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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1912
Page
7
A Cairo tale recounts an elderly Jew outwitting the young Duke of Westminster and Lord Ricksavage while they shopped for jewelry. The duke asks if the fool speaks several languages. the reply in effect calls them fools by repeating the insult five times.
In a brief exchange two stylish women part with a poised fingertip handshake. One asks the other to visit, receiving a cordial but cold reply that hints at detachment and a chilling smile.
A child in a civics exam at age twelve puzzled over presidential succession. The answer written was a humorous true-to-period line: The undertaker would officiate if the president, vice president, and all the cabinet died.
The minute notes a startling claim that she has eloped with her father’s aviator. The remark suggests a bold personal step that shocks those present.
Mrs. Vella Scott, a young married mother and telephone operator at the Y M C A building, died Wednesday night after drinking carbolic acid. Authorities say prolonged marital distress led to the act.
Tecumseh faces a coal famine as dealers report no current supply and word that new stock is unavailable. Nearby Cook ten miles away still has coal, prompting Tecumseh families to send teams for fuel. A four horse bobsled can haul a ton of coal to Tecumseh in a day.
Havelock resident Havelock Arthur G Harrig of Twenty seventh and W streets vanished after leaving home at 6 15 Wednesday morning for work at the Burlington shops. He has not been heard from or seen since.
Mortis Christensen a car repairer heated a poker till red hot and announced he would kill his infant child. Mrs Christensen escaped with the child to a neighbor's home amid the incident.
Three separate cash acre contests open to boys, with entrance by W. H. Lanning of this city. Any boy may win first prize in all three, totaling about 145 dollars, as inducement to grow corn this year.
Clay Center Excelsior Lodge No 15 honored its twenty fifth anniversary with a banquet. The event was held in the lodge rink area, which was decorated in the lodge colors and set with 140 covers for guests.
Clyde Wright files for governor on socialist ticket. Mellor awards fourth engagement contract to A Liberati troupe at the Nebraska state fair. Wayne state normal school registrar Redmond eyed for democratic lower house nomination. Redmond once served Nemaha county. Nebraska Health Board renews reciprocity with South Dakota for physician licensure. Governor Aldrich to set 9 to 10 am as official correspondence hour. Secretary Wait reports Daniel Chester French outlines Lincoln statue bronze findings.
A Philadelphia bachelor jokes about delaying contact with a newborn friend as he admits infants are not human to him until they are a year old. He finally calls, only to be playfully rebuked when he learns the baby is three weeks old. The exchange ends with the friend’s sharp sarcasm.
Mrs Freeman Craver of Syracuse recounts eight month old daughter developing facial eczema tied to teething. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment per routine, the child improved and was fully cured by age one. She remains symptom free at three years four months. Free sample offer for Cuticura products is noted.
San Francisco Chronicle quotes a playful exchange about marriage and blushes between a man and a woman. The remark frames a lighthearted dialogue on romance and social perception in daily life.
A remark notes a candidate’s talent at shaping public emotion while acknowledging his profession as a dentist. The exchange highlights how occupational background can influence voters’ perceptions of political appeal.
A brief ad touts Paxton Antiseptic Paxtine as a remedy for catarrh with hot douches. It notes availability at druggists for 26 cents a box or by mail postpaid from The Paxton Toilet Co. Boston, Massachusetts.
A fragment describes a dubious claim about a firm failing and rising, with moral undertones about virtue not always bringing cash. It also references a counterfeit or questionable eye remedy named Pink Eye and notes social pressures between poorer relations and debt.
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