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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1917
Page
7
A witty exchange pits Scrib son against a caustic critic about publishing in inferior magazines. A humorous vignette follows with a poor reader, a non English speaking cook, and neighbors reacting to ads and bargains while a widow considers Riatory’s regretful phrase.
A vintage ad touts California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative. It claims a single dose cleans the digestive system, prevents illness, and restores a lively child. The copy urges mothers to keep a 60 cent bottle for babies, children, and adults with directions printed on the label.
A noted millionaire boasts about his son while describing a stock market loss. The old man is said to be proud when he discovers his son caused the market setback, marking a sharp reversal in family fortunes.
Mr. 5. P. Benton of Kerrville Texas writes that years of kidney and rheumatic trouble left him bent and cane bound. After using Dodd's Kidney Pills he reports regained straight posture, good health at 64, and credits the remedy highly, urging readers to seek the exact DODD'S name.
Peter MacQueen in World Outlook recalls a trip to Mt Kilimanjaro with Jeremiah and African boys. He planned barrels of water purified but found the first barrel smeared with soapsuds and the boy explained the water was very clean yet full of suds, so they drank suds all the way.
President Wilson urged the Senate to consider joining a world league for lasting peace after the war. He argued peace must follow defeat for neither side and require a concert of power to prevent future catastrophes, with the United States keeping a stake in global justice.
A report by the Association of Life Insurance Presidents shows real estate mortgage loans replaced railroad bonds as the largest single investment for life insurers. From 1904 to 1914 real estate loans rose to 34.83 billion, while railroad bonds dropped from 30.16 percent in 1904 to 26 percent in 1934, with the actual amounts reflecting the move.
Washington reports the House Rules Committee has begun hearings in New York to probe possible profits from leaks about President Wilson's peace plan. The inquiry will extend to other leak rumors as it progresses.
In a cryptic note the item references British warship activity and support reaching New York, though details are unclear due to damaged text. The fragment mentions eleven ships moving and a wing being heard about, implying allied naval movements or aid shipments in transit.
United States coal and coke production hit record highs in 2016. Coke output reached 54,300,000 tons, up 12,700,000 tons from 1915 and 8,000,000 tons from 1918. Total coal output rose to 607,500,000 tons, surpassing the 570,000,000 tons mark set in 1918. Bituminous coal mined totaled 509,000,000 tons, up 66,500,000 tons from 1915, while Pennsylvania anthracite fell by 600,000 tons to 12,000 net tons.
A garbled clipping cites a Dr. Pierce of Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo offering health guidance. It advocates avoiding poisons, drinking water, and a milk and vegetable diet, with exercise and sweating to cleanse the skin and blood.
A concise aphorism notes that losing something can yield an advantage, quoting L ESTRANGE. The saying frames loss as a possible route to gain through wiser outcomes and redirected value.
Players misread hands and bluffed poorly as a jam-packed table crowded the room. Mistakes ranged from overcalls to slow folds leaving several hands crowded and readers unsure who would win.
Dr. Pleasant Pellets claim to provide a tonic in Whitcomb style text. The ad promises a complete cure for disorders, boosting stomach, liver and bowels with coated tiny granules. It emphasizes safety and ease of ingestion and targets women’s health and beauty.
Comic exchange notes a long national hymn in China and jokes about its reach. The dialogue contrasts travel and cultural reach with a quip on epitaphs, reflecting a lighthearted domestic banter.
A dialogue notes that a prefix like Hon may indicate honesty, but the speaker acknowledges it is not consistently reliable and that the meaning can vary by case.
A terse World War I era note states Austrian women are now employed in trench digging on the Galician front. The item offers a reflective line about humor, noting the best jokes about a man are those he never heard. A final fragment mentions a gas jet consuming oxygen in an active adult context.
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