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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1906
Page
3
Mr Saunders told the British House of Lords committee on juvenile smoking that he could detect smokers by handwriting. He described boys who smoked as having a loose, flabby script and called handwriting a cinematograph of the heart.
A Minden Louisiana Signal cartoonish notice laments three women to boss workers and jokes about the idea provoking strong, humorous reactions while recalling past menial tasks. It uses humorous hyperbole to poke at authority changes and gender roles in public labor.
Patrick Murphy wins with a 60-1 grey horse in the final race and collects payout in silver dollars. He examines the coins and quips that he is verifying if any are counterfeit among the winnings.
Dr. Barton W. Evermann reports Volcano creek in southern California hosts the golden trout. The species is endangered and California may ban fishing for three years to save it. Propagation and transplantation to other streams are recommended in cooperation with the state.
A woman who has used Postum Food Coffee eight years credits it with steady nerves and better digestion. She recalls nervous dyspepsia and a doctor’s warning against tea or coffee, and notes her husband’s improvement after switching to Postum. The family reports lasting health benefits and recommends the product. Look in pligs for The Road to Wellville.
A farm scene with twelve strong men eating dinner of pork, pone, potatoes, coffee and black molasses. The farmer explains workers crave molasses after hot field work and recalls an overseer who mixed pieces of food with molasses on his plate. The man attests to its satisfying taste after sunrise to noon toil.
The Travellers' Insurance circular details bizarre policyholder deaths. Des Moines man Elbert drowned after his wagon overturned in a stream. Wilkes-Barre man Hessler died minutes after a railroad crossing stumble. New York doorman Potter died from blood poisoning after a bread cutting accident. Cincinnati Redmond died of blood poisoning after toe injury. Seattle agency manager Barnes drowned waiting for a steamer. Chicago boiler works owner McGarry died from a skull fracture after a highway robbery.
French surgeons postulate idio cy stems from premature skull bone union in infants. They removed portions of the skull covering to free brain growth. Several patients improved, with one girl showing recovery of intelligence the same day as the operation.
A cannon ball buried since 1634 was recovered from a farm field at Acton Nantwich England. Nantwich was a Civil War center serving as headquarters for Parliamentarian generals Fairfax and Brereton with fighting near Acton during the siege. Cannon shot marks remain on masonry in Acton and Nantwich churches.
A discussion about J. Pierpont Morgan includes a man recalling visiting Morgan’s house and his hallway odor of boiled codfish, which the narrator found striking and memorable. The anecdote underscores Morgan’s wealth by contrast with a simple dinner detail.
A Minneapolis Tribune piece jokes about a child who must smile for royalty and be petted for a crown while others go fishing. The kingly role is portrayed as a burden for the child who would rather play and fish.
A Chicago woman describes chronic hand sores resisted by three doctors. She found relief after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, with sores peeling in three days and skin improving while she continued working in a dye-house.
An investigator warns that vegetables can act as stimulants and may cause intoxication in people who rely on them as their sole food source. He cites a case where young people experienced partial intoxication after a purely vegetable meal.
Instructions advise washing velveteen by shaking in warm soap suds then rinsing and drip drying. Do not squeeze or wring and hang straight to avoid crookedness when dry.
A brief note states the German emperor favors Mexican coffee and now drinks none other. It mentions a Lewis' Single Binder straight 5¢ cigar of good quality, with a dealer or Bowie Factory listed in Peoria Indiana.
A terse, tongue in cheek line warns against misused safety rhetoric and suggests that promises without action are as risky as exposed asbestos. It critiques noble phrases that mask unsafe practices or neglect tangible safeguards.
A Nature correspondent recounts a luminous blue green secretion from a centipede used to deter red ants. The animal flashed bright light when examined, and a hand over the tumbler produced a prickly electric sensation as the creature expelled its glow until exhausted.
The article notes Notre Dame as an old, well established college with sixty four years of tradition, a strong staff, solid library and labs, and a paternal discipline. It contrasts its development with Indiana University, which has grown remarkably without endowment. An announcement of Notre Dame’s courses appears on another page.
A sharp value judgment about ongoing friction between two self-styled experts is implied, highlighting ongoing tension and mutual disdain among the two figures described as know it alls.
A vintage advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children claiming it softens the gums relieves inflammation eases pain and cures wind colic priced at 25 cents per bottle. The ad ends with a cautionary line about rich buyers living to rake ashes.
Capt. John L. Ely of Co. E 17th Ohio, now in Newton Kansas, describes contracting kidney trouble during the Civil War and using Dean's Kidney Pills from 1901. He credits the remedy with curing his condition and keeping him well since. pills sold 50 cents a box by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. Plays were suppressed by the Puritans in 1633.
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