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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1921
Page
3
A newspaper column declares Poetry Week and defends the humor department. It playfully ridicules Leo Lloyd and his partner Gatenby while praising the aim of keeping laughter in daily life and noting a light roast from Box Butte County.
The New Mexico American Legion adjutant vows to send genuine Mexican jump beans to any American girl who corresponds with one of five thousand disabled ex service men in state hospitals. Amid local chatter, Smith of Alliance Steam is noted as a frond poo-bah, while Nag installs a wet wash pad scene and greets Eddie the Ad Man with “Victory” cheer.
The Chadron Journal letters feud continues as Leo Lloyd defends himself with satire while Gatenby backs him with verses. A county farmer ex-soldier named Gentle Joe adds a sharper rebuttal, aiming his barbs at Chadron and its claims of poetic talent.
In a terse tirade, a writer lambastes Leo Lloyd and another figure Gatenby claiming their verses incite dispute. The speaker vows penalties and ridicules amateur rhyme, accusing critics of derision from the public.
A local column targets Leo of Chadron for playful insults about his poetry and ego. The piece notes Leo is otherwise pleasant, praises his family, and mentions Box Butte poets granting license to lampoon him. The write up also recalls a misattributed Giltnerman line and references Abie Martin II of Bridgeport with Christmas digestion humor.
A man says he cannot make it but knows where to obtain it and compliments his wife on a beautiful necktie she picked for him.
The column recounts holiday scenes with families visiting relatives, deliveries of packages, hunting, dinners, and gatherings around Christmas. It notes travel disruptions from bad roads, a postponed program at Hall Retries, and mentions several local residents and their activities during the holidays.
The column reflects on mincemeat pie and baked potato season, noting readers’ hopes over protests and the sight of unbleached muslin aprons with applique posies. It hints at unfinished front page work and continues with Gentle Joseph’s pen.
A brief, fragmented personal reminiscence about Christmas travel and editor Wilcox of Bridgeport. The speaker recalls vague remarks about a pirate and wonders if he ever returned, noting limited things he could say.
Pleasant Valley residents shared Christmas dinners with neighbors including Mr. and Mrs. John Roberts and Mr. O W Cox and family. After noon calls came from Thomas Squibbs and Roy Rader. Adams sale drew neighborhood attendance as Mr. Adams plans moves to Falls City. Charles Barry handled Hemingford business matters. Gust Peterson and Thomas Squibbs did Monday butchering. Edgar Brown family shopped in Hemingford Saturday. School dismissed Friday for a week vacation. Miss Eaton the teacher vacations with her parents in Hemingford.
A spoof column mocks a western Neb bank hailed as the best. It jokes that jazz life rivals Russia’s Bolshevik government. It notes an agricultural college feeding cows with sawdust and questions its source. A psychol ogist cites seven basic dreams and other quips on modern dances.
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