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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1920
Page
4
The column muses on a forthcoming city circulation map for Alliance advertisers and a mysterious small dark enemy. An aged gypsy woman read the author's fortune in seconds, prompting thoughts on luck and mood rather than facts.
A reader exposes modern gypsy fortune tellers who press for extra money by stressing the subject’s perceived generosity. The author condemns this profiteering and vows to alert authorities such as the Nebraska women’s army or similar groups.
The speaker reflects on perceptions of gypsies once believed to steal and eat children, now choosing a more nuanced view. The critique notes they do not bathe as often as clean people, acknowledging lingering stereotypes amid softened judgment.
A curious piece describes fortune telling with playing cards and gypsy myths. It lists card meanings for spades clubs and hearts, including death for ace and king of spades, marriage for ace of hearts, and various fates tied to numbers and suits.
A historical vignette presents two imagined foes described as a sly tall enemy who speaks sweetly yet acts harshly behind the scenes and a visible small foe described as a terror. The piece notes uncertainty over the small foe and uses a caveat about a paper salesman and cigars to illustrate judgment, finishing with a reference to many ropes on sale.
The article notes the rising popularity of ouija boards and fortune telling and promises to print complete card deck instructions for readers. It cautions readings are not guaranteed but offers ancient lore as guidance.
King of diamonds signals fair or gray. Ace of diamonds means money package or diamond present. Al Wiker of Alliance sells monuments for Paine-Fishburn Granite Co. See him for best prices. Eve never shopped shows nothing about need. Baldness seldom suits the bald. Most men know faith and hope more than charity.
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