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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1904
Page
4
The Diller Record lists mailing details for second class matter and subscription rates. It notes advance pricing for one, six, and twelve month terms and advertising rates by line. It explains discontinuation procedures and that accounts must be paid in full.
Historic clipping reports Ex-Congressman Glover of Missouri shot in the arm on December 28 while resisting militia at Cripple Creek. It also notes other 1900 era items including a lynching near Council Bluffs prevented by mob appeasement, and machinery’s impact on employment.
The Beatrice Democrat urges boys to learn trades or farm rather than chase professional careers. It notes many professionals fail, while skilled workers become useful citizens. The article laments a week of transportation disasters with dozens killed across multiple rail accidents and questions if the human mind can prevent such horrors.
Burlington rail workers now must set watches to the standard time within thirty seconds. Previously allowed a five minute variance when a common meeting point existed, the policy was dropped. Each trip from engine and train service requires watch verification against standard time, with strict penalties for deviations. Engineers and conductors also compare at the rear of trains to ensure departure within the limit.
Report describes a new headlight device for steam locomotives that projects a beam to illuminate curves. A movable auxiliary reflector redirects light to either side, controlled by the engineer via a cord, returning to position by a spring mechanism after use.
A clergyman volunteers to serve a wet Sunday at a northern fishing village chapel. One attendee sits in the back as the sermon extends to nearly forty minutes. The preacher asks to shake hands with a listener, only to discover he has preached to the fly driver who has waited and listened the entire time.
A native Indian servant approaches a deaf guest and asks Simkin memsahib. He repeats the question, then fills the lady's ear trumpet with champagne, one more comic misunderstanding in royal circles.
The Express Gazette notes that Greater New York street railways carry nearly 1 billion passengers annually. In 1902 the Manhattan Elevated moved 223 million riders while the Metropolitan Street Railway carried 301 million, more than the nation’s 200,200 miles of steam lines combined.
Reports describe boys climbing onto tank cars and inhaling fumes through manholes. Effects resemble alcohol with initial exhilaration followed by deep sleep. Several instances of intoxication have required hospital treatment.
In a Chicago News quip, Wederly tells Singleton his wife fears a vague worry from last night and this morning she cannot recall what it was. The joke hinges on memory lapse and domestic concern.
The Board of General Appraisers in New York ruled artificial rubies are dutiable at 10 percent ad valorem as precious stones not set. Experts testified the gems are created from ruby shards fused with glass in a kiln, forming doublets, but the board found them truly artificial. The process and material are identical to natural rubies except for optical concentric lines visible under powerful lenses.
Leslie's Weekly notes the government approves Commander Robert E Peary U S N for another Arctic expedition despite prior failures. It questions the value of renewed effort and predicts others chase empty honors while several expeditions begin in the Arctic region.
A cautionary note warns against instructing children to observe busy bees and then pouring liquid on them after a sting, suggesting potential harm and unsafe handling.
J Felix Duquesnel, former manager turned journalist, recounts a 1875 meeting at Puy near Dieppe with Lord Salisbury then visiting Dumas fils. The elder Dumas and Mme Miolan Carvallo are noted neighbors. Salisbury, a refined figure, speaks with modest courtesy and shares fondness for reading Dumas’s works, then returns to Paris with Dumas.
A pair of men argue over political aligns as the running candidate gains an apparent advantage. The incident underscores tensions surrounding the race and the electorate’s response to the campaign.
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