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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1905
Page
4
The Diller Record published weekly in Diller Nebraska provides subscription terms of three months for one dollar and states mailed circulation until canceled with arrears paid. Advertising rates are available upon request and business locals are charged per line per insertion.
A 1905 column muses on youth as the outset of life with notes on manners, education, and global customs. It contrasts perseverance and indolence, urges enthusiasm for opportunity, and laments lost chances for those who delay.
Thomas O Keefe of Woodlawn Long Island learns by letter from Ireland that he is heir to 3 825 000 from an estate tied to oil rich Texas lands once owned by Dennis O Keefe of Kilkee Ireland. The tale follows decades of searching and a modest couple about to enter wealth from a prior generation.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hollis, young and capable with tools, plans a two story frame dwelling on land bought in Lorraine suburb. She excavates the cellar and orders stone for a heavy foundation wall. Building Trade council backs her and offers two men if needed, but she aims to do interior finishing herself. Several neighbors offer to dig the cellar, yet she prefers to complete the project alone.
Patriotism fuels a booming American flag industry with a quadruple rise in flag production over the past decade. Silk and bunting banners exceed 3,000,000 yearly, though this is only a fraction of flags created and disposed of each year. From Maine to California, and from the Gulf to the Canadian line, the flag decorates homes and occasions everywhere.
A writer walks through a mile of shops in St. Petersburg and finds almost no British manufacture on display. An iron monger’s front shows a vast array of tools and engineer supplies, but most items are American made or of other origins, highlighting scarce British goods in Russia.
A garbled dialogue fragment shows a boy asking about omnice while misadventures involve scratching an ear and rubbing a back against a bookcase. The text hints at confusion and a playful, regional mispronunciation. No clear event or source context available.
The horseless age dawns in Paris with horse numbers dropping from 91,016 in 1903 to 90,147 in 1904, a loss of 869, while Lyon shows similar trends. France in 1903 counted 20,000 vehicles worth about $40,000,000, as Malta plans electric buses in Valetta to extend tram coverage with a public fleet including 20 hp single deck, 24 hp double deck, and a 24 hp lorry, all electric.
The Buffalo Enquirer reports Mayor Weaver of Philadelphia discussing a crafty politician who delays, argues, and finally overwhelms opponents. The tale likens him to a romance era fickle sailor famed for charm and defiance, retold with a moonlit tropics scene and a flirtatious exchange about marriage.
John Burroughs explains that species balance persists due to abundance of insects and food limits on predators. Adaptability improves survival, while unchecked predators would not outnumber prey. Examples include potato bug, ichneumon fly and rabbit overabundance due to missing natural enemies.
George Iry of the Chemical Society in London argues that seventeenth and eighteenth century Italian violin makers likely used linseed oil and resin in varnish rather than a mystical gum. He notes varnish affects tone and that oxidized resin with nitric acid was used, casting doubt on the belief that aging always benefits violins.
The body found in Carthage Missouri was hastily identified as a local by a man of grim humor who visited the morgue and declared the corpse could not be himself. The report notes the deceased was referred to as a Carthaginian and the identification was disputed.
The fragment lists a Lord's Day schedule with morning and evening services, communion, a Day meeting, Sunday school at 10 a.m., and Wednesday evening prayer meetings. No further context or identifiers are provided.
Preacher Frank Mills outlines worship pattern with services on alternate Sundays morning and evening. Sunday School at 10 am. Prayer meeting Thursday evening. Ladies' Aid Society meets every two weeks Thursday afternoon.
Lodge A. P. and AM Naphtali Lodge No 206 meets second and fourth Tuesday evenings in the hall over People's State Bank Visiting brethren welcome Bos Naomi Chapter No 44 meets first and third Tuesday evenings in Masonic hall Visiting members welcome M W of A Diller Camp No 1668 meets first and third Saturday evenings in Muonic hall Visiting brothers in good standing invited
The notice lists activities of A. O. U. W. Diller Lodge 133 meets on the second and fourth Saturdays in Maxonic hall. Pleasant Lodge meets second and fourth Saturdays at 2:30 in Masonic hall. Diller Camp 208 WO meets first and third Wednesdays in Masonic Hall. Laurals Camp 936 Royal Neighbors meets second Saturday afternoon and fourth Friday evening in the Masonic Hall. Nickajack Post 245 meets first and third Saturday at 3 PM in Masonic Hall. Visiting members welcomed.
The text invites members of the W. B. C. N'cka'ach Melief Corps to attend monthly gatherings on the stated Wednesdays at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. It specifies regular monthly timing and location details.
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