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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1903
Page
2
A gardener sowed 260 tulip bulbs and found 250 missing the next day. He uncovered a subterranean chamber where the bulbs were neatly packed in rows, with hay and dead leaves indicating a winter preparation by fate or nature.
The General Sam Houston of Texas statue by Mies Elizabeth Ney, to be placed in the Washington Capitol, copies the sculpture in Auveith and portrays Houston as an Indian among the Cherokee after leaving Tennessee. Judge John H. Reagan condemns the Indian depiction and protests the duplicate facing the national capitol.
Frank Newton of New Berlin Illinois recalls two years of severe back pain and weakness. After starting two pills three times daily he reports rapid improvement, renewed appetite, and saying he is a new man thanks to Dodd's Kidney Pills.
A concise wry note on human nature shows that people assume events will go as expected until surprises occur. The speaker coins a skeptical line about self appointed prophets who say I told you so after a twist of fate.
Advertising claim states no chromes or cheap premiums and promises better quality with one third more Defiance Starch for the same price as other starches.
A quoted axiom warns that any woman who speaks ill of neighbors gives them license to retaliate. The line frames social risk in intimate community dynamics and suggests caution in private remarks.
A Philadelphia address advertises a $9.00 trial bottle and tonic named Great Naeve Haeator by KO Kiam Ltd at 0 Arch Street. The text promotes relief from nervousness with a simple order, reflecting a selling pitch common to period mail offers.
Duncan Gillies, called the father of Victoria's parliament and its new speaker, has a long varied career. A miner turned leader, he has served in the Victorian parliament for forty five years, rarely holding the same seat, and he dislikes treasury duties and routine constituency work. At a Melbourne dinner he joked about never representing a district his neighbor had represented.
Sir William Preece recalls a post office era tale of demonstrating telephone reach to Queen Victoria. A London band failed to appear, so he hummed a tune into the receiver to test the line, asking the queen if she recognized the tune. She replied yes, it was the national anthem, though badly played.
An Edison engineer studying harmonic telegraphy found a specific pitch drew mosquitoes to the apparatus. He used flypaper to capture thousands of insects. Sir Hiram Maxim replicated similar results with a tuning fork producing the same note, attracting gnats and mosquitoes nearby.
A 38 year post war tally shows 14 former Confederate soldiers and 13 who served in the Union in the Senate. Many began service as youths, some as young as 15 to 18, with Pettus of Alabama having served in both the Mexican and Civil Wars.
Norman Argo born a slave dies at Pain's Lick near Lancaster Kentucky reputed to be 111 years old. Servant of General Samuel Kennedy the source for Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin he is said to have been the original Uncle Tom. In youth he was a famed jockey and won large sums for himself. He stood 3 feet 4 inches tall.
J B Poston of Bath Maine values a hitching post at one million dollars though it would not fetch that amount at a forced sale. He regards it as the last of thousands set along the Erie route during construction through the Susquehanna Canisco and Allegheny regions sixty years ago. The project aimed to raise the railway bed but was abandoned after costing one million and contributing to Erie’s first bankruptcy.
Mrs Washington A Roebling died last week and became the first woman to cross the Brooklyn Bridge She aided her husband in completing the structure after his disability in Alness They studied engineering together in Europe and worked with him on his plans Her public recognition for assisting her husband was notable among many notable men.
Neville rises before daybreak to ride away after a brief farewell with Mrs. Swaffham and Jane. In the snowy dawn he pledges love to Jane, who trembles with happiness as they part. He later returns at harvest, declaring Jane has promised to be his wife, while Mrs. Swaffham contemplates her consent and the Cromwell world beyond Wick.
The chapter portrays Cromwell enduring severe hardship after uniting southern Scotland and moving to cut off enemy supplies. His decisive June field in Fife pressures Charles Stuart as his own troops mutiny over provisions and the north suffers.
Cromwell, marching with ten thousand men swelling to thirty thousand, reaches Warwick and plans a two sided pincer against Charles Stuart at Worcester. Neville delivers grim news of London’s panic, but Cromwell insists the way to save England is to cut off Charles from London and force a decisive battle.
A Peking census for tax assessments shows China proper with 407,747,305 inhabitants, Manchuria 500,000, and areas like Mongolia Tibet and Chinese Turkestan totaling about 16,000,000. Empire population reaches 426,447,525, supporting the view that China holds about one third of humanity.
A dialogue portrays a man who extols bread as the staff of life while a skeptic counters that existence should not become a perpetual loaf. The exchange reflects broader debates on sustenance and meaning in everyday life.
Veteran Joshua Heller of Urbana Illinois testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills cured his kidney trouble and back pain after use since 1899. He reports reliable results on every attack and endorses the medicine as effective. Free trial offered, medical advice confidential, Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY. Price 50 cents.
A terse remark notes that when a man learns a neighbor has suffered reputational damage some people feel relief at having no such good name to lose. The line suggests social judgment and petty rivalry within close communities.
Advertises a cleansing product named Red Crow Ball Blue Large 2 with claim of making clothes look beautiful and white. Mentions a price of five cents per package and simple packaging cues.
A terse maxim urges choosing a firm contest and then exiting with a clear outcome. It emphasizes decisive effort and final resolution rather than prolonged contention.
Advertises Defiance Starch as 16 ounce versus 12 ounce rival brands. Claims other grocers stock 12 ounce packages that won’t sell quickly. Encourages customers to buy Defiance for more value and no cooking required.
A brief note argues that repetition helps skill but notes that doctors and lawyers rarely achieve perfection. It contrasts the idea of flawless performance with the reality of ongoing improvement and professional standards.
An advertising line touts Defiance starch as more durable than rival brands, promising longer lasting effects and one third more product for the same money.
A witty musing on aging and self perception noting that a man over fifty often overestimates his wisdom compared with his younger self, while suggesting humility grows with years.
In the Fifty-eighth congress directory Senator J Frank Allee styled as president of Bay State Gas ties to Addicks. Senator Heyburn labeled as silver craze affected. Representative Ames notes his grandfather Benjamin F Butler and father Adelbert F Ames. Utah’s new senator states marriage to Alpha M Eldridge on September 17, 1884 to correct the record.
Chicago inventor George Magrady says he perfected a thirty six candle power light that never goes out by sealing a glowing globe in airtight glass. He formed a company to manufacture the lights in various sizes and plans a patent hood to cover the glow when not in use.
A White's Creek merchant recalls being denied life insurance due to irregular heart action and credits Postum Cerend Coffee with eliminating skip in heartbeats. He claims insurers then offered a 25 percent premium reduction and endorses switching from coffee to Postum.
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