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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1912
Page
6
In a domestic fiction excerpt, Mrs. Merriwid expects a proposal from a lawyer, debating legal motives and marriage with Aunt Jane. The exchange touches on court rulings, probate business, and the burdens of a legal career within a witty family dialogue set against New York’s work culture.
A small Filipino village encounter with a native driver under "No sabe" triggers amused indignation from an interpreter. Tourists challenge the driver as to why the ball-cart had to be driven, noting there was no vetted way for its advent, in a Paris paper's cheeky footnote about a supposed beauty spot.
The speaker contemplates a possible new star grouping beside the Great Bear and the Dipper, suggesting a celestial formation in discussion with stargazers. The remark reflects casual astronomy chatter rather than a confirmed discovery.
A cat attacked a man visiting a friend's ranch, biting his hand before the animal was driven off at the gate. The man used a club to repel the animal and escape further harm.
A fragmented Harpers Bazaar snippet hints at a make do sale or resale event with unclear details and names unreadable. The readable word patterns suggest fashion or textile emphasis from the era.
A boy asks Dickens for a penny and, after empty pockets, the author helps. The lad begs further, earns two pennies, and exclaims they will share hot buns. Dickens invites the boy home where he is fed clothed and steered toward a better path.
Mrs. W. J. Cleland of Kingsley Michigan reports a thirteen month old girl developed a spreading facial sore starting as pimples, reaching the eye and nostrils. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment the sores were soothed and healed within days, with no recurrence. Cuticura advertised with sample offer and address in Boston.
A Sunday school incident features Richard hiding bright car show buttons and pinning one on his coat. When the minister asks to read the motto aloud, Richard cannot see and prompts the minister to read it, revealing the phrase "Ain't it to the poor?" for a lighthearted moment.
A garbled quote from a French person in a gallery scene questions how a "hie brain" could be clever and mocks Americans as odd, using odd phrasing about springs in brains.
A detective's musings on after thoughts as best. An old herbal laxative Gar Seld Tea is praised for its merits. The ad touts pure herbs and warns cooks of heavenly fate. The line contrasts airship crash pain with political ejectee discomfort.
Mrs J L Story recounts a tale of a dying relative who dreaded damp sheets. As she lay dying the old lady insists her winding sheet be warmed and declares she will not sleep in damp bed clothes even in death.
A literary society scene centers on a woman seated beside a renowned scientist whose remark about a man named Adem as the father of all living provokes a lighthearted dispute. The exchange ends with the sub dropping from the table as a smilelight dismissal.
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