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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1921
Page
3
A crowd on a Nebraska county street discusses ample rains and rich soils. They profile Jes Reeves and Charley Powell, noting Reeves’ 320 acres near Broncho Lake and Powell’s success with wheat oats rye corn and Poland China hogs. Reeves’ story highlights resilience and soil value while Newman nearby plans potato rotations and corn and small grain farming.
The Herald visits farmers near town and finds Sam Fouts, who works for M. V. Price west of town. He came from Oklahoma last winter, likes the area, and requested the newspaper, so he will be added to the Dow list.
The next man was G E Harmer living about a mile west of town. We spoke with him at length as he was busy with corn, noting he moved from Iowa years ago and bought 240 acres.
The article profiles Platte county settlers including J. Josei with certified seed wheat and potatoes. It highlights Art Groves and Ed Dillon on diversified crops, Ed's hog herd, and William Ludwig with two Case tractors managing 380 acres of wheat and 80 of corn. Also noted are J. W. Shank and H. G. Tuttle from Iowa in a booming farming region with a large potato cellar and strong yields.
The narrative highlights Pat Spee’s stability with forty acres of wheat, twenty-five of corn, and twenty of cane and sedan grass. Charles Jackman of Berea moved from Wyoming and prefers this country for health reasons. James G. Kennedy, a Berea garage man for 35 years, recalls antelope on the prairie and his past cattle work before running a blacksmith shop and selling threshing machines and tractors.
A scrambled fragment mentions garments and cleaning or pressing. It references winter preparation and living arrangements, with unclear names or places.
A reader describes a person with a recurring habit of hearing sleigh bells when he moves, mistaking May for winter. The peculiar condition causes him to react as if snow and cold are present, suggesting a long memory of cold seasons.
A Washington Star cartoon caption describes Oklahoma losing over a half million dollars to crows and mentions wild cats causing trouble with the air as part of a humor strip about animal mischief.
In a humorous exchange a child Elsie pokes fun at Washington’s memory by noting monuments to his memory, prompting mother’s puzzled question and a playful answer. The piece appears in the Christian Advocate in New York.
A young man in Racine pursues rolling his own items as a modern hobby reflecting independent craft trends. The feature highlights his methods, tools, and personal motivation shaping a personal, compact enterprise.
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