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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1908
Page
6
In a lively exchange a speaker notes with pride that after two hours of effort a task was completed in one minute. The remark highlights quick success and efficiency. The line invokes a rustic tone and informal dialect.
Two Chariton boys start a new line by offering drowning services for kittens or cats at penny each, four for thrippence, as a macabre job prospect per the London Chronicle. This alarming venture reflects on youth apprenticeship and niche trades in urban life.
In Uncle Remus Magazine a reflection notes many lack houses or furniture yet express happiness beyond possession. The piece argues that true contentment comes from simplicity rather than wealth or material goods.
In Claiborne County Tennessee more than 700 acres were devoted to tomatoes this year with an estimated crop of 1,000,000 bushels. About 2,000,000 quart cans were brought into the county at an outlay of 40000 dollars. Nearly fifty canneries of all sizes handled the crop.
A quoted passage critiques the tramp who rejects the social obligation of work and cleanliness, preferring institutional confinement and prison fare to labor or regular bathing, reflecting a broader public attitude toward vagrancy and reform.
Since 1899 Professor Halstead of New Jersey has studied seedless tomatoes. The initial fruit was large and named the Giant. The variety appears fixed and flavorful, but the fruits are now growing smaller.
A learner named Jim Jones produced a brief composition deemed poor by Gallagher and was told to write to his mother. Jim’s mother reportedly wrote the note herself, highlighting the issue and the pupil’s attitude.
A damaged OCR fragment describes processing a common rock by drying in an oven and pounding to a fine powder. It then mentions mixing with spirits of purpentine in equal parts and beating the mixture, then wrapping around a vessel. The text ends with incomplete phrases.
A derisive portrayal of a race as a nuisance and health drawback appears in Fry's Magazine, attributed to G. H. R. Dobbs M D. of a controversial perspective on human encyclopaediettes.
A call to unwavering backing for a political candidate and proposed policy. Encourages full commitment to aid the effort and avoid lukewarm praise that could undermine the goal.
A brief tip suggests adding chopped ingredients to chicken salad to create varied flavors. The note highlights flexibility in mix ins and encourages experimentation with textures and tastes.
A discussion on the value of good talkers at dinner tables. It cites Sir Walter Scott on conversation quality and the New York Weekly on spontaneity. The piece argues that prepared speech dulls, and a skilled talker listens and follows others, avoiding monopolizing dialogue.
King Edward renews a royal order for cigars to enrich American makers. The current order covers 600 cigars at an estimated $1,600, with claims of fair pricing. The piece notes lavish materials and a previous 1,000 cigar order two years earlier costing $3,000. It also recounts a shipboard safety incident on the steamship Persian where a heavy steel safe broke loose on deck during coast travel.
A compact pocket edition car could fit in a coat pocket while snow shoes are retrieved from the other. It would glide on arctic boots across inclines and hills. progress matters more than speed. Automobiles are heavy and suited to boulevards, not cross country when conditions worsen.
The American fleet will tour Japan with stops in Hawaii, Samoa, Melbourne, Sydney, Manila, Yokohama or another Japanese port, the Philippines, and home via the Suez Canal. Secretary Root coordinated acceptance, with Metcalf and Admiral Pillsbury finalizing the itinerary, and a China visit seen as likely next.
Washington March 24 A bill drafted by the National Civic Federation after talks with the president and labor and capital leaders to ease Sherman antitrust stringency was introduced in the house by Representative Hepburn. It seeks to restore organized labor’s right to peaceful existence including the right to strike while excluding coercive practices like boycotts and picketing.
A house bill passed Friday authorizes purchasing a steel ferry boat and steel cutter for the immigration service at San Francisco and allows donating obsolete Springfield rifles bayonets and bayonets scabbards to veteran independent military companies from the War of the Rebellion.
After nearly a year of litigation the Interstate Commerce Commission holds it cannot regulate freight rates on shipments to foreign ports if the rates are quoted for the entire inland-to-foreign distance and originate at inland points.
Rev. F. A. Miller a Lincoln evangelist was assaulted Monday on his way to the depot in Utica Nebraska. The attack followed a sermon criticizing a local ladies club. About 20 people participated. the evangelist was seriously injured.
St Louis ends a strike by local plumbers after weeks of work stoppage and service disruptions across the city. Union and city officials reached a settlement addressing pay and conditions.
A hypnotist claims church services induce sleep through auditory hypnosis rather than mere drowsiness. He argues the periodic wave patterns from speech and music, delivered in soothing tones, act as a hypnotic instrument, entrancing worshippers and causing nodding-like trance.
A schoolmaster asks if the boy should study dead languages. Mr. Koffin replies he will require the son to assist in his undertaker business.
A Newark Delaware man claims seven years of hand eczema vanished after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. He states two boxes of Ointment and one cake of Soap cured his hands fully. The testimonial dates March 28 1907.
A fragmented notice references a public land opening and associated local figures. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR but indicates a city or county action affecting land access and a named local group.
In Bulgaria the chief food is sour milk turned into soghurt and this diet is linked to unusually long life. The article notes healthful effects and longevity among the Bulgarian people.
Fragmentary OCR yields a quotation from Buron on the true philosophy of life and the cup of happiness. Names and places include Olmsted Le Ray New York and references to drugs and medical topics. The text appears as a clipped miscellany line with broken words and unclear context.
Ad copy promoting lemon pies described as delicious and mouth watering. Claims low price around 16 cents and urges readers to try the product and tell friends. Mentions the vendor D Zerta Company Rochester New York.
The record shows Goldsmith received four thousand five hundred dollars for his work titled Animated Nature. The payment reflects compensation for the animated nature study.
From October to May colds are the most frequent cause of headache. Laxative Bromo Quinine removes the cause. E W Grove on box 36c.
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