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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1907
Page
2
A collection of snappy quips and curious notes from The Diller Record touches on diverse topics. It jokes about dentistry shortages at West Point, oversized corset production, and a Jersey man hiding an applejack distilling habit. It also mentions a woman rescuing her false teeth from a burning building and reflections on wealth and virtue.
A buyer who paid 95 000 for an NYSE seat recently sold it for 42 000. The sale followed a caution that purchasing on margin would have increased losses.
A remark suggests that a housework routine spanning seven miles a day might persuade a husband to purchase an automobile. The quip ties household labor to consumer motivation in a lighthearted editorial tone.
The article argues the Panama Canal should be expanded to 110 feet in width and suggests making the canal square to accommodate growing vessel size and speed. It presents analysis on feasibility and potential benefits for maritime traffic.
A tract titled Good Newes from New England sold for 1250 dollars in London, illustrating that readers in the world can be drawn to both religion and Massachusetts themes.
The remark notes Glidden’s pattern of frequent court appearances after automobile racing incidents. It suggests public suspicion that his ballooning activities divert attention from accidents caused by his racers.
Prof Percival Lowell declares conclusive evidence Mars is inhabited but offers no data on current turkey prices there. The remark underscores his belief in life on Mars while avoiding astronomical specifics.
Oklahoma bank cashier withdraws fifty thousand dollars and vanishes. The incident prompts questions about internal controls and potential links to a planned departure abroad.
Lord Avebury claims the financial woes of the United States stem from its great prosperity. He urges gentlemen who have prospered to confess their guilt and seek mercy from the court.
A New York man expelled a nail from his lungs after eighteen months. Doctors diagnosed his lung trouble as bronchitis and he now takes iron supplements as part of his treatment.
The passage argues Americans value real magical art similarly to how musical artists value American dollars. It suggests artists travel here when they feel the need to place high art on a solid financial footing.
In England a threatened railway strike ends with a precedent that satisfies both sides. Establishing a precedent jars the British mind, but achieving consensus on it is described as unprecedented and shocking in its novelty.
The Atlantic Squadron departs for the Pacific as 35 ships with 581 officers and 11,500 enlisted men assemble off California. Admiral Evans commands the fleet with the Connecticut as flagship. Coal, provisions, and new wireless fire-control systems support the 42,000 ton, 664 gun force bound for a 115 day voyage.
The Smart Set faces criticism for dropping the terminal gs in its name while retaining the b. The Sketch notes the absurdity and suggests the omission would be hard to judge as deliberate or accidental.
A Review of Reviews piece argues global peace hinges on an international boycott to forbid war loans to governments that refuse arbitration. It calls on England France Germany and the United States to agree on the instrument as a Magna Charta for world peace.
A Los Angeles scissors grinder has mounted his grinder on an automobile, using the car engine to power the tool and ride from place to place instead of walking. Popular Mechanics explains the profitable setup and its practical benefits.
A man who claims to be a statistician reports that women talk eight times as much as men. He estimates women utter about 2500 sentences daily versus 300 for men and asserts that great talkers among women are invariably robust and full chested.
A hungry man comes home and asks the maid to tell the cook to accelerate the dinner. The maid replies that there is no food in the house but she can order some to be sent for if they can wait a while.
A mock-solemn dissent by Hon. Thomas Rott mocks the usefulness of college learning for politicians. He argues a legislator only needs Latin phrases like per diem to perform duties, doubting broader benefits of higher education for public service.
The piece notes a scientist's belief that pessimism is a youth disease and calm joy marks age. It cites Mrs. Creighton telling Women Workers that middle age is happier than youth, reflecting on happiness across life stages.
The German city Freiburg runs a pawnshop, an insurance business, a theater, several restaurants and a newspaper, plus schools and a cemetery. Opera seats cost nine cents and a post performance supper six cents. Cemetery interment is inexpensive for citizens.
An article from Frederick Maryland notes a daily flag over the grave of Francis S Key. The flag is renewed each Memorial Day. Key authored The Star Spangled Banner and lies in a cemetery beneath Old Glory.
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