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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1906
Page
4
The notice states mail transmission as second class matter at Diller post office. Published weekly in E. L. Loook’s building with subscriptions continued until canceled and arrears paid. Advertising rates given on request. Business locals run until sold and charged 6 cents per line per insertion.
I hereby announce myself as a candidate for froat representative from the 36th Legislative District, subject to the action of the Republican Convention. 8. W. Dovan.
A mosaic of quotes and notes touches on Rockefeller rebates, Oklahoma statehood celebrations, sea trade costs from Omaha to Liverpool, and political lines in Roosevelt Bryan and party stances. It surveys public affairs, finance, religion, and journalism with wry, clip‑art style observations.
At a Montreal meeting the supreme lodge of the Degree of Honor ordained a law allowing any white woman of proper age to join the order. Emma the guideless mare headlines State Fair events, pacing in 2:14 with no driver, announced for Tuesday September 4. Help wanted ad seeks assistant manager for Chicago wholesaler with $20 weekly salary, no experience needed, self addressed envelope requested.
The Wymore race meeting opens July 17 and closes July 20 with a premier half mile track in Nebraska. Large gathering anticipated of breeders and horse enthusiasts as top standard and thoroughbred horses converge. Rates will be posted on all roads leading to Wymore. J. T. Stevens secretary.
In a June 27 1906 Spokane Washington message W Fo Loepor writes from a cool rainy season noting a bountiful crop outlook with 6000 apple boxes plus prunes plums and a cabbage patch. He mentions an electric railroad 80 rods away and hopes for subscribers to Recorp.
Bertha Krupp, heir to the Essen iron works, shows rising yearly income reaching about 5 million dollars in 1905. Her expanding business supports 300000 dependents and employs a small army of 900 armed workers under strict discipline, plus a peace and secret service.
Fire authorities in Hounslow England allow the use of maroons and small explosive shells as a new fire alarm despite complaints from residents. During a recent call the exploding maroons allegedly caused the death of an infant and injured a woman, but officials say rapid fire brigade summoning takes priority and the method will continue.
The Call and Chronicle each issued orders to their staffs after the quake. French of the Chronicle urged Chronicle men to meet Wednesday evening at 1 at the Chronicle. McNaught of the Call ordered Call men to meet tomorrow at the Fairmount at 1 if there is a tomorrow.
J F Hough relates his sister’s alleged second sight under mesmeric influence. When blindfolded, she reads printed text on a lap book with letters two to three inches high and even reads unseen diaries, though shorthand poses a challenge.
In 1906 a large political wave is expected with 816 members of the House and many state offices on the ballot. Governors, other state officers, and legislatures will be chosen in most states, while Missouri and similar regions may see minor officer canvassing. A high voter turnout is anticipated as national and state races unfold.
Verona completes excavation of a semicircular Roman theater dating to Augustus, begun 1834. Marble decorations from Greece Africa and Asia adorned its seats and boxes, with one private box preserved bearing the owner's name. Plebeian seating rose above the tiers overlooking the stage and river jousts.
John Drew and daughter Louise plan a Europe vacation while Eugene Ormonde shifts to a different role. The Schuberts back Lew Fields' enterprise, a new adaptation A Mad Love replaces Lady Audley's Secret. Marlowe and Sothern secure a strong New York engagement. A New England tour unfolds for Twenty-two Days From Manila.
The article extols Girgenti Sicily as the most beautiful city of antiquity, contrasting Agri Gentum and Acragas with modern Girgenti. It celebrates monumental ruins, golden temples, and sea views, praising sunset scenes and suggesting three prime Sicilian vistas from Taormina and Girgenti balconies.
An eminent authority links the origin of the name Canada to Gaspar Cortereal in 1590. Portuguese explorers mistook the St. Lawrence for a strait and, upon realizing it was a river, exclaimed Here nothing. Native memory of the phrase influenced later visitors who adopted Canada as the land's name.
A poor old couple inherits £20 after a relative dies. The night the lawyer delivers the news they plan grandly, but the old man modestly says it will not change their way of life and they will continue with the same social circle, the neighbors. The tale appears in the London Standard.
A witty exchange: the bachelor girl fears marriage may move from frying pan to fire while Miss Cayenne jokes about leaping from the chafing dish into the gas stove. A light society quip from the Washington Star.
A terse reflection notes that universal peace is impossible and that marriage remains a constant social institution across eras.
The article contrasts George II era London with modern cities, noting cobbled streets and ox carts replaced by heavy wagons, iron drays, and large iron signs. Street cries filled the day as shopkeepers hawked pins thread ink straps fish milk cakes bread and drugs.
The Baltimore American quote humorously contrasts Fred’s slang use with a lesson on entomology. A friend explains entomology as the science of bugs and notes Fred’s misinterpretation as thinking an entomologist is crazy.
A shopkeeper explains his nickname the little rascal by saying it distinguishes him from the rest of his trade, who are all great rascals, in a remark cited from the London Mall.
Stella and Bella discuss a claim from Harper's Bazar that candy combats fatigue. The quote notes that a man who brings chocolate prevents tiredness, while one who does not fails to do so.
Creditors of the Mary Ellen Weigel estate must present claims to the county judge of Jefferson County Nebraska at the county court room on December 7 1906 at 1 p m for examination and allowance. Six months from June 7 1906 are allowed to file claims. Any claims not filed by December 7 1906 will be barred. Notice published in the Diller Recorder for four weeks before December 7 1906. C C Boys County Judge.
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