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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1921
Page
6
A clipped column mocks local figures including Judge Tosh and Misort with satire about fines and legal missteps. It recalls police tales from The State Journal, recounting a jailhouse incident with a naked inmate and a deputy sheriff’s forthcoming book about wildlife in county jails.
A collage of humorous vignettes and oddities from city life features masked train robbers, a cow ear purse claim, a morals inspector ad, garters slipping jokes, double bell rings, and a quirky tale of a bookkeeper repaid with interest.
A garbled recollection mentions a clecks worker, a tidy straight Die, and a cautious old lady asking about a cleanup squid. The caller cites rumors of a Red Cross and League of Nations letter, though the connection remains unclear.
Brief collection of humorous and practical lines including stain tricks with ink and scissors, a makeshift fly swatter from pancake and kindling, cork buoyancy test, china edge chip repair with a hammer, and odd food substitutes. The piece also lampoons high school cosmetics teaching and praises jokers as a noble calling in the path of Hippocrates.
The Imperial screens Bindiess "Held by the Enemy" from William Gilette's play about Rachel Hayne and a love triangle with Colonel Prescott. The husband returns as a spy while a rival manipulates the situation. An all star cast ap pears. The Wednesday feature is "See My Lawyer" a Christie comedy.
The Tan lune tonic sells about 500000 bottles annually in Gibson Snow Company territories with Albany Buffalo Rochester and Syracuse branches noting strong growth. If trends continue New York may buy over 750000 bottles yearly. Sold in Alliance by F. E. Holsten and leading druggists.
A suspenseful tale follows a wealthy young woman who chooses Greenwich Village as her residence and faces relentless attention from many men, a plot point central to the drama but not a shocking secret.
Astronomers report a star moving away from Earth at about 2000 miles per second. At that speed the object will quickly exit the region of danger and travel into interstellar space.
South Dakota leads in per capita automobile ownership with one car for every 5.2 people. The remaining 0.2 person likely owns a small car or flivver, reflecting low per person vehicle access.
Omaha market notes show strong weight butchers. cattle receipts around 15 000 with steers steady to 20 cents lower and bulls weak. Kansas City reports slow demand with most grades weak to 25 cents lower. hogs up to 10 cents higher and vealers near steady. St Joseph lists steady to strong hogs at top around 5.70 and cattle 4.25 to 9.00 for steers, cows and calves about 3.25 to 5.25.
Sheep receipts totalled 4 500 with 500 hitcher farms offering steady prices. Lambs averaged 8 dollars, and adult sheep 3 to 4 dollars, with bids around 220 dollars noted. Prices appear steady across the market.
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