Springtime romance and a lost purse lead to new work
A banking-like tale follows Jimmie a hopeful job seeker who, after a war era layoff, meets a mysterious pretty girl on a bus. She returns a dropped purse and guides him to an opportunity with Mr. Ware and a future at Balcoms Corners while a quirky pro cosmetics list adds period flavor.
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Jimmie
Hie College
Sareer
Srenie
Jim
Jimmile
Iim
Mr. Brothers
Timmie
Jimimine
toWwe
Jimmie Greetul
Elrl
Ware
James Brandon
Local notes reveal homemade film plans and oddities
A fragmented column notes Genees Neb natives excited about a home made movie in which locals play leads in She Wouldn't Change or Sweetheart. Hay Springs merchants will skip buying the film locally and spend 1500 dollars at home. A minister meeting and a treatise on Wine of Pepsin are briefly mentioned.
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Genees Neb
Traveling motorists tease long mile to Hot Springs
A. H. Harper relays a local joke at Alliance about drivers asking for gas and oil on the way to Hot Springs. Cadillac and Buick owners request 20 gallons and oil, 10 gallons and oil, while a flivver traveler asks for water and a bottle of 8 in 1, jokingly delaying the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Harper
Alliance
Hot Springs
Opportunit and the drone kicker in a dance hall scene
The Legion Weekly notes the contrast in opportunity and drone kicker at a Alabama country dance. The floor manager Tore Git yo potters fo' n cotillion demands dressed guests form a central circle while barefoot attendees improvise in the margins.
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The
Legion Weekly
Alabama
Times Have Change and Oddities From a Rag Picker
A rag picker jokes about paper costs by noting times changed with women throwing away dresses. A Harvard man in Omaha complains of bedbugs in a hotel room and refuses another. A bootlegger quotes prices for liquor, offering cheaper if taken away.
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Wimmin
Ole Buck
Omaha
Trimmed Hats Sold at 3.98 by Highland Holloway Co
C C Moore left Monday for Lincoln to attend the state convention of the M W A. He will be away from Alliance all week and may stop at Wymore on the return trip to visit relatives.
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C. C. Moore
Lincoln
The
Alliance
Wymore
May Victor Records at Thiele's
The listing notes Victor Records available at Thiele's during May. It highlights catalog selections and pricing, inviting patrons to browse and purchase the latest releases.
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Thiele’s
Ordinance 915 licenses for circuses and moving pictures in Alliance
Alliance Nebraska ordinances levy license taxes for circuses menageries shows in tents roller rinks and moving picture shows. Fees range 2 to 500 dollars daily or yearly with penalties for nonpayment and fines up to 100 dollars. The act runs May 1 to May 1 next year or proportionally if issued after May 1.
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Alliance
Ebraska
Nebraska
Efreus Andil Menagerie
City of
Fishermen Gather as J Epler Returns from Lincoln
J Epler arrives back from Lincoln after attending the T P A convention held Friday and Saturday. He left Sunday morning with fishing tackle and rods in hand for a weekend outing.
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J. Epler
Lincoln
Hell
Birthday visit brightens Highland Holloway ranch line
Bruce Mallery welcomed his mother Mrs. J. A. Mallery and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Mallery on Tuesday as they joined him at his ranch to celebrate his birthday.
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Bruce Mallery
J. A. Mallery
Earl Mallery
Keeler and Schafer Families Attend Scottsbluff Ball Game
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Keeler and Bud Schafer and family traveled to Scottsbluff on Sunday to attend the ball game.
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Jim Keeler
Bud Schafer
Scottsbluff
Caldwell Family Ends Stay In Home of Rushville Pastor
Mr and Mrs Caldwell and daughters Lois and Mary Itene left Tuesday for their home in Rushville after visiting at the home of Rev and Mrs [name unclear].
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Caldwell
Lois
Mary Itene
Rev
Asar
Rushville
Sailor Hats Featured At Low Price In Local Ad
Mrs. Dorothy Hershman returned from Omaha where she studied the pipe organ. Mr. and Mrs. A S Wright with Miss Nellie Wright and Pete traveled to Entahatord Sunday. Highland Holloway Co promotes Sailor Hats for 4.98 with a local sales note.
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Dorothy Hershman
Omaha
A.S. Wright
Nellie Wright
Pete
Enthatord Sunda
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Woeetorn Newspaper Union
Halcom
Balcom
Sho
Anita Stewart
Pat
Hay Springs
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Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Lazar
SWIFT
Armour
Morris
ALL Samar
Ham
Highland-Holloway Co
R. M. Hampton
Oyer
Grace H. Kennedy
Mays
Highland Holloway Co
Thiele
Alliance’s
Baer-Alter Shoe Co
West Third Street
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