The Diller December 30 1904 items round up
A collage of odd facts and notes from 1904. A Washington mail carrier aged 81 plans marriage. pensions and old soldiers death rates are reported. cork forests in Algeria are cited. Harvard presidency rumors surface. St Louis Pike shows seek longer leases and Coney Island style amusements proposed. Russian battleships damaged and sunk by mines referenced. year end reflections and a joke on time.
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St. Louis
Coney Island
Soldiers’ Pay in Allied Forces Draws Mixed Rates
The report lists soldiers’ monthly compensation by nationality: English seven dollars fourteen cents, German two dollars fifty cents, French one dollar seventy four cents, and Japanese about twenty seven cents monthly. The contrast underscores harsh motives and varied wartime incentives.
Home Economy and Local Justice Echo Through Advertiser Notes
A Washington area column urges frugal spending and support for home businesses, noting paint pays for daily view and sale appeal. Connecticut Judge L B Burr is jailed for embezzling 5575, Horace Isaacs receives three years for horse theft, Chadwick’s punishment is unclear, and public concern lingers about local penalties.
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Connecticut
L. 8
Burr
Horace Isaacs
Chadwick
Ba Beck
Diaz Inaugurated for Seventh Term as Mexican President
The inauguration of President Diaz for his seventh four year term occurred on January 1. The piece notes Diaz as a capable ruler and credits his long rule with training Mexico in self government while acknowledging the lack of strict republican norms.
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Leman
Harvard University
Diaz
Mexico
Whales Live for Centuries and Long-Lived Creatures
The article notes whales may reach 400 years, elephants in India surpass 300, swans and ravens exceed 100, camels 50, horses 20 to 30, while dogs seldom above 15. It argues urban growth boosts property values and warns against shopping at city stores over home merchants.
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India
Britons on Our Stage in American Theaters
English actors flood American stages with Mr. Frohman managing 600 plus Britons. Henry Arthur Jones's Joseph Entangled demonstrates limited American presence. American stars like Mansfield, Faversham, Worthing, Loftus, Mannering dominate, while few Americans stay in England.
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America
Charles Frohman
Henry Arthur Jones
Joseph Entangled
San Francisco
Richard Mansfield
Willam Faversham
Empire Theater
New York
Frank Worthing
Hilda Spong
Cissie Loftus
Mary ‘Mannering
England
Fay Davis
Brown Potter
Holbrook Blinn
Napoleon of
Duchess of Dantzig
Frank Mills
United States
Paul Potter
R. G. Knowles
London
London. Express
Quaker Reflections on Life and Wit
A collection of pithy maxims and anecdotes on human foibles. Observations range from penny wisdom to a tale of Senator Bate and a misfired cigar, plus a note on Japanese positions near Liao Vang and a Denver lake enduring perpetual ice.
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Sianchan
Siamatsze
Meichoulin
Liao Vang
Denver
Matchmaker’s Banter Sparks Timeless Love
A witty exchange underlines enduring romance as a playful suitor and his partner debate fate and love. The smort young fellow contends in jest that matches from heaven or the Diamond Match Company light romance, while his girl counters that love can bloom anywhere.
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Heaven
Diamond Match Company
Smort
Presents for the Boys: Lincoln Sunday Star Sales Drive
Star Publishing Co. invites Nebraska boys to sell the Lincoln Sunday Star with free start and prize money for top sellers. No capital required. Write for details and begin building a customer list today.
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Lincoln Sunday Star
Nebraska
Star
West
Preat
Sunday Star
Star Pub. Co
Lincoln
Notice to Hunters on Property in Jefferson County
Notice to hunters forbids any hunting on the premises described as the northeast quarter of section 25 in township 2 range 4 east in Jefferson County Nebraska. Violation incurs legal penalties for trespassing, signed by GEO Fisher.
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Nebraska
Jefferson County
Alfred
Axysinet
Diller
Jane
N. E
Sec
D. H. Gretder
Elizabet IT Greider
Man Always Listening to Self-Talk Misses Lessons
A quip notes a man who talks to himself and never learns much from others. The line suggests self-absorption hinders growth and insight.
Cole's Hot Blast Stove Features Smoke Free Fire
The stove uses a smokeless feed door to burn cheap fuel without gas or smoke. A dustless ash remover prevents ash and dust from scattering on the floor.
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Cole
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