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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1906
Page
2
The author argues that degree culture shifts from genuine education to parchment marks. He traces origins to English universities, notes varied college paths, and condemns degrees as scholastic buncombe with limited lasting impact beyond capital letters and credentials.
The San Francisco earthquake supposedly improved public health. Women with poor health and digestion regained appetite while men and women reduced alcohol and sweets. Exposed to fresh air and simple street cooking, residents exercised more, slept earlier, and woke early, producing better overall wellness.
A New York runaway car incident showed a calm woman with a baby in her arms tossing the infant to a bystander to save the child as passengers panicked. The mother then returned, thanked the helper, and retrieved her baby.
Ocean freight rates remain firm despite a huge rise in ship production. The Clyde yard launched more tonnage in June than any district ever did. Lloyd reports 377,500,000 tons of merchant ships and over 30,000 vessels, with two thirds steamers.
The article notes that lightning hit the same spot twice in one day at Cape Henry Virginia, causing the wireless telegraph station to suspend operations briefly.
Jack Slipped and a car body struck him near the base of the brain in Beatrice Creamery switch yards. He was found unconscious and rushed to St Elizabeth's hospital in Lincoln with very serious injuries and a slim chance of recovery.
Circuit Court for Lincoln reports Judge Hunger and officials from Omaha inspecting the new federal building in Lincoln. They found the court room nearly ready and arrangements made to hold the full term next month. Court will convene in Lincoln October 8.
At a special meeting the Grand Island board of education awarded the high school building contract to J H Wagenknecht of Wathena Kansas for 47123 dollars. Other bids ranged to 53150. The facing brick was chosen as gray pressed brick and total costs including lighting heating and plumbing are estimated at 7000 dollars, keeping total under the 60000 dollar appropriation aside from furniture.
The Northwestern Railroad company has tested land near Long Pine and located an extensive bed of excellent gravel on Carl Pettijohn's property. They have leased the land and will install a sand sifting plant there soon.
Noah Crandall of thirty four miles southeast of Bassett died after a gun in a buggy containing two hunters discharged, striking him in the abdomen. He lived about one hour leaving a wife and three small children in poor circumstances.
Mrs. Elmer J. Miller of Grand Island dies from severe burns after an explosion while attempting to start a fire with kerosene. Her husband, also injured in the rescue, is left helpless. The family faces hardship as neighbors gather to raise aid.
In Elwood a special election approved bonds of 12000 dollars to build a water works system. The measure passed by eighty nine to six, ensuring a first class system for the town. Construction will start once bonds are issued and the contract is let.
Freight No. 302 on the Guernsey line collided with an extra ore train at Scotts Bluff derailing two cars and demolishing the way car. Four men occupied the way car. Kennedy of Denver and E B Dunkin were instantly killed. Two others survived with minor injuries while seven carpenters in a bunk car behind the caboose escaped unscathed.
A cloudburst in Dakota and Dixon counties sent Elk creek flowing seven feet high through Jackson Nebraska. Hundreds of tons of hay were washed away and hogs drowned as pens flooded. Cellars, railroad tracks, and other property suffered damage conservatively estimated at 100000 dollars. The Omaha and Great Northern railroad reported substantial track loss.
News from Rule Nebraska reports Henry Leslie senior a seventy year old Shubert farmer died at his home from self inflicted razor wounds. His wife found him after he did not return, a note-less act attributed to aging and poor health. Leslie was a retired farmer owning two farms east of town and a respected church member in the Shubert area for forty years.
Ed Wiseman, once of Columbus Nebraska and later North Bend, reports a rich gold deposit on a distant Idaho mountain while herding sheep thirty miles from Spencer. He staked a claim and paid the government fee but cannot develop it due to lack of railroad access and water within twenty miles. He hopes for future wealth.
R M Lytle a well to do farmer died by strychnine poison at Benedict funeral held there. He told his wife he stole it from rats and had feared hospital return after illness. Some attribute the act to estate disputes in Iowa.
W. C. Hartman of Staplehurst, a major local horse dealer, lost his new barn and hay contents to spontaneous combustion. No wind allowed firemen to save other outbuildings. Total loss: barn six thousand dollars. hay and contents two thousand. partly insured.
Will Rohmeyer son of L H Rohmeyer editor of Beobachter at Auburn broke his leg recently while jumping from a buggy. The young man was principal assistant in the Beobachter office, and his father is short of help as printers lack German case knowledge.
In Havana on September 19 Taft and Bacon heard statements from the moderate and liberal Cuban presidents on the pre revolutionary facts and belligerent conduct. Each leader will submit a written peace proposal, while General Menocal spoke on peace efforts. Taft said the mediation may take ten days and could involve talks with insurgent camps if needed.
A crowded Scotch express train leaving London derailed after failing to stop at Grantham. The engine and several coaches plunged over a bridge, some catching fire. Ten people were killed and sixteen injured, with passengers trapped under debris. The crash likely due to brakes failing at a sharp curve.
The acting attorney general has been asked by the secretary of agriculture to interpret provisions of the new meat inspection law. The inquiry also asks whether foreign meat products will be absolutely barred from entering the United States or if England Germany and France must provide governmental inspection and labeling acceptable to the U S government.
A winter grape juice drink is easy to make at home and stores for two years. Use a mix of Delaware Niagara Catawba Concord grapes, cook with water, strain, sweeten lightly, bottle hot. Also includes a baked tomato dish with breadcrumbs and meat, rug making from silk scraps, and kitchen wall and floor advice for durability and storage.
Population distribution shows 558 of 1000 live in Asia, 242 in Europe, 111 in Africa, 32 in America, 5 in Oceanica and the Polar regions, and 2 in Australia. Asia holds more than half of Earth's population, Europe about a quarter.
Brass cleaning guideline cautions against using powder on wrought or chased brass. Wash the articles thoroughly, dry them, rub with half a lemon, rinse in warm water, air dry, and finish with a chamois leather polish.
A fragment notes Swiss hotels delivering meals with military precision. Once a course passes it is gone forever indicating a strict dining rhythm and emphasis on timing. The readable text centers on service style rather than named entities.
The early Ohio settlement tale describes colonists who faced hard work in the wilderness. French founders of Gallipolis arrived seeking grand promises from a shady land company and brought Parisian gaiety into the frontier.
The continent offers more unexplored area relative to its size than any other landmass, suggesting substantial unknown regions within Australia’s interior. The note highlights vast tracts yet to be charted and studied.
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