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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1913
Page
8
The Herald outlines cash and credit rates for want ads with pricing per word and minimum charges. It notes black face double rate and asks readers to mention seeing the ad in the paper. It states the purpose of classifieds is to connect buyers and sellers locally.
J D Emerick promotes his services as sole keeper of abstract books in Box Butte county with office in the McCorkle Building. He underscores exclusive access to county records and invites clients seeking reliable title information.
Classified notices show options to rent a hall and furnished rooms, sell farms and residences, and list multiple properties for sale. Advertisements include names such as Geo D Darling MRS M Bayer W Norton J J Vance DR L W Bowman and E R Sly with contact details and locations like Alliance Platte Ave Belmont addition and city library area.
Help wanted in Schwender's restaurant Bridgeport Nebr good wages phone 72 Box 204 Serias 28 for sale or exchange 1913 model motorcycles and boats new machines monthly plan proposition before buying you will regret it bargains in used motorcycles writers today send stamp reply Lock Box 11 Trenton Mich 32.10 2359 for black dirt phone 787 J R Lawrence 1000 loads advt 20 2373 for sale one team sorrel mates call beside one not branded broke all round also one yearling cow Mrs A H Robbins Hewett Nebr post 2384 advt
Firemen aiding an oil car blaze had their soaked garments cleaned at Alliance Cleaning works. Clothes showed no oil residue after cleaning. MS W H Zehrung urges readers to bring clothing in for cleaning with guaranteed satisfaction. Also advertisement for Rowan & Wright coats and Bee Hive shirts available.
Fire sale notice lists items including iron bed with springs, rod mattress, three dining chairs, rocker, dining table, kitchen cabinet and window shades. All new and offered at bargain due to owner leaving Alliance. Call 210 West 3rd St or phone TIN. Advertisement.
Land for sale. Quarter section located 0 miles north of Alliance offered at 12.50 dollars per acre. Inquiries address Box 991 Alliance. Ad publicity 41-2IN8.
The Burlington plans a special stock train starting Saturday and running Saturdays Sundays and Mondays through August September and October. It leaves Alliance at 11 AM and stops at stations to Dunning then on to Oamalin. Freight No 46 handles stock now. timetable to be published in The Herald.
Local ad brief notes 50 yard rolls of corrugated carpet paper priced at 75 cents. Coal office located at Rowan's feed store Rowan & Wright, contact phone 71. Also mentions men’s porous knot union salts and Bee Hive advertisement.
Paine-Fishburn Granite Co Grand Island Nebr advertises monuments and savings. Mentions AL. WIK ER Alliance as local salesman and a Grand Island mailing address for pricing. Also lists coal grades and a Dierks Lumber & Coal Co contact. Riding horse for sale weighs about 400 pounds. Inquiries via The Herald office.
Real estate loan offer from F Reddish lines up funds for property financing. He invites inquiries and outlines terms for secured loans on residential or commercial parcels.
Advertisement lists medical services and supplies available from Geo TD Darling with shades wood poles extension rods stair rods molding hooks and nails. Ambulance service operates day and night with multiple phone lines. Found items include a gray sweater a lady's coat and a cap west of town toward Elmore dam. owners must prove ownership at The Herald office.
Rowan Wright offers coal wood and vests with contact via phone 71 for orders and inquiries.
Advertisement notes John Pederson offers cement work upon return to Alliance after two year absence. Orders can be left at The Herald office. The ad also promotes Roosevelt mint julep from the Bee Hive with mint shipped from the White House mint bed and provides a contact number 2147.
All accounts contracted at the Central Cafe are payable to C A Laing who has purchased the business from KE Decker. The note references Hot 2555 and the post sale payment arrangement.
Conrad Blume states his wife Anna Blume has left his home and will not be responsible for any bills contracted after July 9 1812 in Alliance Nebraska. The notice lists the former address and legal-ownership phrasing typical of a separation or abandonment posting.
Photographic outfit in size 5x7 with Seneca View Camera and triple convertible lens. Includes carrying case and tripod. Crackerjack setup offered at a very reasonable price. Call 40 or 26 tf 2242 to inquire.
Advertises a thoroughbred riding or driving pony offered cheaply with contact phone 340 2173 24. No further details on age, sex, or temperament provided.
O H Marcy of Hay Springs and Lakeside joined the Masons in 1866 at Woodstock Illinois, making him the oldest known member in Nebraska. Born in Illinois, he moved to Nebraska in 1844 and took a preemption claim before homesteading. Also noted is “Peachey” Lewis, a Grand Island tobacco agent for Scotten-Dillon of Detroit.
Ordinance No. 191 sets a 60,600 appropriation to cover city expenses and interest on multiple bonds including water, sewer, lighting, and library. It levies taxes: 10 mills for general expenses, plus separate millages for each bond category and library, park, and city hall bonds. Passage details note readings and mayoral approval.
County notes show M. Martin is completing a modern cottage at Fifth Niobrata streets with a new live room and improved west block frontage. C H Rockey adds a two story extension on Sixth Street between Niobrara and Sweetwater. John Snoddy installs a new curb on Box Butte Avenue. A curb is laid along Lari min Avenue in front of Gilman Hamilton and McIntyre properties. Fred Allen upgrades Sixth and Niobrara with walks and sewer work.
Sickness rises with moderating weather as outside heat closes drafts causing coal gas to back up through crevices into rooms. The article urges sealing crevices with asbestos paste and fitting stove doors tightly to prevent gas seepage.
F J Was assistant cashier of the First National Hank is visited by sister Grace Was of Panama Nebraska and cousin Marie Was of Sheboygan Wisconsin. They plan to return east tomorrow. A fire at Queen Snows rooming house near the railroad yards Tuesday evening prompted the fire department as a gasoline stove flashed and lit the kitchen wall. a garden hose quickly put out the flames. Mrs L D White recently moved from Alliance to Los Angeles now at 1405 Albany Street.
Will Donovan was operated on for appel icitis at the hospital Wednesday morning.
Co A Burton a Bismarck real estate owner estopped over in Alliance between trains this noon He wore a Panama hat and a heavy winter overcoat When asked if they experienced this kind of weather in North Dakota he denied
Attorney Bruce Wilcox amended a special term of district court at Osh kezh and Bridgeport late last week. Mrs. Wilcox accompanied him to Bridgeport and returned this noon.
J. K. Adams and Miss Francis Bowman departed for Denver Tuesday night. Miss Bowman continues to Phoenix Arizona. Adams plans a brief return to follow.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist Church met at Mrs. J. C. McCorkle’s home at 215 West 7th Street yesterday afternoon. A large gathering of 6562 attended with lunch and a program. Rev. Parker delivered the paper portion of the program.
Crescent rancher Joe Hanser arrives in town for a personal visit and a brief stopover. Local residents expect short meetings and a chance to discuss agricultural matters with neighbors.
Councilman Romig reports arrival at Niagara Falls New York on July 22 and departure tonight for Allentown Pennsylvania. He requests Herald circulation be sent to West Point Nebraska FP. E. Romig.
The M FE Sunday school hosts a picnic at the fair grounds this evening. Activities start at 4 with a kids versus married men ball game and Alliance band music. Edna Turman of Lexington visits her son Alvin Turman at the Vaughan ranch in Morrill county. Brekeman Ray Gladson takes a layoff to visit his sister in Lincoln.
Rev Frank Crane argues the average man is a myth and a statistical construct. He notes most people feel abnormal and that the majority are not truly representative, stressing the rarity of anyone who truly matches common norms.
London police arrest only after all gentler options fail and favor persuasion over force. Officers, described as prudent and composed, prefer sending intoxicated individuals home by cab and avoiding harsh handling, with even women’s cases showing restraint and reluctance to detain without extreme provocation.
G. H. Kettner argues dances provide health benefits by increasing circulation and air intake. He cites Dundee statistics showing a waltz covers about three quarters of a mile and a square dance about half a mile, with a full evening tally of eleven and a half miles for a ready dancer.
A speaker argues that American women should bake their own bread to ensure proper weights, making the public independent and forcing bakers to correct loaf weights. She asserts bread making education for girls is essential and claims home baked loaves surpass commercial bread.
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