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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1917
Page
9
Ardmore operator C C Heinze seeks medical care in Alliance. Many railroad workers and families travel to Hot Springs Scottsbluff Denver and Scottsbluff for vacations visits and medical care. A June 26 edgemont death and shipments to Denver are noted with several staff movements and upcoming trips.
James M. Hunter, Burlington switchman, injured in a yard accident last Tuesday, died that evening. He was crushed between car ears and was transported to Hot Springs and then Edgemont, where he passed away. He leaves a wife and infant, and is survived by his sister Mrs. McNamara and many friends. The community extends sympathy to the family.
A New York medical journal argues against the idea of shortening sleep to emulate Napoleon. The editor opposes readers who claim they can become Napoleons by staying up late.
The article prescribes outdoor exercise and a daily hot tub bath for a sluggish liver. It suggests using a loofa or bath brush, drying with a Turkish towel, drinking lemon juice in hot water before breakfast, and walking at least a mile every morning at brisk pace.
A Shanghai correspondent for the London Times reports that a real dragon monster may have existed. The account cites reptiles similar to the traditional dragon and suggests a length possibly up to around twenty feet.
A pithy maxim on virtue warning that the greatest offense is to speak against virtue, attributed to HMazlint.
About thirty friends gathered at the Liveringhouse home on their farm southeast of Alliance Tuesday evening to honor the couple's fifteenth wedding anniversary. The event featured visiting, refreshments, and a general good time. Mr and Mrs Liveringhouse recently moved from Wayne Nebraska to settle near Alliance and are settling into western Nebraska life.
Donna Atkinson argues for peace at any price while Tom Stanton explains it may fail. A masked robber blocks their path and is knocked down by a quick strike. The couple continues toward Glenwood as the scene ends with a shift to preparedness.
A lecturer claims the worst ism is in pugilism. An arriving man on crutches interjects that rheumatism is worse, prompting a brief humorous exchange captured by the New York Globe.
L. D. Blair a dairyman from Alliance sold his 233 acre farm north of Alliance to Jerry Wells of Berea for 80 per acre. The deal includes this year’s crop and Blair takes a rooming house on Serond Street and Niobrara Avenue for 5000. A public sale July 11 will offer fifty cattle including twenty five dairy cows, ten horses, 26 hogs and machinery. Blair plans to move to Alliance permanently.
A narrator argues that wives should not visit husbands at their offices during business hours and describes the disruption it causes. The piece notes the gossip among office mates and ends with a wife entering and saying I do not want to disturb you.
Official list of letters patent issued by the U S Patent Office Washington for Nebraska residents in the week ending July 3 1917 reported by Sturges Sturges patent attorneys Omaha Nebraska Jasper E Goodwill Omaha hoisting apparatus for scaffolds Charles C Hole Fremont quick adjustable wrench Joseph K Knapp North Platte photographic printing apparatus James Priel Overton apparatus for sharpening sickle bar teeth Bert H Smith Fairbury oiling device
A drill sergeant eyes a knock kneed recruit and declares him hopeless. He mocks the recruit for poor posture, saying the legs stand to attention while the bottom stands at ease in a rural humor tone.
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