Contractor Locates Here in Alliance James Osborn Arrives
James Osborn, a contractor of considerable ability who has lived in Broken Bow for thirty years, arrived Thursday to make Alliance his home after visiting towns across Nebraska and Colorado. He traveled from Sterling, which he described as lively but less favorable for business than Alliance. Mrs Osborn remained behind in Broken Bow to prepare their goods for shipment.
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James Osborn
Alliance
Nebraska
Colorado
Mr. Osborn
Broken Bow
Sterling
Osborn
Kidney Health Remedy Ad Warns Against Back Pain
An old health ad promotes red Salts as a kidney cleanser using four ounces of rad salts in water before breakfast. It claims to flush clogged kidneys, reduce urine acidity, and prevent bladder disorders, noting the drink is harmless and widely sold by local druggists.
Alliance Schools Pride and Stockyard Ruminations
A 1915 report by Prof. G. M. Barnes shows Alliance has 1412 school age children in the city, with 608 girls and a growing number when country and neighboring town pupils are included. It lauds Alliance High and its teachers, noting the town as a standout school center. The piece shifts to stockyard activity, describing cattle branding, inspection, and contractor demand for sound horses for artillery and cavalry use, with horses sold for upcoming needs.
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G. M. Barnes
Alliance
Hmita
United States
Alliance High School
Alliance Stock Yard
Progres
The Boss film feature at New Theatre Thursday
Alice Brady and Holbrook Blinn star in The Boss directed by Emile Chautard. The story follows Michael Regan a self made boss who rises to power while marrying a wife who aids her people and eventually wins his love.
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New Theatre
Alice Brady
Holbrook Blinn
Emile Chautard
World Film Force
Miss Brady
Michael Regan
Priest
Andilayman
Mr. Blinn
United States
Band Concerts Move to Saturday in Alliance
Beginning last week the weekly concerts switch from Friday to Saturday nights to let country visitors stay longer and to ease urban attendance. The band now performs at a different location each week to avoid favoritism, weather past Fridays often bringing rain or dust, and the change is seen as agreeable.
War Horses Decline Hits Nebraska and Regions
The article notes Nebraska and neighboring areas losing premier war horses as agents from foreign powers sweep up the best stock. Culls are being gathered by buyers in Oklahoma and other states, with rapid purchases leaving fewer high quality animals for local use.
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Nebraska
Oklahoma
Most Eventful Year in World History
A timeline notes the twelve months ending Monday June 28 as the war era, listing multiple declarations of war from 1914 to 1915. Included are Austria against Serbia, Germany against Russia and France, England against Germany, and other alliances followed by Italy and Japan, plus a Toledo notary ad for Hall's Catarrh Cure.
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Archduke Ferdinand
Sarajevo
Austria
Servia
Germany
Russia
France
Belgium
England
Montenegro
Japan
Turkey
Italy
State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
Franke J. Cheney
A. D
A. W. Gleason
What the Chautauqua Is Not
A six day Chautauqua offers music impersonations drama lectures and entertainers with no gambling. It emphasizes clean wholesome amusements and moral uplift under a single admission ticket promising real lasting pleasure and higher ideas.
Prosperous Nebraska and Iowa Lead U S in Bank Clearings
An analysis of yearly and quarterly bank clearings shows Nebraska and Iowa as the most prosperous sections. The year’s totals rose about ten percent over last year and the last three months show an eighteen point two percent gain.
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Nebraska
Iowa
United States
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International Correspondence Schools
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Petore & Ra
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Claw USA
Ciena
Mark
Namie
Neo
Techanical
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Arrktectural Rade
Stow
Omaha
Rome Miller
C. E. Morgan
Iliex
Sros
Herald Office
the Boss
Archduke
Scott
Boott & Bowne
Bloomfeld
N. J
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