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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1911
Page
3
A vintage medical promotion claims deafness can be cured by a remedy from F. J. Cheney in Toledo Ohio. It offers one hundred dollar reward for catarrh cases not cured and promotes a ten cent bottle of a mineral marvel.
A practical mechanic is secured to perform repair work here permanently. Do not trust traveling repairmen. Repairs and parts for all machines available. Phone 139. Geo. D Darling.
A terse advert states readiness to send a rig any distance for any purpose at any time, signaling a flexible, available transportation service with 24 hour readiness.
The new Cash Meat Market at 517 Sweetwater Avenue promises superior meat quality at 24 to 40 percent lower prices. It asserts direct buying from top cattle and hog sources in Box Butte and neighboring counties, with prompt telephone delivery via Phone 50.
The Merchants of Alliance Nebraska will inaugurate a cooperative delivery system and invite bids from firms deemed responsible to operate the service. Listed bidders include Desch & Birkel Alliance Grocery Co A D Rodgers G W Duncan Saxton Roach Watson Watson I W Herman I L Acheson and Phillips Grocery.
On December 2 1810 Justice W R Ridgell issued an attachment order for 30 50 in an action in Box Butte County Nebraska with defendant B P Grinstead unknown and plaintiff W W Norton. One lot of household goods attached. Cause continued to February 2 1911 at 1 PM.
A collage of Nebraska notes from 1886 to 1911. Stockyard receipts and prices at South Omaha. Scottsbluff buildings and growth. beet sugar factory totals and costs. local deaths and accidents. courthouse plans and road contracts. new schools and library efforts. railroad extensions and telegraph/telephone moves. and community business shifts across towns like Broken Bow Crawford Rushville Sidney and Mitchell.
The Herald notes Duncan & Son Grocery as regular advertisers whose steadily increasing business reflects the good service they provide to customers.
Morrill High Sevens girls defeated Alliance in a swift contest watched by a large crowd at Morrill. The Alliance team, older and rougher, pressured early but Morrill’s speed and accuracy from guard to center carried them to victory. Elsie Larsen replaced Eva Madill, and the piece commends Alliance for ladylike conduct.
Miss Pearl Liveringhouse and Mr Edward J Auker wed at the bride’s parents home two miles south of Wayne. Rev William Gorst officiated in a ceremony before about forty relatives. The couple begin house keeping on the Lush farm southwest of Wayne and received many presents. Out-of-town guests included Mrs W G Merchant of Walnut Iowa Mr Sam Liveringhouse of Meadow Grove Neb and Mrs J A Gasper of Bridgewater South Dakota.
A reader recalls misdelivered or deceptive Christmas packages including bricks and a gunlike spring box. The piece notes gifts may be counterfeit or damaged by carriers and jokes about the surprise, with advice that gum can ease guilt from the prank.
For sale or trade a half section of land west of Alliance. I offer equity in a quarter of the half section in exchange for Alliance property. The land is well located and level with good access. Port has been (text appears cut).
An altered notice from The Herald advertises land for trade or sale and claims it sold three quarter sections that week. The owner says the ad paid him well and a reader who replied financed a development. The Chronicle invites readers to try Classifieds, promising strong results.
Mr and Mrs FL A Hively entertained their office force last Saturday evening at their home. A five course dinner was served and a general good time was had by all. Mr Hively is chief clerk to Superintendent Weldenheimer of the Burlington and is well liked by all.
A Business Men's gym class is forming in Alliance and will meet in the high school gym two evenings a week. Prof G H Williams and Philip Nolte will direct the squads, with two groups likely. Each member pays one dollar per month for rights and incidental expenses. current enrollment includes Warrick Smith Kirk Thomas Beach and Myer, with more applications invited to reach at least twenty members.
T J Threlkeld, owner of a furniture store on Tex Butte Avenue, displays a Worcester kitchen cabinet in his show window. He has become the agency for Howa jer and expects to sell a limited number next year. This is his well-advertised cabinet.
The daughter and son of Mr. Jas Donovan of Alliance visited Chadron during the holidays with their uncle who owns the Blaine hotel. The youngsters enjoyed a jolly good time. Mr. Donovan also runs a substantial Alliance restaurant.
A thriving Philip Nohe bakery linked to Nohe cafe reports steady demand as its popular bread brand serves many customers. Local patrons note the shop’s constant activity and consistent quality.
Miss Bessie Maycock formerly of thin city married Col Col Holmes of Denver on January 8 at her Louleaville home. The bride served as Alliance night telephone operator until about a month ago when she departed for Colorado.
A local philosopher praises Ralph Wilder for cartoons that outshine sermons in humor and kindness. Wilder’s daily front page drawings capture late humors of domestic life and human nature with a gentle, witty point.
A man caught in a woods storm sought dry shelter in a hollow log. The rain lasted hours and floods swelled the wood trapping him. He realized he had avoided paying for the home paper for three years, which amused him before he crawled out through a knot hole.
The Teachers' Reading Circle will meet January 14 at Alliance High School. Members must hand in all notebooks at the meeting. DELLAM REED County Supt.
Col J M Dunn of Danville Kentucky says using only country newspaper advertising for the Danville fair brought profit for the first time in years. He abandoned posters and bills and plans to rely on newspapers in the future, advising others to do likewise.
The Ladies Aid Society of the M B church in Alliance Nebraska extends sincere sympathy to Mrs W Al Pate and family on the death of her husband. The group signs the resolution as a bereavement notice.
Uncle Sam conducts examinations for railway mail clerk post office clerk cartier and custom house and departmental clerks with thousands of appointments expected. Common school education suffices and both city and country applicants have an equal shot. Start preparation now for free information and scholarships this month via Central Schools Dept 1624 Rochester NY 5201 463.
Public notice warns readers to check want ads to avoid paying too much rent or salary. Encourages investigation of ads as a cost-saving practice. Dated 5-21-461.
A. D. McDonald of Fayetteville N C reports that Dr King’s New Discovery cured his sister and himself of frightful coughs and suspected consumption. The advertisement touts the remedy for sore lungs coughs colds bronchial troubles and related ailments with trial bottle free and guaranteed by F J Brennan.
An extract from The Railroad Man's Magazine notes rising railroad earnings and car shortages in the Midwest. It highlights Illinois as a leading state with 13 500 miles including electric lines, and compares mileage in Texas and Pennsylvania, urging Nebraska farmers to attend the Organized Agriculture meeting in Lincoln January 16 to 20 191?.
A. K. Smith of Erle Pa. declares years of indigestion constipation and liver trouble were cured by Dr. King's New Life Pills. The testimonial urges others with stomach liver or kidney troubles to try the remedy, as recommended by F. J. Brentino.
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