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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1908
Page
2
The article cites Marshal Field to urge strict live within means. It stresses mastering frugality, noting many young men fritter away earnings with little regard for saving or budgeting.
The article explains how in South Carolina a little over 2,600 votes elect a congressman while Pennsylvania needs about 14,000 and New York 16,000. It argues one South Carolina voter wields influence equal to about seven Pennsylvanians and eight New Yorkers under the current political setup.
A New York Press reader asks for the longest English word. The reply cites "smiles" as the longest since it has exactly one mile between its first and last letters.
Harper's Weekly notes extensive preparations for the Chicago Convention. Products include 500 flags six feet long 300 flags ten feet long and 100 flags fifteen feet long six miles of bunting around balconies and six eagles seventeen feet high forty two coats of arms five feet high and 400 shields in national colors plus a substantial load of papier mache.
A Bronx men's club elected a president after a woman’s anonymous typewritten letter denouncing one candidate as the “meanest man” swayed members. The letter compared the two contenders, ending with a jab about a husband gifting a barn painting to his wife, and the alleged “meanest man” was defeated.
Harold MacGrath born in Syracuse 37 years ago rose from a Syracuse Herald start to a Chicago Evening Mail paragrapher. He later worked in Albany and New York before returning to Syracuse to write fiction. In ten years he produced six novels including The Lure of the Mask.
A New York judge raised a 17 year old’s annual allowance from 6000 to 10000 for attire. A Fifth Avenue dressmaker says Miss Manhattan would outlay 20000 for a spring outfit. She notes New York women lavish on fashion with no sign of retreat.
Frank Maurer, a Fremont resident, fell from a 45 foot telephone pole while repairing lines on Main Street. After being trapped among wires for about half an hour and with power cut only after 20 minutes, his body was lowered to the ground amid a large crowd. he reportedly died from the first shock, his body purple and blue.
Tecumseh County Attorney J C Moore reports a letter from W E Schulley of St Johns Canada about Judge John Wilson's will. The estate worth 30000 dollars may pass to long lost son John Wilson Jr if found before five years expire. a clairvoyant once hinted the son was in Alaska.
Acting County Judge Ragan voided 47 of 294 Van Patten votes for defaced ballots naming Rohrer and Dailey, forcing ouster proceedings and a council meeting. Gauvreau remains seated as saloon licenses are issued amid the dispute and Van Patten’s disappearance.
George Cyphers unearthed a petrified buffalo skull 23 feet underground. The head measures 3 feet 2 inches with horns each 1 foot 4 inches around. Forehead bears holes experts say from ancient slugs and spearheads. Local lore calls it the largest buffalo head seen in these parts.
State officials will examine why per capita costs rose in several institutions over the past six months. Industrial school for boys shows notable increases while most institutions expect to stay within prior appropriations. Penitentiary funding may tighten due to more inmates. Mr. Husted reports on hand on account of time left before next legislature.
E. E. Blackman of the Nebraska State Historical Society reported finding a grave on Reservoir Hill west of Tekamah’s depot. It held five Indian skeletons buried under 18 inches of burnt clay, the pit about six feet square and two feet deep with two jaw bones and unwearied teeth suggesting great age. A copper finger ring and horn beads were unearthed. the hilltop burial may indicate a chief.
T. S. Baird arrived home Thursday with his 15 year old son Harry who ran away from Elm Creek a week ago Monday. The boy had concerned his parents since departure. He was found starving in St. Louis by police who released him. He was later located at Ray Illinois where officers held him for Mr. Baird to collect.
A middle aged rough dressed man, believed to be a tramp, was run down and killed in the Burlington yards at Lincoln on Wednesday. Railroad workers found the body on the track after the accident. he was dying then and expired before being moved to the yard office. It is believed he fell between moving cars near the waist.
John G. Adair of Fremont has disappeared after leaving for Creston Iowa in February He formerly owned the Fair store in Fremont Relatives conduct searches hoping for news and say he may have money on him raising concern of possible foul play
Mr. and Mrs. John Shively and Ed. Fussell of Geneva, badly injured in the June 5 tornado, are improving and expected to recover. Wreckage along the storm line has largely been cleared.
Professor Howard R. Smith of the University of Nebraska has released a 413 page volume on Profitable Stock Feeding. The book is well printed and filled with practical information for feeding all kinds of stock, especially fat cattle.
Witty reminiscences on flirtation and social manners contrast sleek cocktail metaphors with blunt observations. The narrator lampoons men who pose as gentlemen and questions notions of honor and honesty in relationships.
Cy Warman denounces public nuisance of private knockers and urges protection for labor from charity. He argues capital’s discouragement harms workers, condemns muckrakers who target capital, and warns against socialist and anarchist mixing, urging safeguards against explosives and gin.
Simple life and true partnership lead to happiness says the New York World. Understand each other be chums seek to please your spouse and make reasonable sacrifices so both share joys and sorrows.
The excerpt contrasts self awareness with dignity noting the wealthy rely on trappings while true experience should illuminate all. It likens empty displays to pumpkin shells holding a candle and compares learning to stern lights that only reveal already traveled paths.
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