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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1906
Page
2
The piece argues that masters of thought gain esteem by revealing themselves in moral and historical study. It stresses the roles of naturalists historians and especially moralists in facing human relations and self and warns against elevating teachers above common humanity.
Census figures from Washington estimate United States total wealth in 1904 at 106.88 billion dollars, with a projected current value about 116 billion. The United States leads global wealth, ahead of Britain France Germany Russia Austria Hungary Italy and Spain, and grows faster than other nations.
Havelock Ellis profiles an Aragonese peasant who leaps from a train to inspect a complex French agricultural machine. The elderly, lithe farmer studies it with intense focus and wrinkled brows, eager to grasp its meaning. The piece warns the Spanish openness to novelty may erode traditional ties.
A new company named The Trans Alaska Siberian Railway was incorporated in New Jersey. It aims to build a 3750 mile main line from Alaska to Siberia with 2250 miles of branches and a tunnel under the Bering Strait. The setup signals real financial backing for a plan many have deemed chimerical.
A reflective sermon outlines Christmas as the central event of history the incarnation of Christ as turning to a new era. It discusses Advent Bethlehem angels gifts and the universal impact of Jesus birth while noting uncertain calendar dates and criticizing mistreatment of Jews in Christendom.
The text defines Christmas as the festival of children highlighting God the Son's incarnation as a helpless child. It notes varied readings of the nativity from humanistic social placement to materialist protests by infants against adults.
The text argues Christmas centers on the child and the duties society owes to the next generation. It links training, care, and love to the coming of the Child and notes lawmakers, teachers, artists, and merchants all contribute to prepare for youth. The message rests on the idea that a child leads humanity forward.
The essay urges that peace and unity come not from laws but from brotherly love and kindness that fill the heart at Christmas. It notes the season’s lesson that to enter peace we must become as a child and recalls how one small child halted Fifth Avenue traffic, showing love’s power to calm world turmoil.
A brief Philadelphia Press quip has Uncle Kloseman asking what a boy wants for Christmas and the father replying the son has an automobile and needs fuel. The uncle laughs, suggesting buying him a quart of gasoline as a practical gift.
Miss Koy asks about mistletoe price. Dealer offers a large spray as a fine gift. Miss Koy balks at wearing such a big sprig in her hair, prompting a playful reply. The exchange captures lighthearted holiday banter from a Philadelphia scene.
In a Yonkers Statesman dialogue, Happy asks which group feels happier during holidays. The response argues that under the mistletoe the joy is shared, making an even break between those who give and those who receive.
A lighthearted cartoon dialogue features Mrs Flatte and a cheerful janitor discussing holiday cheer. The exchange shifts to Christmas preparations as a judge remarks on the season. Uncle Mose jokes about a New Year’s turkey costing ten dollars and costs.
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