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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1914
Page
7
James K. Hackett narrates a tale of a traveling merchant who learns of a friend's death and, visiting the widow, offers sympathy. He asks for a memento of the late husband, and she replies with a poised question as she contemplates what would suit.
The passage argues that words reflect ideas and that true speakers must first possess real thinking ability. It asserts there is no great speaker without being a real thinker and challenges the view that words alone confer influence.
A Scottish orchestra faced a cold retiree shortage as a brass band amateur filled in. After a cautious first night the substitute promised improvement, noting the music was unfamiliar to him but vowing that by the next night none of the fiddlers would be heard.
In a lecturer on India, a big-game hunter notes that five hundred elephants are needed each year to make billiard balls. Mrs Winsome reacts by remarking on the idea of training such large animals to perform delicate work.
Charles F Murphy compares the Liberal government to an anti physical force party in a discussion on home rule. He recalls a Dublin conference where the physical force faction was unruly but failed to advance, while the anti-physical force side prevailed.
A three year old boy walking with his grandfather notices the moon in daylight and remarks solemnly that it has no lamp in it. The exchange captures a quaint, curious observation from a young child.
The text notes early false teeth date back over a century with Giussopangelo Fonzi, an Italian dentist who began practice in Paris in 1798. His skill earned him a French Academy of Science gold medal after treating Lucien Bonaparte and later earned an imperial Russian empress’ favor. He moved to London after Waterloo and prospered in Madrid with a pension from King Ferdinand VII for his dental work.
The dialogue notes that about nine hundred young French women petitioned the war minister to enlist in the army auxiliary services. Patrice suggests they could instead use powder and arms without joining the army.
A Milwaukee audience heard a minister recount Coulter's hell a tale of a Lewis and Clark expedition survivor who wandered a fantastical, volcanic landscape. The story, once mocked, was later validated by 1869 Montana trappers and helped inspire Yellowstone National Park. The minister drew a moral about disbelief in hell. The note ends with a humorous exchange about a cooking mail-order course.
A poolroom owner Anderson cannot sleep as two strangers play late. Hans, his German friend, promises a hint and returns to report the men have left. He reveals the method was simply removing the balls from the table.
The piece cites Cobbett on trust in women and men for positions of trust. It argues most women have maternal love and warns against meeting a girl not fond of children. It asserts that a man of merit dislikes children and a childless woman is of little value.
A quip from Mr. Henpeck in Lippincott's jokes about a wife delivering the last word and the joking pace of speech. The line plays on domestic humor and timing.
The article notes that among European peoples the French have the fewest children while the Irish have the most. It mentions a belief that some married men would choose an alternate afterlife if marrying were possible there.
The notice extols Castoria as a safe and sure remedy for infants and children, urging examination of the label for the signature and noting use for many years. It includes quoted phrases about public speaking and a comic aside on speaking ability.
The note asserts the upcoming lunar eclipse will not be visible from the United States and raises a playful question about why married people are barred from viewing it.
Dialogue records a couple debating marriage with a judge presiding. He states he cannot marry for five years, asks if she will wait. She replies she will, provided no other suitor marries him before then. The judge oversees the exchange.
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