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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1918
Page
4
A collage of jokes and anecdotes from Lloyds Column featuring weather aboard the Atlantic a rumor about a Chadron paper scoop on trainmen and a seance tip. It includes chatter about indoor sports a love quip with Juliet barber shop news and a Rhode Island Reds ad misprint.
Local items report new baby born March 21 to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Anderson. War Stampe sales rise and Bingham plans to meet quotas. Dewey Guy’s farewell before ship departure. Red Cross sales and dinners planned. Red Cross events raise funds, one netting fifty five dollars for the chapter. Funeral and bereavement notices for a soldier brother buried at Whitier. Several residents visit or return from trips. illnesses noted but improving. Community activities include Red Cross socials, Masonic funeral, and spring planting preparations. Regular church services announced with Sunday School.
Ray A. Douglas, wire chief for Nebraska Telephone Co for two years, resigns and will move to Antioch to enter the employ of the Alliance Potash Co. His departure noted amid community reflections on kindness and charity.
A small Hambu Breast Tea page suggests Hamburger Brust Thee as a home remedy. Steep a tablespoonful in boiling water, drink a teacup full anytime, before bed or during the day. It is said to open pores, relieve congestion, loosen bowels, and flush a cold from the system. The remedy is described as inexpensive vegetable and harmless.
Sore backs and lumbago are blamed on pain and stiffness. A 25 cent bottle of St Jacobs Oil is urged for instant relief by rubbing into the painful area, with claims of rapid easing after fifty counts. The ad touts safety and immediate effect for sciatica rheumatism and related aches.
Railroad notes show Chas Morgan ill while John Overman returns from Mexico for a grandfather's funeral. Several engineers travel for home visits and duties, a derailment near Dennis delays No 42, an engine wreck near Raynna to Broken Bow with no injuries, and new facility upgrades at the yard.
The text distinguishes fable from parable with two Bible examples. The trees choosing a king (Judges 9:8-15) and the cedar of Lebanon and the thistle (First Kings 14:9) illustrate fable like elements in scripture.
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