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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1905
Page
4
Entered at the post office in Diller Nebraska for transmission through the mail second class matter. Published every Friday at Diller Nebraska. Office in E L Lovoks building rooms 4 and 5. Paper mailed to subscribers until orders to discontinue or arrears paid in full. Advertising rates upon application.
A column of scattered items covers legal bids in New York, university wealth, internal revenue taxes, a San Francisco dredger with a giant bucket, laziness cure claims, Vermont Mormon trade rumors, and a Vermont Yankee wager. Mentions Porto Rico education gains, canals importing insect powder, tea Yeromate, farm implements, wages, and a long telegraph relay from Washington to Nome with rapid back-and-forth messaging.
A historical note reports storks and the bluethroat as the fastest birds, capable of nonstop 1 000 to 2 000 mile flights. Bluethroats allegedly fly 1 600 miles from central Africa to the North Sea in under a day, while Hungarian storks migrate to Lahore and back in about 24 hours at roughly 100 miles per hour.
In New York City the One Hundred Year Club gathers monthly to present papers on health and living. Members argue that age does not define old age and that 60 and 50 are still prime years. They advocate hygienic living to reach a vigorous 100 and continue contributing to society.
The Saturday Evening Post argues associations formed at college shape education most. they last longest but receive little attention. Many parents seek socially prestigious environments over character or brains while others allow their children to mix with servile or unfocused peers.
A noted food expert warns that pure olive oil is scarce except from reputable dealers. He notes low price vinegars are mineral acid fortified, cocoa is adulterated with starch or shells and sugar, and coffee is replicated by drying and chicory blends.
The article argues that vigorous minds are essential in the British Navy as national prosperity hinges on naval power. It lauds strict selection and retirement rules to remove the unfit, especially alcoholics, claiming the system yields a healthier, more vigorous officer corps from midshipmen to admirals despite high retirement costs.
A Montana news note reports that the Flathead Indian Reservation will host the last large herd of buffalo in the United States. Howard Maton of Wyoming cites plans to scatter or relocate the Pablo herd of about 350 head, the world’s largest, as settlement advances threaten their remaining range. The Pablo herd, linked to historic lines from Texas and the Indian Territory, is said to hold about a third of all buffalo in the world.
French prefects ordered inventories of art treasures across prefectures. Estimates place reliquaries, pictures, tapestries and related items at about 400 million dollars, with statues and stained glass pushing the total to around 120.9 million. Notable pieces include Beauvais tapestries and Rheims Cathedral reliquaries, while Becket relics in Paris were valued in the hundreds of thousands.
Chicago Journal notes a man famed for betting on horse races and profiting from picks, but others call him a pawnbroker. The item hints at a colorful gambling figure and his reputation in the racing world.
The Hartford Courant argues pension lists are public and deserve openness as a roll of Honor. It contends there is no discredit in drawing compensation for services to the country and criticizes opposition to publishing the lists as a simple, honorable matter.
In Washington a Seeing Washington car parade dealt insult to Senator Depew as a megaphone speaker urged a crowd to claim a tree in the senator's yard was planted by him six years ago. A backseat rider shouted the tree might be a chestnut.
Naphtali Lodge No. 208 A F and A M meets second and fourth evenings monthly in their hall over People's State Bank. Visiting brethren are cordially invited. Naomi Chapter No. 44 O E S meets first and third lay evenings in the Maevinie hall. Visiting members welcomed.
AS QU W Ditley Lodge 132 Ancient Order United Workmen meets second and fourth Saturdays in Muenate hall Visiting brothers welcomed Pleasant Lodge Degree of Honor meets second and fourth Saturdays at 2 PM in Maronic hall Visiting members welcomed Dillon Camp 208 O W meets first and third Wednesdays in Masonic Hall Visiting brethren invited to meet with us
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