the three western centers. Cattle prices show lighter steer values and weaker veal and sheep trends, while hogs fall 50 cents from Saturday and sheep and lambs decline amid liberal arrivals and weak demand. Kansas City receipts total 24,500 cattle and 7,500 hogs with mixed price shifts, calves steady to higher, and stockers and feeders steady to higher amid market softness for light hogs.
A fragmentary item describes a "4'' Operstor" and a prompt about Marjorie with slang musical lines. The note mentions "6 Operator" and a claim of revealing what's on the other side. Telephine appears as a heading or tag for the snippet.
A garbled exchange from Morning Telegram and London Opinion touches on butter knives velocity and science jargon. The fragment hints at daily musings and misheard phrases from a newspaper page, leaving readers to interpret the clipped, incomplete dialogue.
In a brief Sydney Bulletin item, Simpson greets Jones with surprise at a recent meeting. Jones clarifies the encounter is not about marriage but pressing business concerns, hinting at lingering professional anxieties.
In a fragmented item from the London show scene, a sly insurance offer prompts skepticism as a New York surety firm quips about honesty of husbands versus bachelors. The chatter also remarks on the volatility of stock and travel risks in a breezy entertainment snippet.
A preacher recounts a convention bed fellowship and a biblical reading from Proverbs about ants. The talk extols the ant as a model of industry with engineers, stockkeepers, agriculturists, wageholders, and enslaved workers. It likens ant society to human life and ends with a question on a single head carrying much.
A reflective lesson extols ants as tireless workers whose cooperative effort and persistence inspire humans to improve during hard times. It notes ants store food for winter, endure dangers, and remain unified, urging society to follow their example in reconstruction and shared responsibility.
A reflective remark notes suffering worsened not by scarcity but by wasteful abundance. It urges preparing wisely for what comes after life, stressing restraint and prudent provisioning amid plenty.
The piece surveys varied snippets about Olympic planning delays in 1992 eight month calendar jokes for Congress and a proposed 28 day year. It notes a murder conviction gap in cities from a New York Herald survey and speculates on feminism wartime roles then shifts to a light joke about barley tribe marriage prices and frost timing.
The remark notes a man who served twenty years across Polish and French armies and later fought Bolsheviks. A theory cites watercoats losing pockets as evidence of changing needs, and the writer hopes this idea won’t be taken to its extreme.
The famine fund is closed as rains raise crops, signaling sufficient aid. Observers note that statistics imply one stenographer out of ten marries her employer, a claim used to argue about labor dynamics. Confectioners complain of 80 cent sugar in 20 cent candy, while the whereabouts of cheaper sugar remain unverified.
A satirical note mocks journalists and politicians while joking about an uneinkable airplane and a future starship. The piece playfully critiques age and views on women’s fashion, contrasting with the men’s vanity and opinions.
Wartime cinema earns money amid controversy as a profiteer faces accusations of deceit and undermining legitimate enterprise. The piece notes ambitious youths urged to stay home and seek fortune in pictures, while criticizing the added charges cast on honest industry figures.
A newly identified race in panth erm Sumatran is described as never telling a lie. The discoverer claims its members refrain from hunting or fishing, marking a unique behavioral trait.
A brief item notes that one man earned a place on the slacker list due to a low effort mime act. No further names or details are provided in the readable fragments.
A brief public note reminds Liberty bonds should be worth one hundred cents on redemption day. The message emphasizes the value of holding bonds despite market fluctuations.
An editorial comment reflects on resilience after a crisis, questioning the pace of returning to normalcy and stressing the human cost behind the move toward stability. The piece conveys urgency and critique of official voices.
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