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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1916
Page
2
Lloyds Column recalls a petty crime and a would be marriage proposal. A minister questions compatibility between a couple and the wife’s temper. Jones vows to confront a dog owner to settle a nuisance and jokes about buying a plane to settle matters.
A sweeping manifesto proclaims the newspaper as the voice of the times and public opinion, then shifts to satirical vignettes on propriety across cultures. Amusing anecdotes recall a school tea scene and a dog noise dispute between neighbors.
Advertising copy for Old Kentucky No 4 chewing tobacco touts a fruity sweet flavor from Burley leaf. It highlights modern plug tobacco making, hand stemming, and food-grade exactness at a leading factory. A 10c plug is promoted as highly likable.
The piece asserts Winston-Ansem ships on weekdays across the country and abroad at least 150000 tobacco products daily. It proclaims the city as first in North Carolina and suggests it leads America and the world in tobacco manufacture and related industry.
A letter from L Yarwood denounces federal limits on duck hunting, contrasting southern clubs with Nebraska sportsmen. He complains restrictions bar spring marsh hunts for nonwealthy hunters while wealthy clubs hunt extensively in the south, urging judges to decide who may shoot.
Secretary W R Mellor proposes to lure Gere Melady to Lincoln for a Stecher Gotch match on Labor Day with aim to attract thousands more fans than any other city. The state fair board would offer free use of grounds and facilities during the fair to secure the event.
A 1916 Winston-Salem address by Col. A D Watts notes the city supplies about one fourth of U S chewing and smoking tobacco and one seventh of all US tobacco products. He cites daily revenue taxes around 37 000 and compares tax income to the $250 000 government building cost. Fiscal figures reflect strong local tobacco production and tax activity.
An old Herald Want Ad touts TIZ as a cure for aching burning swollen and tired feet. It claims relief from corns bunions and raw skin with a 25 cent box sold at druggists or department stores and offers a yearlong comfort guarantee.
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