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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1932
Page
3
A vivid bedtime tale recounts Shadow the Weasel narrowly escaping Hooty the Owl in a snowy night. Shadow’s black tailed tip, contrasting his white coat, misled the owl, allowing Shadow to dodge and vanish in the snow.
Shadow grows furious as Peter Rabbit dodges into a log hole near the brush pile. Shadow glares from nearby, certain Peter is safe only while Hooty keeps watch, and he vows to wait until the owl tires of guarding.
The girlfriend says she married on Labor Day and has worked since. A snippet from a 1932 Bell Syndicate feature hints at ongoing romantic pursuit.
A dated tea table note describes date based sandwiches using ground dates orange juice ground pecans cinnamon and bread slices. The write up mentions decorating with a pecan half and compares the sandwiches with small cakes cookies and wafers, noting confections and preserves add to the afternoon pleasantries.
Robert Harlow former Stanford intercollegiate shot put champion now trains with the Los Angeles Athletic Club in hopeful Olympic effort. He still holds the intercollegiate mark of 52 feet 8 inches.
A magazine style note describes serving tea with cream cheese lemon spread on bread, almond toppings, candied orange, and lemon scented jams. It includes a lemon sorbet of flavors, sugared cubes, and optional decorations. Each guest chooses preference while tea is prepared.
A 1932 Douglas Malloch verse lampoons praise in advertising. A letter arrives with compliments about goods that are not bought, and a final twist suggests a P S with an order enclosed, highlighting consumer sentiment and sales humor.
Scientists report eyeless fish living in subterranean caverns 1500 feet beneath San Antonio Texas. Specimens are drawn up through pumping plant pipes of the San Antonio Public Service Company. They measure 3 to 6 inches and die upon reaching the surface due to high pressure differences.
In Dallas Center Iowa Daisy Burns describes months of weakness chills and poor sleep. She says doctors offered little help until she started Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription Tablets and Dr Pierce’s Frantic Tablets. She reports improved appetite energy and weight gain and notes the remedies available at all druggists with free medical advice from the publisher.
The Paris competition features entrants in cloaks hiding faces until judges reveal the loveliest eyes. Amid surprised murmurs, a seventy year old woman reveals the standout eyes, stunning the audience and sealing the win.
A survey by Joseph W Roe of New York University estimates that machinery in the United States performs daily work requiring 12 billion servants. It further claims that for every woman and child there is generated power equal to 190 servants.
A fragmentary dialogue shows Marie-Did asking about opportunities Bob may have had to propose. Mabel confirms but hesitates to answer, noting difficulty in telling him.
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