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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1914
Page
2
A premium list and program for a demonstration event features Mina Avral Scott, Lincoln, and Alliance School of Music with Miss Scott, Vasey, Shirley, and Carleev. Culver Alliance High School Orchestra performs.
All residents of Box Butte county may enter. limit one exhibit per prize. Deliver by 9 am Thursday. drop at Commercial Club by Oct 28. Prizes fund sales except sewing and canned fruit. Grain and fruit entered must be locally grown in 1914. Numerous prize lists follow for corn, potatoes, alfalfa, apples, pies, cookies, quilts, and more with specific cash or merchandise awards and sponsoring merchants. Final note: banquet RSVP via Commercial Club office by Wednesday.
An offer promotes subscribing to magazines with a bundled deal. Readers are urged to join a club and receive three magazines plus The Herald for one year at a price of $1.75. The ad uses promotional language and emphasizes value.
Alliance resident Mrs J E Whaley recalls severe kidney discomfort over three years. Doan's Kidney Pills gave quick relief and she has used them since, endorsing them as effective. Price 50 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N Y.
The South Omaha live stock market reports a large cattle run with price declines across most classes. Cattle quotes show mixed moves with yearlings and prime beeves at lower ranges, hogs down from last week, while sheep and lambs remain active with steady fat lambs and firm mutton demand. Volume totals indicate about 3,800 cattle and 47,000 sheep and lambs received, with buyers cautious on pricing.
A farm demonstrator is a practical farmer with agricultural education guided by farmers, the state college, and the USDA to determine best practices for production and distribution in a community. He is not an adviser or theorist but a hands on practitioner who travels with real duties based on actual work in the state.
The article notes a traditional gray hair darkener using Sage Tea and Sulphur, now sold as Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Tonic for about 60 cents. Instructions suggest applying with a comb or soft brush, ensuring a thorough pass for uniform color, with benefits including dandruff prevention and reduced hair loss.
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