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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1905
Page
3
Mrs. Frederick Schoff reports meeting a five year old girl named Jane in Salt Lake City. The child observed how her father used a swinging whip to urge their horse, then asked why men do not whip children the same way. Jane’s remark prompted the inquiry by Mrs. Schoff on child treatment.
An authority estimates the earth's area at about 196 million square miles with 53 million land and the rest water. The text then oddly endorses Pillsbury's Vitos as a good breakfast food available at modern groceries. It ends with a remark about small men with large nerves.
Readable fragments show grocers rejecting Defiance Starch due to small 2 oz packages from competitors and stock of other brands. The ad touts Defiance as superior value and promotes a PAZO ointment money back guarantee for piles with a 6 to 14 day cure claim.
A discussion on digestion affecting nerves and health cites Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a restorative tonic for weak blood and nervous symptoms. The ad touts non alcoholic formula, lists benefits for stomach and liver issues, and promotes Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pills as sugar coated liver aids.
A young American staying in a provincial English town faced constant taunts but handled them with good humor. At a social gathering he wore an American flag pin and, when questioned about secret society status, replied that his pin signified belonging to a club of over eighty million members.
A fragment shows a conversation about spending money on a supposed rapid path to wealth. One man admits learning a method and another asks about teaching others. The exchange hints at a scheme promising quick riches.
In Washington Kansas Jesse EF reports Dee Mitchell a telephone lineman and well known resident once cursed patent medicines but now credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with twelve years of kidney trouble relief. He says four boxes erased back pain and fatigue, restoring strength.
A verbose old ad text extols Defiance Starch 16 oz for 10 cents, claims it won t stick to iron, compares to 12 oz packages, and urges demand for Defiance plus testimonials for Mother Gray s remedies and other household advice. It touts savings, a money back guarantee, and brand-name claims aimed at housesearch and consumer trust.
In a cafe after a theater outing a woman recalls a chance encounter with a man who confesses interest. She initially dismisses him as a mistakenly identified coachman her husband had fired for pursuing the cook. The exchange reveals social awkwardness and unintended deception.
A concise remark on dignity that challenges appearances. true worth is not shown by dress or height.
A group of Pennsylvania statesmen tour chestnut farm near Shamokin hosted by Dc K Sober. An insurance inspector boasts $100 per tree profit, which Sober dismisses as a western-style whopper. A teller recounts a daring escape on a rail bridge, prompting a wary response on presence of mind.
Captain James C. D. Clark of the Lawrence Light Guards of Medford Massachusetts, a veteran speaker, reflects on his Civil War and Spanish War service. The story recalls his undisputed meritorious record and a young generation’s wish to hear his own account of the brutal daily march and fighting routine. He recounts starting early, fighting through the day, breaking fast, and ending with sleep, a simple cadence of heroism.
A reflective poem honors the passing year and bidding farewell to old friends and loves. It contrasts old and new, mentions weddings and youth, and concludes with a benediction. The author Clifford Kane Stout evokes nostalgia, loss, and hopeful parting.
The Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co of Lynn Massachusetts invites women to contact Mrs Pinkham for confidential advice on female weaknesses. Letters from readers describe severe monthly pains and conditions like ovarian trouble, expressing hope for guidance and relief after trying her vegetable compound.
A letter from Oven Grove Missouri dated February 17 mocks the obsession with patenting a freak invention. It notes a woman afflicted by illness takes a mysterious remedy for popularity and a man drops out of consideration, while claiming a cure for colds is infallible.
On a sunny ferry ride a middle aged, respectable woman pulled a snuff box from her stocking, took a pinch, and replaced it. Passengers noted the act with quiet surprise as the pungent odor filled the air.
Dr Heber Jones who received a $10000 purse for quarantine care faced an awkward moment when a leading woman kissed him on the lips as thanks revealing the public affection and humor surrounding his five epidemic years in Memphis.
Gen. Mindil, for ten years head of the jewel room in the New York appraiser's office, is widely regarded as the top diamond expert in America. No importer has yet managed to bluff him on a stone's value.
An pasted advertisement mix promises a 100 dollar reward for catarrh cure claimed by Hall’s Catarrh Cure and features testimonials from F J Cheney and Kinnaman, Toledo druggists. It also mentions Hall’s Family Pills for constipation and ends with a crude insult about associating with inferiors.
A Camden New Jersey reader reports Allen's Foot Ease cured burning itching and relieved sore toes after trying the product. The note claims the drugstore remedy eliminates discomfort and is now essential, praising widespread Druggist availability.
The remark notes that a contented woman rarely speaks publicly about her home life, implying happiness reduces the urge to lecture others on domestic affairs.
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