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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1914
Page
2
In a lush villa party, Nora confesses past hurt and asks Donald to stay as a friend though she rejects him as a lover. Celeste and others observe, while a moonlit conservatory scene heightens tensions as Nora deflects Donald’s feelings and signals a looming rift.
A colonel and guests hear Courtlandt recount a tale begun with I’ve got a story and ending with a victim of malice and injustice. The meal proceeds with partridge wine and tobacco as Burma and travels from Rapgoon to Berlin are recalled and the tale is left unfinished.
A Boston man recalls a farmer who visited a phrenologist at the Hub. The professor claimed to read the farmer’s temperament and tastes, calling him simple and farmer like. The farmer paid 16 for a horse, sold it for 40 to the phrenologist, and quipped that the man knew people but nothing about horses.
A Shropshire parish paid a poor man 26 shillings yearly to patrol during sermons and rouse sleepers with a wand. He tapped offenders on the head or shoulder while the minister kept quiet but persistent. Women faced similar measures in the era.
The piece recounts a humorous exchange with Colonel Goethals during canal construction. A subordinate misunderstands a letter, then corrects himself, realizing theColonel meant orders not letters as the tolls repeal prompt reflection on Miraflores and the project.
A playful dialogue features an Eskimo bean and Eskimo belle noting a clock that runs two weeks fast. The light verse hints at humorous misperception of time during long arctic nights.
A brief humorous exchange notes Fooster plays golf on Sundays and questions about his religious observance. The dialogue highlights a lighthearted view of a habit tied to a weekend pastime.
A brief, informal exchange shows one speaker insisting on paying as they go while another sighs and offers sympathy to creditors. The dialogue centers on financial responsibility and recognizing debt concerns.
A brief exchange recalls a porter named Ball who strays from memory as the speaker jokes that Ball was bounced. The remark hints at past staff changes in a lodging or hostel setting with a sharp, dry tone.
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