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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1920
Page
2
A Missouri trio of champion poker players prompts a Wyoming preacher brother story. The father dies during a visit, and the preacher e-mails the brothers with a grim punchline about the lost hand. A minstrel show ballad links the tale to poker’s ruinous pull.
Back east, estimable ladies push a campaign against cigarettes. They vow to end tobacco on the kerosene circuit as part of broader war on smoking and to protect the boys after national prohibition.
The piece argues Massachusetts leads a campaign to save boys citing 1910 census data showing more marriagesable women than men. It quips Bay State women would not tolerate bachelor men and mocks “bean eaters” while noting wartime patriotism and a wish for men who study and attend prayer meetings.
A fragment discusses feminine pulchritude as admissible when examined from a high minded aesthetic view. The speaker reflects on a naval career and frames aesthetic judgment within disciplined conduct.
The author praises Rhode Island for its beauty and mills noting many girls are mill workers. He questions cigarette dangers, cites varied medical opinions, and jokes about women discussing tobacco in sewing circles while pondering husbands and spinsterhood.
The essay argues Massachusetts, viewed as a colony of old maids, should spearhead laws affecting women and animals and champion a nationwide campaign against cigarettes. It mocks women focusing on domestic pets while shifting to regulate men’s habits.
The narrator notes friends favor harsh tobacco brands while one helper, Rafe Jones, stands out among peers. The mood shifts as the group discusses stronger cigarettes and a rotten cigar handed earlier by a paper salesman, reflecting tension over taste and values.
A humorous reflection on smoking preferences argues that cigar, pipe, or cigarette use keeps the speaker’s weight in check. The narrator jokes about debates with physicians and cites an Alliance man whose sworn statement supposedly proves him mistaken, yet the stance remains unchanged.
A historical note claims many doctors in Lincoln smoke despite understanding tobacco harms. It reports a survey of about twenty-five physicians, finding only two abstainers and roughly three-fourths smoking cigarettes. The piece highlights a paradox in medical knowledge versus personal habit.
The informant, a top Lincolnsome surgeon, says cigarettes are least harmful. He is well known and regional observers describe him as a leading state surgeon. The piece hints at willingness to undergo surgery but prefers to avoid the operating table and its costs.
A surgeon contends that many colleagues overestimate cigarette danger. He says he has tried all forms except snuff and found that cigars or pipes affect his nerves during operations day after day.
The writer imagines looming cigarette shortages and strict enforcement. They warn of home rolling, jail for contraband, and a future cigarette squad in every department. They acknowledge prohibition arriving gradually, not immediately.
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