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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1903
Page
3
Magistrate Scott reports a tale of a New York gambler staying at a dull shore hotel. A so called doctor extorts money by claiming the gambler’s wife and child face smallpox, then both men flee as the hoax empties the house and they board the train back to New York.
During a royal visit to Ireland King Edward and Queen Alexandra viewed a silver statuette of St. George and the dragon at Maynooth College. A mix up saw the English saint mistakenly placed in a cupboard before inspection, while Vienna sent gilded vestments as a peace offering after the error became known.
A narrator recalls leaving a bookworm to dine on a table full of novels. The bookworm reads, eats the margins, and notes he cannot eat the text, promising not to vex his beloved master. The scene ends with the bookworm asleep and margins consumed.
A boy said to deliver a note for a relative to Dr Theobald Smith lecturer in bacteriology at Columbian University. The note was addressed to a different Dr Smith causing a humorous mix up before the recipient clarified the name.
A consular report details who dominates Chinese trade, with Britain at 51.2 percent, Germany 17.5 percent, Japan 10 percent, and the United States 1.6 percent, highlighting the Yangtse river as the key productive area.
Walter Craig of Cadiz Ohio aged 35 shows a rapid change from snowy white hair and beard to black. The unusual reversal of aging hair color is noted as a curious personal trait.
A Grand Ave Everett Washington wife of a stock dealer says fifteen years of back and groin pain ended after using Dean's Kidney Pills. She reports rapid relief after several boxes and a renewed health following continued treatment. Free trials offered by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. Defiance Starch advertised alongside.
A vintage advertisement promoting Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for children. Claims to cure summer complaints fevers headaches stomach troubles teething disorders and worms. Sold by druggists 25 cents sample offered free by Allen S Olmsted LeRoy New York.
fragmented ad copy promises one third more value for the same money with a starch product. It asserts the item will not stick and claims satisfaction is guaranteed, urging return to dealer if not.
A London paper contrasts English clerks and American students who rushed west to harvest wheat in Kansas and the Dakotas with London workers who joined English farmers. Americans earned 2 to 3 dollars a day plus board, while London clerks often accepted basic lodging. The farmer argues labor shortages are solved, though some question paying workers to harvest crops.
A string of fraud attempts targets residents labeled as easy marks. Police urge vigilance and report increased incidents involving impersonation schemes, counterfeit offers, and synthetic pleas for funds. Citizens are advised to verify identities and disregard unsolicited requests.
An Illinois reader credits Grape-Nuts and Postum with curing severe indigestion. He reports improved health after using predigested food and Postum, under a doctor’s advice, noting strong recovery and long-term use. The ad emphasizes digestibility and a health claim tied to the product.
A humorous exchange shows Stanley proposing to penetrate unmapped Africa using a fashion pattern diagram. Friends warn of danger, he insists a diagram will guide any road. The dialogue highlights imagination overcoming fear in a curious exploration conceit.
A sworn statement by J. Cumey claims the firm of F. J. Cuxxer offers Hart's Catarrh Cure for sale in Toledo Ohio with a one hundred dollar per case promise for cures not achieved. Notary public Gleason witnesses the affidavit dated December 6 1880. The ad also promotes Hart's Catarrh Cure and Putnam's Faceless Dyes and Mad's Faulty Pills.
An old advertisement promotes Red Cross Ball Blue for whitening clothes, citing a large 2 for a package with a five cent price. The clipping includes unrelated humorous quotes and a medical claim about Piso's Cure for Consumption.
In Zanesville Ohio a richly dressed woman telephoned to claim that placing an infant in a running buhrstone hopper would cure whooping cough. She encouraged a mother to seat her three month old in the hopper with grain, while the baby played contentedly before being removed. The incident ends with a wary note on honesty and friendship.
Leroy Ferris of Lexington receives a letter from a Washington state resident enclosing $5. The writer recalls killing geese on Ferris’s farm about thirty years ago and now suffers nightly dreams of geese flapping and hissing. Ferris acknowledges receipt and hopes the conscience spell lifts.
The fragmented dialogue suggests Nell Oldun is recovering while companions discuss her fear of death and a coffin plate bearing her exact age. The exchange hints at a health scare and the impact on Nell and those around her.
Defiancé Starch offers 16 ounces per package at 10 cents with a claim of one third more starch for the same money. An Atchison man in ready made clothing discusses his tailor. Hed Crows Ball Blue Large 2 0% package advertised for clear white clothes. The text also notes advice on renewing bluffing and frequent renewal.
An assortment of vintage ad copy touts Defiance Starch as guaranteed big, best, and money refunded with 16 ounces costing 10 cents. Also promoted are Lewis Single Binder straight 5o cigars and a Peoria Illinois factory claim of uniform high quality. A mix of quips and branding echoes early 20th century advertising tone.
Mr E J Hicks of Dennard Ark recounts twenty years of chronic pain and fatigue after the Civil War. He credits Dodd's Kidney Pills for relief, noting dramatic sleep and appetite restoration and plans to recommend the remedy. The piece also advertises various patent medicines and consumer goods in a period newspaper style.
The Wabash announces greatly reduced excursion rates to Indiana Ohio Kentucky and other points with dates in September October and October. One way and round trip tickets available on the first and third Tuesdays each month with routes via the Wabash and no bus transfers. Promotions include half fare to Baltimore Little Rock Detroit and more, with elegant equipment and sleepers and free reclining chair cars.
Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain Route announce Home Visitors Excursions starting September 1. Low fare round trips to Indiana Western Ohio and Louisville Kentucky available with sale dates September 1 8 15 and October 6 for return within thirty days. Details from local agents or H C Townsend St Louis.
Madge finally admits she loves Marjorie and they sit on the beach yesterday, unaware of the incoming tide until they are soaked.
Miss Muriel Armitage of Detroit writes that after five years of uterine irregularities she found relief by using Peruna for six months. She says fifteen bottles cured her and she now feels strong and grateful. The article links female ailments to catarrh and promotes Peruna as a remedy.
An advertisement asserts pelvic catarrh causes nervousness and exhaustion in women and claims Peruna cures catarrh permanently, even chronic cases. It invites readers to write to Dr. Hartman for free advice if results are not prompt or satisfactory.
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