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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1909
Page
3
A magistrate questions a witness about the assault timing and actions across the street. The witness explains hesitation to intervene, doubting the injured party could be the defendant. The exchange underscores courtroom caution in assessing who is involved.
A long, vivid description of water’s force and strange feats. Tales include hose jets knocking men down, water eroding land with mining nozzles, a blacksmith failing to pierce a jet with a sledge, a cavalryman’s sword breaking, and water lifting heavy loads via hydraulic tools.
Washington analysis traces the growth of the secret service under Roosevelt from counterfeit and distiller hunts to broad executive use. It notes covert White House deployments, cabinet and bureau calls for agents, and congressional tolerance of unlawful practices.
The origin of the sundry civil bill debate centers on a secret service guard over a naval officer. His wife asked for details from the navy department while the officer was on leave. Congress has expanded espionage efforts under executive pressure, with about 5,000 government detectives traveling nationwide and including post office inspectors and meat and food inspectors.
The Grid iron club held its annual fall dinner in Washington with a vast guest list including the president and leaders, diplomats, and prominent financiers. A humorous skit featured a mock roll call of fallen and missing soldiers, ending with Taft present and colors displayed.
Uncle Ike Stephenson the oldest and wealthiest Wisconsin senator faces a string of room relocations. He was moved from a Senate committee room to a ground floor space and finally to the crowded house office building Anacostia while a new power plant is installed. Fellow senators Cummins and Du Pont have also been reassigned there.
The piece notes artificial sapphires recall Sapphira and argues how a single evil owner can ruin a biblical name. It compares Sapphira to Dorcas and ponders name popularity shifts if they had changed.
Three longtime friends dine together until one leaves to sit alone. A nearby woman notes the separation and a regular explains that such quarrels are brief and soon they reconcile, leaving them happier than before.
Dialogue notes a European nobleman showing democratic leanings and a Bristow heiress heiress’ fortune shaping new social mobility. Mr Comrox comments on the nobleman’s intent to share wealth to rise among the newly rich.
A brief theater quip from the Kansas City Journal notes a character contemplating a drink after the second act while another reminds him of a vow. The punchline hinges on a two year gap between acts one and two illustrating the character’s mischief.
A brief Stray Stories exchange shows a couple joking about engagement before marriage with playful doubt and affection. The dialog centers on commitment and potential competition in love.
The item presents a poetic motto attributed to E. B. Browning about seeking truth, growing purity, courage, and endurance on a difficult path.
Caution against mercury containing catarrh remedies emphasizes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as a mercury free internal treatment. Ad warns to buy genuine Hall’s and notes testimonials, plus related humor and advertising snippets about bromine and laxatives.
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