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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1913
Page
7
Advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a safe quick cure for indigestion gas and sour stomach with relief in five minutes. Claims include restored appetite and no belching or eructations after contact with stomach distress. Encourages buying a fifty cent case from any store.
Captain William Cavanaugh of the police department plans to supply hot coffee to drunken suspects at first light to curb the urge for more whisky. He says a steaming cup can break the craving that drives repeat drinking, helping to keep them from returning to the bottle within the hour.
A magazine urges mothers to focus on physical development in children. It stresses nasal breathing over mouth breathing to protect health and facial appearance and urges discouraging grimaces. It also calls for correcting bad habits in posture and movement through daily watchfulness.
A collection of short humorous quips and exchanges is presented. Jokes cover prison sentences sympathy with criminals burglars and household items stolen. The tone is light and satirical with playful banter among speakers.
An advertisement extols Grape-Nuts as a perfectly balanced food for all ages. It cites personal testimonials about improved nerve and brain function, steady morning hunger, and reduced meat at meals, with users including a woman over sixty, her son, husband, traveling relative, and an aunt over seventy.
Senate President Wilson nominated three American commissioners for the Philippines. Chairman Owen opened debate on the administration currency bill. Senator Burleigh of Maine returned to his seat after a long illness. Adjournment occurred at 3:54 p m to noon Tuesday. The House was not in session and meets Wednesday.
The Senate adjourned at 1 45 p m after a noon meeting where the banking committee diverged on administration currency and a bill to directly elect senators was reported. The elections committee recommended passage. the House heard a conservation speech by Johnson of Washington before adjourning at 1 35 p m to noon Monday.
The Senate was not in session and will meet Saturday. The Banking Committee continued its meeting in executive session. The House met at noon and adjourned at 12 11 to noon Saturday.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee met as President Wilson sent numerous diplomatic and consular nominations including Henry M. Pindell for ambassador to Russia. Senator Thomas endorsed Churchill's naval holiday. Senator Hoke Smith proposed a $2,000,000 annual post roads appropriation with states. Adjourned at 2:22 p.m. to noon, then 1:07 p.m. until Friday.
The Senate was not in session and will meet on Thursday as the steering committee conferred on a currency caucus and adjournment but reached no conclusion. The House was not in session and will meet.
Five masked men invaded the Cass county farm home of John Ossenkop near Louisville Nebraska, believed to include a woman. Ossenkop fled to the house with a shotgun hidden behind the door and repelled the attackers, keeping his residence secure.
Chicago recorded a rare warm spell as temperatures hit 68 degrees on November 20. Overcoats came off and a few daring swimmers braved Lake Michigan while outdoor toilets were used in shirt sleeves. The warm trend extended across the Mississippi Valley.
Senator Kenyon of Iowa introduced a bill to appropriate one million dollars for hog cholera eradication. A Lee county farmer informed him that crows carry hog cholera, while a Virginia farmer previously claimed turkey buzzards aid in spreading the disease.
There are at least 308 railway postal clerks in this division who will have reason to celebrate Thanksgiving next Thursday as they receive a $100 yearly pay raise. About half of them live in Omaha.
Prominent Nebraskan Nathaniel M Ayers, longtime Beaver City resident and early southwest settler, died by self inflicted gunshot at his Fairmont home. A thirty second degree Mason and former grandmaster of the Nebraska Masons in 1902, he authored Building a New Empire and other early frontier narratives. He reportedly arrived in Beaver City in 1871 and was about 66 years old.
A defendant in a mock courtroom insists the charge is a joke and confesses a lengthy planned pun. The judge grows stern but amused as the man details a setup with pistols and balloons, culminating in a punch line and the sentence three months’ hard labor.
A woman describes a severe facial eruption that covered her face with redness and crust. She attributes recovery to three weeks of Cuticura Soap and Ointment, noting relief from burning and itching and regained appearance. The ad promotes Cuticura products with world distribution and a Skin Book offer.
A compilation of quips and social exchanges quoting a disdainful remark about a vicar and a humorous jab about flattery. The piece mocks pessimism and comforts with a Druggist ad for Dean’s Menthol Cough Drops.
An advertisement argues beauty comes from health tied to bowel care. It touts Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as ideal for women and all ages, claimed to regulate stomach and bowels, ease indigestion, and replace harsh purgatives. Free samples offered by mail from Monticello Illinois.
In the St. Louis Republic humorous exchange a teacher asks Johnny Binks to describe the earth. Johnny answers the earth is round like a baseball and has four seasons. He plays with terms, naming first base second base third base and home as seasons.
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