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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1917
Page
6
An old advertisement urges Cascarets as a nightly cleanse for the stomach liver and bowels. It promises relief from headaches biliousness coated tongue sour stomach and constipation and claims the product works while you sleep with no gripe and costs ten cents a box from stores.
At length the fools tired of parodies and died in unison. Wise men wept at the funeral while lamenting their fate and asking how they would earn a living, casting dust upon their heads in desolation.
Mrs J J Weiden thaler swore before a notary on October 8 1915 that finding Swamp Root cured her kidney ailment, after purchasing six one dollar bottles, asserting the remedy’s effectiveness and truth of the statement.
A short comic exchange plays on family resemblance with Willie Hibrow noting that paternal observation relies on eyes. The dialogue parodies social courtesy and animal analogy in a light humorous tone.
A terse exchange centers on the act of discharge as a duty. One voice insists duty requires ending service while another notes the necessity despite discomfort. The dialogue frames discharge as formal obligation rather than personal sentiment.
Stomach troubles are common the last years with indigestion internal nervousness caused by food fermentation bile and sour stomach. An advertisement from G. G. Green Woodbury New Jersey mentions Australia and Canada.
Teshia valet once noted as an eater reflects on appearances and identity in a fragmentary local column about style and social roles.
Secretary Daniels announced the navy seeks 100000 enlisted by May to honor Dewey's Manila victory. A 1366 enlistment on Friday marked the heaviest day yet, lifting active strength to 68937. No changes to candidate standards will occur as recruitment proceeds to the legal maximum. Brazil on verge of war with Germany. Argentina shows anti German sentiment and passports for Berlin ministers debated.
Ottawa reports the government has placed wheat, wheat flour and semolina on the free list, opening U S and Canadian markets. The move, tied to reciprocal tariff clauses, allows free wheat and products from countries admitting U S wheat duty free. Canada had previously denied this privilege. The order reflects export difficulties and tonnage shortages as Britain closes lower grade Canadian wheat markets.
In a personal appeal to citizens the president calls all Americans to unite to preserve ideals and advance democracy. He says the supreme test has come and urges speaking, acting, and serving together, notes navy and army mobilization as parts of the task, and stresses farmer focus on economy, unselfishness, and efficiency.
General Carranza declares strict neutrality in a congressional address from Mexico City. The speech, tracing from the 1910 Madero era, reviews his administration and criticizes past actions by Diaz supporters and alleged efforts by Henry Lane Wilson to influence him.
A mob set ablaze the German legation and consulate in Buenos Aires as crowds demanded war with Germany. Police and gendarmes pushed back demonstrators after multiple charges. several injuries reported and German property, including the Union newspaper, targeted. The mob dispersed before the armed force, singing the Marsellaise.
Omaha directors of the livestock exchange urged stockmen and farmers to stop marketing immature cattle hogs and sheep and to use rough pasture and grain to fatten cattle. The action, taken at a special directors meeting, supports a nationwide campaign to conserve meat and food sources.
The Vossische Zeitung critic in Berlin says readers are growing anxious and urges weighing events in aggregate rather than reacting to individual incidents. He notes widespread unsettled nerves and warns against drawing conclusions from single happenings.
Berlin reports after a conference between political and military authorities the German government will treat Americans in Germany similarly to Wilson’s policy for Germans in the United States. Americans here will have nearly all freedoms, except residence in fortified places.
A Basel Nachrichten critic argues that U S entry will renew aggressive naval measures against Germany, potentially leading to a gigantic battle that could outdo the Dardanelles fight. He says allied firepower will meet a defense along the German coast by an opponent who knows the seas.
Desperate German troops back to the wall fight the British in holds from Queant toward the Hindenburg line near Arras. Lens faces multi directional approach as civilians are evicted and 30 pounds per person baggage limit enforced. Three months of rations seized at Leng by American relief workers.
Athens dispatch says Serbians rose against Bulgarian rule in Serbia, driven by Bulgarian pressure. Rebels formed battalions and companies, attacked positions, and threat level described as grave.
Elihu Root appeals to all Republicans to suppress partisan feeling and support President Wilson until the war ends, urging Americans to act as a united nation. The Republican club adopts resolutions declaring it the duty of all Americans to abjure partisan divisions during wartime.
London newspapers print Wilson's appeal in full praising its heart felt war message and practical counsel. The Westminster Gazette calls it central to the war problem and beneficial to allied nations. The message uniquely blends emotional appeal with sound recommendations.
A crew of twenty five colored freight handlers was brought from St Louis and Kansas City to Lincoln to ease a severe five year Burlington labor shortage in local yards. Officials say conditions are the most pressing yet and colored crews may be the first to be shipped into Lincoln.
In New Orleans the general federation of women’s clubs adopted a resolution urging Congress to pass a nationwide prohibition law quickly, citing the wartime context. The biennial council backed swift action to ban alcohol nationwide as a war measure.
A reader text claims two years of illness from a female trouble left her unable to walk. She reports relief after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and recommends it for conditions like leucorrhea, inflammation, backache, and other feminine ailments. The testimonial cites confidence in the remedy's roots and herbs.
A shopper jokes about funding a car by following a doctor’s directive to stop eating potatoes. The exchange suggests a humorous misdirection about saving money for a vehicle.
Soothed mothers praise California Syrup of Figs as a pleasant tasting laxative that cleanses the stomach liver and bowels without griping. It is advertised as helpful for children birthday illnesses and as a general inside cleansing, with a 50 cent bottle sold at stores.
In a candid exchange Senator Sorghum notes fewer speeches than usual and admits uncertainty over public sentiment. He says constituents are divided on several issues, leaving him unsure which side to back.
The note implies a parent saying their son has been assigned light work. the son is described as reading gas meters. No additional details or dates are provided.
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