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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1923
Page
7
A brief item notes a dull razor causing unease in social circles and a Seattle demonstration showing a light motorcar bending danger into a watch lid test. The car slowly moved to crush a lid on a brick street, then backed away with the undamaged timepiece offered for inspection.
A vintage ad extols the Red Cross Ball Blue powder to keep cloths and towels white until worn out, praising the cleaner’s effect on bathroom textiles.
An acquaintance asks if the doctor holds out hope for Uncle Dob’s recovery. Zeke Sawney from Straddie Ridge replies that in a month or so Dob will be ready to whip his it in wildcats. The speaker then laments what they will do with the wildcats once he is well.
W M Madge overhears a quip about a man described as a phrenologist and Mame comments on the many religions. The exchange captures light social humor and curiosity about fringe sciences.
Chinese government forces tighten cordon around Paotsu ku outlaw hill as messengers are stopped and lines of communication are broken. Brigand chiefs, discouraged by foreign diplomats, seek terms before possible forceful action to free foreign captives.
American newspaperman J B Powell arrives at Tsao Chwang with bandit demands and escorts. He plans to deliver terms to Chinese officials and return to Lincheng stronghold. Dr Schurman urges Washington to avoid troop action due to high prisoner risk and slim chances of trapping bandits in rugged terrain.
Three citizen military training camps for young men ages 17 to 24 will be sent to Fort Des Moines from North and South Dakota and Minnesota to Fort Sidrling and from Kansas Missouri and Arkansas to Fort Leavenworth. Nebraska has many enrollment applications. Training includes military instruction physical exercises games and sightseeing tours with all expenses paid by the government.
An escape attempt at the state penitentiary near Lincoln was thwarted by a night watchdog. The prisoner surrendered to Warden Fenton and Deputy Warden Kavanaugh, returning to custody under guard supervision.
The War Department delivers a draft request to Adjutant General Paul of the Nebraska National Guard for six dollars to support the Ashland rifle range project.
Los Angeles report says Eigbert Ingersoll, reputed last U S secret service operative of the Civil War era, died at his home aged 100 years. He served during the war and lived in Los Angeles.
A fat old colored woman Maggie with rheumatism seeks relief after a friend reports a galve works. At a nearby store she asks for 26 cents' worth of cure, lays a quarter on the counter, and asks the clerk how much.
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