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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1906
Page
8
Tommy Burns tops boxing chatter after defeating Marvin Hart and attracting offers to fight Jim Jeffries if he returns. Gus Ruhlin and Philadelphia Jack O Brien also seek Burns amid high demand for a major heavyweight bout.
The Jockey Club will recognize Los Angeles stewards suspensions of J J McCafferty for one year for using stimulating drugs on The Huguenot at Ascot park on Feb 19 1906 and Darnell for one year for improper plating of Alderman Batt at Ascot park on Dec 20 25 and 26 1905.
Robert G. Torrey former Penn football captain and All American center is selected as field coach of the Penn team for the upcoming season. He will appoint his assistants Otis Lamson Marshall Reynolds and Andrew Smith from the 1904 Penn squad. Torrey, a 1902 Penn entrant and top student, also holds an internship at the University Hospital.
In Laura Hain Friswell's book an amusing anecdote recalls Sir Edward Malet's wedding where Gladstone and Sir William Harcourt push through a crush. A bystander asks for order, Gladstone replies we must be late for the house, and the crowd is kept back after an apology.
A lazy peasant refuses to cut a large dead tree near his cabin. Travelers urge him to call on Jove for help. Jove rips the tree down with his bolt, but its fall crushes the cabin. Jove notes it would take four weeks to rebuild, while the peasant could have cut it in a day. The tale ends with a moral about shirking work.
A boy asks his papa about poker checks and bank checks. The papa explains the difference lies in dating and how they are dated, prompting the child to wonder what else he might ask before reading the paper.
In a hospital scene a patient asks a nurse if she loves him. She replies it is part of treatment and hints at a promised escape with a married man who had lost both legs, reflecting melodramatic wartime or postwar turmoil.
A fragmentary report notes a law requiring all wires to be put underground. A quoted exchange shows a jubilant man and his wife discussing the move, with a reference to Mary Wiens and a Catholic Standard and Times inclusion.
Pugilist Jack Dougherty, real name William Detéhey born in Bedfor ik Nottingham England twenty five years ago, started fighting in 102. He has been knocked out five times by McMahon Cody Sullivan Neary Fails. He has losses on decisions to O Keefe Herman Stone Fitzgerald Mack Sicloff and eighteen additional knockouts with ten draws.
Philadelphia has more buyers for boxing events than any other city in the Union as public support and official permission aid bouts. Reputable promoters remain. poor clubs and fly-by-night operators are being weeded out, reducing risky ventures.
George Tebeau says he has lines out for seven National League players for the Kansas City team next season. The chances are that he won't get a nibble.
McGraw reportedly offered Catcher and Marshall 2509 dollars for Grady of the St. Louis Browns but later pulled the offer. The bid aimed to acquire Grady in a major league move.
Third baseman Harry Wolverton failed to reach terms with Boston and instead signed with the Williamsport club in Pennsylvania. The move shifts the infield balance for the season as Wolverton joins the outlaw Williamsport squad.
A London Academy excerpt discusses Mme de Krudner’s Valerie method of promoting her book by stepwise shopping expeditions. She allegedly dazzles shopkeepers with improvised requests for shawls hats feathers and ribbons then buys nothing real and leaves, driving up interest and sales through staged novelty and social proof in Paris Faubourg Saint Germain and the Chaussée d Antin.
Creditors of the estate of Samuel Clark deceased must present claims to the executor before Jefferson County, Nebraska county judge at the county courtroom on September 21, 1906 at 1 p.m. Six months from March 21, 1906 are allowed to file claims. those not filed by September 21, 1906 will be barred. Notice published in the Dit Len Reconn for four weeks prior to September 21, 1906. County Judge Borsa.
The piece recounts how great violin makers prize care and finish, tracing Stradivari's prized instrument to an heir and a collector. It follows Tarisio’s solitary Milan garret and Ruigi Atrino’s decades long search, ending with his wealth from a Cremona collection totaling about £12,000.
In Jefferson county Nebraska 69 the estate of John B. Bixby deceased. Jennie A. Bixby petitions to prove the will filed April 24 1906 and have it probated recorded and execution granted to Jennie A. Bixby. May 14 1906 at 1 p m set for hearing. notice by publication three weeks in Dieter Recorda weekly News.
Advice stresses ample bedding for horses to cushion hard floors whether plank, cement, or dirt. Cleanliness and comfort are linked as horses stay cleaner in proper bedding, reducing dust and discomfort during rest.
The Fair Stock Journal notes a daily ration of one pound of corn and oats mixed with two pounds of middlings. With three to five hours on range, young stock should gain bone and muscle and fatten readily by fall.
Maud performs a kitchen skit titled Yes Maud cooked the dinner all alone. The dialogue features Maud and a Cleveland dealer named Cleveland Plato. The piece centers on solitary meal preparation and consumption with a light humorous tone.
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