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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1908
Page
7
Two strangers on Broadway inhabit a playful chase amid mistaken notes Bettina Bosworth’s meddling and a plan for two lovers to elude a social setup. Patsy Otis and Duke Grayson improvise a night of diversion ending with a fateful announcement.
Miss Hanna Olson a servant girl challenges Mrs. M J Foster to a week long contest in housework to prove one dollar a day is unnecessary. If terms agree a three person committee involving Y M C A and local papers will supervise with a judge in each house and noon credits for time and room conditions.
A poem by Clinton Scollard depicts spring awakening the world from winter’s hold. The celestial earth pours forth freedom as the earth mother steps into light, urging joy and renewal. The speaker invites the heart to join in the reawakening and rejoicing.
The Workingman notes Germany has advanced old age insurance safe factories and accident pensions while Britain and the United States are only at the start of similar reforms. The piece reflects on persistent accusations against men and the need for humane policies.
William Ellery Channing extols books as voices from distant ages and a leveling force. He argues books grant spiritual presence of great minds to all, regardless of wealth, inviting Milton, Shakespeare and Franklin to enrich daily life.
A travel note highlights Duke Kung as the latest holder of a 77 generation lineage living in Qufu where Confucius was born and died. The piece describes hereditary status, provincial honors, and visits by Europeans, plus temple and tomb sites and transit challenges en route to Shantung.
A Brooklyn man cites Dr Hillis on forgiveness from a Prodigal Son sermon noting that after reform it is unfair to dwell on past sins. The elder brother might assign duties without mentioning the swine, while another listener imagines harsher punishment. The Sunday Magazine.
The text recalls Thomas Reed of Maine speaking of a rare hunting moment. He recounts chasing a sandpiper for hours, finally catching it and feeling deep remorse for the act. He reflects that he will avoid such cowardice again.
A father and mother with six children visit a seaside town and inquire about a furnished room to let. The landlady confirms the room has one bed, and the father declares they are used to roughing it with the wife and children sleeping on the floor.
The new Portsmouth breakwater is started to block night attacks on the harbor. Massive 34 ton concrete blocks will form a barrier across sandbanks, with forts at both ends and a controllable gap to seal passage if needed.
The tramp notes a curious bond with dogs, saying he has no liking for them yet they quickly become fond of him whenever they meet. He observes the unusual shift in their behavior as they respond to his presence.
A compact witticism contrasts peasants and courtiers in a Shakespearean style, noting the age when the peasant’s humble rise nears the courtier’s rank and stirs resentment. The line hints at social friction between classes and the cost of ambition.
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