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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1905
Page
8
A Milwaukee millionaire displays a collection of historic Chinese mandarin buttons in glass cases. He explains rank by button class from ninth to first, noting each class has a distinct button material and a corresponding official bird embroidered on the coat.
A Philadelphia Record feature quotes a man joking about his wife’s constant beauty transformations. He muses on red hair green eyes pale skin and the challenge of matching a wife’s shifting look with his own sense of peace.
In a city hall civil service exam for the criminal identification bureau, 13 men faced questions on ulnar loops, whorls, arches, and tents. Some candidates left blanks as officials sought Bertillon system expertise from a St. Louis specialist.
A humorous theory claims rapid tooth decay stems from decline of conversational powers. Jaw exercises and more talking supposedly strengthen teeth, noting ancestors talked more with fewer amusements. Modern cheap entertainments and literature supposedly reduce jaw exercise and harm dentition.
The class of 1904 at the University of Pennsylvania votes to place a statue of Benjamin Franklin on the campus grounds. The class of 1905 plans to erect a statue of William Smith, continuing a tradition of commemorative monuments.
Final estimates from the New York City commissioner of taxes and assessments place the city’s value at 5.97 billion dollars, up 271.6 million from last year. Real estate and special franchises account for most of the rise, personal estates add 65.2 million, lowering the tax rate to 1.46885 per 100. Andrew Carnegie tops the personal list at 5 million, with his Fifth Avenue residence valued at 2.27 million. John D. Rockefeller follows at 2.5 million, Russell Sage at 2 million.
A London Daily Mail letter from an eminent physician urges laws banning marriages where one or both partners suffer mental or physical disease. He claims many inmates of hospitals and asylums inherit their affliction and contrasts Western artificial environments with savage natural selection eliminating the diseased.
A major manufacturer has patented an advanced cash register feature that displays the sale amount remotely. Electric communicators and illuminated numerals flash the total on a conspicuous sign when a sale is registered, preventing undetected false entries.
Washington reports a nationwide move to green post boxes replacing aluminum colored ones. Chicago and other cities will transform about 4,000 boxes to a grass hue by fall, as green paint resists dirt and rust longer and signals the public post box everywhere.
The Chicago Tribune reports a newly invented solder combining tin zinc lead and aluminum with a small amount of resin as flux. Edges are cleaned and faced, no chemical treatments needed, and aluminum tools may replace copper. Gentle heat aids molten solder flow.
The speaker of the house of commons receives a lordly residence at Westminster Palace, a £5000 salary plus £190 for stationery, and two hogsheads of claret, plus 2000 ounces of plate on election. He also enjoys priority over all other commoners by an 1689 act granting precedence after peers.
A humorous exchange where the Doctor dismisses further medicines while the Patient argues that contentment is costly. The Patient quips that a contented mind would require a million dollars, noting he cannot afford the price. The fragment reflects a satirical tone in the Detroit Free Press.
A Chicago Tribune account describes a wife at a downtown luncheon acting irritated and pouty toward her husband until a second man joins them. After the newcomer is introduced, the wife smiles and the husband is included in her cheerful remarks, drawing scoffs from observers about social manners.
A Youth's Companion excerpt argues that speech should conceal unkind thoughts to maintain peace. It suggests even if one privately prefers rivals or rivals’ kin, expressing such judgments would cause social friction and harm harmony.
The London Chronicle praises King Alfonso as highly educated among monarchs. It notes his fluency in languages and familiarity with Goethe Schiller Grillparzer and Horace translations. It adds his interests include mathematics history and drawing, with English literature not publicly detailed.
A Philadelphia Press quotation depicts Bridget negotiating credit with an iceman. The woman offers to save money now and pay for the ice on Saturday, while the iceman worries about future payment and contemplates taking the ice back if funds are not available.
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