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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1919
Page
4
The article argues that success stems from deliberate effort and opportunity, not luck, urging readers to study merit and records for promotions. It discusses returning soldiers, workers, and youth, noting how advancement depends on personal drive and proven capability.
Readers urged to start each day with hot water and a teaspoon of limestone phosphate to cleanse the stomach liver and bowels. Advertisers claim it improves complexion and combats headaches biliousness bad breath rheumatism and colds while promoting a rosy healthy look. A quarter pound bottle is offered at a trifling cost to demonstrate benefits.
A late 1910s style column recalls publicity, local quarrels, and social quirks surrounding Alliance society. The piece lampoons publicity stunts, bootlegger chatter, and a convention move while detailing petty scams, fashion talk, and gendered observations in a brisk, satirical voice.
The piece argues that modern stores, backed by large resources and staff, can meet public needs at reasonable prices, acting as integral community hubs. It warns politicians will soon rally voters to safeguard interests by electing regional representatives, while noting household support from returning soldiers and anxious home fronts.
Mary Ageline Brownsend Carter was born March 3, 1854 in Newbury Ind. She died January 24, 1919 of heart trouble at her Hemingford home aged 64 years 10 months 21 days. She married Samuel Carter December 1874 at Newbury Ind. Ten children blessed the union. She joined the Methodist church in girlhood and lived a Christian life. Rev. May of Hemingford conducted the funeral at the M E church. Interment was in Hemingford cemetery. The Nebraska State Board of Agriculture advocates better community life and leadership in pure bred livestock.
The article argues livestock and all breeds merit a published history, linking social progress to farm prosperity and the broader story of this industry.
An old home remedy for darkening gray hair remains popular with a modern ready-to-use product Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound selling for about 50 cents a bottle. Hair is combed through strand by strand to darken gradually and add a lustrous look without obvious signs of use.
The piece argues wages will not fall until living costs drop and labor accepts lower pay. It recalls President Wilson and likens his European reception to past baseball bravado. It predicts barkeepers may rebound from prohibition wage pressures as soda fountains offer jobs and cites rural youth as heavy drinkers. It notes better roads could keep country youth on farms.
F H W Nowell of the University of Tinola argues in Concrete Highway Magazine that war shifted short-haul freight to motor truck laden highways. He warns roads must be built on a permanent foundation to avoid heavy repair costs and that planning highways is a public duty in peacetime as truck traffic increases.
An Ely's Cream message promises instant relief from head colds and catarrh by applying a fragrant antiseptic cream inside the nostrils. It claims to open air passages, ease congestion, and relieve headaches, with relief guaranteed by the druggist's small bottle.
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