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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1902
Page
6
Northern Holland's Broeck dazzles with sky blue fences rose colored houses and minty streets. The town’s rules demand shoe removal at doors no smoking except via covered pipes and a policy of dust and polish everywhere. Citizens drift through canals and miniature gardens while clerks detail odds and ends of a vibrant, impossible cleanliness culture.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat piece notes the rise of secondhand houses beyond furniture to a wide range of useful and ornamental items. The shift reflects social style changes as people chase the latest designs while treating old goods as gold.
The Philadelphia Record recalls Frank Stockton and his brother John sending poems to Canadian editors. Rejected poems inflamed them until they sent Milton's ode to prove editors recognize poetry, earning a check and apology. The tale ends with Stockton remarking the editor knew poetry after all.
A Philadelphia newspaper man’s wife, doing housework herself due to tight income, painted the floor and sat on a dry island in the middle to avoid spoiling her work. Her husband freed her with a board and told the tale, via the Philadelphia Telegraph.
A Southern household tale describes a cook, a fat Black widow, and a widowed laboring brother with twelve children. The mistress clues in on marriage, the cook confesses she has already faced a similar predicament.
A fragment recalls Victor Hugo’s lofty self view. A visitor finds him walking in a garden pondering what he would say to the Creator. The implied punchline suggests Hugo would compliment the divine.
A dialogue featuring Madge and De Garry about weekly matinees and a vow to avoid repeating mistakes. The American Thresherman quotes Moses on following his advice after he hit the nail on the head.
Sleeplar dining and reclining chair car are free through train. Tickets sold and baggage checked to any point in the United States or Canada. For information time tables and tickets call or write to J Kneiper Agent or J Frasca General Passenger Agent Omaha Nebraska.
An agent in Boa Butte Nebraska promotes the Lewis Medicine Cosmos remedies promising cures for kidney and liver diseases dyspepsia rheumatism catarrh heart disease and general debility with a money back guarantee if no cure is effected.
A city notice offers securely packed prints measuring 6 by 1 inches mounted on bevel edged carbon melton, with prepaid express shipment upon receipt of 1.85 dollars. Alliance is named as the source.
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