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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1908
Page
3
A local retailer argues that home stores lose customers to mail order houses due to price cutting and high markups on certain goods. A farmer recalls cases where rifle and syringe purchases were cheaper via mail order, illustrating perceived local price inflation and advertising pressures.
The article notes a calm national mood in a presidential year with alarmists and doomers abroad. It says financial centers show caution, business continues, and agriculture remains resilient as land and livestock prosperity influence prices. Strong entities include the nation, financial hubs, and agricultural sectors.
A wary farmer learns mail order fixes cost more than local buys as faulty fittings and freight delays raise total. The piece urges supporting home merchants, noting dollars sent away do not return to communities and local traders can match or beat catalogue prices with credit and service.
A quotation attributed to Lord Beaconsfield argues eloquence stems from knowledge. It notes a full mind is clear like a wholesome river and that confusion comes from ignorance rather than inefficiency. It adds that few men fail to express themselves when needed, while even the meek defend themselves with sharpness and sometimes eloquence.
The piece questions farmers and merchants clinging to old methods and favors. It contrasts tallow dips with electric lighting and sickle reaping with modern, efficient practice. It argues progress requires embracing advanced methods to succeed in today’s competitive market.
Washington society buzzes over a rumored engagement between Miss Katherine Elkins daughter of Senator Stephen B Elkins and the royal duke of Abrarazi He would gain title prestige with royal consent The Elkins family denies the engagement while Miss Elkins known as a fearless horsewoman and traveler has rarely appeared in formal society events
Secretary of War Taft and General Bell toured a cavalry artillery review at Fort Myer and were filmed moving between lines of guns and horses. The footage shows Taft’s horse in motion and the party including Mrs Taft and Charles Taft. The films will accompany illustrated songs in venues nationwide.
A careless secretary caused chaos at a high official’s dinner honoring President and Mrs Roosevelt. All invited guests accepted for a table of 28 showed. 12 fewer arrived as a date mix up and theater plans were blamed. The incident altered political ties and led to public squabbles between Mr Blank and Senator Soandso.
Senator Stephenson of Wisconsin becomes the second oldest member of the Senate after the death of Maryland's Senator William Pinckney Whyte. Whyte born August 28, 1834, becomes the oldest. Whyte valued proper spelling of his name and changed White to Whyte after a family quarrel. Despite age, Whyte was punctual and traveled daily between Baltimore and Washington for duties.
The article discusses women's dread of surgery and argues that many operations performed on women in hospitals are unnecessary and could be avoided. It critiques the high rate of procedures and calls for reducing unneeded operations.
Letters from women in New Jersey and Kansas praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing severe female troubles after medical opinion urged operation. The ads claim the remedy has saved lives and restored health, noting thirty years of use and supposed cures of displacements ulcers fibroid tumors and other conditions.
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