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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1918
Page
4
A quirky column notes the price tradeoffs for smokers and stamps, jokes about canisters of food for the army filled with rocks to slow enemies, a Philadelphia divorce case provoking city laughter, pro-Germans in Spain and the US, and Canada’s draft removals of two men aged 73 and 93.
A social favorite faced a Baltimore judge over charges of idleness and luxury. The dereliction ruling reflects ongoing tensions between social elites and law in a city noted for public discipline.
A Missouri professor argues that submitting to the projected German order is expedient due to the high cost of resistance. The piece notes the Teutonic-sounding name Norstein Veblen and hints at potential social backlash. A Harvard Magazine piece is cited claiming women are biologically stronger and more enduring, contrasting with prior medical views.
A Philadelphian home from forty years abroad laments the loss of the old wooden Indian at tobacco shops and notes in his city a flood of lies and rumors meant to tire Americans of the war. He says the conspiracy is nationwide, driven by secret German sympathizers.
The piece urges loyal Americans to oppose German propaganda and speak out against rumors and disloyal sentiment. It cites ex Captain Henkes who hid pro German ties while in the regular army and communicated with Bernstorff, warning readers to guard against hyphenated loyalties.
War memoirs and religious doubt push English crowds toward séances in search of proof of life after death. Sir Oliver Lodge's Raymond is highly popular while critics note imposters abound yet some see genuine gains. Patriotism and duty offer healing beyond contact with the dead. Mrs Williams and son return from Fort Logan. editor Sallows's mother is ill. Nelsons return from Denver as Maurice heads west with a contingent.
The flying lemur lives in the Indian archipelago. It measures two to three feet in length and has a membrane along its sides that acts as a parachute. It can leap and sometimes soar up to 800 feet, roughly a city block.
Wartime livestock guidance urges farmers to delay pasture start until grass grows strong and sod holds moisture. Limit market-ready steers and rebreed sows for fall litters where feed is available. Use bog pastures and self feeders to save hay and feed, and keep chickens on city lots to recycle kitchen waste. Maintain stable hygiene to control disease.
A North Dakota Agricultural Bulletin urges pasture for pigs as cheap, nutritious green feed. Alfalfa is top pasture, with sweet clover as an alternative where grass and rye fail. Oats, barley, and rape may be sown in spring to provide green feed until cornsturned pasture is ready, with grain fed to pigs on pasture and less grain needed when alfalfa is used.
For years imported horses set the standard and breeders avoided high priced non European stock. Now breeders seek home bred animals and foreign fields as markets for surplus as domestic demand rises.
The passage argues against allowing pregnant sows to roam freely with horses, cattle, or crowded hogs. It advocates dedicated well drained lots for sows, with ample space and exercise to prevent heavy losses and improve results.
Mrs Ray Hoag left today for a Visit in St Louis. Mr Kaufmann traveling agent was in Alliance Monday. Miss Mable Young daughter of Ei E Young has scarlet fever. Miss Read spent the week in Merna with her folks. Miss Pearl Hallett week ago Sunday on 44, destination Broken Bow. Miss Mayme Fitzgerald returned from extended eastern trip and is visiting at Antioch. Frank Brezina on furlough passed Alliance Monday night en route to Philadelphia. he bowled a 254. County Superintendent Russel and Miss Sheridan inspected Marsland last Monday. H W Sickels and family of Scottsbluff spent weekend with FE C Drake home.
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