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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1918
Page
6
Manuscript notes from Dawes County Nebraska in June 1886 highlight local items from Nonpareil Chadron Hemingford and Buffalo Gap. The Grip column notes editorials on Frank Lawler stories and Chadron rail prospects alongside town news and private notices.
Fragmentary note describes a mince pie with no top crust aimed at saving flour shortening and labor. Mentions a lean boring crust and rough measurements, suggesting a wartime or economical context and a possible brand or term None Such War Pie.
State Auditor W H Smith reports Nebraska has the lowest per capita state government cost in the West North Central Group at 4.02 dollars, below the national average of 5.10. The compiled figures show Nebraska total governmental outlay 6,065,769 with per capita 4.03, while group totals for payments and revenues indicate 510,134,299 and 466,946,748 respectively across the nation.
The record lists allocations by function such as protection, conservation, health, charities, and education, with an overall general expenditures of 1.64 plus 0.15 for permanent outlays. Property values include land, buildings, and equipment totaling 14.79 million, with state assets designated for specific uses and state institutions funded. Nebraska is among five states with no funded or floating debt, alongside Iowa, South Dakota, Kansas, and West Virginia.
A wartime reminiscence recalls the German emperor proposing to England that their fleets position between the American fleet and Cuba. England refused and warned it would shield the American forces, expressing that a larger German fleet might have captured the United States.
A quip about professional errors contrasts plumbers lawyers carpenters doctors dentists and judges. The judge’s mistake ends the matter, implying finality or a legal consequence.
A sharp quip on public tolerance for errors. The speaker contrasts mistakes by preachers, electricians, and newspaper men, noting the latter receive intense scrutiny and notoriety when errors occur.
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