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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1904
Page
4
A poem reflecting on time to dream and the desire for simple pleasures. The speaker imagines staying in a den with a pipe of clay and dreaming as the path to honest rewards, resisting grand schemes and heights, and hoping dreams come true in old age.
Miss Melville contemplates two suitors the handsome Captain Gorton and the less affluent Bertie. She weighs bravery status and wealth while a staged lake battle draws near and a party mood shifts around her. The captain’s charm contrasts with Bertie’s plainness as she struggles with commitment.
In a chaotic scene, Bertie dives through a crowd to shield Miss Melville as a giant cannon cracker explodes near them. The blast injures Captain Gerton's party. Miss Melville faints, Bertie loses his ring, and she later wears it again after recovering.
The Lancet reports rare instances of word blindness. One Englishman, 34, who knew Greek Latin French, suddenly lost English but could read Greek and Latin. Another man could write from dictation yet could not read his writing. The condition resembles color blindness but has more inconvenient effects.
The London Exchange notes Bristol passed a by law to curb spitting with consequences for offenders. Manchester City Council considers a similar measure proposing a maximum fine of five pounds, replacing the current four pounds two shillings in many areas.
A German army officer accused in a mass cruelty case was allotted meal breaks in prison. He reportedly received time for meals during detention as part of his custody arrangement.
A Chicago physician speculates that bathing affects longevity and suggests a theory inspired by the observation that tramps seem to live longer, prompting questions about health habits and mortality.
The British Post Office handled over 488 million picture postal cards last year. A 22 year old boy controls the output and earns a comfortable living from a business he established four years ago.
The English refrain Save the break fast table is praised for political impact and paralleled by the American dinner-pail. It argues that states now address food adulteration and hopes the breakfast table can be saved in the interest of health.
The London Field remarks that sport acts as a safety valve, noting that riding and walking counterbalance luxurious living. It warns that excessive indulgence could lead to disinclination for strong exercise, a fate that may overtake those who are too pampered.
The New York Tribune notes endless diet theories about food effects while claiming ancient patriarchs long life predates such concerns. The piece questions modern worry over what people eat and drink.
In Philadelphia underwriters have conceded fifteen cents per hundred with a further ten cent reduction conditional on a new protection system. A dual water mains setup could keep higher pressures for public use while reserving service mains for protection, improving firefighting ability and lowering risks.
Figures show a steady decline in native Hawaiians and a rise in foreign born residents especially Japanese and Chinese. Native numbers drop from about 50 000 in 1872 to 30 000 in 1900 while Chinese rise from about 5 000 to 25 000. Japanese begin in 1884 with 116 and grow to more than 61 000 by 1900, as total population climbs from 36 897 in 1872 to 154 001 in 1900.
The Saturday Review laments a decline in English purity as fashionable circles imitate slang and foreign accents. It notes many ladies adopt Massachusetts phonetics and men mimic Frankfort intonations, creating fatigue at dinners and in drawing rooms.
Harper's Weekly criticizes the idea that American railroads outperform English lines. Sydney Brooks argues England leads in locomotive density and passenger car availability per 100 miles, with England also boasting superior casualty statistics.
The article describes Royal Military Academy Woolwich slang. It explains terms like growler Adjy snooker hoxter and the ritual of the morning drill. New cadets are labeled snookers and subjected to songs and playful punishment during gymnasium performances.
Thomas G. Smith known as Blind Tom died at the city hospital from morphine poisoning. He worked for J. J. Maloney at Nineteenth and Vine for six to seven years. Maloney recalls Smith as highly capable despite blindness, with acute senses and remarkable memory. He could identify numbers, coins, and streetcars by sound and moved about town using a guiding stick. Kansas City Times.
The piece notes how Ceylon’s display for the St Louis Fair is partly shown in Colombo Council Chamber. Curios include ivory fan handles and combs, ruby jewelry, wood carvings from fifty kinds, ancient coins, silver works, lace, essential oils, carved brass pillars, and agricultural samples. Miniature models of tea transport bullock carts and racing hackeries will travel to St Louis.
Queen Victoria faced a Scottish Sabbath sensitivity when she wished a Sunday row at Loch Maree in Ross-shire. A hotelkeeper refused access to the boathouse key, saying it would stay in his pocket until Monday morning, and the Queen complied with a quiet smile.
The Massachusetts High way Commission supports the Brownlow highway bill and its aim to create a national road bureau with 24 million dollars in federal aid. It urges state-aligned amendments to fit Massachusetts law and stresses experience of the commission in improving road building and economic efficiency.
Report notes Costa Rica deficient in road infrastructure outside towns. Travel relies on horses and wire conveyances while freight uses ox carts. Rainy season causes severe raids and impassable plates along rural routes.
Gold beaters can reduce material to leaves so thin that 282 000 must be laid to reach one inch yet each leaf is flawless and can resemble solid gold. A book made from such sheets would occupy little space, with 1500 volumes equaling a single octave volume.
In St Ives Cornwall on August 31 coroner investigated the death of John Summers a nineteen year old staying with his family at the Porthminster Hotel. Summers fell from a window while sleep walking after diving prompted the habit resurfacing and died from concussion. The jury found the death accidental and the family was mourned.
Wisely notes remind that usefulness outranks vanity as nourishment for the mind. Patience steadies the self while humor cushions life against storms. Blame is a signal to examine fault at home rather than cast outward.
W Evans of Indianapolis notes the main components of chewing gum. Spruce gum from Maine and Canada is sealed from tapped trees, while most gum uses the tropical product chicle and parailine. Peppermint and wintergreen flavorings are added. the U S is the largest producer with millions of pounds manufactured and consumed.
The post once occupied by Moltke the Elder in Berlin will soon be conferred on his nephew Lieut. Gen Hellmuth von Moltke who now commands the first division of the Prussian Guard Corps. He is described as a tall polished figure similar in appearance to his great uncle and has displayed diplomatic skill as well as military prowess.
The article in Century Magazine argues sleep needs align with diet and routine. A fixed wake time curbs languor, and one should rise at the same hour each morning and go to bed when sleepy to maintain health.
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