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About The Omaha guide. (Omaha, Neb.) 1927-19?? | View Entire Issue (Sept. 22, 1937)
Dean William Pickens Held Secretary of N« A. A- C P. Colored Dancers In “Big Apple” Contest ; £u» - Omahan’s will have th ''r f!rst opportunity to see the now dnnro Craze “The Big Apple’’ dance in f ill awing, at a collegi'te m’dp g'vt jambree at the Orpheum theatre Saturday night at 11:46, when the pick of the city’s c lored h or rs compete for cash prizes on ' the , « stage. This frenzied, half hysterical dance craze, combining Swingin’. Truckin’ and the Oy rlcston, in < ti« delirious gyrath n, erginated in the Do n South a: <1 h's been sweeping the 11 e t by storm. It will be demonstrated <n the stage at the Midnight show Satur. day to the tune of Gr g Wi’l’emr,’ all colored “B’g Apple” dunce or cestra. As their screen aPrietjon <h'* Orpheum theatre as arranged for an advance showing of Warner’s now musicacl “Variety Show” star, ring Fred Waring anl h:s Pen -syl. vanians, IMck Powell, Ted Healy, Walter Catlett, Priscilla Lane and Buck and Bubbles. Tickets went on sale Wednesday at the Orpheum theatre box office. Dancers who wish to < nter “The Big Apple” contest are urged to get in touch with Manager Bill Miskell, of the Orpheum theatre First rehearsal will be held at the Orpheum teatre Thur day morning at 10 o’clock. Legnlilv of • obky’itj Tlie First amendment gnu rue tees Hie right of people to petition the Bpver!uu‘*nt '.Ybvn tvbbyins tf'.m ply tin! utlempl io Inllueiit'e legis lation by petition, or by n statement of one’s side of a case. It Is en tin ly legitimate. When it stoops to intimidation or bribery It ceases to be legal. Mount Rainier Parlt Of all the attractions of the Pa eiiie Northwest, none is more irmpir lug than Mount Rainier pa.U in IVii hiiigttig. There are 42> si|'utre nil! s of iiioiiii'aln wonder’ iml, 2s gb, ier;. sp- etaenJar water a IN. n riel of wild (low rs and one of tb 1:1;-: eat moiintains in the V -*rl I. Do Not Live on Air fi was a belief among the old nnt lira i t F at elinnieltuins ex iled on i; 1 r T1 s H i|,,t true. The fuel tbiil tin m er ■ .a s are aide I" g-. without food mr Ion- pern-da e dot it led to this onoimoii: earli < 1 nion. OH 'st f "road Stati n ’ mnt (Mare in Haiti mr ■ Is tb I si ca Irimd station not > ly in I Foiled States hilt In tb • world I (is built in lei’ll. It is n u used ,t frei.bt station. Swords From Heaven ll is believed that aneient Irudl lions of certain ttue swords being em i*rotn heaven can he exp I lined liy i he fact that they were made I rui.i meteoric iron. The Port of Pompeii Ir:carations have brought to light what was once the port of Pompeii. In a tavern were found the skele tons of three men trapped while drinking wine. Interior of RoObins Pharmacy, 24th and Grant streets. Showing Dr. Price Terrell and Dr. Leroy Robbins m foreground. Sivcn Wonder* of the World The generally accepted list of the l? en wonders of the world Is as ft Hows: tin* Pyramids of Egypt, lhe Hanging Gardens of Scmlratnls nt Babylon. the Temple of Dlann at Ephesus. the Statue of Zeus by I'hidia*. tlic tunih of Mausolus, the j Pharos (lighthouse) of Alexandria mil the Colossus of Uhodes.—Path Under Magn/.l’ie. Diet of 'iivijo Indian* Tie orthodox Navajo will not cat j! h eggs or (jowl. Some of the voia ','i' rr',"*'<n cm who have heen lo school vl late these prolii# lions, h'*l the ujil m ii keep them strictly. I i'Icrs iieci loltnlly sell tinned sar ' :.es to the Indians, hut tlie pur •hir er invarhihly explains that, to his Mom 'eft, the sardines are tuedi elite, not food. f'c'titorrar cm Region’* Climate T'e climate of the Mediterranean region Is warm, almost tropical. The j mean temperature for the year is '7.h degrees !■’ The winters are mild, hut the summers are hot and almost ralnlo.-.s. The heat of the summer, however, is tempered In tunny localities- by the sett breezes. The English Setter The generally accepted belief Is I that the English setter is the result ' of a cross between spaniels and the ild Spanish pointers. English set lers in America, while the offspring of a parent stock that had Its ori gin hi European countries, are the evolution of American sportsmen. The Hemicycle The word hemicycle means half circle. It Is a curved or approxi mately semi-circular structure, as that of some arenas of an orchestra nr part of a room; hence, a wall built In that form or a painting on such a wall, as the hemicycle of the Ecole des Beaux Arts. Green Water Snake* Green water snakes appear In South Carolina, despite scientific books which set their range through Florida and Louisiana and up the Mississippi river to Ilinols. BACKACHE Flush Kidneys of Waste Matter Poisons and Acid and Stop Getting Up Nights. 35 Cents PROVES IT When your kidneys are clogged and your bladder Is irritated and passage (scant and offten smarts and buPns ylu need Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules a fine hanniless stimulant ajnd dturetfix that always works and costs but 35 cents at any modern ding store. It’s one, gotfd, safe way to put healthy activity into kidneys and bladder—you’ll sleep sound tho whoje night thru. But be sure and got GOLD MEDAL— right front Haarlem In Holland—you are assured of results Other symptoms of weak; kid ney and irritatd bladder are backache, puffy eyes, leg cramp, moist palms Veterans of Thinning Ranks j Who Fought In the Civil War Honored at Celebration Three of Omaha’s 14 aged civil was veterans passed n review be- j fore a crowd of 400 of their fcene. ficiaric.s at the Omaha Cude’s Emancipation cele.brati< n held at the Elks’ hall Monday n'ght. Mr. Paul Holliday, Pev, D. Nicholson and Mr. George Watson donated their cars and delivered the veterans to the hall. The commemoration prog nun was presided over by Atty. Charles F. Davis with Senator John Adams being the principal speaker. In his address Senator Adams gave a general outline of the Am. crican Negro’s progress since Emancipation, stating that though Rev. Jessie Richard Young, for. mer assistant pastor and leader for two years of Zion Baptist church, passed away Sunday morning. Rev. Young came here under Dr. W. F. Botts where he was called from Bethel Baptist church and made assistant pastor under Rev. Botts where he served for more than two years. Dr. Botts left Zion owing to ill health. Rev. Young held the church together until Rev. Harper was called as pastor. Rev. Young served for six years. Then his health began to fail. He entered the hospital during the fall of 1936 twice. In June 1936 he went to Hot Springs, Ark., where he took baths and hoped to regain his health. Following that he went to work for a time. A few weeks ago ho became, ill and suddenly made a turn for the worse. The end came early Sunday morning at the residence of his brother, Mr. Sheppard Young. He was a native of Louisiana and had also been employed by the Union Outfitting Co. for more than IE years. The. funeral seiwices were held Wednesday from Zion Baptist church at 2 p. m. The Dude Ranches No two dude ranches are exactly alike. Some are founded on the bas is of still active ranches which are conducted as business enterprises in W'hich the raising of livestock and grain crop3 is the primary business and that of the entertain ment of visitors a secondary one. Some are partly one and partly the other; others have been developed from the beginning as guest ranches. Some are in the moun tain areas, some on the plains, and others in deserts of the South west. FREE LUCK BAGI 50c Algerian Ma|o Luck Beg and samples Hair Dreiiing, Powder, Ointment Free, Send 10c te cover mailing cost. GOLDEN BROWN CHEMICAL CO. Dept. qj Memphis, Tenn.j constitutionally free, the, Negro had failed to gained political, ec. onomienl and political freedom. As a means for acjuring race pride and strengthing the morale of the younger generation. Senator Adams urged parents to take a keener interest in the studying of the Negro’s historical* background that they might learn of the really great accomplishment of the darker race and pass the information on to their children. Others on the speaking program were: Rev. D. Nicholson of Carinda, la.; invocation; (h;'aha Civic or. chest;-a, Mjfss 1 f'wnjys, Los Cantores chorus, Prof. Josiah Waddles, Miss Ida Holiday and Albert Baker, Deputy Chief of State Veterans of Foreign Wars from the state of Washington. Plentiful repasts, consisting of varied sandwiches salads ami coffee were served by Mr. C. C. Galloway, sponsor, Ethel Terrell and Ola Mae Williams, Ester Horton, Mrs. C. E. Reynolds and Mrs. Florence ( Terrell. . o Trees Should Mature As proof that it pays to wait until , trees are mature and of fairly good ■ size before cutting them for tim ber, forestry experts offer the fol lowing statistics: “There i$ about 19 times as much lumber in a tree with a 2G-inch trunk as in a 9-inch tree and the lumber is worth more per foot, bringing the value up to 36 times that of wood from the 9 inch tree.” ---| A Gentleman Farmer Son-Daddy, what do you mean by a gentleman farmer? Daddy—A gentleman farmer, my son, is one who seldom raises any thing but his hat. He Auto Know She—1 see in the paper mat three persons were killed in a feud. He—'Those cheap cars are dan gerous. 11 . How Gonstijpatioisl Csuses Gss, ] Nerve Pressure | When you nre constipated two things hap pen. FlllbT: Wastes aw 11 up the bowels and press on nerves in the digestive trad. This nerve pressure causes headaches, a dull, lazy feeling, bilious spell-, lo -h of appetite and dir tiness. RECONI): Partly digested food starts to decay forming GAS, bringing on sour stomach (acid indigestion), and heartburn, bloating you up until you sometimes gasp for | breath. Then you spend manv miserable days. You I CAn't eat. You can’t sleep. Your stomach is pour. You feel tired out, grouchy and miser able. To get the complete relief you seek you must do TWO things. 1. You must relieve the GAS. 2. You must clear the bowels and GET THAT PRESSURE OFF THE NERVES. As soon as offending wastos are washed out you feci marvelously refreshed, blues vanish, the world looks bright again. There is only one product on the market •that gives you the DOUBLE ACTION you need. It is ADLERIKA. This efficient car minative catbartio relieves that awful GAS at once. It often removes bowel congestion, in baU an hour. No waiting for overnight} relief. Adlerika acts on the stomach and botE bowels. Ordinary laxatives act on the lower bowel only. Adlerika has been reo ommended by many tloo tors and druggists tor 35 years. No griping, no after effects. Just QUICK re mits. Try Adlerika today. You’ll say you have never used such an efficient intee tinal cleanser. i WARNING! All REPUTABLE DRUG. GISTS knout that Adler. ,iba has no euhetiiuta. 1 Alutaye DEMAND the I genuine. I Mlerika OLD JOHN BARLEYCORN— Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. SUNFLOWER STATE—Fine flavor straight Bourbon. Those Brands are your guarantee of quality. , . Bottled for and recommended by I Olson Company Inc Wholesale Liquor Merchants Omaha, Fegraska I I Nuptial Arbor Day New ly married couples In I lor | solid a German town, have to plant two fruit trees for the municipality to celebrate their wedding. The Great Man A great man ts great by thinking 1 great thoughts; and If we cannot ! think Ids thoughts, we cannot know 1 his greatness. Fir»t Arithmetic Book The first arithmetic book printed was Bishop John Sherwood's "Ld- i dus Arithmo Mnchinae," In Home. In . the year 1482. Air Route Over Ice-Cap The shortest nlr route between I Britain and North America Is over the Ice cap of southern Greenland. : Compliments Of * j CHECKER j CAB ; 09. 1509 Jackson j. AT 3322 __ORPHEUM_ MID IGHT JAMBOREE Saturday. Oct. 2, 11:45 PM ON OUR STAGE “The Big Apple’’ Dance Contest with Omaha’s hottest colored oofers competing for cash prizes. To the torrid music of Gregg Williams’ ’Big Apple” , dance I'and. v All Seats 40cNow On Sale SCREEN The Hotcha Musical Show ’ i ■ With Fred Waring and his Pennsylvania's D^ck Powell and Ted Healy Buck and Bubbles | .....~-!-— COMPLIMENTS OF Central Market 1608 Harney Street AT. 8720 COMPLIMENTS OF . C puehler Bros. Markets j 2501 N. 24th 212 N. 16th 4905 S. 24th ) High-class Meats at Reasonable Price American Coal Co. 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