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Newspaper
The Potter Review
Location
Potter, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1916
Page
3
A compact aphorism argues that focusing on personal affairs leaves little room for grand national schemes. It champions diligence and practical action over speculative political plans. The saying emphasizes personal responsibility as a safeguard against ineffective reform.
A mother and father decline a taffy baking request due to the father's headache. The children protest with a quip that not making taffy might still create noise, highlighting a domestic moment of little conflict and humor.
A folk tale follows a grand ancestor of Happy Jack Squirrel who hides a seed that becomes a pine tree. The tree grows in the Green Forest and in time is cut for a city Christmas tree, bringing joy to many children and embodying giving. Its tale ends with reflections on Christmas and nature.
A speaker recalls sending Nellie Sly a gift at her club, expecting the crowd to gather as she opened it. The gift was a long hair switch, revealing complex feelings about Nellie and the reception among friends.
A devotional saying attributes ultimate power to faith, asserting it over worldly wealth and goods. It proclaims certainty of eternal bliss for believers, echoing Savonarola's religious fervor.
A Kansas City Star quip portrays a policeman questioning upstairs noises. Mr. Van Quentin denies wife beating, claiming the groans came from W. Earl Flynning in his wife’s bedroom, a morning breakfast misdirection.
An advertisement claims Laxative Bromo Quinine does not affect the head due to its tonic and laxative effect. It asserts the product can be taken by anyone without nervousness or head ringing and notes that each box bears the signature of B. W. Groves as proof of authenticity.
A friend congratulates a newly married man and jokes that the wife’s job as department head at £3 a week caused him to retire to keep house. The benedict explains he let women have their way in some things and is now at home, while she continues working.
Boston Globe warns that America faces a national rat menace with costs near 182 million dollars annually. Dr Richard H Creel estimates rat populations rival humans, urging urgent preventive measures as rats breed rapidly from three to six months old.
A terse snatch of dialogue hints at past rivalry as one voice declares, I’ve got it in for Smith, while another confirms rumors of an outing with him suggesting lingering tension in a small circle.
Forty five thousand dead ducks, victims of wild duck disease, were collected from a marsh near Great Salt Lake as authorities responded to a large avian die-off.
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