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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1919
Page
3
Comic quips and brief jabs mingle with quotes about hard work from a Louisville Courier-Journal snippet. A line about sending summer board money hints at daily life and resilience. Includes quick wordplay on stage timing and a soldier’s origin joke.
An early 20th century style advertisement touts GOLD MEDAL on Capsules as a remedy for kidney issues. It claims kidneys are vital, toxins are removed by blood, and relief comes in four hours. The copy promises refunds if not effective and hints at an imported Gold L brand.
A man gazes at a woman near the Ann Arbor railroad yards as a switch engine puffs by. She dismisses his romantic line with a practical quip about cinders, capturing a humorous contrast in a Maytime night mood.
A humorous dialogue features a caller correcting a companion who suggests wearing furs in cool weather. The banter pivots on misreading the season as mosquitoes and fish respond to the chill together.
Clerk Young Van Sapp seeks a suit on credit while a clothier offers a garment that lasts at most two months. He pays only when he needs a new suit, implying a cycle of timely replacement and delayed payment.
A witty column notes how motion pictures teach lessons beyond entertainment. It highlights film as a cultural mirror shaping views on society and daily life.
Residents react as a sudden burst of candor disrupts usual decorum. Several locals voice mixed opinions while officials weigh the implications of the frank display and its impact on community norms.
A Philadelphia reader recounts a Germantown story where a young Scout found a discarded American flag and respectfully saluted it. He returned the flag to a storekeeper and reminded her not to insult the emblem, highlighting Scout etiquette and national respect.
In Tit-Bits a comic exchange shows Mrs Wiggs asking if she is speaking to Mrs Oldcat. Mrs Biggs replies she does speak but not in a pleasant way, highlighting domestic sparring with wit.
A brief wry comment compares a sick heart to romantic longing, noting the fascination of both conditions and suggesting a cultural interest in emotional extremity.
Two American army aviators Lieutenants Paul H. Davis and Harold G. Peterson were captured by Mexican bandits near Vandelaria Texas. They face a $15 000 ransom or death. The state department ordered quick action urging release and the Carranza government to refund any paid sums. Officials weighed possible government payment and future reimbursement prospects.
Initial steps toward forming a national labor party were taken at a conference of labor leaders from several states. A temporary executive committee was named to issue a delegate call for a national convention to be held in Chicago in November to set a date and platform.
Since Uncle Sam took control of the railroads merchandising thefts have risen. A portage related issue to a Dartmouth business trade referenced a rent problem amid the turmoil.
The late Lord Chief Justice Coleridge, famed for brilliance and caustic wit, silences a rough lawyer by noting the correspondence does not support his assertion. The counsel insists it does, and Coleridge, retreating into his cushions, murmurs politely that it would not be polite to contradict.
An exchange frames Professor Diggs as a savant who knows Mars better than any living man. He is described as detached from everyday matters to the point of forgetting his own street name, per the Birmingham Age-Herald.
A set of cartoons mocks open mindedness and wartime figures with sharp one liners. The captions poke fun at censorship and officials, including a jab about a former kaiser and flu references, reflecting tongue in cheek political commentary.
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