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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1906
Page
6
The article argues that success comes from constant hustle and self effort rather than waiting for opportunities. It cites self made people as examples and urges individuals to push with hand and brain, supplying their own needs and seizing the world’s opportunities.
The article details Gladstone’s lifelong reading, from Pilgrim’s Progress to Homer, Aristotle, Augustine, Dante and Butler. His Hawarden library grow to include a new wing at eighty, while he favored religion, theology, and philosophy, yet remained an omnivorous reader who bought books on witchcraft and new novels alike.
A summary of Ray Morris in Atlantic Monthly notes that both nations built systems best suited to their conditions. They share defects in financing and care, yet explanations lie in local factors. English baggage, punctuality, and American through travel reflect different creeds in railway economics.
Burglars blow the safe at D M Stuart general store in Stuart Nebraska stealing 225 dollars in cash and endorsed checks. Entry was gained by blasting doors and the safe with nitro glycerine and soap, leaving the scene showing professional handiwork. Stuart halted payments on circulating checks and began investigations.
Lincoln secures the Nebraska Boys and Girls Convention to be held December 11 to 15, 1906. Secretary Whitten of the Lincoln Commercial Club attended York meeting to push the capital city. Cities considered for the venue ranked Lincoln first then York Grand Island Hastings Omaha and Fremont. Last year the association had 500 members. this year 2300, signaling a large attendance from rural areas.
N. S. Ayers a young bachelor in western Albion Nebraska was found dead in his room with a revolver beside him. An unaddressed note explains his troubles and mentions a canvass hay cover theft for which he and another man pleaded guilty Earlier they were arrested while en route to the southern part of the state with Ayers mortgaged horses.
Jacob Winkleman Jr. of Loup City Neb. is killed when a threshing engine explodes while working on John Oltmann's farm seven miles east of town. The machine belonged to R A Wilson. He leaves a wife and three children. He was a Modern Woodmen of America member carrying $2,000 in insurance.
The Merchants National Bank of Nebraska City won a court-modified order allowing an architect to modify a protruding stone front rather than have deputies pull it down. The three foot overhang, deemed improper by the court, remains under adaptation while preserving a historic facade.
After six weeks of drought, Edgar area farms welcomed one of the season’s heaviest rains. A two hour storm dropped about two inches, breaking the dry spell and benefiting corn, grass, and pastures significantly.
The new Catholic church at Weston was dedicated with imposing rites in the presence of about four thousand people. Built for $17,000 and largely paid for, the dedication was led by Rt. Rev. Bishop Bonacum of Lincoln with eleven priests from Nebraska parishes assisting.
Nebraska national guard units prepare for Fort Riley maneuvers. Company D Weeping Water elects Captain Smith to lead. Captain Peebler Nelson resigns for business reasons. Adjutant General Culver with Captain Workizer and Quartermaster General Jenkins coordinate routing. Six special trains needed with stops at Lincoln Beatrice Marysville.
A petition filed with Cambridge village board asks for an election to issue $25,000 in bonds to install waterworks. The petition bears 132 signatures in favor and ten against. The election is set for Tuesday August 14 1906.
A barn and its contents owned by Geo. W. Dorsey in Marquette were destroyed by a lightning fire with no insurance. It marks the second of Dorsey’s barns struck by lightning, causing heavy loss. Nearby, Mr. Mert’s house suffered significant lightning damage at about the same time.
Jacob Nilson a 66 year old retired Swedish farmer was struck and killed instantly by a head freight car on the B and M tracks in Sutton Nebraska as workers switched cars near the elevator yard. He was crossing toward the post office when the collision occurred.
Henry Pollock, while fishing near Fremont, accidentally discharged a revolver from his pocket striking his right leg. The wound is painful but not considered dangerous and will confine him to bed.
Governor appoints Dr. B. F. Bailey of Lincoln to the penitentiary medical board to succeed Dr. W. F. Johnson of Pawnee City, term expires August 1. The board may examine convicts for sanity when a transfer to an asylum is considered.
Nathan Blakely, long time Beatrice resident, died at his home on the corner of Siath and Elk streets after ailments of old age. He celebrated his eighty second birthday on July 25. He leaves a wife and one son, Charles Blakely of Beatrice. He came to Beatrice July 17, 1857 and resided there ever since.
The article explains making iced tea strong enough to withstand melting ice, recommends a heaping teaspoon per cup, and cautions against oversteeping. It also describes a wheat bran coffee substitute, a lemon milk sherbet, and general notes on coffee's harm. The Commoner.
Awnings should not be raised in rain because wet fabric holds more water and dries slowly, leading to color fading. Sunlight on wet colors damages them, so keep awnings down to avoid heavy dew and roll up only in strong winds to prevent damage.
Four pounds chicken yields enough salad for ten to twelve people. Use light and dark meat chopped fine, mix two thirds chicken with one third celery, fold in dressing and reserve some to top. Dressing made from mustard sugar salt milk vinegar and eggs, then heated as soft custard with butter folded in.
The Australian old age pension commission urges a weekly $2.50 payment to every British white subject aged 65 or 60 if permanently disabled. Exemptions apply to those worth $1,550 or more or with $130 annual dependent income. New Zealand and Australian states already have such acts, totaling 45,322 pensioners, with an estimated annual cost of $7,500,000 for all Australia.
A skeptical note on whiskey testing contrasts the use of monkeys to test English whiskies with the behavior of men who, in the end, undermine their own efforts. The piece comments on the reliability of tasting methods and human folly.
On July 7 1886 a burglar forced entry into Sing Sing prison but fled when confronted by Capt Abram Jones Ossining Democrat reports authorities halted the break in and no injuries or escapes occurred at the Ossining facility.
Every workman in Japan wears an inscription on his cap showing his business and his employer's name, a practice noted in reports from industrial and labor observers.
O C Hayden of Alberta Lea Minnesota suffered from severe back pain and weakness. After using Dean's Kidney Pills, kidney function normalized and the back trouble disappeared. Sold by all dealers, 50 cents a box. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York.
Describes Unalaska with warehouses docks and a Greek church as whalers depart for the Arctic. Dutch Harbor hosts a revenue fleet station while ships from many nations enter and depart. A rock near the harbor resembles a Russian priest. distant Pribilof islands hold the world’s largest fur seals and require Treasury permits for landings.
In New York a man advertises a living by cruising for salvage. He follows novices who just bought machines, and when breakdowns occur he offers tug services or buys the machine at about half its value if the owner wants to discard it.
An Oregon man recounts a 25 year coffee related stomach illness ending after switching to Postum on December 2, 1902. He credits rapid relief from pain and sickness, regaining appetite and strength, and asserts Postum as a safe substitute endorsed by local banks and merchants in Grant's Pass. The ad promotes Postum with testimonials and a reference to The Road to Wellville.
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