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Newspaper
The Potter Review
Location
Potter, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1916
Page
7
Advertisements quote Frank Jenkins and N E McCune of Bridgeport Texas praising Kilmer’s Swamp Root. They report long service selling the remedy with satisfied customers and cite cases like back pain gall stones bladder inflammation and rheumatism with positive results. Both letters dated November 1915 note fourteen years of handling the product.
A classic medical ad urges readers to send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer and Co for a sample size bottle of Swamp Root and promises a booklet on kidneys and bladder. It notes mention of the paper and offers regular bottle sizes of fifty cents and one dollar at all drug stores.
A humorous exchange from the Louisville Courier Journal shows Levers arguing over reclaiming a lock of hair. One claims sentiment, the other says the hair will be used to stuff a sofa pillow, sparking another quarrel.
The piece portrays how Chinese regard life as cheap, noting public indifference to drowning rescues and acceptance of capital punishment. It describes execution by beheading as routine, and details gruesome methods such as slicing by inches, with authorities and spectators treating executions as ordinary spectacles.
A compact quote from Inxchange contrasts dwelling on Easy street with living on the square urging shared values and community spaces as a social ideal.
A concise reflection notes that true fulfillment stems from performing meaningful work well. It emphasizes the value of integrity, dedication, and constructive effort as a pathway to lasting contentment.
New York physician Dr E Sauer touts Nuxated Iron as a cure all for iron deficiency. He claims two five grain tablets thrice daily can double strength in ten days and warns against tonic medicines. The ad pledges a $100 charity refund and promises the powder won’t harm teeth or stomach.
A petition to establish a four year journalism college at the state university circulates among students. Prof. C B Lee leaves for Chicago meat packing work in early December. A bill to merge the pure food commission with the hotel bureau is being prepared. About a thousand alumni and students attended Lincoln homecoming with global greetings. The state food commission prosecutions Waterloo Creamery and Graham Ice Cream for unsanitary plants. Waterloo paid fines, Graham case unresolved. The university museum receives a large private collection from W J Bryan including Mexican horsehair bridle guns from the sultan of Sulu and assorted pottery.
The state board announces repairs to the capitol to strengthen beams and improve the wing housing the representatives amid concerns of dangerous conditions. Separate note states county attorneys need state law basis to prosecute ordinances, citing a Bridgeport case where the supreme court upheld that prosecutions for local drunkenness and a village law and order offense require state law basis.
Governor Morehead reports government quarterly contributions totaling 7 951 to the Grand Island and Milford state homes for soldiers. Grand Island averaged 225 members and Milford 93, with payments at 100 per year per soldier, deposited to the state general fund. Also notes tryouts for university debating teams with sixteent contestants and lists selected debaters for and against the Kansas issue on submarine warfare versus neutral rights.
Labor Commissioner Coffey compiled state mortgage data from reports filed with the state auditor. Of 93 counties, 86 sent data showing 19 655 farm mortgages totaling 63 324 752 dollars and 16 838 releases totaling 44 597 575 dollars. No records were available for Arthur and Hooper counties.
A London Tit-Bits anecdote recalls a smart officer in the Regulars who, while a train waited, endured ten minutes of jeers from noisy volunteers. He finally asked the guard about the delay, then quipped that children in arms never needed tickets as the train moved on.
A somber note on ongoing cruelties as the system keeps turning. The piece links violence to everyday complicity, suggesting those who enable harm bear shared responsibility. It calls for awareness and action against systemic cruelty.
W L Nelson of the board of agriculture praises the bobwhite for eating at least 85 weed seeds and ranking among 57 beetles 27 bugs 9 grasshoppers 13 caterpillars with a wide range of other pests. He notes a bobwhite can consume up to 5000 plant lice in two hours and favors boll weevils and other pests, yet some farmers want all bobwhites killed, a stance mocked as illogical since hired help costs money.
Some people label themselves charitable for giving away old clothes, though deeds vary in impact and sustained aid.
A compact reminder urges healthy self regard without vanity. It warns against excessive self praise and suggests balanced confidence, framing self respect as steady and prudent.
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