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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1906
Page
6
The piece argues city apartments shun families with children while farms welcome them. It contrasts urban parents busy socializing with city life and farmer families benefiting from children’s labor as they grow. It notes children are a financial burden in cities but an asset on farms.
The article argues the Latin alphabet may replace Chinese characters in Japan and cites the Irish roots of the Latin script. It credits leaders in the empire with pushing for substitution and envisions a universal system where each letter has a fixed value.
A German observer notes that St Petersburg and Moscow want ads reveal stark social distress in 1906. Noble family ads seek household work or adoption after robberies, with many appeals from starving provinces and exhausted funds, signaling a widespread crisis.
The discussion traces a sequence of heirs to Austria’s throne. Archduke Otto, heir presumptive, would likely renounce if he ascended in favor of his son Archduke Karl. The London Globe reports Emperor Franz Josef’s successor would likely be Archduke Franz Ferdinand, then his nephew Franz, shaping a complex line of succession.
Roosevelt’s special message to Congress reviews his November Porto Rico trip from Ponce to San Juan, lauds tax and education gains, and urges full American citizenship for Porto Ricans. He endorses continued local autonomy, notes strong insular governance, and calls for a unified bureau approach to all insular administrations. The president underscores economic gains, coffee issues, and the need to dredge San Juan harbor.
James R. Keeler of Cazenovia New York says fifteen years of back and kidney pain ended after using Doan’s Kidney Pills. He reports relief from the first box and full restoration after two boxes. He notes his wife and friends also benefited and recommends them. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Lord Ronaldshay at thirty has traveled more widely than most. He is said to know the Himalayas and Persia in depth, and has explored Kashmir Baluchistan Ladak Thibet and the Persian gulf besides Ceylon.
Frank J Cheney swears as senior partner of F J Curner & Co Toledo that the firm will pay $100 for each catarrh case not cured by Haven's Catarrh Cure. Notary A W Gleason notes the sworn statement dated December 66, 1886. Promotional text urges readers to send for testimonials and buy the product.
The article explains that using a field glass with unequal focus on each tube causes blurred vision giddiness and headaches. It argues that both eyes should have equal natural focus and when they do not a remedy is needed in the form of glasses or a single glass to balance eye power.
A Yokohama tea exporter reports higher living costs in Japan raise labor costs and reduce garden cultivation and care. The result is lower quality tea than prewar seasons, and no expected return to former excellence, a trend echoed as a general rise in living costs in the United States.
A consumer testimonial extols Grape-Nuts as a digestive aid after years of starchy and greasy foods causing dyspepsia and constipation. The Washwoman cites rapid improvement within weeks and a claim of lasting wellness after using the product with cream for breakfast. The ad references Postum Company and the booklet The Road to Wellville.
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The text notes Professor Henry E Armstrong and Lord Kelvin opposing a claim that radium’s evolution proves elements change. It questions radium’s precise nature due to insufficient quantities. It then discusses laundering fabrics, starching, and promotes Defiance Starch as improving appearance and stiffness of textiles.
A group led by William O. Weber of Boston plans a tidal powered device to manufacture compressed air and intends to erect a demonstration plant at South Thomaston, Maine to prove the invention’s value.
An 84 year old woman in Wisbech Germany died peacefully and had drafted her own obituary the day before. She also prepared a list of friends to receive memorial cards, outlining her desired recipients.
Miss Flora McIntyre, a Berkeley University sophomore in California, funds her board and tuition by selling queen bees she breeds.
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