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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1906
Page
3
A terse exchange centers on postage stamps and a five hundred dollar bill in a vest. A daughter recalls a trip to the parlor and a chastened young man who left his company unattended. A shopper notes cigars priced by a dealer or a factory in Peoria.
An 19th century ad promotes Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for children used at a New York Children's Home to ease fever head ache teething disorders and stomach troubles and destroy worms. Sample mailed free 25c at all druggists. Also a note credits a theater critic as the real hero of a play.
Garfield Tea is promoted as Nature's remedy for kidney and liver trouble constipation and sick headache. It claims to contain no harmful ingredients and to be sold at all drug stores with free samples from Garfield Tea Co Brooklyn NY. A light headed blonde joke closes the ad.
An ad touts LAS ASENS BROMO Quinine tablets as a guaranteed cold cure with a money back guarantee if it fails. Signed by E. W. Rove. Also notes a joke about avoiding divorce courts by staying single.
A 16 oz package of Defiance Cold Water Starch is pushed as unmatched in quantity and quality, priced at 10 cents, while competing brands offer only 12 ounces for the same price.
Mrs M W Swift, president of the National Council of American Women, urges thoughtful gifts that match the recipient. She warns against presents requiring specific knowledge or care that the recipient cannot meet, citing examples like a Japanese toy dog for a woman who knows little about fox terriers and an aquarium for a maid.
A fragmented dialogue shows a street scene with a confident figure claiming partial ownership, a tailor debt joke about eighteen months, and a composer who loans money on notes. An American General interrupts with a startled exclamation.
A Northwest state W T U leader credits Postum Food Coffee with freeing her from coffee dependence and eliminating headaches and grip. She recounts switching to Postum, showing a booklet in every package, and reports her husband stopped coffee after adopting Postum.
Notorious figure Pat Crowe is acquitted by an Omaha jury of complicity in the Edward Cudahy kidnapping and $25,000 ransom. Judge Setton criticizes the uproar as Crowe is returned to custody on a street car robbery charge from Council Bluffs. Crowe leaves with a crowd jeering as he is driven away.
York council decrees dogs a nuisance and orders a pound for unlicensed animals. Unlicensed dogs will be held three days, then killed if unclaimed. Of over two hundred listed, fewer than one hundred bear license tags, prompting hire of a dog catcher to enforce the ordinance.
From St Petersburg comes a tense report of a government struggle between reactionary and progressive forces. A cabinet split centers on the withdrawal of extraordinary powers from governors general, with Durnovo favoring repression and Witte pushing to curb powers within a fortnight to permit freer elections.
The article explains that the presidents daughter wedding was a private family affair not an official function. Guests included supreme court members cabinet heads foreign envoys Taft party and relatives with limited Nebraska congressional attendance noted as not singled out.
The American Bar Association committee on insurance led by Ralph W. Breckenridge met in Washington for three days. They will propose creating state fire marshal offices, tougher incorporation laws, annual allocation of surplus to policyholders, detailed expense statements, and barring mail use by unlicensed insurers. The majority favor federal control of insurance.
London missions report no confirmed news of unrest at Nganking. American students are present. since opening thirty years ago little or no trouble with locals. China Inland Mission secretary fears no general rising and expects government restraint while imperial commissioners tour the West.
Lawson accuses a financier of self-contradiction, noting he feigned philanthropy while paying starvation wages. He recounts the man’s scheme to defend frugality and deceit, and cites a dramatic demand to balance books as evidence of hypocrisy.
In 1737 Vincenzio Capponi cut off two Galileo fingers for his collection and the left thumb remains in the Florentine museum. A Capponi heiress, now 84, seeks to sell them to escape poverty, while Florentine patriots demand they join the existing museum holdings. An American bidder had offered, but disclosure halted the sale. New York Tribune reports ongoing dispute and payments disputes.
The Portland Oregonian laments 18th century thrift now echoed in modern life. It cites Benjamin Franklin on idleness and pride taxing finances, warning that the wish to imitate the rich leads to hollow display and financial ruin when hardship arrives.
A reader from the Washington Star describes mounting suspicion when listening to speakers. Subtle cues like attire, grooming, and phrasing fuel doubt about hidden profits and true motives behind words. The piece reflects on how hard it is to infer meaning from speech.
John Stow notes 1560 Summarie of Englysh Chronicles. Sir William Collingwood was executed in 1484 for a political squib praising Lovel the dog ruling England with rat and cat, during Richard III's reign, with Catesby Ratcliffe and Lovel as agents. the hog symbol provoked the death sentence.
Mr. Minks admits his wife, the daughter, is a dreadfully hard woman to live with. Sir replies he can sympathize, having married her mother. Lewis' Single Binder costs more than other cigars. smokers know why and should ask their dealer or Lewis' Factory, Poorta. A man may be a quiet dresser until he loses his collar button.
An advertisement blend touts Defiance Starch as longer lasting and economical, alongside claims for Piso’s Cure and Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup. It includes a testimonial from J W O’Ralan of Minneapolis and mentions a guaranteed cure for piles with pharmacy refunds.
Eleanor R. Parker suggests a simple method using lukewarm Ivory Soap suds. Dip a soft cloth, wring nearly dry, wash the glass and then polish with Champs to avoid lint and ease the cleaning.
A succinct adage warns that many men waste resources by spending money they have not yet earned, reflecting prudent financial conduct. The phrasing illustrates a common caution about impulse spending and future income risk.
Emma B. Wilson of Liscomb Iowa describes a severe eczema outbreak covering chest face neck arms and legs that improved after using Cuticura Remedies. She reports a later recurrence prevented by continued use and five years free of symptoms.
Some grocers say they do not keep Defiance Starch because they have 72 oz brands in stock that cannot be sold. A customer once bought the 1662. pkg Defiance Starch for money, and success is defined as doing a thing before someone else does it.
A vintage advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder as a cure for painful smarting feet and growing walls. It claims the greatest comfort discovery of the age and makes new shoes easy with the promise of a trial package free. Sold by druggists for 25 cents, addressed to A S Olmsted Le Roy NY.
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