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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1910
Page
3
A stingy husband balks at his wife trying to kiss him after she notes he just had a tooth pulled. He says he envies the dentist, sparking a witty exchange when she quips that the dentist is the only person to extract anything from him.
A half famished man relates a southern tale of a baker whose loaves shrink as he travels. At one door the woman inside asks who is there and the reply is the baker. She says to push the bread through the keyhole.
A playful exchange where a boy asks about the fourth dimension and a father humorously admits its difficulty to explain. The comparison to a coveted pie slice during dinner company adds a light, whimsical tone.
A testimonial ad claims sallowness came from an inactive liver and that NR tablets restore liver activity, clear the brain, aid digestion, and tone the system. It touts NR as better than pills for liver ills, urging one dose at night with a 25c box sold by Druggists across the country.
The Tatler records a satirical remark by Mrs Snoggs about tariff reform and making the foreigner pay. She contrasts public grievance with personal annoyance noting a top floor back injury kept from dealing with the matter for six weeks.
The display promotes Pettit's Eye Salve at 25 cents claiming relief from tired overworked eyes, inches, congestion, inflammation or soreness. It lists druggists or Howard Bros Buffalo as sellers and includes an egotist quote and notes on cigars and prices.
A Lowell Institute lecture by Prof James Smith Reid argues Roman rule urbanized Europe without tyranny. He notes Tarentum’s municipal code survived under Roman franchise and Romanization varied by community need. Roman policy favored gradual cultural assimilation, aiding Gaul and other cities including Paris, named after the Parisii tribe.
A large Brighton gathering celebrated the second birthday of local Siamese twins Violet and Daisy. Dr Booth, who attended their birth, notes they are healthy and intelligent, can converse, play, and quarrel. They have mobility limits and rely on a wooden framework to learn balance, with walking likely a lifelong labor. Each girl loves sweets and has her Teddy bear.
A reflection on people preoccupied with helping others so much that they neglect their own moral improvement.
John Mitchell quotes the shirt waist strike as he jokes that working for oneself beats labor for others. He compares lazy shipboard pigs to a crewman on the Sea Horse, noting the captain’s puzzled question about why the man won’t work and the boatswain’s baffled answer that the man seems to take no pleasure in his work.
The piece recounts Joseph Cannon’s praise of Canada after an interview with a Canadian correspondent. It notes his remarks on the wheatlands of Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta and describes Americans moving north to homestead 160 acres, then pre-empting more land. It highlights Cannon’s joke about coveting his neighbor’s land.
A curio mix of ad-like quips and moral snippets cites landlady trust, a boast about Judge Lewis' Single Binder cigar, and a glib remark on grass widows. It also promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children and ends with a proverb about a wolf in sheep's clothing.
The remarks Esquire Andrew Carnegie made at a Washington dinner criticize dying rich. He quips that a shroud has no pockets and wealth cannot be taken beyond death, a jab at material excess.
An advertisement touts NR tablets claiming to cure rheumatism quickly and purify kidneys liver and digestive system with results guaranteed. It urges taking one at night for morning improvement and notes availability from all druggists. It ends with a quote about seizing small moments and a remark on hearing loss.
A claim that eating more does not raise food costs is unsupported by evidence and contradicted by typical dietary budgets and resource use, which show increased consumption generally raises overall expenses for households and markets.
An advertisement extols Quaker Oats as ideal food, delicious and strengthening. It claims it costs little compared with other foods and helps build the best, noting a figure “62 orks in” as part of the copy.
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