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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1917
Page
2
Clear, period voice ad promotes Cascarets 10 cent box as cure for constipation indigestion biliousness and head pain. Claims cleansing the stomach liver and bowels leads to health happiness and a clear head for months with use for adults and children. All stores carry Cascarets.
Rev. Dr. Julius A. Nieuwland of Notre Dame announces a new explosive named Silver Picric acetylide. It is described as potentially more destructive than any known agent as experiments in the local laboratory proceed. An atom of the compound reportedly wrecked a student’s apparatus two months ago.
Freckles and crew complete a brief voyage to Piha Harbor returning safely. The trip ended without incident, with the vessel docking at dawn and crew reporting routine operations and good weather.
A homeward-bound citizen describes a hard-looking man spotted recently. An interested officer questions him and follows the tip toward a street clue. The man is identified as the ossified fugitive who escaped from the museum.
An ether based drug named freezone is advertised to remove corns and calluses quickly. Sold in tiny bottles for a few cents, it claims to loosen and shed the skin with a drop or two applied to the affected area. The ad urges shoppers to request it at drug stores or via wholesalers.
A front line report notes British soldiers compose about six million letters each week. The activity highlights morale efforts and communication with families amid ongoing conflict.
Washington reports reveal Germany proposed an alliance with Mexico and Japan to attack the United States if neutrality failed. Zimmermann note urged Mexico to reconquer Texas New Mexico Arizona with German financial aid, while Von Eckhardt relayed orders from Berlin to Carranza and Mexico City. Japanese embassy denied any such proposal and pledged friendly US relations.
A. E. Merriam of Dalroy Alberta describes his farming success since moving from Devil's Lake North Dakota in 1909. He turned initial capital into a thriving operation with hogs, cattle, horses, and machinery, reporting $5 gross from hogs last year and rising land values. He notes climate similar to Dakota and predicts strong Western Canadian farm labor demand with government-backed conscription exemption.
A light humor item notes a yachting party with a witty exchange about rough seas and a swell affair. The brief reflects a social tone and playful banter from the era.
An old advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a rapid safe remedy for indigestion dyspepsia gastritis and related stomach issues. It claims quick relief within contact with the stomach and urges keeping a fifty cent case on hand. The ad closes with a separate aphorism about barbers and friendship.
A Lowell Massachusetts woman testifies after three years of nervous strain and headaches that E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound improved her health. She lists symptoms such as suffocation hot flashes headaches backaches and irregularities and invites others to seek advice from the company in Lynn Massachusetts.
Mene Peary Wallace, once of north Greenland and nicknamed the Eskimo boy, received the first papers ever issued in New York to an Eskimo for naturalization. He swore allegiance to the king and reflected on Etah’s remote location near the Pole, its 400 residents, and lack of mayor or schools.
A boy named Donald asks for a second dessert despite indigestion and is reminded by his aunt of past overeating. He confesses the pudding sparked a dream of wild animals and, humorously, a great big gun in his dream.
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