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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1916
Page
4
A verse by Walt Mason in Judge argues for peace but humorously embraces violent fantasy when his hen is threatened, contrasting pacifist ideals with comic, exaggerated action. The piece lampoons both war cheer and the speaker's own dim view of nonviolence.
The Health Bulletin cautions that the typhoid fly is a danger signal of filth and disease. Flies spread microbes and ruin health wherever they swarm, turning restaurants hotels groceries markets and butcher shops into risky places.
The Union Pacific constructs a second story railway a canyon east of Ogden where a single line runs directly over another for three miles and plans nineteen more miles of similar track. Officials claim no equivalent line exists in the country.
The Republican and Progressive national conventions will convene in Chicago next Wednesday, June 7, bringing leading party figures to the city for the two major events.
A speaker argues that peace will require redefining how international law is applied. He stresses that while core principles remain immutable, new conditions, notably land and naval warfare enabled by internal combustion engines, demand fresh rules. The approach calls for philosophers over rigid legalism to guide nations toward liberty and justice.
Poem lyric recalling a voyage to Ireland and longing for home at Erin shores. The speaker cherishes Killarney scenes and the shamrock emblem, recalling birthplaces and the hope of eternal peace beyond the sea.
A brisk credo on gambling grit urging players to back every card with skill and nerve. If luck deserts you, persevere and buy a stack again, for wit and grit can turn the tide.
A verse by Horace Seymour Keller extols a square pumpkin pie tempered by sun and dew. It playfully notes pies for common or royal eyes and declares square pies superior though round pies taste the same in the end.
A compact Meiji Era verse depicts a snail finding ample home within a small, bending dome. It scorns no station and embodies contentment in modest surroundings.
The article explains sardines are young pilchards common near Sardinia. It details spring shoals, netting, washing, salting, washing again, gutting, sun drying on green brush, boiling in olive oil, and packing in tins by packers women sealing with soldered lids and hot steam.
A Philadelphia Press summary explains radiant heat as a form of ether wave motion from fire or sun. It contrasts radiant heat with heat proper, describes how ether vibrations travel and produce heat on skin, chemical action or luminosity on contact, and notes historical view changes about heat.
A historical note explains that a ship turns turtle when she rolls and sinks, often rupturing the hull or boilers. It cites the battleship Captain as a rare survivor tale, noting only eighteen men were rescued after forty clambered aboard during its final roll.
Lord Chesterfield notes rising parliamentary seat prices due to a trade boom. He seeks a secure seat for his son and offers £25,000, only to be rebuffed. The borough jobber claims all seats are bought by rich buyers at £38,000 or more, with some as low as £4,000 and others around £5,000. The remark reflects his vexation at the market.
Flubdub jokes about creating a middle name to satisfy his wife who wants it printed on her visiting cards. The quip appears in the Louisville Courier-Journal.
Market notes show sheep and lambs steady with small receipts. Cattle and hog prices edge higher on strong demand, while ewes remain scarce and show slight declines. Also includes a short historical excerpt from Clayton Hamilton.
The Massachusetts Bay Colony General Court enacted a 1659 law fining anyone abstaining from labor or feasting on Christmas day five shillings. The statute was repealed in 1681.
A historical note describes Ceylonese men favoring tortoise shell hair combs as markers of status. Artisans extract shell from hawksbill turtles, boiling carcasses to separate plates, which are then heated and pressed into various forms to create tall, lustrous combs unique to the male culture.
A Browning’s Magazine exchange questions nature’s place in society, arguing nature is for the lower classes in a provocative line. The brief quotes provoke readers to consider class and taste in natural beauty.
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