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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1906
Page
6
A Philadelphia writer proposes a novel pleasure railway to run underwater in lakes and ponds. Hollow shell cars carry passengers with air and water tight chambers and a glass dome for exits. Car shapes mimic whales and sea monsters among electric-lit scenery for a whimsical aquatic ride.
In Everybody's Magazine Charles Edward Russell narrates how Japan pursues an independent wheat supply by developing Manchurian wheat lands and building flour mills. Japanese strategy is described as patient, meticulous, and aimed at converting imported flour into national strength.
Preliminary census bureau figures show 1904 pig iron production at 16,263,625 gross tons valued $228,911,116, with 35,077 wage earners earning $18,934,513. Iron ore consumed totaled 30,033,862 tons, domestic 29,203,994 tons, foreign 829,918 tons, and daily furnace capacity reached 77,970 tons. American Iron and Steel Association cites 1904 production at 16,497,033 gross tons.
Testimonial from T. E. Robertson of Washington Pa describes long stomach pain headaches dizziness and facial pimples. After using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People his blood improved and his stomach and skin problems cleared. He recommends the pills for anyone with bad blood or stomach trouble and notes prices from the Dr Williams Medicine Company Schenectady NY.
Nebraska reports winter wheat yield near 40,000,000 bushels, with tests at sixty pounds per bushel and yields from 25 to 40 bushels an acre. Government and local reports project strong corn, oats, and fruit prospects, with pasture and meadow lands in excellent condition.
A compact profile extolling Ohio by feats in crops population and industry. It notes seven of 44 beat Ohio in crop size, 20 or 21 of 88 counties exceed 50 000 population, and more men fit for military duty than fought in Mukden or in the Japanese and Russian armies combined. It compares land area and settlement chronology with Illinois and highlights coal and iron output.
Prof Edward C Pickering of the Harvard Observatory urges forming an international observatory. A committee of eminent astronomers would raise funds, construct a gigantic telescope, and place it on the world’s best site for global collaboration.
A farmer claims coffee caused years of stomach trouble and dyspepsia. After switching to Postum, he says health and appetite returned, weight increased, and no stomach medicine was needed. His family also adopted Postum, and the ad cites Battle Creek makers and a ten day trial.
Rev James Vernon pastor of the Methodist church in Oxford Neb reports the death of his 11 year old son Master Vernon from lockjaw after foot snag in the river. A stone bruise was misattributed until a foreign body was found and tetanic symptoms led to death. The body will be sent to Illinois for burial with grieving parents.
A Santa Fe Railroad booklet titled A Colorado Summer showcases Colorado mountain scenery to entice summer tourists. The pamphlet, issued by the passenger department, promises health and pleasure and can be obtained from W. J. Black, Pass Traffic Manager, Santa Fe Railway, Chicago.
An assortment of 19th century ads tout Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething pain with a 25 cent price, a proverb about hard work and genius odds, and promotions for Lewis Single Binder cigars from Peoria Illinois.
The Order of St. Michael and St. George, with insignia at St. Paul’s, is described as conferred on British colonists whether distinguished or not. The lowest rank bears the initials C. M. G. and Londoners quip the phrase Colonial Made Gentlemen.
The article states that laundry work at home improves with the right starch. It argues that traditional starches require thick pastes that mask fabric beauty and wearing quality, and that Defiance Starch allows a much thinner, stronger application for satisfactory stiffness.
A century ago De Canbolle identified two ancient yews, one in Fortingal Perthshire and one in Hed Sor England, dated at 2,500 and 3,240 years respectively. Both survive, the elder with a trunk 27 feet in girth.
The Australian government offers land to groups of men and their families to form village settlements. Each settler acts on his own merits. overseers guide for two years. Houses may serve as public halls or schools. Plain rations and basic implements are supplied for one year, with a repayable loan for stocked materials and roofing.
A 15 year old named Kohout, living three miles west of Wilber, Neb., was accidentally shot while riding a pony. Another boy fired across his path with a rifle, the shot entering the side and passing through his body.
Adolph Hartwig driving southeast of Seward Nebraska was struck by a passenger train. Both horses died and Hartwig sustained serious injuries.
Harry Schick suffered serious injuries in a mower runaway near Kenesaw Nebraska. He was thrown from the machine and sustained multiple cuts and three broken ribs.
Women describe continuous back pain with phrases like my back would break. They endure dull ache in the small of the back and lower side, with bearing-down sensations, nervousness and lack of energy or ambition.
An advertorial note from Maude Morris of Atlanta Georgia touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female and kidney disorders. She describes severe monthly pain backache insomnia and headaches improving within two months with the remedy.
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