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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1906
Page
2
A collection of aphorisms and quotations on dream action faith and ethics. It includes observations on dreamers doing and the limits of quote unquoting and social commentary about rebating indictments in railroad circles.
Lieut. Peary testifies after travel within 200 miles of the North Pole that local weather reports are not exaggerated. His testimony supports the accuracy of extreme northern conditions and the reliability of observations reported from that area.
About 3,888 foreigners were among 44,942 students registered at German universities last summer. German students again demand higher matriculation and tuition fees for international attendees.
Calabash pipes have gained general use in South Africa. The calabash resembles meerschaum in color and takes a high polish. Reportedly these pipes provide a unique softness of flavor not found in pipes made from other materials.
The New York Herald suggests wearing a muzzle to stop biting nails while the Chicago Record-Herald questions the idea and jokes about pulling teeth as an alternative. The exchange shows a clash of sensationalized remedies in early journalism.
The Quincy Daily Whig argues a bore can be deterred with a stogie and fears follow. It claims tobacco, including cigarettes, has automatic potencies to quell trouble and has notable uses in dealing with nuisances.
A London Opinion column asks if the city’s two music halls crowded nightly by women scantily clad in white paint and classical atmosphere prove London more wicked than America’s worst mining camps. The piece compares urban decadence to frontier camps and invites readers to judge the claim.
The Duke of Abruzzi has visited London to thank the British government and the Royal Geographical Society for their assistance and interest in his expedition to Mount Ruwenzori, the famed Mountain of the Moon.
During demolition at Backing in Essex England workers found a curiously shaped glass bottle bricked inside a chimney. Opening it revealed a lease copy dated 1795 tied to the property.
The fort is no longer needed for Baltimore's defense and will be abandoned. It will be kept as a public resort, like Fort Independence in Boston, preserving the Star Spangled Banner legacy from Key's vision and song.
Rural residents along local routes praise a recent automobile gift to a New Jersey mail carrier. The car will aid the postman and speed mail delivery but raises questions about funding fuel and running costs given the carrier's modest salary.
The great English battleship Dreadnought tested at sea achieved unofficial top speed near 22 knots and maintained an average of 21.44 knots for eight hours. It is equipped with turbine engines whose performance is declared vindicated by the test.
Philadelphia readers discuss budget strains with varying incomes. A woman with a $5000 annual family income for four seeks a sample weekly meal plan and affordable hat options under $15. Another family of three with under $500 yearly reports having the best of everything.
Mrs. Margaret Emmerich of Clinton Street Napoleon Ohio describes fifteen years of kidney trouble back pain poor vision dizzy spells and long housebound periods. She credits Dean's Kidney Pills with quick relief and complete cure. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
T M Calahone a Union Pacific brakeman was struck in the face by a flying board from a lumber car while near Elm Creek. He is at St Francis hospital Grand Island with a shattered nose and upper jaw torn apart. He may recover but will be disfigured for life. He has a wife and one child.
The State Canvassing Board found enough votes for the constitutional amendment. Total state votes were 194,692 with 147,472 for and 8,896 against. Governor Mickey will proclaim adoption, becoming the first governor to issue such a proclamation. The 1887 law now governs proclamations. earlier 1886 changes raised legislature pay and term days.
The War Department auditor has admitted a claim of Col. William J. Bryan's Third Nebraska Volunteers for 28240 dollars for state-rate pay from enlistment to muster. Officers' additional 5000 dollars remains under consideration. With about 1000 men in the regiment, the average payout is just under 30 dollars per man.
A communication to the Association of Belgian Chemists reports continental bakers mix soap into dough to produce lighter bread and pastries. The soap amount varies, with larger quantities used in waffles and fritters than in bread.
The venerable Father Chas P Hackney of Ashland Nebraska dies at home aged 91. A pioneer of Nebraska he is the oldest living Mason in the Nebraska grand lodge and may be the nation s oldest Methodist Episcopal minister. Born August 11 1814 he celebrated his ninety second birthday last summer. On September 13 he and his wife marked their seventy wedding anniversary likely the oldest married couple in Nebraska.
Captain W. S. Noyes, sixty five, longtime Hastings resident, collapsed and died shortly after entering the Bostwick barber shop. He asked barber Lou Egelhoff to help remove his coat and whispered he was going to die before collapsing in the barber’s arms. He had run the Lindell hotel and the Denver house during his 25 years in Hastings.
Five year old daughter of Fred Luobe, a farmer north of Pierce Nebraska, was fatally burned when a bonfire ignited her dress. An older sister started the fire and ran to call for help, finding the child by the gate in the last agony as the flames consumed her clothing. She lived a short time after being brought inside.
The article extols Brandreth's Pills as a nightly laxative tonic praised worldwide for cleansing the stomach and bowels stimulating the kidneys and liver and purifying the blood. Declared purely vegetable they suit children and the elderly as well as adults and have been used for over a century and sold everywhere.
Etymology traces retail grocer to grosser or trader in gross. Early Englishusage named grossers of fish or wine and Edward III cites grocers as dealing in all goods. Spicer was the old word for grocer before the Grocers' Company, founded in the 14th century, shifted usage to grocer.
A vintage etiquette piece praises soap for daily use noting that fine complexions come from regular washing. It contrasts modern daily baths with prior beliefs that washing was harmful and mocks a great grandmother who washed rarely. The author cautions health is essential when advising baths.
August Johnson files in Fremont district court seeking to nullify encumbrances and undo a property transfer he says arose from a forged check by Samuel Tom mis. He alleges the deed was taken without consent and faults the Fremont bank for negligent loaning.
Miss Grace Waring longtime private secretary and stenographer to Judge Munger of the United States court has resigned. She has joined the Convent of Mercy at 1424 Castle Street after returning from Europe with two Sisters of Mercy. Waring, daughter of a Methodist minister, until now belonged to the First Congregational church of Omaha.
Frank Yokum, wanted in Boone Indiana on horse stealing charges, was arrested at Plattsmouth by Deputy Manspeaker after Iowa authorities notified. He crossed the Missouri River with the stolen outfit and was identified by a ferryman. Sheriff Foster of Boone brought him back. A $50 reward had been paid. The prisoner had been employed by a farmer near Greenwood Nebraska until recently.
A 25 year look back at New Year calling habits notes decline of old ale and punch rituals and praises sober custom. A Staten Island doctor and his daughter promote Postum as a wholesome drink for guests at Yale Tide gatherings and offer demonstrations to visitors. Read The Road to Wellville for more on Postum’s appeal.
The Canadian West shows large prosperity with cities under 100,000 as farmers drive growth. Wheat oats barley profits reach 92.6 million, attracting American settlers. land prices and free homesteads favor farming. J. J. Hill urges care of the country to sustain growth.
The German Volunteer Army Corps received 37 automobiles with uniformed drivers to shuttle staff officers. During last month’s maneuvers, tacticians praised the speed and convenience of the machines in the mimic campaign.
An advertisement claims deafness stems from inflamed Eustachian tubes and catarrh and offers a $100 reward for a case of deafness not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It urges sending for free circulars from J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio and promotes Hall's Pills for constipation.
A dialogue shows Mrs O Flannagan describing her husband as strong in his convictions, while noting he is sharp of mind despite challenges. The exchange highlights resilience and clear thinking in a rural Irish setting.
Fragment mentions Single Binder straight 5c and 10c cigars with a Peoria factory. Phrases about men praying for things they won't work for appear, but context is incomplete.
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