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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1918
Page
8
Chicago traders reported a weak market on March 1 as prices slid sharply due to higher arrivals and fair demand. Wisconsin Minnesota stock moved at 1450 to 1500 per cwt with western stock at 1750 to 1850. daily receipts varied from 17 to 58 cars as the week progressed and demand fluctuated.
Quarantine rules cause the Rebekah Lodge No 104 to cancel its Friday March 8 meeting. Laura V. Rowe and Nellie Wright sign as secretary.
Regular State Teachers examinations will be given at the Court House on March 16. A reading circle examination will also be held. Dr. G. J. Hand is in Omaha this week. Mrs. Celia Weaver visited her son at Fort Logan last Thursday and returned Monday. F. M. Hunter, formerly with Haddorff Music House, has moved to Los Angeles. S. H. Amner of Des Moines succeeds him.
The Steady Advertiser makes his daily trip to the bank with a heavy haul and cheerful persistence. He believes it pays to advertise and cannot do without the paper any more than the paper can do without him. He never complains about business being dull.
A Dublin vacationer in London bet he could lift a stranger’s watch and pocket items from a toff. He succeeded, then revealed the hoax to the bookmakers who had taunted him. The taken items were recovered, exposing a staged con with a local companion.
A student assistant at a public library is accosted by a prim middle aged woman who finished Laura Jean Libbey and seeks something equally good. The assistant offers A Kentucky Cardinal but the woman rejects it noting it is theological and moves on seeking a librarian to judge character.
A Philadelphia university museum receives word of 40 000 year old stone tools and household items from Meremptah the son of Rameses the Great. Dr Clarence Fisher reports intact gold ornaments scarabs and vases found in the ancient Memphis palace with remnants of a fire indicating a late stone age occupation.
Amedley of notes links odd numbers to superstition and folklore. From hen eggs to salutes and Biblical numerology, odd totals are praised as lucky. Shakespearean Falstaff and old medical practice are cited as examples of persistent belief in odd numbers.
An exhortation from Unity on using healthful thoughts to shape the body. It argues that mental state creates physical harmony, urging readers to focus on strength and health while dismissing past ailments and medical labels.
The Nebraska Council of Defense Woman's Committee proposes a wartime food platform urging all families to maximize marketable food production, barter with hotels and others, and hold get together meetings to coordinate labor and distribution. It also offers a guide on substituting wheat with cereals and outlines joining the Every Woman membership open to all Nebraska residents.
Dialogue from a Boston Transcript snippet shows Edith and Madge debating romance. Madge dismisses affection as work while Edith questions honesty in love.
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