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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1912
Page
7
A Dallas News note recalls a humorous exchange where a customer asks for multiple fish varieties sent by mail, listing salmon, whitings, herrings, flounders, and a lobster. The following day a reply asks for another dime to forward the fisherman, highlighting mail order quirks.
A playful exchange shows a young couple debating a pudding praised by a cookbook. The husband calls it rank while the wife insists the cookbook declares it tastes like ambrosia.
An old advertisement touts Carboli salve for burns and cuts with claims of fast relief and scar reduction. It offers a 25 cent price and a free sample, promoting Cole and Co. of Black River Falls as the supplier.
Fan questions a man running for office as he dismisses concerns and says his plan is to return home to his mother.
A brief note states that once women turn forty they laugh only when they genuinely feel it. The line suggests a shift in behavior tied to age without further context or sources.
A Sikeston resident describes seven years of illness with monthly severe backache and extreme weakness, detailing recurring bedridden spells of four to five days and inability to work despite efforts in garden and other tasks.
In Nebraska an on the job accident ends in death as Edward Marotte suffers fatal burns from a gasoline torch while working for Chris Westfall near here. The incident quickly spreads shock among locals and ends a life.
The State Health association will convene in York on June 25 for its annual meeting. Nearly 600 students enrolled in the University Summer School session. North Bend school district reports a deficit of 3300 dollars. Dodge to build a new 30000 dollar school building. Eastern Star picnic in Oxford. Ellis Parks pawns his wooden leg for five dollars. Charles Steinbrunner, 50, drowns fishing near Plattsmouth. Mrs. William Horner dies after typhoid fever in Beatrice. Omaha waterworks taken over by city. Mrs. J M Ankeny near York sells day old chicks. J L Steinbach of Fremont dies after cancer. Seventh Day Adventists camp meeting at Scottsbluff ends. Mrs E Wirshbo of Fremont burned in gasoline accident. Dannebrog bonds for a new Howard county courthouse pass. Burglary at Benedict yields nearly 1000 in valuables. Beatrice restricts motorcycle speed to eight mph. Jules Frits of Talmage commits suicide after drinking. A Kinney reports army worms in Gage county. Insurance premiums total nearly 14000 in the state. C T Walker, formerly of Beatrice, killed in Buenos Aires boiler explosion. Clyde Paton, 19, walks Seattle to New York on wager. Only one passenger killed on Union Pacific in three years and four months. Louise Mears named to Milwaukee state normal school geography chair. Fireworks window at Miller’s bakery in Tecumseh. Dates August 23 and 24 fixed for Nebraska German band gathering. Dwyer of York’s son loses finger in accident.
A lightning strike on the river south of Gordon Sunday evening killed Engle Buckmiter and stunned four companions Tom Murray Preston Furman Bennett Riggs and Morris Glendenning. Glendenning did not regain consciousness until Monday morning.
After nine teen hours of deliberation a district court jury acquitted Bert Cox of murder in the shooting death of Jeremiah Parker an Indian at Walnut Hill several weeks ago. The case drew local attention as Parker was killed in the Walnut Hill area.
Auburn loses to Falls City 6 to 5 while Polk beats Central City on Polk grounds. Hiawatha defeats Nebraska City 4 to 2. Routt shuts Humboldt 6 to 0 amid Humboldt errors. Ingleside tag team notches seventeenth straight win over Gillmer 18 to 2. Central City tops Clarks in home opener 10 to 9. Big Smoke Johnson leaves pitching in second inning with sore arm. Grand Island defeats Freemont after third inning.
A father teaches his son the biblical Golden Text as they walk to Sunday school. The boy misquotes heeding a joke, swapping soweth for sews and reap for rips. The strip also notes quips on language and a mispronounced line about love and English purity.
Fragmented OCR yields a terse note on reform stirring sorrow and mixed reactions. Names and exact details are unreadable, leaving the core idea of duty, reform, and public reaction as the dominant, if unclear, thread.
Quote reflects a defender hidden in study and nature’s shading. Mrs. Oliphant notes the unseen armor of contemplation protecting one amidst turmoil. The words emphasize inner defense over external conflict.
A user asks whether money paid for sheet music represents an investment in shilling stock. The query touches on finance semantics and potential asset classification without providing a specific article or context.
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