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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1906
Page
8
Felix Bradbury, a master of cracks and cons, lounges in a hotel smoking room while police chase his aliases. A telephone scam connects him to a young woman plotting to move $30,000 in bonds from a sick father’s home, promising a late-night arrival.
A Boston area tale follows Miss Besale Bradbury planning a hoax to scare her would be robber by leaving side door unlocked and swapping bonds. Mr Felix Bradbury sneaks in at night, finds the library envelope, and the next morning the family learns the “robbery” was a joke as a telephone voice hints at real danger to come.
A Pittsburg millionaire rescued a second hand art book lot from a poor sale, buying Audubys Birds of America for 500 dollars. The seller later sold the first edition set in New York for 1700 dollars after a shipping error.
W. J. Clothier, newly crowned American tennis champion in singles, will lead the U S team to England next summer. The Philadelphian defeated Beals C. Wright in Newport R L to win the all comers meet and secure the right to meet Wright in the challenge match.
The article weighs prep season uncertainties and new eligibility codes that bar freshmen. It predicts Yale and Pennsylvania as strong on paper, notes spring practice favored Penn and Yale, and says Harvard Cornell Princeton each face distinct prospects with Princeton weakest among the big five.
John McCloskey, chief of the St. Louis Nationals, declares the club a semipublic institution and vows to shed disorganizers. He trades Taylor to Chicago for Beebe and Noonan and notes Beebe’s best days ahead. Since taking charge, he has released twenty players with only two reaching the majors.
Constance 8 Titus abandoned training for the season and did not race in the Labor Day regatta of the Middle States association. His win is attributed by Greer supporters to Frank B. Greer of Boston being blocked from a late national regatta.
The article notes that the Worcester regatta will not resume this year and that an individual plans to travel to New Orleans to visit home.
Observers say new football rules open formations for passes making the gridiron resemble a basketball cage. The shift suggests the old passing game may lose vogue this year, as coaches debut new plays with fresh hearing.
A guide to a party game using twisted animal names and lists. The piece includes examples like Sheep, Chamois, Pug dog, Badger, Albatross, Terrier, Elephant and a prank list. It also reports a Philadelphia Ledger item about a French traveler noting a new Siamese ant species with mounted leaders.
Naturalists discuss whether animals and birds are left handed, citing examples like the African explorer Livingston and the lion’s left paw strike. Parrots are likely left handed as they often grasp with the left claw when receiving objects.
Don’ts For Scholars advises students not to study to please teachers, to avoid cheating, and to value education for personal gain. It stresses exams have lasting consequences, youth opportunities arrive once, and learning should be pursued with enthusiasm and joy.
A Brazilian walking stick insect draws student attention for its twig like appearance and astonishing length of about eighteen inches. The insect is plentiful in some regions yet difficult to find due to its superb camouflage among branches.
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