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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1922
Page
3
A column-style collage recalls Judge Tash handling a marriage license for two people in pants. The piece mixs local quips about headlines, weather, sports, and regional figures like Gus Hyers and Fred Brown, offering light satire and small-town gossip across various vignettes.
A tipsy Omaha youth at a country club sobs over a joke claiming he is a Do Do bird who can only fly backward. Sheriff Jim Miller briefly carries a gun before taking it off on Tuesday. Bandit Fred Brown’s capture this week may explain the mood. The column mocks fashion trends and ends with a verse about stockings and wind.
A hurried note from Crawford Courier recounts a printing error in a bank reopening story, where a single letter changed meaning from substantial to almost substantial. The piece mocks the mishap, lampoons a local poet Leo Lloyd, and ends with a sarcastic jab at diet verse.
Local items report Rev. A J May and George Jones driving to Alliance Monday with various residents shopping, working at hotels, or visiting family. A hospital patient in Alliance recovers from gallstone surgery, while many townsfolk travel to nearby Belmont Chadron and Wyoming. A mix of social calls, church activities, and editorials on salt consumption and sports round out the snippet.
Mrs. Richard V Kennedy visits Ellsworth en route from Omaha to Casper with her son Jack as rail crews shift personnel. Brakemen Nelson and Davidson return to the extra board while firemen, engineers, conductors Lander Weidenhamer Lang Brownley Ford, and others resume duties on various local runs. New schedules adjust Alliance Edgemont and Broken Bow turnover, with agent Fleming's hours altered to aid block moves and egg shipment handling via ventilated refrigerators. Extra gang L moves from Ellsworth to Lakeside for resurfacing, and McKenzie's crew repairs Ellsworth coal sheds roof, all reflecting higher railroad activity.
Hay Springs candidate Fred W. Johansen announces acceptance of filing for state senate on the Democratic ticket. He pledges reform, budget cuts, and tax reduction, urging party unity and principles over mere party lines while calling for fair prices for farm products and cost of living adjustments.
A handwritten note by Fred W. Johansen argues against four bills passed by the last legislature. He contends these measures profit the wealthy and undermine the war effort and calls for defeating them by referendum. He signs simply, age 60-61.
Mr Coleman of Crawford motored to Bayard and back for good roads. Clarence Kilpatrick and others in Alliance. Elsen and Eaton families travel to Gorley for chautauqua. Wilkinses move to Alliance. Breckers pass through for Mrs Breeker health. Engage in farming tasks and daily visits with residents noted.
The quoted exchange shows John Doe warning of a jail breakout attempt tonight and Richard Roe dismissing the idea while noting high unemployment and a terrible housing situation outside. The dialogue reflects tension and desperation among inmates and observers.
War era rumors swirl as newspapers report that ex-soldiers miss a bonus while ex-slackers allegedly secure it. The claim traces to wartime policy debates and disparate treatment rumors.
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