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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1912
Page
4
A mix of quips and curiosities notes China’s fragile republic and political satire. An Ohio 79 year old flew in an airplane. Rattlesnake oil is touted for rheumatism. A Missouri girl asks 2000 dollars for seven kisses. A western woman sues for jewel smuggling and dies by suicide. Dictograph praised yet bloodhounds preferred. Pennsylvania youths form a non swearing club.
An Oberamergan performer dies at ninety three, having participated in the decennial play since 1830. Valleville notes mail delays in the tale.
The United States, though the youngest nation, produces more goods and sells more merchandise, while offering comfort to its people and boasting happier, more prosperous homes than any other country.
An Oregon woman once slow to rise started waking early after discovering her husband kissed the hired girl when he left for work. The incident spurred her to become prompt each morning to avoid a repetition.
An outraged reader complained about paying fifty cents for a diamond that proved worthless. The editor suggested appointing guardians for people who expect a diamond for fifty cents.
The senatorial inquiry into the Titanic disaster established the essential facts of the tragedy, detailing the sequence of events and confirming the scale of loss and ships involved. It solidified understanding of the crisis and informed public and legislative responses.
The excerpt highlights Daniel Webster’s rise from a farmer’s son to a renowned orator, aided by education funded by private endowments and state support. It urges youth to pursue schooling to gain influence, noting the era’s emphasis on literacy for stable government and the superior value of learned statesmen over mere wealth. It contrasts past opportunity with modern complacency and emphasizes job demands for well trained individuals.
An Indiana judge, hearing dozens of vagrants, rules on labor proof by inspecting prisoners’ hands. He favors the rough, calloused palm as evidence of honest work, arguing the world’s necessary labor is done by those with hard hands. The method draws criticism for potentially jailing honest city workers.
The text notes ancient references to snake taming by Virgil and Homer's Ajax and cites Macedonian tablets showing women feeding serpents and serpents twining around temple columns. It mentions serpents guarding altars and chariots drawn by snakes and ends with a note on a feast day related to St Dominic and animal taming folklore.
A fragmented snippet hints at a social arithmetic of marriage tied to wealth. Names Jombat Wipfiddle and Hemsley appear in a cryptic exchange, suggesting a satirical or domestic note on motives behind alliances for money. The readable text implies a preference toward one suitor over another based on financial concerns.
A UK churchyard tradition of dice and card games on grave markers faced a restraining injunction in Dungarvan Ireland, after the church body claimed a burial ground is for worship not recreation. The judge ruled permission, not right, governs access. The piece notes historic use of churchyards for games, dances, cockfighting, and a Hampshire tale of a tombstone used as a marble play surface.
Near Newmarket in Lincolnshire three seven yard apart hoof marks are said to mark Byard the blind horse leap. A witch afflicted cattle and crops. a wise man advised a naked dagger and a ritual ride to confront the witch, with Byard lifting his head first and the farmer mounting to ride away.
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