Twins Enlist Together In Army After Confusing Recruiters
John and Charles Smith, identical twins aged 39 and bridge repairmen, joined the quartermaster corps for one year after officers could not tell them apart during the enlistment. The mix up occurred when two meal tickets were issued and one twin protested. Both have prior military service and are expected to be valuable additions to Uncle Sam's forces.
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Alliance Recruiting Office
John Smith
Charlesmith
Smiths
Quartermaster’s Corp
Uncle Sam
Sgt Farrell Takes Charge of Alliance Army Recruiting Office
Sgt Joseph E Farrell assumes leadership of the Army Recruiting Station at 101 Box Butte Ave Alliance Nebraska. He pledges strict discipline and cooperation with locals while inviting public use of the office for official business and notes the Herald can provide reliable job printing.
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Alfred T. Redmon
Hich
Army
Omaha
Redmon
Joseph E. Farrell
Alliance
Wer
Geaders
The
Herald
U. S. Army
Box Butte Ave
Sage Tea Hair Darkener Promises Natural Luster
An old time remedy advertises Wyeths Sage Sulphur Compound to darken faded or gray hair. A 50 cent bottle claims to color hair evenly with a sponge or brush, without curing disease, and to leave hair luxuriant and naturally darker after one or two applications.
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Wyeth
Orue
Death of Thomas M Spencer Pioneer of Box Butte County
Thomas M Spencer longtime traveling salesman for Nebraska wholesale houses died Tuesday night at a Hastings sanitarium after a protracted illness. Survived by wife Mrs Spencer two daughters Evelyn and Maxine one brother and three sisters in Iowa. Funeral Friday at four in the First Baptist Church with Rev Orrin J Gould officiating. The community extends sympathy to the bereaved family.
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Box Butte County
Our Fair City
Thomas M. Spencer
Hastings
Thomas Spencer
Nebraska
Spencer
Evelyn
Maxine
Towa
Orrin J. Gould
First Baptist Church
Mrs. John McKenzie Dies in Denver Hospital
Mrs. John McKenzie died at St Luke's hospital in Denver Colorado on Sunday afternoon. She was mother to Hoy Ke McKenzie Ralph J McKenzie and Edith Worthington of Alliance Nebraska and moved to Colorado recently from Lincoln. Her health declined after a Spanish influenza attack last fall. Children and sisters Grace Peoples of Lincoln and Lucile of Denver were with her at the end. The body was sent to Grand Island for funeral and burial beside two of her children who preceded her.
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John McKenzie
St. Luke's Hospital
Denver
Colorado
Hoy KE
Ralph J. McKenzie
Edith Worthington
Alliance
McKenzie
Colorado City
Lincoln
Grace Peoples
Lucile
Grand Island
Mrs F W Rehder Dies After Night Train Arrival
Mrs F W Rehder longtime Alliance resident died Sunday night as the Casp er night train reached the city. She had been in failing health and was being taken to a Lincoln hospital for specialist care. Survived by her husband Henry Eggert, nine children, two brothers Fred and Henry Eggert, and two sisters. Funeral services held here with burial in Greenwood Cemetery.
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F. W. Rehder
Casper
Alliance
City
Greenwood Cemetery
Walters to Move to Montana for New Post
Herbert Walters longtime manager of the Glen Miller newsstand on Third street will move to Butte Montana to establish his future home. He has accepted an attractive offer from a large Montana news company. The vacancy remains open as Miller reviews several applications filed.
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Herbert Walters
Glen
Death Last in Chicago Race War Growing
The Chicago race conflict story describes threats to starving districts as delivery wagons are refused entry. Soldiers with machine guns stand ready under Captain Joseph Mullen to maintain order with nonlethal force first, amidst a history of major riots in Illinois and other states.
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Chicago
Firet
Joseph Mullen
Cottage Grove Avenue
Illinois Reserve
Anson Bolte
Illinois
Springfield
Texas
Hemphill
Houston
J. W. Mattes
Second Illinois Field Artillery
Washington
Land Sale Near Bridgeport At 17 Per Acre Draws Investors
Kelley and Jeffers sold a full section of rough grazing land six miles from Bridgeport for 17 dollars per acre this week. Eastern investors monitor western Nebraska markets, eyeing sales in Box Butte County as values rise and opportunities appear attractive.
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Kelley & Jeffers
Bridgeport
Nebraska
Box Butte County
White Face Bull Proves a Poor Saddle Animal
Will Garrett, a ranch hand at Fred Hoover’s eleven miles west of Alliance, rode a white face bull after boasting he could ride it. The animal struck him with a horn during a second heat, slashing the face from the right eye through the upper lip and breaking the nose in four places, leaving Garrett hospitalized.
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Fred Hoover
Alliance
Will Garrett
Garrett
Wound Dressed by Doctors After Incident
The injured person was brought to the hospital and the wound dressed by Dre. Copsey and Morris and is now getting along nicely.
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Dre. Copsey & Morris
Commanding Officer Missed Train Last Friday
Lt G C Barnes and a Red Cross representative missed the troop train to Camp Lewis Washington in Alliance after a time misunderstanding. The locomotive and car returned to Burlington with 168 discharged soldiers aboard from Camp Merritt New Jersey.
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Burlington
G. C. Barnes
Camp Lewis
Washington
Red Cross
Alliance
Yale
Cap Merritt
New Jersey
From a Magazine: The Original Stub Penn
A magazine excerpt notes Withiam Penn as a short, stubby man, reflecting on his stature and appearance as described in contemporary commentary.
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Withiam Penn
Boston
Take Along a Fountain Pen
Travel advice urges packing a fountain pen for vacation trips to handle cards and correspondence during train waits and car changes. The ad promotes a range of fountain pens in all styles and sizes for men and women and invites readers to choose the point that fits their hand.
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Otter
Farrell
Herald's
Bert Walters
Montana
P.jackson
Black Belt
Box Butte
Evan
Thiele
Brunswick Phonographs
Co. B
Union
Baptist Church
H. E. Wright
Alliance Ministerial Ass’n
Alliance Community Club
Glen Miller Undertaking
West Third Street
Harper’s
America
Becker Famous
Everwear
Everwear and
Indestructo
Everwear Trunks
W. R. Harper’s Department Store
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