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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1906
Page
8
A child laments that Santa never visits their street and wonders if a policeman could guide him. The narrator notes shops overflow with toys and the fantasy of a home visit fades as years pass without seeing Santa arrive.
An American gunboat off the Venezuelan coast hosts a New Year’s Santa Claus dinner for the Italian battleship commander amid tensions. After a cordial reception turns tense, the Italian captain keeps his ship ready for action, fearing a possible incident.
A New Year’s celebration on a gunboat turns merry as guests coax the Italian captain to drink and loosen his caution. A grand tree is paraded into the wardroom with gifts, and a climactic Santa Claus awards tokens to the officers, including the signor captain who bows deeply.
A Brockton Effemixe article notes how a baseball player's career end can mirror a singer's lost voice, plunging a once prosperous family into poverty. After years of travel and leisure, sudden financial hardship follows, leaving the athlete and spouse unable to cover basic needs or theater trips. The piece warns of the difficulty in finding a new trade or steady support.
The piece notes that Justice Gray, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr, and Justice Story never argued cases at the bar. It suggests Gray and Holmes took the bench early in Massachusetts, leaving no opportunity to practice. It parallels their careers with Story, who also reportedly did not practice before the bar.
An old Rochester Herald anecdote recounts legal proceedings where sharp questioning backfired on conniving lawyers. A witness exposes a lawyer as conspicuous among peers, and another exchange ends with the attorney exposed by a clever taunt. The piece notes how a harsh cross examination can ruin a case more by accident than design.
A portly woman unable to find a seat sits in the crowded smoker. A man reading a newspaper continues smoking near the door. She scolds him as un gentlemanly and he offers his cigar case in apology.
In Jefferson County District Court Nebraska John E Clark plaintiff v George J Clark et al defendants notice of sale by order of partition judgment. Referees set Friday January 18 1907 at 1 PM at the south front door courthouse Fairbury Nebraska to sell described real estate in sections 21 23 26 Towns 1 2 Ranges 3 4 Clark addition Diller lots 1 2 10 11 19 original town. Dated December 5 1906. Referees Axtell Blauser May and attorney Joann Hartican for plaintiff.
A Milwaukee Sentinel report quotes Pensacola Florida resident Co B Bunge warning alligators have become rare in southern states due to skins demand. He recalls hundreds along rivers, notes dangers of capture, government bounty removal, rising skin prices, and potential substitutes as dealers seek supply.
Along the Pacific coast colleges and high schools consider abandoning the reformed American game to revert to the old English Rugby style. California and Stanford face pressure while smaller colleges weigh their options amid chaotic football scene.
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