Alliance Herald official newspaper of Box Butte County
The Burr Printing Co owners are listed with Burr Printing L. Burr Jr as President and Edwin M. Burr as Vice President. The paper is described as the official newspaper of the City of Alliance and Box Butte County with Dort office mailing and transmission notes implied. Video Sawini Lara Jr. appears in the text.
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City of
Alliance
Box Butte County
The
Burr Printing
L. Burr, Jr
Edwin M. Burr
Farmers oppose daylight saving in Alliance appeals
In Alliance the daylight saving plan divides opinion with farmers denouncing it as harmful to field work and trading. The community debates two clocks and extra recreation, noting railroads adjust differently and expressing concern over urban benefits at farmer expense.
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Alliance
The
Herald
Americanism debate spurs calls for better citizenship tests
The Franklin County column highlights troubling examples of foreign-born applicants failing basic U.S. knowledge. It urges local veterans groups to actively vet and educate new citizens, warning immigration could be restricted if complacency continues.
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Midwest
United States
Nebraska
Kaiser
Samuel R. McKelvie
Grum
George Washington
Loy
Washington
America
Har Fhman
Altho
England
Missouri
Franklin County News
Franklin County
Legion
Prohibitory Law Critique Echoes Modern Control Fears
A writer argues that enforcement weakening stems from lawmakers overregulating rather than neglect or illegal liquor trade. He condemns laws made to fit desires, cites tobacco pipe versus cigarette bans, curbs on speech, and moral censorship as creating widespread resistance and costly ineffectiveness.
Wanted A Fool Killer in a 1921 dance debate
A compiled quip piece mocks censors targeting tribal dances by the Chippewa and cites other satirical witticisms from New York papers. The items humorously critique censorship, tax debates, and war pensions. The tone is a column of brief jabs on social issues.
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Oklahoma
Prctidioe Einstein
Treasury
New York Herald
RANDOM SHOTS HANDS-EDDED POEM DEDICATED TO BROTHER PUBLISHER
A brief poem dedicated to a brother publisher describes a morning walk between the golf links and his home. The verse hints at a chilly, temperate atmosphere cooled by Sunday cuss words, reflecting a shared cause and effect.
Auto Man Poem Looks For Sizzle In A Car
A humorous verse seeks help from the Auto Man about why a car will not start or move. The speaker questions engines and parts while the Auto Man offers blunt advice about gasoline. The piece ends with a prompt about a demolition game and a plea.
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Eamiea
Humorous Odds and Ends from Alliance Headlines
A column sketches lighthearted lines from an Alliance car dealer and local characters. Jokes about epileptic springs in cars, a rival salesman, a Scottish tale twist, a club anecdote about a silk hat, and a soldier’s cavalry pilot quip mix with notes on daylight saving and a preacher's attire, reflecting small-town humor.
Health Hint: Gum Removal Tip Amid School Gossip
A health hint notes that True Miller may be nearby and warns that ordinary gasoline can remove chewing gum from hair without cutting or using a fine tooth comb. The advice highlights practical high school training as useful in everyday situations.
Profiteers mocked as egg king tale sparks debate
Representative Mudd of Maryland denounces profiteers calling them insatiable while recounting a farcical tale of Egbert the egg king at the Palace Dime Museum. The egg king boasts he can eat vast numbers of eggs daily and demands time for hotel meals before signing a contract.
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Mudd
Maryland
Egbert
Palace Dime Museum
Bae
Vets Relatives Gain Preference in Immigration Debate
The act grants 3 percent entry preference for relatives of U S veterans, including wives parents siblings and children under 18 as well as fianc es of eligible or naturalized service members. Rep Fish won a 110 to 22 vote sustaining the amendment despite opposition. About 355000 immigrants may be admitted under the new act with around 600000 foreign-born soldiers serving in World War I.
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Uni
United States
Hamilton Fish, Jr
Sach
John Philip Hill
Fish
Congress
Fieh
Disarmament difficulties cited by Washington Star quote
A Washington Star excerpt quotes Cactus Joe on disarmament, noting no one would carry a six shooter during a game and no one would work empty handed, reflecting local attitudes toward weapons in Crimson Gulch and baseball culture.
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Crimson Gulch & Baseball Club
Cactus Joe
Willin
Washington Star
Hosiery Market Prices Ad by Holloway Co
An old advertisement promotes hosiery at new market prices from Holloway Company. It repeats the line about 49 ghri and the Holloway name in a promotional tone. The piece ends with a health quip about working on an empty stomach and rising hunger.
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Ghri and Holloway Co
New Sport and Summer Hats Arrive at Highland Holloway Co
The notice references merchandise arrivals at 49 Highland Holloway Co Vr The Test. It quotes a Baltimore Sun line about an immigrant learning to cuss the umpire, signaling a light feature on cultural assimilation in sports.
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Highland Holloway Co
Highland-Holloway Co
Crusty old ee questions labor of love
A crusty speaker muses on the mysteries of love and relationships, pondering what a wary man knows about romantic labor and commitment without a partner. The oddly garbled text hints at the tension between desire and social expectations in intimate life.
Fragmented excerpt offers random remarks and misread lines
The text presents disjointed phrases about savings on suits and daylight saving, followed by a jumbled note on Archeological investigations and Babylonian women. It reads like OCR garble with no coherent event, date, or clear entities to summarize into a proper news item.
Studio director tests lion bed scene in comedy
A Black studio worker resisted a director's demand to share a bed with a trained lion for a new comedy bit. The worker loudly refused and insisted on quitting the project, challenging the director's claim that the dangerous animal was tame.
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Angeles
Zee
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