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A fragment argues a would be grocery founder who refused gold coins lacking the motto In God We Trust would struggle in commerce. The note implies caution about misfits in a traditional trade.
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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1908
Page
6
A fragment argues a would be grocery founder who refused gold coins lacking the motto In God We Trust would struggle in commerce. The note implies caution about misfits in a traditional trade.
A brief note argues there is no clear reason why United States Life-Saving Service members should not receive pensions like other groups, suggesting equal retirement benefits.
A man who walked from New York to Chicago claims a walking cure ends liquor addiction. He can recommend the method to friends but cannot bottle or sell it for a dollar a bottle to sufferers.
The Times mocks a woman who locked up bank checks for safekeeping instead of depositing them. The piece notes she could have worsened matters by depositing and hoarding cash, labeling it masculine foolishness.
With railroad passes abolished it is not believed that outsiders will attend next year’s national conventions. Previously as many as 20 000 auditors and others beyond delegates and alternates arrived at conventions, provoking doorkeepers anger but pleasing hotelkeepers and bartenders.
A Ladies' Home Journal writer recalls a dinner with King Edward where the bishop of London forgot grace. The duchess of Roxburghe sensed alarm. Edward calmed her with a warm remark: Your Grace is sufficient.
Investigation findings at St. Paul disclose two facts. First, when upper berths are used, agents allot them to light weight passengers and place heavyweight travelers in lower berths. Second, Pullman porters are paid $25 a month by the company and rely on tips for the rest of their wages.
A wine merchant demonstrates aging wine with electricity claiming it makes wine eight years old in days. The piece then notes Chicago judges imposing domestic harmony sentences requiring daily talks or weekly gifts, reporting success in mending unhappy marriages.
A vintage note offers bunion treatment claiming tight shoes cause bunions and suggests a recipe of carbolic acid iodine and glycerine applied daily with a camel hair brush. The aside quips about dental visits appear as a humorous closing line.
A promotional note advertises a new book on ranch life in the West claiming big fortunes for farmers and ranchmen. It includes a government land and mining guide, a late county map of Colorado, 106 photo engravings, and a free subscription offer to a western magazine for 30 cents.
The piece analyzes Friedrich Nietzsche's contradictory views on women and marriage, arguing he fore saw a superwoman through his idea of marriage as the will of two to produce a greater being. It notes influences from Schopenhauer and Wagner and cites Nietzsche’s statement on marriage and the mother of the future transfigured man.
Hamilton Wright argues in The World Today that the Philippines is an empire of un dreamed-of possibilities. The archipelago offers unique charms and expands scope for sightseers while natives rapidly develop under American influence, with room for ten times the current population in happiness and comfort.
A New York savings bank that fell to receivers in 1900 had assets of 1,086,000. Poor investments reduced recoveries to 275,000 and a final settlement leaves only 30,000 for creditors, with 193,000 spent on administering the receivership. No dishonesty charged. lawyers and clerks take much of the value, prompting calls for reform and Gov. Hughes to condemn legal expenses in such cases as a grave scandal. The issue is not confined to New York.
The piece argues American men are not belligerent enough to oppose suffrage for women. It claims men are willing to concede anything to women, from bonbons to votes, undermining militant tactics and removing any martyrdom in jail as a possibility.
A world wide movement is to be inaugurated to eradicate death dealing secret societies like the Black Hand. Officials insist penalties must deter with severe consequences for convictions, arguing small fines and short imprisonments are insufficient.
An advertisement offers 100 reward for any case of catarrh that Catarrh Care cannot cure. It claims to be a constitutional remedy taken internally to affect blood and mucous surfaces, strengthening the patient and building constitution. Proponents publish testimonials to support its cure, with F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio cited.
A dialogue notes a shoemaker as a poor sort by trade a heeler always ready to sell his sole. Yet he has a virtue he will stick to the last.
An advertisement extols Sloan's Liniment for neuralgia and sciatica noting immediate relief and strong sedative nerve effects. A testimonial from J P Hubbard of Marietta South Carolina describes relief after three years of head and jaw neuralgia and praises ongoing use for bites and sore throat.
In a humorous exchange Poor John laments his marriage missteps while Mrs Scrappeigh retorts that married life has not altered him. The lines play on self deprecating folly and wry wit in domestic banter.
A Massachusetts businessman visiting Vermont recalls a farm wife overburdened with daily toil and her fear of hiring help. The woman wonders if she could manage the winter without a hired girl, expressing cautious hope she might feel stronger with time.
A doctor recalls observing in summer and country homes that families using Postum averaged better health than coffee drinkers. After marriage, Postum replaced coffee and tea, with digestion issues disappearing. The testimonial cites personal improvement and asks readers to consider Postum as a reason for wellness.
Chesterfield Advertiser reports a Sea board Air Line depot waiting room in Cheraw has a chewing gum shot machine either out of gum or empty. Two cents were deposited Saturday night with no gum produced, prompting calls for maintenance to avoid becoming a public imposition.
The notice claims Defiance Starch provides greater strength allowing thin application for stiffening fabrics without hiding quality. It argues ordinary starches require thick pastes that spoil appearance and wear, while Defiance yields satisfactory stiffness with less product.
A college athlete writes home boasting about hammer throwing. The father, offended by the bravado, retorts that he will not read such antics and warns the son to cover any window damages himself.
The advertisement hails Defiance Starch as an improved product over 25 year old patent starches. It claims modern formulas omit harmful chemicals and include a new ingredient that enhances strength and smoothness beyond rival brands.
A brief exchange notes oysters are in season and a waiter offers oyster stew while a guest comments on including a few oysters in the dish. The dialogue captures a casual restaurant moment from a Philadelphia Ledger piece.
Advertisement claims Pazcointment cures all types of piles within 6 to 14 days or money back. Licking, Blind, Bigeding, or Protruding piles supposedly vanish, with refund if not cured.
A pasted fragment features moral warnings about debt and virtuous deeds, plus old advertisements for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething, Lewis' Single Binder Cigars, and a humorous milk joke. The text mimics period notice style with dated language and vendor claims.
Letters from readers claim Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured female troubles and spared two women from surgery. Mrs. Williams of Gardiner praises three months to health after doctors warned an operation was necessary. Mrs. Sporting of Chicago reports cure without operation for a tumor and inflammation. The ad touts the formulation from roots and herbs as a standard remedy and invites women to write for advice from Lydia E. Pinkham in Lynn, Massachusetts.
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