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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1907
Page
6
A quip from The Diller Record asserts it is better to experience truth and beauty for a day than endure a year of remorse and fear. It also notes that fear of public opinion harms citizenship and that a boy and a dog fearlessly enter trouble without reason. It mentions John D. Rockefeller facing numerous indictments.
A New York man faces accusations of swindling victims by hypnotizing them over the telephone. The case outlines alleged uses of mind control to gain money from targets.
Hungary experiences a cabinet crisis with multiple members resigning. The situation tests the cohesion of the government and its ability to maintain support in parliament as negotiations proceed.
A wry remark notes seismographs never record earthquakes until it is too late to escape. The quip compares instrument timing with sudden wall collapse, implying safety measures lag behind events.
The Savannah Press notes shipping eggs 13000 miles pays, and jokes that shipping even farther could pay. The remark underscores long distance trade potential for eggs and broader transportation costs.
The Countess Jean de Castellane is expected to publish family memoirs with no reference to her famed brother-in-law Boni.
General Sir Ian Hamilton, discussed as possible successor to Lord Kitchener as commander in chief in India, has been wounded, and nearly every action he has seen has involved danger.
In Port Republic New Jersey the entire male population has sworn off smoking. The report suggests that women might also be persuaded to join this ban.
A witty eastern editor suggests facing trouble head on. The line shifts to a playful danger note with a rolling pin in a woman’s hand. The piece reads as a tongue in cheek riff on confrontation and gendered bravado.
Cooking stoves are little used in Scotland, where cooking is done over an open grate fire. Scottish housewives are not easily induced to use ranges.
The widow who used a thousand dollars from a Carnegie hero to elope with a married man is not more undeserving than some widows on Uncle Sam’s pension rolls.
A Boston ordinance allows arrest and fines for women in low-necked dresses, prompting speculation about the fate of the judge who enforces such a rule and the social reaction it would provoke.
Mr. Carnegie expresses willingness to give a vast amount of money for ten additional years of life. The remark suggests the spelling reform setback did not sour his view of life in general.
Report notes a thousand women organize a social experiment in Texas with aims of creating an all female settlement. Opportunity highlighted for nursery operators with fig saplings to supply this venture.
New York court finds a cast-iron sandwich chained to a table does not constitute a meal. The ruling hints at the judiciary occasionally showing practical common sense in odd cases.
An observant critique notes how average novelists kill off inconvenient characters to maintain plot symmetry, likening their methods to cold blooded murder and offering a sharp take on narrative pacing and melodrama.
The article notes Poland as the empire's most prosperous region with 24 percent urban dwellers versus 13 percent in Russia. Factory employment rose from 27,000 to 250,000 over 30 years, while population density reached 250 per square mile and more than doubled in three decades.
The famed pianist Godowsky is described as the most wonderful living pianist for technique and is married with a charming daughter. An anecdote shows the child saving toys for her children, and, if she has none, for her grandchildren, revealing a playful, affectionate family scene.
A vivid tour of Mount Vernon recounts the historic rooms, gardens, and outbuildings. Regents and benefactors like Mrs. Leiter and Mrs. Phoebe Hearst shape the preservation, while visitors glimpse the banquet room, library, and aging servant quarters.
An operator asserts that deaf individuals greatly value the telephone. She shares a case of a deaf friend who hears well on calls, noting many deaf people hesitate to use phones. She urges readers to call dear friends and enjoy natural conversations.
A writer notes that many top grade Chinese teas never leave China for export. European and American tea specialists obtain samples via firms in export centers, but these teas are not for sale and kept for comparison. Only one outsider is known to supply the trade with such rare teas, priced at 75 to 100 dollars per pound.
A Fry's Magazine excerpt extols true sportsmanship away from gambling and tavern life. It urges cultivation of Sir Galahad’s spirit, a sane mind in a healthy body, and abhorrence of swaggering conduct, elevating gentlemanly behavior.
A Springfield Republican exchange argues women gossip more due to time, not inclination. It suggests idle men could outpace a talking woman seven days a week, framing gossip as a byproduct of leisure rather than character.
A guest admires a china cabinet as a hostess explains the displayed cups are samples from the last two years. The casual remark highlights a growing, curated assortment and the ease of amassing such varied pieces.
At a Williams alumni dinner, the late Dr. Henry Martyn Field recalled a freshman days incident. A 12 year old Field drew a caricature on the classroom blackboard naming his foe. The bigger boy grabbed the young prankster and used him as an eraser then calmly returned to his seat.
A Indianapolis man recounts a head injury followed by annual neuralgia pains in the right eye. After limited relief from doctors, Dr Williams Pink Pills eased and finally cured the pain. His wife also finds them effective for nervous headaches. Pills sold by druggists or by mail from Schenectady NY. 50 cents a box, six for $2.50. Free booklet on Nervous Disorders available.
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