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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1904
Page
4
Publication details for Franx T Prance's weekly paper in Diller Nebraska describe second class mail status, subscription terms, and local ad rates. The piece notes offices in E L Ecock's building and Friday publication dates, with rates per line for locals and a policy on discontinuation.
A girl recalls in a tense moment that she forgot to wear her best stockings, sending a chill through her as she reclines in a hammock. The line hints at discomfort and social worry, framed with a moody, intimate tone.
Pris rejoices over the Eiffel Tower as the world’s tallest leaning structure. The monument now tilts so far from vertical that its center of gravity appears displaced toward the base, prompting excitement and safety questions.
A terse note complains that a ten dollar plow was abandoned in a field while the writer remarks that someone hid a ten dollar item previously buried in the ground, questioning the neglect of protection against winter exposure.
Galveston has finished the three mile sea wall after a cost of 1 500 000 dollars. The tallie to be raised 17 feet to complete the project and provide protection against future storms.
A historical note suggests that if capital and labor align and resolve disputes, the United States would progress and prosper, serving as a model for others to imitate. The piece emphasizes cooperation between workers and owners as the path to national strength.
Fragmentary text shows monetary amounts and names but lacks coherent events. It mentions sums like 5000 and 2000 with reference to individuals and a list of 209 others, but no clear action, date, or location to confirm a specific incident.
A new Iowa rule prohibits delivering gasoline to consumers in any cans but red ones. Grocers in several areas label gasoline cans with red tags to enforce the rule and prevent mixing with kerosene containers.
The piece notes how speaking over a long distance telephone lets the distant listener hear the voice before the stenographer in the same room. It calls this near thought speed, as sound travels as electrical impulses across vast distances in under a hundredth of a second.
A poultry company held a feather count contest with 500 dollars in prizes for best estimates of a hen’s feather total. The top prize was 100 dollars. Thousands entered with varied guesses including none at all and figures in the hundreds of thousands, some reaching millions. The correct count turned out to be 8 120.
A speculative philosopher proposes using war wealth to transform the world. He pledges to purchase land, clothe all people, and build schools, academies, and colleges everywhere. He envisions universities, peaceful hills, and universal sermons guiding prayer and song weekly.
A Japanese agent seeks 100000 cavalry horses in Texas, with Texas mounts aiding sabre corps. Negotiations with Southern Pacific aim to move the stock to San Francisco for shipment to Japan. The text also notes past presidents gaining weight under various administrations and mentions President Roosevelt’s weight gain.
Readers are reminded there are 476 electors and a nominee must win 9 or more than half. Thirteen states are secure for Democrats, seventeen for Republicans, leaving fifteen as doubtful with New York and others in question. The piece reflects on war veterans and the nation’s peril.
Local notes report a Beatrice carnival set for September 5 to 10. Other items include school term start, new job for Geo Drew in Superior, family visits from Creston, an Odell elevator fire with losses, travel by Zook family, and teachers attending a Fairbury institute.
Rail fare from the area to St Louis drops to 8.75 round trip with coach and chair car seating free. Tickets go on sale on certain days in August and September under C W Scott. A Kansas family visit precedes a derailment near town with no injuries reported.
Travel sale announces a round trip offer to many points in Ohio Indiana and Kentucky with a fare plus two dollars. Tickets on sale September 6 13 20 27 and re November 11. Exposition stopovers permitted and final unit thirty days. Contact L W Wakeley General Passenger Agent at Omaha for full details.
Dan Patch the world’s premier pacer will debut this year at the Nebraska State Fair on August 30 after shipment from Savage Minnesota to Indianapolis. Cobweb the pacer will pace for the champion in the exhibition. The special white car with gold and aluminum trim includes life-size paintings and sleeping quarters for the caretakers.
Burlington offers low round trip rates to many destinations this summer. Includes St Louis and back with varied daily low rates via multiple routes to New England. California San Francisco and back. Puget Sound region. Great Lakes area. with dates in August and several monthly Tuesday specials. W Scott, Ticket Agent.
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