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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1917
Page
12
An old advertisement touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound as a ready to use hair darkener. It claims natural looking, even coloring that hides gray strands after repeated applications and makes hair appear younger. It warns against use for disease.
The Nebraska Telephone Co reports wartime pressures on service. Government requests for equipment and right of way for calls have dominated private use. Large sums have funded training camp systems and lines between military posts. Troop communications at bridges and depots required special lines and equipment. Increased war activity raises long distance calls by over 20 percent and local calls in major cities also rise.
Mrs. F W Buchman of 311 Yellowstone Ave reports kidney trouble relief after using Donn’s Kidney Pills bought at Brennan’s Drug Store. She describes back pain fatigue and dizziness improving after a few boxes. Price 60 cents. Adv-Au Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. Shortage of houses and rooms continues. requests for rooms to rent and houses to rent.
The article notes a sharp rise in long distance calls from Washington and major centers. Bell system engineers are organized into signal corps battalions for war service, with local and long distance facilities reaching capacity. Government demands for trained personnel and equipment grow, prompting readers to limit nonessential use while seeking housing for horse-seekers.
A hot water drink with limestone phosphate is urged as an inside bath to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels of indigestible wastes. Proponents claim it improves complexion and energy, reducing headaches biliousness and fatigue, with a quarter pound sold cheaply at drug stores to prove the claims.
The Alliance City Mission requests donations of men and women clothing and shoes for all ages. Winter demand will rise and items may be sold at a small charge or freely given if recipients cannot pay. Call to arrange drop off on Box Butte avenue or request pickup.
A wartime column notes a physician shortage and shifts in public sentiment. It questions Kaiser Wilhelm II’s actions after the Lusitania sinking and highlights hardship for men married under haste. It mentions Hoover's drive for affordable bread and critiques pension politics amid war.
The text suggests a plebiscite offer to settle disputes with Germany while France would demand territorial cession under pressure. Mexico is quiet after Kaiser Wilhelm II hints at returning host provinces, and American troops in France entertain themselves with baseball, surprising French observers who note bombs and serenade throwing. A German paper urges Berlin to deny further disclosures by ex Ambassador Gerard.
A local notice in Bieworth Nebraska announces an application for membership by horses and cattle owners. The document lists mall to CHAS Jameson as secretary treasurer and references per head charges.
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