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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1938
Page
2
Wash tumblers that held milk with hot water after a cold rinse to make cleaning easier. For crisp cole slaw, shred cabbage and soak in cold water briefly before seasoning. Bananas sliced over crumbled graham crackers with milk make a tasty luncheon for children.
A narrator describes how an office visit often includes a young head office employee accompanying a local postman. The interaction reveals the informal, friendly approach used to discuss plans, with the postman inviting the visiting staffer to spend time talking about vacations.
A local contest invites submissions of cake recipes with cash prizes. First prize 25 dollars, five second prizes 10 dollars each, and ten third prizes 5 dollars each. Submit today before the entry window closes.
Readers urged to postmark entries by May 31 1938 for C H Goodiss cake recipe contest. Prizes include 25 10 5 dollars, with winning recipes printed in a national booklet.
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Instructions describe shaping a fabric doll by tightly stuffing cotton to create a jointed body at the knees and hips. A pattern is drawn on a grid, with back and front cut alike and a seam allowance shown. The note promotes Mrs. Spears book No. 2 sold from Chicago for 25 cents postpaid.
A fragment shows dialogue between a traveler and an old man. The speaker offers a half-tie and a taxi in a street exchange, framing a quick, informal financial aid moment.
A light exchange features Stingo and Bingo joking about Eskimos wearing the same suit year round and considering moving north. The banter reflects playful cultural stereotypes in casual chatter.
Six year old Billy holidays as his school closes for chicken pox. Keith four replies he has had egg on toast, not chicken pox, in a playful exchange captured in a lighthearted scene.
The Very Idea encounters a verbal clash over a gown described as a dramatic exchange. The phrase Certainly not, madam adds tension, hinting at a fashionable confrontation or social etiquette dispute in a stylish setting.
The worker jokes with Harry about the furniture piece, asking if the heavy commode is made of light oak, highlighting strain and observational humor during a close construction task.
A playful exchange shows one partner declaring the other their intellectual opposite. The line underscores a comic tone about compatibility in relationships.
A brief exchange centers on a hat asked about its price and whether to turn it down. The snippets show casual dialogue hinting at a shop or market scene. Names, places, or concrete figures are not provided in readable form.
The set asks which state has 10 000 lakes and how the United States acquired California plus a Jefferson quote about tyranny. The provided answer notes that they travel at exactly the same speed.
The items list states Alaska and Hawaii as items two and three and Minnesota as item four. It notes a dummy with a pumice and paint face for nonreflective texture suited to movie appearances. It cites Mexican conquest in 1848 and quotes Thomas Jefferson in a 1789 letter to Dr. Benjamin Rush about opposing tyranny over the mind.
A cross stitch pattern features a regal peacock in royal colors for bedspread decor. It notes 10 and 5 to the inch crosses, transfer motif 15 by 18% inches, color chart, key, material list, and stitch illustrations. send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle for pattern 5974.
Recipe steps describe preparing ripe strawberries with sugar and pectin in a large kettle. Boil three minutes, stir in pectin, cool briefly to prevent floating, pour into hot jars, seal with paraffin, yielding about ten glasses of jam.
Coleridge notes in the margin that the lines are fine yet enigmatic. The quip probes whether the lines carry meaning beyond their craft.
An old advertisement urges nervous women to use Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to calm quivering nerves. It cites testimonials from women and promotes purchasing from a druggist.
Quote attributed to Homer about wisdom and swiftness from a historical clipping. The line contrasts practical speed with wisdom in earning rewards, framed as a brief, reflective snippet.
A brief note reports Chew Long Bill Navy Tobacco keeping a promise in a slowed timeline. Details are sparse, but the item emphasizes completion of a pledged action by the subject.
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