Portrait samples with Shinberg light on evening sittings
A photographer promotes new Shinberg light portrait samples taken in the evening. They claim results match daylight work and invite potential clients to schedule a sitting by phone.
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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1916
Page
5
A photographer promotes new Shinberg light portrait samples taken in the evening. They claim results match daylight work and invite potential clients to schedule a sitting by phone.
A jumble of displaced notices and names fills the Record as items range from estate deeds to farm sales. Jefferson County reports annual meetings and public auctions, with Diller residents in sorrow as F D Parr dies after a long illness.
Katherine Wulff of Hanover wins the Capper Girls’contest earning 25 dollars. She grew 3 110 pounds of tomatoes on a 33 foot square plot and netted 43 31 dollars. In addition she canned 164 quarts and preserved nineteen quarts.
A brief compendium notes typical body measures and functions. It states the average teeth total as thirty two and a child heartbeat around eighteen to twenty per minute. It compares brain weights between men and women and lists blood flow and lung cell counts with general pulse rates across ages.
Local advertisement claims catarrh is systemic and uncurable by local treatment, endorsing Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal blood purifier from F J Cheney & Co of Toledo. The notice touts testimonials and urges readers to consult physicians and purchase through druggists.
Gowanda New York resident Mrs Martha Wilcox recalls using Chamberlain Cough Remedy eight years ago for a hard cold and persistent cough. She reports the medicine broke the cold in a few days and the cough disappeared fully and she recommended it to many friends. Obtainable everywhere.
Colonel G C Shields president of the League of American Sportsmen told the Chicago D A R chapter that birds save the United States about 1 billion dollars yearly by reducing pests. He cited boll weevil damage to cotton, quail and other birds wiped out, and pest losses to wheat and potatoes, with figures on bugs in quail craws and seeds suppressed.
Jefferson County teachers receive guidance after the holiday break urging efficient use of time in Eighth Grade study. Preliminary exams are in March with annual exams planned for March May and July. Teachers should visit homes, track attendance, and promote Reading Circle books from the office bulletin.
Extreme cold disrupted attendance and classes with some cuts up to half. Examinations were held. the second semester starts Monday due to illness. Basketball games paused briefly. patrons meeting planned at the high school with a student led program by Mrs. Watson. Seniors taught grades last week with assignments listed for each grade.
Fragmentary reminiscence recalls earlier times of readiness and imagination as a speaker compares youth to adult wartime or crisis prep, referencing séance in a wood shed with a fatherly figure.
Dr. Metcalf of Weatherby Missouri credits Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy with a rapid recovery from a severe December cold. He states that after using two bottles he was completely restored to health in a few days and recommends the remedy to others seeking relief. Obtainable everywhere.
The article extols good roads as the most beneficial public institution noting they improve education for farm youth, ease hauling of farm products to market, lower transportation costs and living costs, raise land values, widen marketing times, and balance farm business across seasons.
W W Campbell argues in Scientific Monthly that Earth's shape responds slowly to rotation period shifts. Geological evidence shows mountains and stratification would differ little even with substantial rotational changes, implying the present form arose over millions of years.
A Washington Star quote frames a debate between a philosopher and an ordinary person about greatness and envy. It asserts that true greatness shows in achieving what one pursues rather than envying others success. The exchange underscores ambition over resentment in defining merit.
A Baltimore American quote debates a woman gaining control over her husband via title. The speaker notes uncertainty about whether she truly has him under her influence or if the dynamic is misperceived.
Fragmentary text from a newspaper page references a good fairy and a wish granting scenario involving Johnny Wise with unclear city and date details. The readable portion hints at a storytelling or theater snippet and a noisy typographic scene.
A curious health note extols laughter as a tonic that stirs every organ and boosts the blood. It argues hearty laughter sends life tides to the surface, lengthening life and stimulating vital forces, predicting future medical practice favors mind over drugs.
An aged description recalls manners at French banquets from Francia to Louis XVV. Figures include a duchess with napkin tied, a nude marquis scratching, a belle marquise sharing sauce, and guests using tablecloths and bread to clean themselves. Prolonged feasts required clean cloth substitutions for messy dishes and guests.
A brief linguistic note from the London Telegraph on how July acquired its current stress on the second syllable. It cites Julius Caesar as the namesake and notes that early speakers, including Spenser and Samuel Johnson era, pronounced the first syllable with the accent.
A terse exchange between Mrs. Rawler and Mrs. Blunderby notes Alice’s looks. Blunderby concedes Alice is pretty but not an Adonis, reflecting light gossip tone in a Boston Transcript line.
A concise maxim attributed to James Allen stating that overcoming doubt and fear leads to conquering failure.
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