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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1919
Page
3
Miss Lucretia Seymour, Boston artist and designer, debuts a "fish" hat modeled after a mackerel atop her castle clip as onlookers react with shock and fascination. The white headpiece features fins eyes and a tail swing with celluloid petals. eight hours daily for eight days built the design.
A dispute over a dead child erupts between Mr. C Archibald Sharpe-Newpop and Mrs. S I. Mrs I contends she didn’t know of the boy’s existence while Mr. Sharpe-Newpop insists the boy is dead. The exchange reveals a tangled family misunderstanding surrounding the boy and his fate.
A prison commission member visiting a penitentiary hears a young inmate joke about a cycle of incarceration. He explains his love of family makes him return to jail, since both parents are imprisoned and they never meet.
A teacher asks about an animal tall odd in Australia geography lesson. A boy shouts Charlie Chaplin in reply, while another composition notes a baby’s heartbeat and first smile incorrectly written as 1st-2th.
Washington reports indicate President Wilson treaty plans may let American troops stay longer on German soil than needed, but the War Department aims to accelerate demobilization. General March seeks faster embarkation from Europe, with Brest and Hoboken camps running at high speed as the 465,000 to millions movement pace nears completion.
Geneva prepares as the League of Nations plans its first Geneva meeting in City Hall hall. Authorities say a lake shore site of one and a half square miles will host the permanent league home with several sites offered by Geneva families. A premier wireless station and a large diplomatic airfield will be built as extra territorial spaces. Sir James Eric Drummond, the league secretary general, is expected to arrive this week with other delegates to follow.
The child labor section of the war revenue bill imposing a tax on products made by children and crossing state lines was ruled unconstitutional by Federal Judge James F.E. Boyd. He previously voided the original act, a decision later annulled by the Supreme Court by a single vote.
Federal service will special appeal for cooperation to secure employment for discharged soldiers and sailors in connection with Mothers' day Sunday May 11 which this year will be known as Mothers' and Sons' day.
The campaign to deport alleged alien revolutionists gathers pace in San Francisco Seattle and other cities as mailed bombs and other radical acts are linked to these individuals.
Washington reports the railroad administration refused requests from Western agricultural organizations to grant reduced fares for farm laborers aiding the wheat harvest this summer. The decision affects travel costs for workers expected to pick and haul grain nationwide.
Reports from Illinois indicate a new affliction causing yellowing of wheat and reduced vigor in plants in certain counties. Agricultural officials warn the unidentified pest may threaten Chicago area crops if it spreads.
Two hundred prisoners were arraigned in Cleveland police court following the May day disorders. Proceedings focused on charges stemming from disturbances in Cleveland, with authorities detailing the scale of arrests and next steps in the case.
David Slavin funeral director reported to police that his hearse was stolen by joy riders in Chicago. The incident highlights theft and property loss affecting a local funeral service provider.
An advertisement urges women with back pain headaches and nervousness to try Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root for kidney and bladder issues. It offers sample bottles by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer to test the remedy and asks readers to mention the paper.
A bewhiskered stranger proclaims allegiance to a New Freedom while confronting Guaph Johnson at a fence in Arkansas. The intruder threatens force claiming the rich must share hoards, provoking Johnson to defend with family and firearm in a tense rural scene reported by the Kansas City Star.
A Cleveland man wore a hole in his pocket by carrying a lucky penny until it wore through letting him lose a $10 gold piece.
A man reflects on happiness as a small joyful cup like after-dinner coffee while sorrow looms as a much larger cup containing several gallons, signaling vast emotional burden.
An ad touts bitro phosphate as a cheap remedy to overcome excessive thinness by supplying phosphoric food elements to nerves. It promises rapid weight gain and health improvement, including brighter eyes and glowing cheeks, but cautions it should be used only by those seeking flesh growth.
A drug advertisement claims acid stomach causes wide ailments and offers EATONIC as a quick fix. It alleges hyperacidity leads to poor health and proposes BATONIC and EATONIC to absorb excess acid, restore digestion, and boost energy, urging readers to ask their druggist for a box.
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