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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1903
Page
3
A poetic meditation on Crossing the Long Divide where mortals leave dreams Behind the dark portal. It references Chaiéea Egypt Greece Rome and Indian journeys with faith as the guiding beacon. Eternal Hope is framed as the sole heaven gift guiding travelers onward. Won W. in Forest and Stream.
River packet Caleb Mix recalls a New Orleans gambler named Harry Simmons, famed for his sharp card skills and ruthless temper. The story follows a high stakes poker game near Vicksburg where Simmons matches bets with Masters, revealing a huge cash wad and a deadly edge as the duel escalates.
A New York Sun note recounts a grimy tramp who sells jingles on the Bowery with the refrain he never blamed the booze. He drank hot whisky nightly, suffered tremens, and claimed climate or fate rather than alcohol caused his woes. He kept proceeds for his drinks.
In a Vicksburg levee saloon a fight ends with Simmons stabbing a rival, leaving him badly disfigured. The injured man recovers in hospital, but later tracks Simmons to a hotel and kills him in the bar room. The boat continues upriver with police debriefing.
Fragmentary text notes physician satisfaction with scientific pronouncements, referencing ei productive outcomes and familiar phrases. The readable content is obscured and lacks coherent details, names, dates, or clear events to summarize further.
An army officer recalls how Major John J. Pershing tamed a nearly unrideable broncho in the Philippines. Pershing mounted the horse after a failed attempt, endured a fifteen minute struggle in water, and finally rode it to surrender, demonstrating his riding skill and nerve.
A theory circulated about finding the Ark of the Covenant in the Hill of Tara. It posits Jeremiah fled Judah with sacred items including Jacob's stone and the Tablets, destined for a Danite colony and later moved to Scone and ultimately to a British site.
The retirement of John P. Jones of Nevada on March 4 reduces the number of senators born outside the United States. The piece notes German-born voters and their influence in states with uncertain political contests, citing figures like Gallinger, Kearfis, and Millard.
A fragmentary report notes a tense moment where Moody struggles, the president finds humor in the tension, and a humorous exchange follows as strains flare and then ease.
A farmer and his sheep underwent an extraordinary operation with both parties surviving. The patient was nourished on milk for a week, then improved steadily. The surgeon later received a letter saying the sheep remained alive and feeding normally, with the surgeon noting only a lingering craving for grasa.
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