Random Shots on a Shortest Day and Surprising Marital Woes
A lighthearted column notes Tuesday as the year's shortest day and lampoons printers facing layoffs amid the holidays. It jokes about multiple phonographs in homes, curious street theories about wives, and a writer’s musings on appearance and marriage.
Telegram Confusion Over Mother-in-Law’s Burial
A man learns his mother-in-law, who had lived with his family, died on a visit with another son in law. A telegram asks for embalming burial or cremation, and he replies to embalm bury and cremate, Take no chances.
Angora gas discovery excites Alliance locals
The Angora find fuels local chatter as residents debate the significance of natural gas in the area. The column humorously questions the impact while noting community reactions and light seasonal banter.
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Willie
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Angora
Bill Maupin
Glycerine Mixture Advertises Gas Relief and Constipation Aid
Simple glycerine buckthorn bark Adlerika mix claims to relieve gas on stomach and sour stomach. It purportedly acts on both upper and lower bowel and removes foul matter, often curing constipation and preventing appendicitis. An eager druggist endorses its instant action and notes a patient once endured five years of indigestion improved by one dose.
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Harry Thiele
Family arrives to join Herald staff member in city
Mrs. Ernest W. Gremel and Ernest W. Jr. of Broken Bow arrived Sunday noon to join Mr. Gremel in the city where he is a member of the Herald force.
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Ernest W. Gremel
Ernest W., Jr
Broken Bow
Gremel
The
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