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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1903
Page
4
An old notice page notes advertising rates and payment terms. It mentions a price per thousand and deadlines for insertions. The fragment references Burns local avenue and general circulation details but lacks complete context.
A 1908 column discusses Russian press claims on gradual race solutions and the transfer of southern African Americans northward. It surveys U.S. political shifts including Panama Canal Treaty ratification, expansionist proposals by Lodge and Newlands, and debates over annexation of Caribbean and Canadian territories with notes on public sentiment and economic concerns.
Prof Lugeon of the University of Laud studies the Rhone valley between Martigny and the Rhone glacier finding 34 000 people on the sunlit right bank versus 29 900 on the shaded left bank. He attributes the split to sunshine exposure shaping wealth civilization and social castes in Reckingen where both banks meet.
A Chicago Record-Herald piece recounts Arthur Butterfly of Lowell dressing in his sister’s clothes to flirt with Woburn men. Police exposed him by noting how he held skirts revealing his true gender. The article quotes Patrolman Walsh on gendered dress, contrasting womanly movements with male attempts.
Wealthy Englishman Labouchere, famed for teetotalism and food indifference, once ordered ham and beef from a nearby shop after a surprise evening at home. He joked about ditching cooks and eating nightly takeout, recounting a tale of ham and sponge cake sandwiches he found amusing. A trolley motorman's misstep is noted as a grave consequence of his actions.
Honore Palmer then a sixteen year old spent a winter in Paris with his mother Mrs Potter Palmer. One February night he outwitted a concierge by slipping a gold louis under the door and promising to fetch a hook from the balustrade to gain entry. The concierge complied and entered after midnight, only to be locked out when Palmer slipped the door shut. He then admitted himself, leaving the concierge outside in the cold.
The piece notes Longfellow’s distinct early influences separate from Bowdon and Portland, details his European study travel inspired by Bancroft and Everett, and describes his social life in Cambridge and Boston. It cites his hospitality, the “cold roast Boston” label from T. G. Appleton, and Stillman’s view of him as refined and gentle, harmonizing personality with his writings.
A Philadelphia Record item describes Robert overeating at dinner until full and later admitting he stole a dog biscuit to appease hunger on the way home. He explains he took it from Fido because he would be hungry before returning home.
An estimable woman in Fairmount had a telephone installed after linemen connected the line. She felt ill from eating green apples during the wiring. After activation and the crew left, a joke from the operator sparked the exchange.
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