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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1907
Page
8
A poetic fragment depicts a gardener tending roses in June. The speaker recalls a lover’s walk and a scene where petals spread across the ground as dawn brightens, ending with the line Beauty, the gardener.
Six sailors prepare a seaside prank as Jack agrees to hire a launch for ten dollars per hour. Leigh is kept with the girls while the others set off for Oyster Bay aboard the Aphrodite. The rainy morning ride promises a lively, if chaotic, voyage with a wedding march hinted later.
Six sailors share food aboard the Aphrodite while Leich swims for help after the boat drifts. He meets Edith Appleton on a cliff where she recalls a past rescue and hints at a renewed romance as Leigh asks to be accepted.
The piece surveys ancient and medieval conjurers and their macabre tricks, from boiling off living beasts to fake heads and intoxicating potions. It notes how such performances shifted from feared witchcraft to vaudeville stagecraft, with examples of practical jokes and early printed tricks and cautions about cruelty.
A fragment from a historical scan cites odd bits from Ragitsh lore. It notes a schoolgirl claim about the hydra’s marriage to Henry VIII and a household paste recipe with flour paste, boiling water, and spice oil guidance.
The text describes applying a cloth soaked in hot water for headache and neuralgia, with a colder wet cloth for quicker relief. It advises a fourfold fold towel wrung in cold water to the spine for insomnia, claiming it helps sleep. If one towel fails, use a second or third at fifteen minute intervals, with a heavy bath towel between bed and wet wrap.
Cleaning matting requires thorough sweeping with a stiff broom along the grain of the straw. Heat a soft broom in warm water and brush across the grain. Rinse with warm salted water. If color is light, borax can brighten and preserve the shade.
Instructions describe making a cushion substitute from cloth circles with a six inch center, sewn seams, and rolled cotton batting. The method yields a padding circle said to be as good as an air cushion or sometimes better.
The guide states a small bottle of iodine and a camel hair brush can be added to the summer medicaments for prospective advantage. Iodine on a bruise reduces soreness quickly. usually one application suffices, with a second if soreness persists into the next day.
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