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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1920
Page
4
The Alliance Herald notes Burr Printing Co owners George L Burr and Edwin M Burr. The paper carries an annual subscription of 2.00 dollars in advance and is mailed from Alliance Nebraska as second class matter. Published Tuesdays and Fridays.
A Chicago judge recognises mental cruelty as a ground for divorce. The issue arises when one spouse fails to respond to marital quarrels, with commentary on “watchful waiting” provoking anger among women. The note closes with Mark Twain’s quip about the cuckoo clock inventor.
A San Francisco junk dealer sues his wife for divorce claiming incessant nagging and cruelty. He cites her habit of carrying a lemon to clear her throat after long exertion, joking that even the Spanish inquisition would envy her methods. Some say women need higher education. He laments she might have demanded he read poetry.
A play titled No Liquor No Love is described as depicting the tragic predicament of an alcoholic deprived of his usual stimulant. The author argues the subject is too painful for broad appeal, a point echoed by critics who question the balance of fate and another unknown force.
A jumble of verse and local notices lists poems, ads, and social updates from Alliance Nebraska. Items include biographical snippets, sales, rentals, ship dates, and marriages plus a note on a poetry attribution to von Hindenburg and a bee-themed limerick.
Brief notice lists rough dry at 8c per pound with call number 160 for inquiries at Alliance Steam Laundry.
T. Thompson, sixty five, died at St. Joseph's hospital Monday night after a year as a patient. Funeral arrangements have not been made.
Henry Lilienthal, a member of the North Platte river bridge gang at Bridgeport, was seriously injured Saturday when a fall caused a wire used to support concrete forms to penetrate his body. He was taken to St. Joseph's hospital.
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