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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1905
Page
4
Public notice of Diller Neb publication details and subscription terms. It notes mailing, address, weekly Friday issues, advertising rates, and policy on discontinuation and arrears.
A Chicago department lists an invisible corset and jokes about wealth, doctors, and social norms. The piece notes Horace Porter’s Paris dinner, Keeley cure hype, and ponderous reflections on life, money, and helping others over chasing riches.
A report notes the U S pays foreign vessels nearly a million dollars daily to carry American goods. The text also quotes David remarking on Allenan honesty, claiming liars instead of directly confronting an individual.
A writer in London asks how a coachman keeps his hat on during gale force rain. He wonders about adhesive, chin strings, or hatpins, and admits he cannot explain the feat. Yet amid a blinding deluge the topper sits firmly on the head as if it grew there.
A discussion of the Yamato damashi spirit and samurai honor quotes from Leslie's Monthly, noting that Nippon soldiers view life under dishonor as worse than death and prize duty to country and emperor. It contrasts Western views on prisoners of war with the samurai code of never surviving dishonor.
A seven year old boy on Union Hill Street in Jamaica L I resents a newborn sister. He tells police that a "strange kid" was left and insists she must go. Grandmother defuses the situation as two officers watch. The incident ends with amused confusion.
Miss Sarah Smalley of Greenport Long Island and a visiting friend went from a home after a conversation. Smalley grabbed a letter like object and pulled a lever at a city mail box causing a fire alarm to sound. They fled down a side street as fire crews arrived.
London reports a 1903 official return on beverage consumption by country. Bavaria leads beer at 51 gallons per person, Belgium first in wine at 30.2 gallons, Denmark tops spirits at three gallons, UK beer 29.7 and UK spirits 0.99, US per head not given but higher than UK, UK revenue share 32 percent with US at 29 percent and others 19 18 percent average 8 percent.
The late John Sherman’s carriage, famed for hosting presidents and royalty during its Washington years, has returned to ordinary service in Ashland. After Sherman’s death it was bought by a local firm and used in a funeral procession that included McKinley and Hanna. The relic remains in good condition but is not highly valued by its current owners.
Preaching every other Lord's day both morning and evening. Communion service every Lord's Day. Sunday school at 10 o clock each Sunday. Prayer meeting Wednesday evenings.
Lodge No 206 Ancient Free and Accepted Masons meets second and fourth Tuesday evenings in their hall over People's State Bank visiting brethren invited Neon Chapter 41 Order Eastern Star meets first and third Tuesday evenings in the Musonic hall visiting members welcome Modern Woodmen of America Dillet Camp 165 meets first and third Saturday evenings in the Masonic hall visiting brothers in good standing welcome Dilfer Lodge 183 Ancient Order United Workers greets second and fourth Saturday evenings in the Masonic hall visiting brothers welcomed Decree of Honor meets second and fourth Saturday afternoons at 2 o'clock in the Misieue hall visiting members cordially received Diller Camp No 2087 meets first and third Wednesday night in the Masonic hall visiting brethren in good standing cordially invited to meet with us.
Reading from a partial public notice shows K of P lodge meetings on the first and third Thursdays monthly at a Masonic hall with visiting knights invited. Nickajack Port lodge holds meetings on the first and third Saturdays at 3 PM in Marion hall with visiting comrades welcomed. WK Nickajack Relief Coops meets on the first and second Wednesdays at 2 PM in a local hall.
In Brackburn a nonconformist church witnessed an unprecedented event as a woman officiated a marriage with the minister yielding to a female deputy. The bride asked to be married by Mrs. Lewis, a temperance advocate, who saw the service through as the minister nonchalantly approved noting no legal barrier but questioning precedent.
W H Vancelous of Ponca reservation secures contract for a massive ranch house and barn arranged as a Maltese cross. The house measures 20 by 50 feet per arm and 20 feet high. The barn spans 22 by 69 feet per arm and 20 feet high. Materials include 100000 feet lumber 190000 shingles 3000 laths 6500 feet molding 115 doors and windows 20 colonial columns and 7500 pounds cement. The house will serve ranch hands while a separate tea room cottage will be built for the owner’s family.
The Baltimore American notes that Yankee Doodle may not be uniquely American as it is linked to Hessian dancers and could be traced to several nations, suggesting a broader origin for the tune.
A professor states there is no ideal marriage yet notes most couples married three days would dispute the claim. The remark highlights the enduring challenges and expectations in married life.
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