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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1906
Page
6
Deer are trampling Connecticut crops as game law enforcement tightens. The article notes living costs rising to new highs since 1899, yet claims the era of automobiles is advancing slowly with $400,000,000 spent in four years in the United States on cars, while the horseless era lags behind.
A Valparaiso planning note pledges larger, improved developments while civic improvement societies reject sweeping reforms as unnecessary threats to established routines.
Belva Lockwood argues women must study law as much as cooking while noting many women still do not study law. The remark reflects a broader view that legal education for women is essential but not widely pursued.
An English inventor proposes banning smoke in London by generating electricity for lighting and power at coal mines 120 miles distant. He estimates the plant cost at 17 million dollars and claims smoke nuisance losses in London reach 10 million annually. The idea rests on keeping smoke out as the best suppression method.
Burlington reports America Vespucius Spaulding sues Christopher Columbus for 17 50 after Columbus allegedly boarded with Spaulding. A discoverer notes the other thought he had discovered a soft snap, echoing Columbus's historic misperception on reaching America.
The article claims civilized life does not degenerate the white man. It argues he has a lower death rate and longer life, is taller heavier and stronger than ancestors or any known race. It cites soldiers who can outrun wrestle and swim better than natives.
The piece recalls a fad when jiu-jitsu stories captivated readers as slender practitioners challenged giants. Appointments of jiu-jitsu teachers at West Point and Annapolis were proposed, yet American athletes rejected the art and ultimately discarded the technique.
Donegal county council plans to sell Lif ford prison, a historic Irish jail noted by the London Daily Mail for housing notable offenders from the Irish rebellion and French prisoners captured near Lough Swilly. Napper Tandy was once imprisoned there.
The shah of Persia establishes a constitution and a 50 member council of state excluding peasants. The reform follows Russian upheaval and popular pressure with threats of rebellion, reflecting a liberal age influence from Europe. A modern enlightened monarchy may emerge on Persia’s ancient domains.
The writer argues tuition costs reflect nearly half the national government, yet average figures show instructors receive less than laborers. The piece blames conscientious school administration rather than businesslike wage policies, criticizing the nation for not advancing beyond the era when teachers "boarded around."
In Humboldt a seven year old, Irvin Kinney, stepped to ride a passing spring wagon, his foot caught in the wheel tearing off the knee. He was rushed home and surgeons amputated above the knee. The boy, known for nerve, previously suffered a broken jaw and facial injuries from a horse incident. He had also earlier handled a thirty two caliber revolver, wounding his cousin Ernest Parker in the abdomen.
Secretary of State Galusha refuses amended articles for Lincoln Drug Co after demanding original papers on file. Original filing dated 1897 in county clerk, increasing state fees from a few dollars to 22 dollars. Incorporators are Hans P Lau Oscar Junge Willard C Mills and W E Stewart.
Farmers report right-of-way agents in the field as a Northwestern survey concludes. The through freight route between Fremont and Arlington will be doubled or cut off to shorten the line by six miles. Expected readiness is this coming winter.
Homesick and lonely sixteen year old Nora Mer cell placed at the Good Shepherd home in Omaha leaped from a fourth story window. She struck head first and against the ground but sustained only bruises to the head and shoulders and a gash on the chin.
A laborer named A. J. Flynn at Atwood & Co. stone crusher east of Wymore was run over and killed by a Burlington passenger train just east of the Blue River bridge. He was 28, had been drinking recently, and it is believed he fell onto the tracks. The entire train passed over him. he had worked there about two months.
The Greeley Nebraska post office moved to a new building two doors west of the old site. The First National Bank has moved into their new building and many improvements are underway in Greeley.
Northwestern passenger train No. 5 from the east collided with a freight engine in the Long Pine yards. The freight engine moved 200 yards along the main line, tearing a water tank. the passenger pilot was badly injured and the engine derailed. The train was delayed about two and a half hours. few passengers escaped injury. The freight fireman had a narrow escape.
Albert Hunger fifteen Y of Plattsmouth restaurant keeper is arrested for assaulting Miss Bertha Clintberg. He confessed after denial and claims prior attacks on women, leading police to believe they caught the serial assailant nicknamed "Jack the Hugger."
George Brown and Edward Applin of Ansley were struck by fast train No 42 while crossing the B and M track three miles southeast of Mason City with a team and buggy. Brown died instantly, Applin seriously injured. The buggy team was destroyed. The accident occurred at a dangerous spot where a westbound locomotive emerges from a deep cut unseen until on the track. Both men were taken to Litchfield. Brown was a lumber yard manager. Applin a printer living with his parents.
The governor heads a company organized by Kansas men with $3,500,000 capital that filed articles in Arizona to save fees. Arizona charged $30 versus Nebraska $350, while Kansas fees reportedly match or exceed Nebraska costs.
Charles Medix an employee of the McCook Brick company was struck by an engine in West McCook and instantly killed. He had just arrived in McCook from Brush, Colorado. He was about 25 years old and described as a fine specimen of physical manhood.
H. P. Leh rack and Dr. Morrill of Howe Nebraska acquire Frank C. Alley drug store in Sterling. Alley will move to Howe to take charge of the Morrill drug store.
A large barn belonging to J. P. Schroeder seven miles southeast of Clay Center burned down. Eight horses perished in the fire. Schroeder carried $650 insurance on the horses. no coverage on the barn itself.
Biography of Lydia E. Pinkham born 1819 in Lynn Massachusetts. Describes her early teaching work, marriage to Isaac Pinkham, family of four, and interest in roots and herbs. Explains how she and her children created Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound during the 1870s financial crisis and its rise to widespread use and record keeping.
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