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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1916
Page
9
An advertisement extols Old Kentucky plug tobacco describing its fruity mellow richness and natural sweetness. It claims the plug is the closest-to-nature chew and urges readers to try a 10 cent plug. Also notes J. A. Macey and family returning from Moorcroft Wyoming after four months on a homestead and a rag demand with price per pound.
A Burlington wrecker train arrived from Casper with remains of oil cars after a derailment west of Casper. Sixteen tank cars went off the track. two tanks 100000 and 80000 pounds were moved to Plattsmouth for repairs. Many trucks and car parts went to Alliance shops. damage was extensive with a tank thrown seventy five feet from the track.
Chain gang, composed of six hoboes, takes over weed cutting for vacant lots parking and alleys after city served notices to property owners. Day marshal A B Wheeler adds superintendent duties to oversee the weed cleanup season. B F Lockwood, formerly of Alliance now Bridgeport, attended business matters. Inquire Alliance Steam Laundry.
New York Sun reports sixty Sedgwick county rural pupils answered Bible queries. One pupil described Moses funeral as a still night broken by a train, with burial at a mountain foot and dirt rolling down. Other prodigal questions recall the prodigal son and a humorous misquote about forgiveness.
In Chicago at a convention a stranger asked for ten dollars. The politician opened his wallet and gave five dollars. The beggar claimed ten, but the politician replied that both lose five, making the deal fairer.
A patriotic poem by Edward A. Guest in the Detroit Free Press extols Uncle Sam as a plain, kind, common-sense figure who defends the weak, upholds duty, and cherishes dignity without vanity. He favors calm labor, frugality, and brotherhood, promising timely payment and steadfast service.
France must import 180 million dollars worth of wheat. Biloxi Mass to have a 30 thousand dollar oyster packing plant. Southern Rhodesia exports last year valued at 14.395 million. Sheffield now has about 200 women conductors on street cars. Oregon requires a minimum of six dollars per week for girls clerking in stores. More than 3 billion dollars invested in U S electrical industries. Nearly 250 million dollars spent on good roads last year. 30 to 40 percent of charity cases due to sickness. Since Hawaii occupation the leper population has decreased fifty percent.
A playful recast of the nursery rhyme Hickory Dickory Dock features a clock and a stocking creating a surprising, humorous twist. The verse preserves the familiar rhythm while adding a cheeky, modern wink across the lines.
An ice cream supper and social hosted by the Episcopal Guild at the parish house begins at 7 this evening. Ice cream costs ten cents and ice cream cake fifteen cents. Julius and Marcus Adler of St. Paul visit Alliance while traveling to a national park. Their stay includes property now held by Roy Beckwith, E G Laing and J F Tiller Co. Funeral services for the little child of Mr and Mrs Earl M Colerick were held Tuesday at 2 PM at the Methodist Church with Rev J B Carns officiating. Interment followed at Greenwood Cemetery. Also seeking old clean rags at the rate of five cents per pound. call 840.
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