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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1908
Page
7
Fragmentary lines describe morning thrush song in Andover. The text recalls dawn, dreams, and an evocative mood with scattered words and imagery. The readable parts center on nature and early light without clear events or names.
In a tangled tale on Valentine’s Day a clerk at a Florist’s misdelivers a card leading Clayton Dukes to misread a Lady Harrie Arnold’s feelings while Miss Harrie longs for romance. A district messenger and a grateful father quietly untangle the tokens as weddings loom.
A daring Indianapolis steeplejack Jack Norton rescues a sparrow from near death on the 150 foot Union Station power house stack. He coolly returns the bird to warmth in his coat and resumes work, declaring he is never too busy to aid a bird in trouble.
A playful Chicago News quip mocks an owl named Uessie saying “To whoo” and suggests the proper expression “to whom.” The lighthearted note riffs on language and grammar for local readers.
An early 20th century style column offers odd tips such as borax in water to soften skin and washing routines. It includes a Peculiar Matrimonial Act notice seeking a housekeeper with religious values and marriage views. A local story reports a chicken thief traced to a window display bird.
A German surgeon reports experiments showing saliva droplets produced during speaking can carry about 4.373 bacteria on average, many of which are disease producers, creating danger around discussing an operation.
A Swanville Center Maine resident reports her cat gave birth to four kittens in the woods a quarter mile from her house. The cat alternates bringing two kittens indoors for two days before returning them to the woods, while she works to combine all four.
In a yacht club chat a well known old skipper explains beards on racing sailors. He says whiskers help read wind direction by touch and scent and laments honey in his beard as he rinses with a finger bowl.
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