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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1916
Page
5
A traveling salesman offers a prayer for loved ones, safe travel, protection, and peace for the nation. The verse seeks guidance, grace, and safe return home after daily work, attributed to M. J. Miller of Canton, Iowa.
Fr B TL sends a photo postcard of the Keokuk dam on the Mississippi in Iowa, described as the world’s greatest power dam nearly a mile long with 300000 horsepower. The column also features a joke from John Rheinhober of Alliance about an Irishman needing a shovel to dig his pal Mike from mud, since he’s up to his ankles with his head down.
In a memory of jokes, the speaker recalls two of the funniest lines about mealtimes. One Kentucky mountains host rhymes before meals urging guests to stay ready and keep things handy. In Pennsylvania Dutch country a girl jokes with a brother about eating while parents are served and nearly finished.
A rambling polemic targets a so called professional trouble maker as a vile deceiver who corrupts communities with dirt and lies. It condemns slander and betrayal while urging harsh punishment and moral judgment, concluding with a call to endure the menace as part of society.
A corpolant tenor nearly falls in Elijah in a noisy performance. Military church service stories include a whispered joke about Kitchener. A classroom riddle ends with a pupil answering the queen is replaced by the jack.
An old remedy advises drinking more water when kidney irritation occurs and taking Jad Salta, a grape and lemon acid lithia mix, to flush and stimulate kidneys. The article warns doctors sell many bottles, though claims may overstate benefits and urges early use.
The United Doctors, funded by Nebraska authorities, will be at the Drake Hotel on Thursday September 28 1916 for a one day free consultation on chronic diseases. They claim to treat without operation or injections and offer urine analysis for interested patients.
Care of Alliance Herald in Alliance Nebraska notes a matter labeled Dox 7589. The item appears as a public notice or classified reference with local archival details. Further context is unavailable in the fragment.
An advertisement proclaims midnight marks the start of better sleep and urges that Tanlac aids insomnia. It claims the tonic strengthens nerves, improves appetite, builds vital blood, and renews energy, with Alliance dealer Harry Thiele promoting its rollout.
Help wanted advertisement seeking a girl for unspecified duties at Alliance Steam Laundry. Contact number 38-tf-7512 for details.
Nebraska Land Company of Alliance Nebraska offers to finance home construction, providing quick funding at a low interest rate and promising to wet the property themselves.
It claims clear complexion comes from cleansing the system with Dr King s New Life Pills. Gentle yet effective, they relieve the liver by stimulating the bowel. Suitable for all ages and sold for 25 cents at druggists.
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