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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1916
Page
20
The ad extols Old Kentucky plug tobacco as the ideal chew with fruity flavor and long-term quality. It links chewing to appetite edge and whole-system health, while mixing in a health scare about anthrax testing on Nebraska farms and farm workers wages across ages 14 to 21.
Dr J S A Anderson state veterinarian reports cattle and hogs dying from anthrax near Madison. Twenty one hogs died on CW Sproult farm five miles NW of Madison, with many more of a herd of 150 likely dead. Eight steers lost from a 350 head herd. Two dogs died. strict leash orders issued to prevent spread as disease linked to meat from carcasses causes concern in the Madison county community.
An industrial census of 6 000 employers on child labor, released by W L Bodine and Jacob M Loeb, finds more girls than boys employed across classifications except office boy. Of 70 420 under two to sixteen, 37 249 girls and 23 190 boys were recorded, with girls predominating around age 16.
Sharp upturn in fat lamb values with prices 15 to 25 cents higher than last week. Top lambs reached 10.25, while bulk sales ranged 9.75 to 10.00. cattle and hogs showed broader activity with top hogs at 9.45 and cattle mostly firm to active. Fire damages a Macken barn on Third Street and Ble Horn Avenue, with partial loss and weak hydrant pressure. building insured.
The report notes corn yields improving with good quality after a favorable month for maturation. Oats are outstanding, spring wheat suffered from black rust reducing yield, winter wheat yields meet early estimates, and barley shows solid results with minor rust damage. Northeastern and southwestern areas show fair crops overall.
Report notes a small boy seen fleeing the building before discovery and conjectures that a Tad with thatches contributed to the fire might have caused the blaze.
H A Dubuque owner of the Imperial theatre sells the house to T A Busey owner of the Lyric theatre Sterling. The buyer has sixty days to finalize transfer with an alleged price near 12000 dollars. Dubuque gained success in Alliance and may buy a theatre in Gladstone Michigan while considering options.
A hospital board meeting Sunday initiated a fundraising campaign to pay construction costs. J W Guthrie Harry Highland and George Darling were chosen to lead the effort, seeking broad public support from Alliance and Northwestern Nebraska to ensure the hospital’s financial footing and regional benefits.
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