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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1920
Page
3
A breezy column catalogs wild sightings and campfire jokes from sea serpents to pink elephants, ironical news, and odd tales. It notes creeping dreaths and rain, jokes about cinders for crossings, a serial clue fragment, and quirky items from a Chicago cocktail to Alabama marriages and leap year chatter.
A digest of humorous aphorisms from various papers commenting on prohibition daylight saving and political influence. Notable lines reference Albany Journal Columbia Record New York World Philadelphia North American and others, reflecting postwar attitudes and satire through witty one liners.
A historical note argues for a preliminary civil service exam to weed out weak candidates. It proposes eight questions to screen aspirants, including whether candidates are locally mentioned, have outside supporters, can hold a state delegation, and if they are truly dark horses or merely stalking horses.
The query questions the leader’s platform pranks and world changes since 1913. It asks if a large cabinet suits him or if independent, vigorous personalities would be kept out. It also inquires about genuine public business efficiency.
The Agony column muses on human vanity in a grimly humorous survey. It quotes a criminal glorifying his crimes and discusses how public notoriety fuels pride while advising readers to mock folly and bragging. It ends with a fleeting classified line for Alliance Steam Laundry.
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