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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1921
Page
8
The Herald advertises its Want Ad section with one cent per word per insertion and claims broad reach. It promises competitive circulation and quick results for readers seeking to buy or sell items or services.
For sale old papers five cents per bundle at The Herald Office. Also for sale good used cars offered by A. H. Jones Co located at Third and Cheyenne.
State Bureau of Markets reports higher overall poultry production in Nebraska with strong fall and winter outlook. At 17 shipping points weekly shipments include 550 to 600 coops of poultry and 450 to 500 cases of eggs. Local estimates vary by point, turkey output limited, chicken and egg trade remains robust for farmers and markets.
The Bureau of Markets and Crop Estimates pegs the US potato output on a October 1 basis at 45,844,000 bushels, up 22,844,000 from September 1. Relative gains occur in Maine New York Pennsylvania Michigan and Wisconsin with Maine up 8,000,000 from September and 10,000,000 from last year. several western states report slight losses.
A pair of cartoon dialogue panels from The American Legion Weekly features Sambo style voices with exaggerated boasts about strength and a punchline about scratching a bath tub. The dialogue parodies bravado in a wartime humor strip with racial stereotype elements.
A. A. Moll closed out his farm near Hemingford in a brisk sale with strong demand for machinery and livestock. Prices ranged from hay and oats to mules, horses, cows, sows, and calves, reflecting high bidder activity and solid returns for items like a hay stacker and Holstein cows. Moll plans move to central Missouri for business reasons after a large crop year and decent wheat prices.
In Western Nebraska central district demand was slow with few sales and steady prices. Sacked Early Ohios No 1 traded around 1.65 to 1.42 for various grades, with bulk Early Ohios No 1 between 1.25 and 1.42 and No 2 from 1.17 to 1.25. Growers held for higher prices as trucking remained moderate. In Omaha, Early Ohios No 1 fetched 2.15 to 2.25 per cwt with No 2 at 1.60 to 2.00 depending on condition.
The Chicago Journal of Commerce notes a suggested ban on the colloquialism springing a joke as outdated. It observes most jokes today are pushed and fall short, failing to spring with vigor.
A London Mail quotation jokes about aging with a speaker claiming all his teeth remain as strong as on birth. The line captures a humorous, boastful voice reflecting old age and vitality.
A London Opinion item quotes an irate golfer telling a mother to remove her children from a golf course. The mother replies that they cannot eat anything new since their father was a sergeant major, highlighting a class and wartime sentiment.
Shirley Mason stars as Gertie in The Lamp Lighter at the Imperial with a tale of a child separated from her mother and restored through a lamplighter’s aid. Friday’s big bill features Thomas Meighan in The Frontier of the Stars plus two comedies and a Matt and Jeff cartoon Spiking the Spooks. Sunday vaudeville adds Haley Trebor Jack Polk and The Festes, then Elaine Hammerstein stars in The Daughter Pays. Monday brings Short Skirts with Gladys Walton.
A London Opinion excerpt describes an early morning visitor telling a chauffeur not to miss his train, while the chauffeur replies that the mistress warned of losing his job if he fails.
A yard cleanup ends with Mr. Brown burning rubbish in the street. A stranger girl joins curious neighbors bending the mood when asked about her face. She responds with a dry joke about being washed. The tone shifts to a quip about music writers and tariffs on saxophone practice.
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