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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1918
Page
9
A discussion condemns broad wartime regulations as heavy handed yet effective. It notes many occupations could be filled by women and highlights census figures for male workers such as chambermaids and nursemaids. The piece mocks rumors, cites a Scottsbluff Republic report on carnival notices, and urges careful use of the word authentic.
President Wilson calls on every citizen to pledge by June 28 to buy government securities. He says the war requires mass production and prudent consumption, with each person a max producer and saver investing in War Savings Stamps for nation and self benefit.
The piece notes the phrase as usual has been killed by an unscrupulous individual. It compares the offender to a jay perched on a withered tree stump, reflecting a satirical and elegiac tone about language and memory.
P H Young of near Valentine realized a total of 85 000 dollars from a Thorebred stock sale attended by over 300 buyers. More than 800 head were sold in carload lots for cash, with a notable cow calf group at 120 dollars each. A Red Cross cow brought 1350 dollars, and Young added ten percent of the price as a donation. The sale closed in two and a half hours amid broad Herald coverage.
Mrs. W. E. Barkley reports ongoing legal efforts to block a limited woman suffrage referendum in Nebraska. The case tracks petition certification fraud, signer withdrawals, and nonresident signatures as special examiner Cal Emery prepares depositions across the state for a likely early July trial. Anson Thomas, 18, enlisted in the U S Army coast artillery, after graduating in Lincoln, and will head to Fort Logan then Pasadena. P G Gleason traveled to Lakeside for business, returning Thursday.
The government needs stenographers and typewriters urgently at Washington and other locations. Full examination information is available from F. W. Hicks, local civil service secretary, at the Alliance post office.
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