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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1909
Page
2
A young captive uses flirtation to outwit a cannibal king and secure her release. She notes her beauty can be dangerous yet proves useful, sparking the monarch into freeing her. The anecdote is attributed to Puck and reflects playful skepticism toward vanity.
Kingston judge Betts argues that lazy men have a right to live and suggests that many highly regarded figures had indolent fathers. He contrasts this with the rarity of great men having notable offspring, noting power in laziness accumulates like a cooled spring.
An amused parent explains how trees wear green leaf gowns in warm seasons and the child imagines they store those dresses in trunks for winter, offering a playful view of nature. The exchange captures youthful curiosity about seasonal changes and tree behavior.
Dr Wilfred T Grenfel, noted Labrador explorer and social worker, reports he has persuaded natives to weave the slogan Don't Spit into their rugs to aid the tuberculosis campaign, replacing former homely sayings.
A longtime user testifies Postum replaced coffee for health and mental clarity. She describes relief from nervous dyspepsia, urges husband to switch, and notes improved brain and nerve power in the family. The letter cites The Road to Wellville and promotes Postum.
Uptown streets show drawn shades and closed doors as a summer exodus empties Washington. Socialites cluster at Chevy Chase for tea after tennis while diplomats and embassies scatter, with Mrs. Longworth and Countess de Chambrun elsewhere, and Baron Rosen rumored to move abroad.
A fashion essay notes a trend where society ladies choose animal or insect emblems as totems for notes luggage and invitations. Examples include Mrs Perry Belmont with a bee motif Miss Mathilde Townsend Mosquito Robin-like birds for the Walshes and Mrs Taft using the U S spread eagle with thirteen stars.
Lieut U S Grant III grandson of the general and ex president is expected to become janitor of the state war and navy building in Washington. Capt John H Poole has been relieved and Grant may take his place. The building, sprawling from Pennsylvania Ave to the Oval, plus its many annexes, requires constant supervision by an engineer corps officer.
The Metropolitan hotel in the national capital, a southern headquarters for over a century, closed after losing traffic from the Pennsylvania station demolition and Union terminal nearby. Begun as Indian Queen Tavern during Jefferson’s administration, it hosted southern politicians and travelers, with a famed bar and a long history of stagecoach routes.
Two men claim the hat worn by Mamie Casey at a lawn party last night was taken. They tell an officer they are taking the hat home, asserting it is in the box they hold.
Walter H. Cox of Boston says his hands suffered severe itching burning and cracking from eczema for three months. After using Cuticura Remedies his skin healed in a month and he regained use of his hands. Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. Boston endorses the product.
A deft pickpocket steals a wallet from an unsuspecting old man on a street car. In a secluded spot he opens the wallet and finds a card wrapped in layers of paper that reads Young man Give Up Your Career of Crime Nothing In It.
A friend visits an invalid named Bill with cheer and gifts, joking about coffins and stairs to death while noting the room and the speaker’s quick wit. The excerpt showcases Victorian slang and humor from the London Globe.
A Wichita man frets over toothache and nerves. A friend urges a dentist who jokes the nerve will be found, turning the exchange into a lighthearted moment cited by the Kansas City Journal.
Dialogue fragment shows He-Darling urging guidance to respond to a father's reaction. She counsels a direct approach to Mr. Munn about marrying his daughter and then improvise. The exchange captures a social commentary moment on courtship communication.
An Atlanta merchant scolds Ike the porter for lateness as he lies with a mule kick excuse. Ike protests that the mule kicked him in the opposite direction, insisting it was not his fault. The tale ends with the employer threatening to fire him if the behavior continues.
At the Dunmanway rural council meeting a member complained the official veterinary surgeon neglected a swine fever case. He said the doctor received the order to visit but did not appear until the following Tuesday, with another man attending in his stead.
An old England statute punished wandering actors by branding the right ear. Actors grew long hair to conceal the mark, starting a custom that persisted as a practical disguise for performers.
The Boston Transcript notes Scott-So Rawson has become a preacher after a period of doubt about pursuing law. It wonders what choice led him to the pulpit and recalls the old saying that it is easier to preach than to practice.
A Plunkville philosopher quips that one should not stand in the street talking gloom because life can seem worthless yet a sudden car honk can joltingly end the contemplation. The exchange highlights local wit and everyday humor.
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