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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1904
Page
3
A exchange between a civilian and a firefighter contrasts the image of a lazy job with the reality of required shifts and occasional pay draws. The firefighter notes that duties include trips to the office to collect wages.
Faeayk Curyey swears that nine senior owed by F J Caaxry & Co of Toledo will be paid in full if not cured by CaTaRan CURE. Notary A W Gleason records December 6 1386. Henry Co announces Hall's Catarrh Cure and Family Pine for constipation. The proverb about a professional angler appears at end.
Milwaukee official praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after years of female troubles left her unable to bear children. She credits the remedy with restoring health and conceiving a child within twenty two months. A Milwaukee Business Woman's Association vice president signs the letter. A $5000 forfeit is noted if the original letter cannot be produced.
A stylized dialogue fragment features a man entering politics as a vice, a magistrate questioning a watch theft, a pickpocket offering lessons for ten dollars, and a dealer commenting on a customer’s oversized bargain suit as trains are mentioned. The piece reads as a clipped, informal courtroom scene with dialect and clipped exclamations.
A promotional pitch urges housekeepers to buy Defiance Cold Water Starch for laundry. It emphasizes that the 16 ounce packages avoid sticking to irons unlike other 12 ounce or %-pound starches. The ad warns grocers may push slower stock and notes Defiance is free from injurious chemicals. It concludes with a caveat about pricing and a quip on wealth.
An old notice touts Undoma Hair Tonic with a soft fluffy look for refined tastes. It invites barber shop patrons to send their name for a free treatment from The Undoma Company Omaha. A brief story fragment follows about Jack and Gill climbing a hill and a line about boiling water.
An advertisement identifies Guaranteed Mining Investments as large west coast operators inviting readers to request prospectuses for nine joined companies with five million dollars in capital. It pledges to guarantee investors against loss through the Investors' Association and promises free information.
In a domestic exchange, Harold and Mrs Montwork debate earnings. She recalls earning 22 dollars weekly, now 30, but he claims only half goes to him. Mr Wentwork considers the problem and suggests she seek a better job to resolve the dispute.
The text argues that the greatest fool may gain more credit than the wisest sage. It notes there are few wise men and many fools, and questions whether triumph over competitors grants the fool greater honor.
A collage of quick quips and exchanges in a late 19th or early 20th century tone. Bits include banter about Niagara falls and water power, a European tourist remark, football as an untidy sport, barber shop chatter, wedding jokes, a Sophy Smythe jab, and a jokes about aging and goodbyes.
A classroom quip features a professor asking why a hen lays an egg and a clever student replying it cannot lay a carpet. The exchange appears in the periodical Grit and showcases playful banter in a natural history context.
Jones claims a smokeless powder is a recent invention, while Oldbuck dismisses it as nonsense and insists women used it long before. The exchange shows a clash over history and progress with sharp personal jabs.
A. A. Boyce of near Trenton Missouri suffers severe kidney related back ache that prevents walking. After trying many medicines he uses Doan's Kidney Pills and reports gradual pain relief until the ache stops. Sold by all dealers or 50 cents a box. Foster Wilburn Co Buffalo NY. Also a note on girls misreading signals.
Advancing brand claims praise Defiance Cold Water Starch for superior quantity and quality at one cent. An ad touts a woman’s tears and pocket-handkerchief as defeating cold logic, while suburban living is linked to the lure of missing the last train.
The article argues the United States may lose its status as the top wheat exporter as U S production lags behind rising domestic demand. It cites weak harvests in 1901 1902 1903 and notes Canadian wheat imports into Minnesota and Chicago. It predicts Canada will expand production and price support, becoming the empire's granary.
A dialect filled dialogue shows Bishop Hardhead and Deacon Wayback debating whether a church needs a minister or a preacher. The exchange contrasts home visiting, farming praise, and sermoning to thrill worshippers, ending with a comic breakfast table misunderstanding about umbrellas.
A fragmentary campus scene shows a co ed praising Defiance Starch for lasting results and a football captain debating senior status. The dialogue touches on confidence in products and early impressions in dating, suggesting broader campus dating and social dynamics.
Readers encounter a collage of ads and sayings from an old paper: grocers avoid 16 oz Defiance Starch for 12 oz stock, a spinster and widow mention, a money back cure promise for teething and picks, and notes on domestic life. The mix includes claims of superior quality and quirky maxims about truth and marriage.
A fragment notes cheaper premiums but better quality and one third more Defiance Starch for the same price compared to other starches. It also remarks on a wary stance a girl should take toward riding with a man, reflecting cautious social advice.
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