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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1907
Page
3
Leonard Bromfield helps Dorothea Winthrop reach Redbank Farm after a stampless letter delays her father’s final wish. The dying farmer asks him to protect and befriend her, and Leonard remains a steadfast ally through autumn and winter, finally recognizing love in spring.
In Clinton New Jersey a white owl got tangled in the Methodist church bell rope causing a false fire alarm. The town with no fire department or water system mobilized volunteers to bucket brigades. Henry Van Ness and Giles Van Riper climbed the belfry and freed the bird after it injured itself in the struggle.
The first Eddystone lighthouse was built 1696 to 1700 by Winstanley, 100 feet high and wood on a stone base, washed away in November 1703. A second wood lighthouse by Rudyerd from 1706 to 1709 burned in 1755. The third, by Smeaton 1757 to 1759, 85 feet high with a 26 foot base diameter, 15 feet top, light 72 feet above water visible 13 miles. A new 1879 to 82 tower by Sir James Douglass replaced it, 133 feet high, visible 17½ miles. Smeaton’s tower was lowered to ground level, remaining as landmark.
A night vigil inspires an awakening to the world outside. The speaker hears crickets and birds and feels kinship with trees and stars. Awake hours reveal deeper understanding than sleep, as nature speaks in quiet minutes.
A fragmented moral reflection features phrases of a revival hymn about judgment day and trumpet blasts. The text juxtaposes religious imagery with a critique of war and a British stereotype, ending with a rhetorical question about inheriting heaven for war makers.
William A. Radford outlines a compact 25 by 48 foot cottage with no attic, stressing a dry, well shaped cellar with drainage, cement floors, and tiles. The piece praises modern essentials like hot water, gas or electric lighting, and a bathroom, arguing these add health and comfort in small houses.
Josh Wise remarks that a wife rarely knows her husband's secrets as quoted by Cleveland Leader. The brief reflects a personal claim attributed to Wise and reported in local press.
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