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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1918
Page
7
An advertisement touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil capsules as a remedy for overwork and weak health. It claims three capsules daily restore strength, link to ailments like stomach trouble and kidney issues, and guarantees a money back offer if not helped.
A fragment recounts a court scene with the plaintiff alleging injury by a defendant’s goat. The only rebuttal comes from the goat, joked as doing all the rebutting, illustrating a humorous, unclear legal exchange with few readable names or places.
An advertisement promotes Cuticura remedies for dandruff and dry scalp. It instructs rubbing Cuticura Ointment into the scalp followed by a hot Cuticura Soap shampoo and offers a free sample by mail from Cuticura, Dept. X, Boston. Products priced 25 cents each for Soap and 25 or 50 cents for Ointment.
A fragment suggests speculation that Eip Pey has been fired, with an accompanying note that his stature as a "big gun" triggers discussion about his dismissal.
A humorous exchange contrasts belief in telepathy with reliance on a homeopathic physician. The remark suggests skepticism toward telepathy and confidence in alternative medicine.
A damaged OCR snippet references a nervous breakdown and a partial address at 476 So. 14th St. The readable text is minimal and leaves substantial context unclear. This brief mentions mental distress without clear events or names.
Treasury report on 81,500 corporations shows extraordinary profits in 1917 across foodstuffs dairy coal oil and utilities with large packers brewers and auto makers posting substantial gains. Notable cases include a meatpacker earning 19 million more in 1917 and various firms with 100 to 1000 percent increases on capital stock.
Claudine argues with a guest over menu changes at a fast restaurant. The guest complains about German fries being replaced by American style and demands a fried potato order with ground glass as a joke in the City Star item.
A frail young man in a train car bids farewell to a writer he briefly met. He reveals he was the grocer’s boy who daily came to the back door and asks memory to say goodbye to Mary Jane and the missus. The narrator recalls his two year old daughter Mary Jane.
A terse Ohio State Journal line notes that on a war footing the situation remains active. A tomcat, dispersed by a sharp thrust yesterday, fell from the back fence in a spinning nose dive.
Philadelphia implements a new street railway skipstop system to improve service. The city announces modifications to routes and station spacing aimed at reducing travel times and easing congestion for riders.
A Western bishop in France recounts an anecdote showing American soldiers’ fighting spirit. A regiment’s pigeon carrier, tired of monotonous duty, finally snaps and, placing the crate at the commanding officer’s tent, demands to fight with a bold note: Here, take your d birds I am going to fight.
A terse exchange escalates tensions as one speaker complains about chasing a bill while the other retorts with a sharp joke about walking, highlighting strain between the parties.
A playful exchange mocks Saxony residents with a pun on dog meat, suggesting a regional stereotype and inflaming light banter about cultural tastes. The remark is treated as a joke in a casual social note.
A man may overestimate his own importance but neighbors see through the vanity. New York takes offense at a billboard placed on or near Grant's Tomb, sparking public reproach and calls for removal. The story focuses on civic sentiment and respect for a national monument.
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