Diller Nebraska Public Notice Fragment
Published in Friday edition for Diller Nebraska, office in Room No 2 garage block indicates a local notice page location.
31 Dec 1897
Page 1
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Newspaper
The Jefferson County Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1897
Page
1
Published in Friday edition for Diller Nebraska, office in Room No 2 garage block indicates a local notice page location.
Mise Willard urges women to pursue a healthier physique through diet lighter clothing and fresh air. The Eve grave in Jeddah draws 40000 yearly pilgrims. Arabs claim Eve tallest woman. Postmaster general allows postal card advertising if space remains for address. Nebraska’s natural and economic advantages praised as a path to prosperity.
The piece reports on congressional party lines resisting civil service changes and opposing retirements of greenbacks while backing Cuban independence. It contrasts such policy with Native affairs noting the Kaw tribe on a Kansas reservation numbered 208 individuals in 29 families, receiving $70 per person yearly, $490 per family, and described as the richest people on earth as a nation.
The piece argues that most Americans chase wealth through labor and schemes, yielding only a few who retain wealth. It claims five in a hundred hold onto gains and that high failure rates erase most fortunes by age sixty, leaving many dependent on daily earnings.
The Topeka Journal asserts the U S cannot be outperformed by cheap foreign labor, noting locomotive and steel rail exports reach markets worldwide. Manufactures exports for fiscal year 1897 exceed 1896 by 119 million dollars, signaling strong growth in the domestic industry.
Dr W T English of Pittsburg warns that rising acid food intake marks a new stage of civilization. Acid fruits pickles and drinks rise rapidly with tomatoes up tenfold since 1890 and acid drinks doubling annually. He says acid diet may neutralize bile and pancreatic juice lowering blood alkalinity and resistance to infection, potentially disturbing the nervous system and heart and causing temporary mental confusion.
Walt Mason notes the butter fat sale plan yields steady income for farmers with fair trials and proper milk care. He cites long-time practitioners and western farmers who favor a reliable income, as separator stations extend across the region.
A playful letter full of humor frames a marriage proposal as a political campaign. A young man asks Miss E to announce his candidacy for her hand and to set a date for a caucus with her mother, then to move to primaries and a convention. A telegram replies nominating him unanimously and asks to fix the ratification date.
The Canton Champion editor recalls past hardships versus present affluence, contrasting cradle days, boots and school memories with current comforts and social outings. He notes old methods like plowing stumps with a one horse plow and threshing on a barn floor, while lamenting changing lifestyles.
Help wanted advertisement seeking a reliable and active woman to travel for an established house in Remesks. Compensation noted as $6.00 plus fee expenses. Submit self addressed stamped envelope to The Dominion Company Dept. Y.
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