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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1916
Page
7
Lloyds column remembers a newspaper man who labors long hours to get first hand news. He recalls meeting W J Bryan, traveling eighty miles in a Ford, visiting a neighboring town fair, and enduring sunburn before returning to work. A reader compliments Alliance Herald as lively and full of news and ads.
A collection of light anecdotes from a church and family life scene. Johnny asks if Moses had dyspepsia as a joke on tablets. A parson’s call is called a raise, not a call, and a hardware man’s prayer ends with a grumble about getting up.
A tourist asks an old man about tithes and his weathered reply chronicles brush fire caused by lightning, a cyclone sparing his trees, and his current wait for an earthquake to shake potatoes out of the ground. The tale frames dry humor around regional misfortunes and a stoic resident’s economy with danger.
Condor compares frank statements to Uncle Wash White in a quip about politics and finance. He recalls the Carroll family's longtime servant and Charley Carroll's congressional bid and the expected support.
A defeated candidate taunts Uncle Wash about voting against him, who admits voting Republican and jokes he owes the candidate four dollars for every five. Wayne MacVeagh hosts a milk tale where a $2,000 cow on his Philadelphia area stock farm provides superb milk to visiting children, prompting one boy to wish their milkman kept a cow.
A vintage ad touts Jad Salts as a kidney cleanser and bladder aid. It claims kidneys can clog like bowels and recommends four ounces in water before breakfast to restore function, reduce pain, and prevent complications.
Fall is the best time to start cows on official tests per the state university dairy husbandry department at Lincoln. The farmer gains more leisure to condition cows early in the test. Contact the dairy husbandry department for testing information and plan to seek details well before starting.
A help wanted notice requests a girl for Alliance Steam Laundry. Inquiries directed to the listed contact number 38 tf 7512.
An old time remedy Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Compound, sold for 50 cents, allegedly darkens gray hair evenly. A druggist notes millions of bottles are bought yearly for natural looking dark hair that appears youthful within days. It claims no disease cure, just cosmetic use.
A cyclonic wind storm hit Cairo and surrounds on Saturday night, causing an estimated $20,000 to $25,000 in damage, with 25 to 450 buildings wrecked or damaged. Major sites include barns, a greenhouse, alfalfa mill, implement store, lumber yards, and a large dancing hall. Several residents were hurt, including Mrs. Deffenbaugh who was rescued after being crushed, and J. E. Rodgers and Mike Martin mildly injured by debris. The storm left a 4 mile area flooded with sudden rainfall and kept horses in their tracks.
An advertisement claims Scott's Emulsion strengthens the blood to boost energy and appetite, restoring health naturally. It targets readers who feel run down, tired, nervous, or overworked and notes the product is alcohol free from Scott & Bowne of Bloomfield, New Jersey.
Physicians in the spotlight visit Alliance Nebraska at the Drake Hotel for a one day only showing on Thursday September 2 1916 from 10 AM to 1 PM. The event promotes their treatment of chronic diseases and claims remarkable success.
The United Doctors in Milwaukee offer free consultation examination and advice this visit, charging only treatment costs. They claim bloodless surgery for many chronic diseases and urge those with long standing ailments to call, bringing urine sample for analysis. Married women must bring husbands and minors their parents.
Official testing has increased in Nebraska nearly 300 percent in the last year, per figures from the dairy husbandry department at the university agricultural college. Fourteen breeders tested in 1915 1916 vs six in 1914 1915, with many inquiries and expected new tests this fall. The program advertises wood stock the farmer may have for sale.
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