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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1907
Page
7
A weary traveler asks for food at a rural home run by Mrs. Bailey and her daughters. Dell shares her modest lunch, receives a ten-dollar coin for service, and the family fears the donor may be their long lost Uncle Oliver. The uncle later returns, confirming his identity and praising Dell's kindness.
Two Irishmen pause before a jewelry store window with diamonds rubies and emeralds. Barney proposes choosing a stone and Pat jokes he would prefer his shovel. The scene from Lippincott's Magazine captures humorous Irish wit.
A Kansas City Times excerpt presents a wry exchange as a passenger notes a corporation bridging the Styx and questions its impact on trade. Charon replies that competition hurts little, yet he still holds a shade the best.
A Cardiff area couple report a ghost visiting their hamlet home nightly after the groom’s marriage to another woman. The specter, taking the groom’s late mother’s form, appears at midnight and follows the couple as they sleep. Locals, including his mother-in-law and the vicar, seek an explanation but remain baffled.
Katie Sourwine age 16 ran away with Un Wing a Chinese man about 35 to marry in New York City. He ran a laundry and boarded with his brother who owns a Chinese restaurant where he met the girl already a child nurse. The mother learned of the affair as the train left Lehigh Valley station.
The Broad way Magazine essay discusses how a country mansion mirrors a village with a large house, stables, farm buildings, dairy, market garden, conservatories, and even an automobile house. It notes multiple outbuildings, water systems, and a self contained estate economy.
Mrs. Margaret Emmerich of Clinton St Napoleon Ohio suffered fifteen years of kidney trouble with back pain poor vision and dizzy spells. For ten years she could not do housework and for two years stayed home. Dean's Kidney Pills gave quick relief and cured her saving her life. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
An Annapolis N S military cemetery tombstone bears the odd inscription Here Lyeth the Body of Margaret Winsett Born The 6th day of April 1723 and Dyed the 28th of February, 172. The inscription claims the child died nearly a year before its birth.
A playful dialogue between a dress and a hat. The dress teases the hat for being closer to the master's head, while the hat agrees it receives many Ups from him.
A light dialogue explores the name Jupiter Pluvius. The characters discuss whether Pluvius relates to rain and reveal Pluvius as a family name with a playful misinterpretation that Jupiter was a Pluvius on his father’s side. The woman suggests Jupiter took the name from his role as emperor.
A wry exchange unfolds as a proverbist claims nothing is free while a Monte Carlo visitor counters with loophole thoughts about a dealer’s take at the gaming table. The brief dialogue hints at risk, luck, and cleverness in gambling.
The piece notes the Manchester canal costing 75 million dollars for 35 miles, with indirect benefits outweighing the large expense. It adds Germany has 3,000 miles of canal plus 7,000 miles of other waterways, France 3,000 miles, and northern railways thriving. It mentions England, Germany, France, Holland and Belgium planning further canal extension and improvement.
An architect quoted by a writer laments that women demand more closet space, saying liberty in the matter forces him to alter plans and mock his peers. He argues that even a perfect design fails if closet room is insufficient, raising questions about practical living in architecture.
Henry Meyer a 7 foot 2 inch prisoner in Bergen Genesee county court was jailed 90 days for stealing four bags of oats. The sentence assigns one day in jail for each inch of height and each bag, reflecting a novel penal scheme.
London Punch speculates that the railleries and resentment between Raisuli and Caid McLean stem from McLean introducing bagpipes in Morocco. The humorous line implies cultural friction as a root cause.
An advertisement extols Grape-Nuts as providing more usable nourishment per pound than meat or bread and claims it supports balanced health. It cites testimonials, notes the food’s easy assimilation, and mentions readers should read The Road to Wellville for context.
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