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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1905
Page
4
Public notice from Diller Nebraska detailing mailing status second class matter, publication location in E L Loock building, subscription terms and rates, advance payments, and advertising rates. It specifies monthly and quarterly rates, renewal policy, and business local charges at six cents per line per insertion.
A fragment from a 1905 newspaper page blends notes on regulation versus trusts, public figures like Governor Folk and Andrew Carnegie, a new Roosevelt vessel, Sunday blue laws, farm life, Lee’s surrender anniversary, land frauds over irrigation, and reflections on mortality and eternity. It sketches a period sense rather than a single event.
John D. Rockefeller has added a cinereous sea eagle captured 150 miles offshore by the Excelsior crew of Standard Oil. After classification by an ornithologist, the bird was sent to Pocantico Hills where it will remain with the captain who captured it until death, then be stuffed and presented to him. The practice supports Rockefeller’s growing international bird collection.
Lord Ronaldshay recounts a Himalayan hunting expedition lasting three weeks with highs above 13 000 feet. The party faced constant danger from avalanches and weather while uncovering an improvised grave of a European telegraphist and his native assistant crushed by a recent avalanche.
A New York reception by the Society of Educational Research honoring Dr. Von Seeberg, Dr. Duncker, and Dr. Kuypers urged marriage as a boost to public education. The German officials praised American schooling, noting pupils’ self-reliance and teachers’ zeal, with Kuypers suggesting married women teachers could inspire husbands to join educational work.
The Springfield Republican recounts a tale from England where a church steeple was moved 25 degrees from vertical by a storm. As workers tried to straighten it, a second storm toppled it back to its original alignment.
Palmer Jordan of Danielson Connecticut bought a second hand auto in Providence Rhode Island for a small sum and rigged it to saw wood. He can cut a card of wood in 18 to 20 minutes and then jumps aboard to rush to the next customer.
A harness ordered in England by the khédive of Egypt for four horses is the most expensive ever made and valued at 10000 dollars.
The article notes Tokyo shops and officials using English signs in varying quality. Examples include hotel notices, ordinances, a dentist circular, a shoemaker sign, and Nikko wine labels, with many awkward phrases highlighting imperfect English usage.
A Milwaukee fad features photogr aphis of young women laid out in coffins wearing white garments with flowers. Enthusiasts say the eerie displays are artistic, while critics with nervous temperaments call them shocking.
The article notes rising demand for high grade pumice stone and reports talks between New York importers and Lipari island producers about federal or private control of all pumice output. It cites obstacles and limited public plans, with several communications described as proposing output control.
Mr Carnegie denies he ever said that it is a disgrace to die rich. This statement relieves editors of newspapers from the burden of guilt over wealth accumulation and suggests they will view their own riches more objectively.
The ameer of Afghanistan grows unpopular as Europeans are introduced and lamps are opposed as the devils light in Kabul. He refuses to yield and has sent for engineers to build a power house and English physicians to replace native doctors. Plans for a modern palace are drawn.
A Brooklyn man with 20 children stirs the nerves of his neighborhood as residents debate the impact of large families on community life and shared spaces.
Probate notice in Jefferson County Nebraska lists petition by Kaper to administer Harm Neice’s estate. County court set for 1905 hearing. interested parties to appear and show cause why administration should not be granted. Notice to publish in a local newspaper for three consecutive weeks.
A probate petition for the estate of a deceased person is set for hearing in the county courthouse. The court orders notice and directs interested parties to appear on a specified date to show cause why the petition should not be granted.
The dowager of China, en route to the summer palace in a sedan chair, was thrown down after carriers stumbled. Though uninjured, her belongings spilled. Guards faced punishment for carelessness, but the empress pardoned them on the spot, prompting wide foreign commentary.
Toads gather around electric light poles along country roads in England to feed on moths that fall to the warm globes. The unusual behavior highlights nocturnal insect scavenging by toads in rural areas.
Church notices outline morning and evening worship services led by Christa Circh with prayer meetings midweek. Daily gatherings include a Friday noon service and Wednesday evening prayer. Local attendance and timing details are noted for parishioners.
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