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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1918
Page
6
Fast Living on an Island Endures a Weeklong Diet
A couple on an island decide to fast for a week following Lipton Clair’s advice. Lucile enforces water only meals and bans stimulants while Montmorency Ben slows his appetite with humor and jealousy as they navigate the plan and its tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucile
Lipton
Ladie
Lipton 8. Clair
ea_pekt
Frank Bopp
Bopp
Tootles
Tooties
Tool 1
Lacile
Shark Meat Taste Delights and Dangers Highlighted
The Hartford Courant notes possible government inquiry into shark meat tasting while a seashore writer recounts trying cooked shark. He compares flavor to young pig with slightly juicier hog meat, pondering the unmatched fate of predator and prey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford Courant
Speeding Up Lumber Industry Under War Demand
Reports from the Southern Pine association indicate mills are rapidly processing government orders on a six day schedule. Logs are fished from ponds, hauled, turned on carriages, cut by band circular and gang saws, dried in kilns, and shipped to destinations within a week of orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Pine Association
Timea
How a Woman Got a Pumpkin
A dainty woman accompanying her husband to the country sees a pumpkin field and agrees to buy a pumpkin for pies. The farmer invites her to climb the fence for the largest pumpkin she can carry. She returns ten minutes later with a 35 pound pumpkin for Thanksgiving treats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Johnny on the Spot Farmer Cash Heist
A western farmer interrupted the liberty loam committee near the subscription end and emptied a milk can on the table. The can held copper silver gold coins and bank notes counted as the savings of wars, totaling an undisclosed amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
Liberty Loam Committee
Superstitious Man Prefers Tombstone Over Five-Cent Coin
The remark depicts a cautious man who distrusts fortune and fate, comparing his name on a tombstone to a trivial five-cent token, highlighting superstition in everyday choices.
Western Canada’s Cereal Crop Sets New Value Record
The 1917 cereal crop in Western Canada was the most valuable yet, with the wool clip and livestock returns thriving. Automobiles flourish among farmers, bank clearings rise, and wheat seeding in 1918 is set to exceed 1917, signaling strong wartime prosperity and opportunities for settlers and investors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Canada
Winnipeg
United States
Canada
Western
West
Opens School of Commerce in Santiago by Association of Commercial Employees
Consul Arthur McLean reports from Puerto Plata that a new school of commerce has opened in Santiago de los Caballeros. It welcomes men and women, offers day and evening classes, and provides courses in arithmetic commercial practice bookkeeping grammar and commercial correspondence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur McLean
Puerto Plata
Dominican Republic
Santiago de Los Caballeros
Association of Commercial Employees
Costly Dressing and the Six Hundred Year Wardrobe
Report quotes Mrs. Washington Terrace discussing expenses and style. She mocks the notion of dressing salads on six hundred a year, saying she cannot afford such costs. The brief appears in New Puck style with tongue in cheek remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Terrace
Puck
No Excuse for Rough Actions on Any Man
Ad urges self control and a simple life while promoting Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a cure all. The copy emphasizes polish and moderation, claiming the product regulates liver bowels and stomach and mocks cynics who overcomplicate life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
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TER
Lucille
Nature
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Lacelle
Caa
Cee Eens
Elise
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