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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1915
Page
4
A 1915 column discusses Henry Ford and Thomas Edison pushing to ban cigarettes and imagines an Anti Automobile movement. It lampoons reform zeal, detailing dramatic arguments about deaths, wrecks, divorces, and mortgages tied to cars, and urges public opposition to the automobile.
In a Chicago Memorial Day parade a band plays Dixie while a tamale vendor leads cheers. Veterans and youths join in as diverse crowds recall past wars, echoing themes of shared memory and reconciliation across races and generations.
The piece outlines height categories from five feet to six feet and notes that income can redefine being short. It explains that a man below five feet tall is a diminutive, five feet six inches is average, six feet is tall, and under five feet five is short, while overspending makes him short regardless of height.
A humorous exchange describes a cotton trading loss of five thousand dollars. A trader is teased by colleagues as his wife might react harshly, until he admits the taunt is aimed at himself, revealing the speaker as the husband.
A veteran speaks to youth about wartime courage and the value of peace. He recalls campfire tales, prison life, and the meaning of the flag, urging patriotic citizenship, honesty, and obedience to law for a peaceful future. He emphasizes education, hard work, and respect for elders.
Union Stock Yards South Omaha May 26 cattle receipts 4700 head market strong to 10c higher with tops yearlings at 92.00 and heavy beeves to 87. Bulls and veal calves firm. stockers and feeders steady to firm. Hogs about 9500 head with local trade up 5 to 10c, lambs 2700 head up 10 to 15c with shorn lambs at 9.60 to 10.00 and no aged sheep on sale.
The Columbus Dispatch asserts that a home is born when a woman plants flowers, turning a wandering camp into a fixed dwelling. It credits women with creating lasting centers of affection through cultivation, while shelters and families may change or disperse.
Ragged Robert explains that a family physician advised long walks after meals, and he has followed that recommendation ever since. The exchange reveals a humorous domestic gossip tone.
A Billville parent warns a boy that declining all contracts will avoid trouble as the devil’s domain may need raising. The quotation conveys local color and cautionary rhetoric from the Atlanta Constitution excerpt.
A Boston Transcript item states a policeman, gripping a gambler, waits for the patrol wagon while a bystander asks what the officer is doing. The officer replies humorously that he is holding a card party.
A humorous quip from Philadelphia Ledger notes Blinks usually wins disputes by stating his case first and then walking away. The line captures a witty marital dynamic and a boastful style.
Winthrop Packard recalls a white breasted nuthatch that learns to take nut meat from a hand. The bird hammered a thumb once and, the next morning, repeated the act, illustrating a quick lesson learned through feeding.
A fragment from the Louisville Courier Journal captures an exchange where an old millionaire asks how to earn love and a girl responds with a single terse reply. The dialogue hints at social status and wealth as a motive in relationships.
A clipped London Telegraph excerpt shows Mamie praising a gray servant as proof of long service while Amy questions Miss Antique about dismissing her butler, reflecting themes of aging and loyalty in domestic life.
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