Central Granaries Co. booster named as Diller manager
Mr. E. L. Light, new manager of Central Granaries Co., arrived at Diller from Shelton Nebr July 19. He hired local craftsman Oake Branzen to repair the elevator and speaks of his extensive experience in elevator and grain work. Light, formerly with the Omaha Elevator, left five years ago in ill health and has since been on the road. The piece praises Light as a valuable citizen and a capable booster for Diller and the Central Granaries Co.
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E. L. Light
Central Granaries Co
Light
Diller
Shelton
Nebr
Oake Branzen
Omaha
Diller Mercantile Co. Promotes Store Wide Goods and Piano Contest
The Diller Mercantile Company in Diller is described as a leading eastern Jefferson County firm with a large dry goods and grocery stock. The store features prices from thread to silk dress and runs a piano contest offering a valuable prize, inviting customers to vote for their favorite.
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Diller Mercantile Co
Carlyle's First Love and Franklins Curious Chair
The piece recalls 1818 Kirkcaldy romance of Thomas Carlyle and Margaret Gordon and the theory she inspired Sartor Resartus. It also notes Benjamin Franklin at the end of life with gout and the invention of a chair that could convert to a stepladder, one example preserved by Philadelphia's Philosophical Society.
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Thomas Carlyle
Kirkcaldy
Carlyle
Margaret Gordon
Ben Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
Philosophical Society of Philadelphia
Suitors Seek Brains in Marriage Choice Says Baltimore American
A Baltimore American report notes that men seek educated spouses as a criterion for marriage insisting the future wife possess brains and intellect matching their aspirations. The piece reflects social expectations of intelligence being essential in life partnerships.
Weather-Proof Joy Despite Constant Rain
The piece muses that many harsher trials could occur yet we stay cheerful. It argues rain matters little when more severe ills could arrive and that much of our happiness remains weather-proof despite ongoing showers.
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Detroit
Shutt Drug Co Sets Pace for Local Pharmacists
The Shutt Drug Company presents itself as a first class up to date drug store essential to the home community. It contrasts itself with shops stuck in the past and asserts it keeps abreast of modern times, offering a progressive approach to pharmaceutical retail.
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Shutt Drug Co
The Czars Check and a Danish Artist’s Payment
A Danish painter Professor Tuxen received a 12 000 ruble imperial order for a painting The Coronation of Edward VII. In Russia the czar discounted the payment, then issued a second full amount so the artist could obtain full funds. Also a note on arithmetic by hand describing a Wallachian peasant’s 8 times 9 trick yielding 72.
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Tuxen
Edward VII
Petrograd
Russia
Washington Star
New York City Pension Funds List
New York City operates eight pension funds including the public school teachers retirement fund, the police pension fund, the fire department relief fund, the health fund, the College of the City of New York fund, the Supreme Court Appellate Division fund, the street cleaning department fund, and the city employees retirement fund.
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New York City
Public School Teachers’ Retirement Fund
Police Pension Fund
Fire Department, Relief Fund
Department of Health Fund
College of the City of New York Fund
Supreme Court Appellate Division Fund
Street Cleaning Department Fund
City of New York Employees’ Retirement Fund
New York Mall
Johnny and parent exchange in a sly dilemma
A Richmond Times Dispatch note presents a humorous exchange. A parent asks why Johnny did not come home. Johnny says he did not hear the call, and then fled fearing that he would hear it. The quip hinges on miscommunication and avoidance.
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Johnny
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Courtship Confession Sparks Witty Domestic Exchange
A wife recalls a loving claim during courtship while her husband fires back with a sharp joke about other men. The exchange underscores a playful marital dynamic and humorous restraint in romance.
Rexall Remedies Offer Pure Drugs at Shutt Drug Co Diller
Rexall products promise pure drugs and guaranteed satisfaction with a money back offer. Shutt Drug Co in Diller invites customers to visit, saying the latch string is always out and the shop welcomes all.
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Shutt Drug Co
Diller
Peking Observatory Claims as World’s Oldest
The Peking Observatory is believed to be the oldest in the world, founded in 1279 by Kubla Khan, the first emperor of the Mogul dynasty.
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Peking Observatory
Peking
Kubla Khan
Covent Garden Market’s Monastic Roots Revealed
Covent Garden in London once served as a convent garden owned by Westminster monks. The market evolved into a famed vegetables and frit market reflecting its historic origins and urban growth.
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Covent Garden
London
Westminster
Forests and Moisture Preserve Water in Ecosystems
The article explains how forests conserve water by transpiration and interception, cooling the air, enhancing local rainfall, and reducing soil evaporation. It notes forests supply 50 to 60 percent more water than open fields due to improved percolation and lower evaporation, with litter and canopy protecting the soil.
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Dille
The
Central Granaries Company Elevator
E.L. Light
Jefferson
Diller Mercantile Company
Hiller
Blumline
Baltimore
Ak-Sar-Ben
Boston Symphony Orchestra
West
Wortham
Nebraska
Samson
Shutt Drug Company
Czar
John
Rexall
Rexall Co
India
O. F. Rigdon
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