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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1906
Page
8
A poem describing Lucy a lively girl praised for her mind and gifts yet humorously marked by an overly talkative tongue. Family remarks contrast her virtues with a supposed defect of chatter, as Bert bluntly suggests she should learn to hold her tongue.
A narrator recalls a dramatic escape by train from Jim and Mollie’s pursuers. Mollie shoots for safety with Jack on a hillside chase, using loaded ham barrels to fuel the engine as Jim closes in, then they diverge onto a siding to evade capture.
In a rapid escape by train through Columbia and Charlotte a couple elopes after hitching a ride on a runaway engine. A preacher unites them as Jim chases, loses Mollie, and faces orders violations ending with his suspension. Jack witnesses the kiss and the groom’s misfortune.
The piece traces how time is measured from Greenwich and Washington to street clocks. It explains astronomical methods using transit instruments and chronographs to align local clocks with master time. It notes the vast network of telegraph operators awaiting the noon beat and the world’s shared standard to the fraction of a second.
A compact moral snippet cites cautions against recklessness deceitful living and selfish habits. It warns against robbing a widow after promising aid and urges steady, prudent behavior to avoid hardship. The piece closes with a quip about fortune and rain and ends with the Denver News citation.
The article outlines chick development during incubation from hour fifty eight when the heart starts beating to day thirty three and beyond. It notes the appearance of the auri celes wings liver ribs feathers eyes and lungs as the embryo grows and ends with the first faint piping on the eighteenth day.
The Adirondack forests yield 580000 cords of pulp wood of the 2500000 used yearly. Buenos Ayres is the largest city south of the equator, Rio de Janeiro second, Sydney third. Virginia's lieutenant governor J Taylor Ellyson previews Jamestown exposition educational exhibit as the most complete south of the Mason Dixon line. Bangor Maine to use valuable bricks for the new Central station interior and exterior finishing. A single canvas covering 800 used to cover 18000 tons of ice from Bowdoinham for a New Jersey firm. 1 I Tant of Quagnah Texas plans a colony of American farmers in Sonora Mexico inviting settlers from Texas Kentucky and Tennessee. Only those able to sustain themselves for years while land is improved will be accepted.
The note recalls profit figures for British post offices at 25 million dollars yearly and a rise in school children in India from 150 000 to over 4 million. It mentions Llangollen housing a busy transport corridor, Bristol’s dog ambulance, a Dover pipe league, and hop cultivation limits across England with 188 acres outside six counties versus 47 411 inside.
A column surveys Japan's income, exports, and tax yields with figures for Yokohama Kobe Osaka Moji Nagasaki and Shimonoseki. It notes grain storage habits, rising English study among Japanese youth, and odd caligraphy feats and vellum manuscripts including Homer in a nutshell.
The moons of Mars are Deimos and Phobos named by Professor Asaph Hall in 1877. He recalled Homeric myth where Deimos and Phobos attend Mars the war god, and chose those names for the two Martian moons.
Barre Vermont resident Lewis Cutts celebrated his 90th birthday while his wife neared 88. Reports note Roosevelts and German officials attending Milwaukee Deutscher club events, and various figures discuss literature, railways, politics, and linguistic purity. Eli Cook marks his 102nd birthday in Maine after five marriages. Sir Jonathan Williams praises Kentucky English, and Ethel Roosevelt’s photographs remain private despite student snapshots.
The article explains thrush a disease in horses caused by bad shoeing and dirty stalls. It recommends cleaning the hoof, applying linseed meal or mashed turnip poultices, then drying and applying calomel in the cavities, followed by soft material to seal and protect. Regular cleaning every other day helps dry and heal the foot and remove the cause to prevent recurrence.
The excerpt advises to dust little poults and mother with an insect powder weekly during warm weather to prevent lice. Do not feed until 24 hours after hatch and keep the mother quiet. After hatch, move mother and poults to a pen with water, grit, and corn, and limit feed to three portions daily. a prepared chick food provides variety.
The American Cultivator says galls on horses come mainly from ill fitting saddles and uneven pressure. A perfectly fitting collar is essential, girths should not be loose, and no remedy works until the harness issue is fixed. Check harness after work and keep it in good condition to avoid suffering.
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