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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1914
Page
12
The editor laments a slow start with nothing happening in town and locals claiming ignorance, imagining handing the paper to a “Smart Aleck” who could do better with less effort. The piece uses humor to reflect on everyday newsroom frustrations and the urge to shirk work.
The report lists nine states that enacted prohibition before 1913 and still dry or going dry by November 1916, plus seventeen and thirteen states with no license areas covering millions. It notes statewide campaigns in five states and includes quirky items on a rat trap and a tub cure fad.
A printer error in the Bangor Pennsylvania News mixed wedding and auction notices revealing a bizarre scene. The article lists William Smith and Miss Lucy Anderson as being disposed of at a farm auction with guests and livestock present while Rev Jackson officiates, while wedding music comes from animals and farm items adorn the ceremony setting.
A rural creed extols outdoor work and self-reliance while a legal case ends with the claimant receiving full payment plus costs. A Chamber of Commerce like organization retains its nerve and membership as the judge backs up local civic upbuilding.
Crowded Had dorff Piano Co parlors in Alliance hosted Miss Bertie Vernon and Alliance School of Music students. Vernon presented selections with several students performing duets and solo pieces.
Dean E F A Burnett of Nebraska College of Agriculture argues that a larger share of smooth dry lands should be kept as grass. He warns against valuing land by speculative future prices and stresses that pasture can yield steadier profits in bad years, with lower labor costs per acre as farm size grows to a practical limit for a single family.
A reader from Vandergrift Pennsylvania endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for colds and coughs in children. She says it always helps and beats other medicines, urging others to try it. The endorsement appears in an advertisement.
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