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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1906
Page
7
Mollie Claflin leads Jack and Elizabeth Van Alen to a hollow wall behind a buffet in the old house. They break through with a hatchet and discover a cache of silver and gold treasure, confirming Mollie’s dream of hidden riches.
In a suspenseful scene at a mansion once owned by Governor Claftin, Mollie and Jack uncover a cache of silverware as a commotion erupts. A red-faced man accuses a thief, while policemen intervene and the crowd watches a dramatic treasure reveal. The Girl in Pink reacts with mixed relief and alarm.
The steam yacht Rose Marine, which sailed from England in October 1903 to seek pirates’ treasure on Cocos Island, has returned to Southampton. Captain Mathews remains reticent about results but says his belief in the expedition has strengthened. The island search remains difficult.
Rivers carry sediment and dissolve substances like salt carbonates and sulphates. The ongoing transport keeps the sea saline with common salt the most soluble and readily moved mineral.
A column quotes Youth's Companion on western engineers being chosen for Panama Canal work due to their willingness to endure discomfort. It notes a Cincinnati telephone manager who provided punching bags for female operators to cope with male advances, calling the approach misguided and suggesting hatpin safety guidance instead.
An article describes a light gray cotton voile dress with cream mull yoke and lace sleeves. It outlines construction like bias joins, openwork edging, and guimpe lace accents, plus variations with velvet ribbons, embroidery, and striped chambray options.
The tale describes Bishop Talbot of Pennsylvania affirming a woman’s right to preach. A local banker protested, seeking action to stop female preaching near the cathedral, but the bishop dismissed appeals, noting a single widow or unmarried preacher cannot harm him and praising women’s exhortations.
In Venice workers removing mosaics at St. Mark’s Basilica uncovered a rare coin dating to the era of Doge Enrico Dandolo who died in 1206. The coin, buried in cement during restoration after foundation sinking, suggests activity on the basilica in the twelfth century.
Green salads including lettuce cabbage celery chicory and cress must be thoroughly cleansed and carefully checked. Stems and under curled leaves often harbor small bugs. Watercress especially needs care as tiny snails may hide in the leaves.
A note advises that sprinkling a little flour over cake tops before icing helps keep the icing from running off, a simple kitchen trick for neater desserts.
A Chicago Inter Ocean guide urges hosts to ensure spare rooms are comfortable airy and neatly kept. Sleep in the room occasionally to test comfort open windows daily avoid musty smells leave drawer and closet space and provide good lighting by the bed for late reading.
The article highlights summer wallpaper designs with two standout patterns. One depicts a mass of water lilies and broad green leaves with no stems or background. Another shows a deep crown with white swans in blue water and tall irises.
Plaster of Paris ornaments may be cleaned by a coating of thick starch. Allow the starch to dry thoroughly then brush it off. The object will look quite clean again.
An experienced painter advises using autumn for painting when weather allows long drying times between coats. He urges owners to fund and permit careful long drying periods and to mix pure white lead with linseed oil on site to avoid cracking and costly upkeep.
Cleanse the chair thoroughly with soap and water then dry. Apply two coats of green stain. Make a seat cushion of green linen or cretenne and a longer back cushion from the same material, attached by tapes sewn at the top and bottom.
A simple note states Eve ate the apple because no ice cream parlors were open. No other context or names are provided.
A shipwrecked man on a bare island could from a cocoanut tree obtain shelter fire food and a canoe. The text extols the tree as a marvelously adapted resourceful plant aiding survival and escape.
An editorial in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat comments on the superiority of quantitative approaches to understanding good times over qualitative theories. The piece defends data driven analysis in social trends.
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