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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1920
Page
7
Owners within Paving District No 3 in Alliance Box Butte County Nebraska are notified their property listed in detail is included in the district created by Ordinance No 271. The ordinance passage approval and publication establish the district boundaries and assessments.
A notice dated December 26 1919 announces a 20 day objection period for paving Box Butte Avenue Fifth to Tenth and surrounding streets in Alliance Nebraska. Objections must be filed with the City Clerk. if none filed the mayor and council will proceed with bids and paving using a material as determined by petition or by default. A January 19 1920 meeting will address objections.
Secretary of Agriculture David F. Houston announces a nationwide road building push funded by federal aid and state cooperation. He notes state bond issuances totaling about 538 million and says at least one billion dollars will be available for road improvements in the current and coming fiscal year. The 1919 program exceeded all prior years, pushing states to develop contracting and engineering capacity for 1920.
A fragment from a conversation about wedding lore and dream visions. One asks if placing cake under a pillow can reveal a future husband, and recalls dreaming of the Seventy-first regiment as a possible omen.
Sheriff and hotel manager investigated an American girl about sixteen with a touring Hawaiian troupe. The girl Mary O Neil of Portland left with her mother's consent. Federal authorities may prosecute the musicians on white slavery charges as the group moves toward Hemingford and Alliance.
Nearly two million pairs of men’s army shoes will be sold directly to the public through the war department retail stores in various cities. The sale marks the first time the government offers army shoes to civilians. Styles include the chocolate marching shoe at 8.25 dollars, a heavy metallic-fastened field shoe at 7.50, and a welt shoe at 7.50. Sizes 5 to 15 and widths A to EE.
A visitor confronts a patient at the asylum as the man alternates striking his head with a hammer and singing, explaining that the action feels good when he stops. The scene captures the unsettling mood of early 20th century psychiatric settings.
A pale soldier tells a medic that his appetite is fine yet every bite vanishes as he goes A. W. O. L. The remark comes from a wartime scene in the American Legion Weekly highlighting wartime strains on soldiers.
The readable text notes general concerns about fatigue and sleeplessness. It mentions a station and a person seeking trouble or a remedy without clear context. No specific names, dates, or places are identifiable in the fragment.
An old remedy titled Haarlem Of Capeules is described as a universal treatment for serious illness. It is presented as a tried preparation now claimed to cure or mitigate dangerous diseases globally.
Secretary Hart explains a first of the year levy on many state banks to raise guaranty fund reserves to 1 percent of deposits. The extra 1.2 percent semi annual assessment applies to banks over a year old. war time delays kept reserves from annual readjustment since 1916. Deposits rose while many reserves remain below 1 percent. banks above 1 percent were not required to add.
Rev A J May and daughter Vesta visited Spearfish South Dakota this past week. May returned Saturday. Miss May stays another week. The Hemingford Rebeccas installed officers Monday at Fellows hall followed by a banquet with Frank Elliott John Wiltsey Mrs Stewart and Mrs Shephard as Alliance visitors.
A vintage ad touts Dr King’s New Discovery as a proven remedy for cold and cough. It claims rapid relief from croup and other symptoms and notes the product is popular, selling at $1.20 a bottle at druggists.
Classic 1900s ad touts Dr Kings New Life Pills as a safe tonic that promotes bile flow and gentle cleansing of waste. It claims relief from constipation with gentle action and urges purchase from druggists at 26 cents.
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