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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1909
Page
3
Uncle Joe Cannon was elected speaker of the sixty-first congress in a special session. Official vote: Cannon 204, Clark 166, Cooper 8, Norris 2, Esch 1, Hepburn 1. Dalzell moved to question the rules. motion passed 194 to 188. Next vote defeated adoption of old rules 189 to 193 against.
Representative EB Fulham of Muscatine charged Sunday that inmates at Mount Pleasant and Independence state hospitals for the insane are mistreated. He cited threats and neglect, promising a thorough investigation with findings from across the state, and expressed willingness to fund the effort if needed. Dr. Pulliam said patients are frightened into silence and treated worse than brutes, with Mount Pleasant and Independence cited as worst.
In a Chicago interview William J. Bryan signals possible but not certain candidacy for U S senator from Nebraska to succeed Elmer J Burkett in 1911. He praises Nebraska adopting the Oregon plan and notes he has long aspired to a senatorship while stressing he may decline or accept based on future conditions.
Tom Lewis president of the United Miners urges peaceful action while seeking formal recognition for his union. He notes 168 000 anthracite miners in Pennsylvania and says the March 23 convention must decide the union’s future and the possibility of a negotiated agreement.
Secretary Meyer reaches a deal with the National Electrical Signaling Co of Pittsburg to supply wireless gear for the Navy. The system will send messages 3000 miles day or night and equip two ships for 1000 miles. The apparatus will be thirty times more powerful than current devices, enabling Atlantic range. A tower housing the gear will likely rise at Winimetanite, possibly by the government.
Captain George P. Bliss of Morris Manitoba reports relief from dry eczema after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. He describes years of itching and scaling on legs and ankles, two running sores, and inability to wear shoes until treatment. He could wear boots in under three weeks.
A trial recount shows a lawyer harassing witnesses during a suicide attempt case while an Irishman named Pat calmly explains the accused gave a simple reason for attempting death by own action. The humor lightened the courtroom as the testimony proceeded.
A clergyman boasted to colleagues that he once lengthened a service to satisfy a crowd in a jail. He admitted acting as chaplain for a short period, saying the prisoners dreaded leaving the church for their cells.
An anecdote about a boastful South American general who admires his wealth power and armor, then asks what he lacks and is told by his discreet orderly that he needs sense. The tale humorously underscores vanity versus practicality in a military figure.
A Washington woman recounts years of coffee use causing sickness and rheumatic attacks and credits switching to Postum with full recovery. She asserts coffee harms teeth in children and urges others to quit coffee. the ad invites readers to read Fire Road to Wellville and mentions Postum Co. source.
Albert Nelson of Benton County Oregon left in September 1941 for the Canadian prairies and describes vast, rich soils in Saskatchewan. He notes deep clay loam, strong yields of oats, wheat, barley, and potatoes, affordable homesteads around 12 to 16 dollars per acre, dry healthy climate, and winter rest for farmers. He contrasts with dusty trails and growing wheat shipments toward elevators.
Wyoming to sell 100 irrigated farms at coopers Lake with water rights. prices 50c per acre for land, $5 cash and $3 per acre yearly for ten years. Free rail fare and deed to two town lots for applicants before May 1. Tallmadge Buntin Land Co. handles details from Railway Exchange Chicago. Agents wanted.
An ad style page touts emileptacide cures for fits and nervousness claiming nationwide success. It offers free trials, literature, and testimonials by mail from Dr. May Laboratory, 548 Pearl Street, New York City.
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