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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1913
Page
4
The Herald reports a coming Kinkaid law homestead opening in Grant and McPherson counties with 640 acre entries. Locaters demand up to 250 dollars for guiding settlers, while grafters flock to the lure. Local notes list visitors and community happenings around Alliance Nebraska with several moving and business updates.
The page listsWant Ads under headings with cash and credit rate terms. It specifies one cent per word per insertion with a ten cent minimum, blackface at double rates, and credit terms requiring twenty five cents minimum and fifteen cents weekly. It urges mentioning the Herald when replying.
Box Butte county is served by the only set of abstract books in the McCorkle Building. An advertisement lists Rent for Vacuum Cleaner operations and a contact phone. Furnished rooms for light housekeeping are offered by Mrs. M Bayer at a specified phone, plus additional room rental at 111 West 6th St with a second phone number.
A miscellaneous notice lists money to loan on real estate with contact at No 22. F Reddish is named along with references to Fornice clean Niggerhead Lump and Nut coal and Eastern Hardnut coal.
L W Bowman physician and surgeon advertises office for contact in the First National Bank Building with office and residence phone numbers provided. Rowan and Wright coal wood and gaset are listed with phone 71.
Classified notice offers real estate and business assets for sale. Listings include a residence at 710 Platte Ave with eight rooms and contact number, plus restaurant fixtures from Alliance National Bank. Additional items include carpentry machinery and outbuildings with well and a gasoline air setup.
Good outbuildings and barn for four horses. house for sale appears in an old advertisement with cryptic pricing and reference to five earlier items.
Advertisement offers 1913 model motor cycles and motor boats at bargain prices with monthly payments. Promises best proposition before buying and mentions used motor cycles bargains. Mail reply to Lock Box 11 Trenton Michigan. Lost notices include a boy's gold open face Hampden watch and Chateline pin between Alliance and Hemingford with reward, two keys on a trousers hook with reward, a blue serge coat on Alliance streets with letters and notebook and reward, and a lady's set back comb and barrette left at Burlington station with reward.
The Herald office offers typewriter rib bons, paper and other office supplies with years of experience. We sell blank books binders and office systems and can install complete office outfits. We supply Irving-Pitt blank books and related items. For design of forms, call 340 or visit The Herald office.
James Thorntoff and Frank Smith, colored men, were involved in early week difficulties that ended with a court warning for Thorntoff after he was arrested on a complaint sworn by Smith.
Property owners in Ellaworth press William Fleet to construct a series of houses, seeking local development. The call emphasizes housing needs and potential community impact.
Found a bunch of keys. Owner can claim by contacting the herald office and paying the notice fee. Advts .24-2421.
Corrugated carpet paper twenty five yard robe offered at 75 cents. Ads from THRELKELD and ROWAN & WRIGHT list contact at Rowan's feed store. Twenty percent discount on all refrigerators and gasoline stoves. George Dr. Darling advertises price reductions fifteen percent on all Poreh furniture.
Dr J T Wilson of Cook County hospital Chicago visited Judge W W Wood and the U S Land Office register. Wilson is son of Pr Wilson of Rushville. They traveled by auto to Rushville and Bordeaux Creek for a picnic before returning Sunday. Mr and Mrs G W Emery visited Redington and Kemp family with Kemp school duties in Lawrence branch.
Johnny King joined the Denver team at Lincoln after visiting Youngstown Ohio to seek Bonesetter Reese He expresses confidence the treatment will restore his arm and plans to report to Detroit before season’s end Labor Day featured a Trinidad fight where Fireman Press faced Denver Jack Geyer Geyer defeated Harris on a fifteenth round ropes ref Art Rick ruled in Geyer’s favor Also notes on hunting season fever and a humorous Car hunting tale involving Guy Miller and a buggy top incident with grouse.
The piece mixes chorus-like satire with local booster lines. It rails at doom-sayers while praising Alliance, urging advertising and a strong newspaper presence to build a greater town. It contrasts western resilience with eastern critics and ends urging continued growth.
George Breckner of Bringhart, whose homestead claim lies in Sheridan and Grant counties, came to Alliance on business Saturday with his mother. He returned today with his sister who had been visiting, and they will spend the fall and winter on her claim.
Mr and Mrs A J Halstead of Thelma Garden county arrive in Alliance to prove up a homestead claim with witnesses W W Beck and Henry Jones present for the proceedings.
A local minister from Allison Iowa extols Dr Kings New Life Pills as perfect laxatives for constipation and bowel regulation. The ad promises guaranteed results and urges purchase from Fred E Holsten with a 25 cent price.
On September 6 1910 J W Thomas and Dora L Thomas celebrated their twenty fifth anniversary in Alliance Nebraska. The pair have endured practical pioneer life in a young country with persistent effort and public spirited work in western Nebraska. J W Thomas edits The Daily and Weekly Herald and has long contributed to Nebraska enterprises.
Bold rug stores feature an advertisement claiming Dr Miles Ant i Pain Pills relieve rheumatic pains.
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