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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1908
Page
3
In Petticoat pass a remarkable baboon community aids travelers while enduring war between Boers and Macatees. Stoffel the hero baboon loses his life after aiding his foster mother and fellow apes during a brutal clash, the toll of stones and bombs in the battle-scarred kloof.
A post office clerk narrates how strict attendance fails to stop a near sighted Irishman from leaving to drink. The man returns with broken spectacles and takes advantage of a long running ruse to avoid pay while claiming poor vision.
Santiago Hernandez, last survivor of the Chapultepec defense in 1847, died in Mexico City. A famed Mexican artist, he was about 15 when he joined the army and was captured during a Chapultepec assault under Gen. Scott, who praised his valor.
Arkansas boasts the world’s largest peach orchard in Sevier County with 200000 trees on 2800 acres. The operation employs 1000 workers and 300 teams to harvest the crop across 2000 acres of trees.
World output in 1907 includes 713,000 tons of copper 992,800 tons of lead 98,700 tons of tin 738,400 tons of zinc 14,100 tons of nickel and 19,800 tons of aluminum. No official reports for gold silver or quicksilver.
A reflective note in the Home Herald contemplates Providence guiding future schemes beyond mere provision, suggesting a broader divine intent shaping community welfare and progress.
Recent reports show sodium peroxide enables closed chamber fusion analysis with advantages over older methods. It prevents volatilization in manganese ores, aids sulfur analysis in pyrites and rubber, and helps sulfur and arsenic in organic compounds.
A reflective note argues a woman’s zeal in church wanes when she cannot see how much a hated person fails to contribute to the collection plate. The remark links personal grievance with religious duty and communal fundraising.
Prominent New York financier Thomas Fortune Ryan, born in Nelson county Virginia, plans to retire from active business to devote years to his native state. He contemplates a million-dollar Richmond residence and an equally grand Oak Ridge estate in Nelson county with summers there and winters in Richmond, while a Richmond skyscraper is also contemplated. Ryan, born 1851 in Lovingston, rose from modest origins to lead in finance and remains deeply tied to Virginia.
H W Walton of San Antonio writes that a summer and fall 1902 catarrh with deep cough night sweats and chest pains improved after a thorough course of Peruna The remedy reportedly cured alarming symptoms and restored health and has been used again for bad colds since then
A heroic rescuer grasps the woman by the hair to pull her from danger, but the hair comes off and a tangle of puffs, coils, waves, and rats scatters the sea. He recovers a small strand and guides her to shallow water, though the woman offers no thanks.
Sheer white wash goods gain attractiveness from proper laundering with starch. Stiffness without thickening is essential, and Defiance Starch promises noticeable improvement in the appearance of laundered fabrics.
Charolies, a small town 30 miles from Macon, France, reports a shower of sulphur covering roofs, gardens, fields, vineyards, rivers, and ponds. A yellow dust and a biting odour troubled peasants, causing breathing difficulties for some time.
Distemper in all forms among dogs and others cured and kept from the disease with SPOHN'S DISTEMPER. Every bottle guaranteed. Over 500 bottles sold in a year. 50 cents to $1.00. Available through any good druggist or by sending for a free book from the Contagious Diseases, Goshen, Ind.
A brief quote from The Tatler shows a humorous exchange where the speaker rejects air cuts and asks for a bun tied with a pink ribbon. The line captures period wit and fashion satire.
An ethical remedy praised by the Well Informed of the World is promoted as a wholesome family laxative. Buyers are advised to purchase the genuine Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna from leading druggists.
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