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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1907
Page
6
A boy buys a mongrel puppy named Marcus Aurelius from a farmer’s son for a dime and a fishing rod. The dog grows with the family, learning tricks and posing in a top hat, before aging into a quiet, loyal companion far from the farm.
The relation of pauperism to temperance appears plain to the people of Japan. Britain has about 1,000,000 paupers while Japan has 25,000. A Japanese official attributed the difference to tea drinking in Japan versus alcohol in Britain.
The John A Salzer Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin promotes a new oats variety claimed to be two feet long with remarkable growth. The catalog advertises this wonder crop as the greatest feed America has seen and urges readers to inspect the offering.
Advertises a mammoth 1 Seed and Tool Catalog mailed to buyers with a 6c stamp for free samples of Two Foot Long Oats and other cereals. Mentions John Y Baier Seed Co Box W La as sender.
The article lists early Jewish U S senators including David Levy and Judah P Benjamin, noting their West Indies birth and state representation. It names Simon Guggenheim as the sixth Jewish senator, with brief historical context through Isidor Rayner and Joseph Simon. The piece closes with an advertising note for Defiance Starch promoting safety and strong finish on fine fabrics.
Lafcadio Hearn notes that Japanese sake intoxicates quickly but wears off fast. He describes a banquet culture where small cups, many shapes, and careful pacing prevent drunkenness. Strong drinkers at military dinners outpace others as he recalls a captain wielding large tumblers.
A Kansas woman recounts severe heart palpitations, breathlessness, and rheumatism linked to coffee. After two years on Postum Food Coffee she reports better digestion sleep and energy, claiming the change cured her ailments without medicine. The advertisement by Postum Co. promotes Postum as a coffee substitute and invites readers to read The Road to Westville.
A smuggler was detected crossing the Russo Austrian frontier near Cracow with a hidden Russian cariare concealed in the hollow rims of his motor car.
McMillan Fur and Wool Co of Minneapolis invites readers to write for prices on panther and grizzly bear pelts. The note ends with a light adage about men not marrying to live happily ever after.
An OCR fragment lists claims about PAZO OINTMENT curing itching and bleeding piles in 6 to 14 days, plus assorted ad remarks about self image humor, tobacco cigars, a denture of Mrs Winslow's Syrup for teething, and an odd line about heart and cash failure.
Mrs. W. Davis of Groesbeck Texas reports back aches dizziness and headaches from kidney trouble. After using Dean's Kidney Pills she passed gravel stones and recovered fully. Sold by dealers for 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A reflection on human nature cites Marcus Aurelius, noting folly in clinging to personal faults while seeking to escape the faults of others. The saying emphasizes self-awareness and universal imperfection.
A Portland Oregon journal item cites a Milwaukee Sentinel exchange on manuscript interest and a Benjaminites note. It reports that 94 percent are right handed, six percent left handed, and about one third of left handers are ambidextrous, reflecting early statistical curiosities.
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