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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1914
Page
3
A collection of witty aphorisms on household economy and social behavior. It notes that those who nag most about expenses often opt for costly pleasures, and that a woman’s reputation is linked to her company. It concludes with a view that true strength in women rests in restraint.
The New Jersey state board of health issues strict rules for consumptives under a 1912 law. Tuberculosis patients must destroy sputum, burn soiled dressings, and keep rooms with outside windows. Food handling is restricted unless wrapped or sterilized. shop work at home is prohibited unless products can be sterilized under local board guidelines.
Miss Mildred Dennis of Pierson North Dakota describes eczema starting on the scalp then spreading to the back, arms, and chest with severe itching and oozing. After about a year and a half of symptoms she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment daily for two months and was cured, with contact details for samples and the Cuticura department in Boston.
A patronizing relative tells a social climber to aim higher. The reply questions being a "good boy" and highlights a joke about political ascent from a family circle. The exchange hints at ambitions toward state governance without naming individuals or places.
Short aphorism noting that revenge keeps a man equal to his foe while choosing to forgo revenge elevates him above. The reflection emphasizes moral superiority in restraint over retaliation.
Private circulation note features a witty exchange about kissing and publishing. The cheeky dialogue centers on consent to share the inscription, highlighting social norms around privacy and propriety in intimate exchanges.
The remark plays on a cheeky miscue where a speaker notes a playful error in romance, suggesting affection can be flawed or mistaken as the other party fumbles. A lighthearted aside about imperfect aim in love.
President Wilson's History of the American People recounts the Mexican War with focus on Polk's decisions and Texas claims. It details Taylor's advance to the Rio Grande, the Matamoros assault, battles at Palo Alto and Monterey, and Santa Ana's forces, highlighting veteran-like American troops and the fall of Vera Cruz and Mexico City.
Nebraska readers learn of a lifeless body found in a casing reported by Western Newspaper Union News Service. The brief item notes a statewide interest and prompts curiosity about the case’s surrounding details and location within the state.
A sequence of state events is listed with locations and June to May dates including the Nebraska Modern State convention in Hastings and Lincoln photography meetings May 4 to 7 and 5 to 7, Knights of Pythias lodge in Lincoln May 11, and various fraternal and association gatherings across Hastings Lincoln Grand Island Aurora and Epworth Lake park June 1 to 25.
In Ashland a pipe drifting on the surface of a water-filled casing at a Burlington railroad Platte river bridge project led to the discovery of Ernest Zeisel a 30 year old German on construction detail. Zeisel had not reported to the boarding camp but had spoken of enlisting in the army.
Captain Henry Jess of the Fremont signal corps states his 92 man company stands ready at a few hours notice to entrain for any front specified by the War Department. The men are willing to take up arms if needed in any possible war with Mexico and are well equipped with new guns and paraphernalia.
Two large audiences attended the Beatrice congress focusing on improving Nebraska conditions and developing state resources. It was held by the Beatrice Civic Nation with sponsors from the horse and poultry industries, state food and drug inspection, milk handling, the state university, and student activities.
Norfolk club entertainment chairman C E Burnham announces a cement bowling alley will be the world’s only such facility. Experimental use planned with samples already proving potential. Clarence Soeten, son of Mr and Mrs J H Soeten, returns from nineteen months of naval service for a one month furlough after his cruiser Pittsburgh toured the west coast of Mexico.
Several hundred fresh laid eggs were collected as admission fees at a Hastings Methodist church social. The eggs were packed in crates and sent to the Methodist hospital in Omaha.
A Nemaha county boy found a vial with black powder. He lit a match to investigate and burned his left eye badly. The vial contained powder. Ernest Luts, 28, died after falling from a windmill near Trumbill and sustaining a fractured skull.
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