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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1921
Page
3
G W Slayton of Cobb County Georgia reports his long stubborn stomach trouble improved dramatically after taking Tanlac. He says his father, once wasting away on liquid diets and failing medicines, now enjoys meals and vitality, and the family believes Tanlac is unmatched by other remedies.
Detroit Motor News notes a sign race scene as a motor cycle cop pursues. Superintendent W R Pate and three high school boys faced county court for smoking cigarettes underage. Judge Tash fined each ten dollars plus costs, suspending the penalties on good behavior.
Cecil B. DeMille's Something to Think About screens at the Imperial. Ruth Anderson, daughter of the village blacksmith, catches the eye of rich neighbor David Markley who sends her away to school and plans marriage. After elopement, tragedy and hardship follow until a sequence of events brings reconciliation.
Irvin S. Cobb writes the Wednesday feature about Peep O Day who after a legacy buys a red wagon boots and toys then joins poor children to reclaim childhood. The story follows his growth into a reliable citizen in one of Rodgers famous roles. The Thursday bill Bitter Fruit is a six reel Florida Everglades shipwreck and pirates yarn with slavery and love for a producing night.
Everyone wants quality cleaning at lower prices. Model Cleaners & Dyers promises value with rapid service and delivery. Suits cleaned and pressed for 1.50 dollars, pressing only 50 cents, ladies’ work priced in proportion. Proprietor Ted Fielding invites calls and home delivery from 203 Box Butte.
A witty comment notes that a 60 horsepower motor faces collective complaints when many rush to blame. The piece reflects on human nature as people seek excuses in the absence of solid reasons.
The column muses on spring weather fatiguing plans for fishing and travel from Scottsbluff to Alliance. It notes a search for missing people near Scottablwit, cautions about packing glassware, jokes about blue Sundays, and recalls ex soldiers lowering data during Memorial Day color marches.
Fragmented wartime reminiscences describe comic mishaps with camera rolls and improvised sutures while Doughboys joke about uniforms. The text toys with discomforts of war gear and asks if women endure corset pain, ending on a whispered prayer about a sneeze.
A newsboy confronts a crabby millionaire as he exits a limousine. The boy taunts him over wealth, saying the newsboy still works on his first million while the other is on his second. The piece mixes quirky captions and movie lines with local color.
Mrs. C. O. West of Alliance praises Doan's Kidney Pills as a standard remedy for kidney trouble and backache, noting consistent relief and urging neighbors to use the product. The promo notes price 60c and manufacturer Foster Miles Co, Buffalo NY. Huh Perkins attends state G A R encampment and reports Hastings comforts for veterans. Perkins is a Hay Springs settler with a long local history.
A quip from The Passing Show in London jokes about domestic life and country manners. The cartoonish line imagines a husband buying a new hat after his wife throws a kettle, framing it as a domestic rule.
A brief quotation notes that people acted crazily before moving pictures existed, referencing a Toledo Blade opinion.
Public notice warns against hunting and trespassing in the southwest quarter and southeast of the southwest and west half of section 83 in township 25 range 48, Box Butte county Nebraska. The text ends with a stray literary quote about convincing a married woman there are no perfect men.
In Washington, the president orders full information access for visitors to government departments. A new bureau of information on the ground floor of the post office building at Pennsylvania Avenue and Twelfth Street will answer questions and direct the public to the correct department. Will Hays signs the notice.
Fragmentary OCR text describes a selection of a votional gift book and a phrase referencing Commég Prayer. The note appears to be a clipped item from a London opinion column or feature with unclear context and minimal readable details.
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