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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1921
Page
7
A fragment notes varied topics from Uncle Mose and local business to tobacco shortages in France and overseas workers. It hints at spring signs as Japan moves into Siberian towns amid war-era timber profits and industry shifts.
A pithy Baltimore Sun observation notes that grand theories fail when the small forces seize control and mislead. A sharp aside mentions agents selling oil stocks to gullible buyers and jokes about cottonseed cake for sale.
Cash wheat prices rose 1 to 3 cents with No. 1 hard up 2.5 to 3 cents and receipts steady. Corn gained 14 to 2 cents, rye and oats up a couple cents, barley several. Hog demand steadier and lamb trade firmer with top spring lambs near 13.00, ewes around 5.50 to 7.50, and various figures for other lots.
Market notes show 88 carloads received in Chicago with varieties including Old, Northern white, and bulk priced around 1.00 to 1.10 per hundredweight. Regional quotes list Texas Tri at 3.25 per cwt and South Carolina sadders at 7.75 per barrel.
About 240 head arrived in Omaha and prices held roughly steady after yesterday’s decline. Week totals near 25 400, with top steers at 8 50, prime yearlings to 8 75, and a new basis for prime beeves around 8 25 to 8 60.
A clipped passage shows dialogue about language learning where a missionary asks for a word meaning eye and a boy replies erg meaning a chicken not yet. The garbled text also references Mexico and advice to nations reordering the world, with stray names O Bannon Neuswanger and a phone number 71.
The Angora region enjoyed recent sustained rain. Local residents like Mrs. Joe Morrill and Miss Ethel Hazen visited relatives in nearby towns. A Sunday ball drew a large crowd, while many townsfolk traveled to Scottsbluff for outings. Memorial Day plans include a Sunday school program. New births and visits from families such as the Boodrys and Elys were noted alongside a joint school program at Dove's hall.
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