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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1918
Page
5
Community items recount Hemingford Ledger moving to a new building and installing a linotype. Also notes war tax presence, staff changes, hires, and local social happenings including marriages, engagements, and upcoming lectures.
Organized Agriculture in Lincoln January 14 to 19 offers many farmer focused sessions daily with topics on wartime production wet problems and plans. Notable speakers include Franklin K Lane Sir Frederick E Smith Dr Alonzo Taylor and Joseph P Cotton. County agents from Nebraska attend a conference during these meetings.
A health advice item warns late eating causes indigestion and advocates Chamberlain's Tablets to strengthen the stomach and aid natural function. It claims meals should be spaced at least five hours apart and notes the tablets are obtainable everywhere.
A terse wartime statement urges the United States and its allies to maintain a firm resolve until Germany accepts peace terms, signaling a cautious approach to ending conflict through steadfast unity.
A sermon outline by Stephen J. Epler minister of the Church of Christ urges a life devoted to Christ. It discusses hearing Moses and the prophets, the call to heroic service during wartime, and preparation for death and eternity with emphasis on a Christ centered life.
The Church of Christ reports a successful Every Member Canvass with nearly all members pledging for the budget. Evangelist Harry G Knowles returns to Alliance for meetings starting Thursday evening January 3. Services, Bible school, prayer meetings, and midweek sessions are planned with emphasis on spiritual growth.
Last chance to buy season ticket for the three remaining numbers of the Red Path Lyceum Course. Price is 90 cents. Phone 798.
Last Sunday at the Methodist church speakers shared vivid camp life and YMCA work in wartime. Mr Keester from Camp Lewis spoke warmly in the morning about the boys work while Corporal Milton Keegan described experiences at Funston in the evening. Both praised the YMCA and Red Cross for supporting servicemen and voiced optimistic faith in government and ultimate wartime goals.
The cross society ministers to soldiers and reassures the public that their work is meaningful. After Mr. Keegan's evening talk, Mrs. Morris spoke on the qualifications and duties of a Red Cross nurse.
Mr Moris will speak next Sunday morning on Christ Creed and Christianity and in the evening on Dreams That Come True. The discourse will reveal treasures of wisdom in ancient Egypt with secrets long hidden. Seats are free and the public invited to attend.
We thank neighbors and friends for assistance and sympathy at our son Kenneth's funeral. Special thanks to the Rebekah Lodge and others for the flowers. MR. AND MRS. W. R. DRAKE AND CHILDREN.
A spy suspect was bound over to the federal court and will be sent to Chadron jail. Six suspects remain imprisoned at Chadron including two from Chadron one from Mitchell and two from Alliance as the federal action looms. The piece notes a German spy network and urges swift handling of cases to protect the nation.
A girl rushes into a drug store with a note for the pharmacist asking for a dime’s worth of calorie and soda in a capsule for a man. The note is opened and interpreted as a request for a quick remedy.
A fragment notes a chilly moment with repeated phrases about cold hands. The excerpt centers on weather as a backdrop for dialogue and personal discomfort, hinting at a social interaction affected by cold temperature.
A 1917 summary notes Omaha led in lead ore reduction and butter production and ranked near Chicago in livestock markets. Retail expenditures rose with products shipped outward and exports growing. The Federal Reserve Bank branch and Federal Land Bank opened in Omaha, signaling regional prosperity and the Land Bank’s rapid expansion to 900 local associations and $20 million loan pipeline.
Mrs. F W Buchman of 311 Yellowstone street reports kidney trouble relief after using Dean's Kidney Pills bought at Brennan's Drug Store. She cites back ache dizziness and fatigue improving after a few boxes. Price 60c at all dealers. Foater Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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