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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1942
Page
2
Edward C. Wayne writes a news analysis column with opinions attributed to the author rather than the paper. The piece is released through Western Newspaper Union and reflects the analyst’s viewpoint.
Report notes British concerns over India's defense and potential dominion plans as Burma shows division between anti white factions and pro Japanese groups. In the Pacific, MacArthur awaits reinforcements while Yamashita replaces Homma and Mindoro reports suggest renewed Filipino resistance with jungle fighters and native weapons.
A New York rubber dealer challenged government limits on crude and reclaimed rubber arguing supplies could retread 35 million tires and expand reclaiming to a million tons. Separately, British dispatches claimed Allied convoys to Australia show progress, but censorship limited details and left the public anxious about troop placements and naval contact.
Bill Dickey lauds Ted Williams as the greatest single season hitter he has seen, citing Williams 1941 mastery. He notes Williams superb eye, hands and timing, plus no weak spots, and compares him to Joe DiMaggio. Dickey recalls Williams around age 23 and hints at a potential historic career.
Nimrod is a biblical hunter king. A ream is twenty four sheets of paper. The brightest star is Sirius. Fiji has about 300 islands. The mil is used to measure precious stones, wire or drugs. Camphor is obtained from the camphor tree. The Battle of Flodden Field was fought between England and Scotland.
In Two Rivers Wisconsin young American soldiers send letters to women many of whom are married or grandmothers. During World War I aluminum mess tins were produced workers slipped their names and addresses into the containers. Thousands of unused mess tins are now distributed to the army and the notes are receiving replies.
A promotional call to request a grand cookbook filled with recipes for yeast raised breads and cakes. The ad invites readers to send a postcard with name and address to Standard Brands Inc. at 691 Washington St New York City.
A compact prompt item lists Nimrod son of Cush as a mighty hunter and ruler. The quiz also notes a quire, Sirius, a count of two hundred fifty, wire used in measuring diameter, origin from a tree, and the peoples Scots and English.
The excerpt touts an outside focused remedy with a pattern of digestive aids. It promotes a blend of five car minatives and three laxatives for double action, claiming constipation relief with Adlerieka as a gentle follow up. It directs readers to take the ad to a druggist.
Reports describe swordfish ramming through up to 14 inches of hard wood and attacking ships with skill comparable to icebergs and storms, causing fear among sailors at sea.
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