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Newspaper
The Jefferson County Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1899
Page
2
A collection of wry aphorisms on manners and relationships. It riffes on truth, lies, and social theater. Pithy quips touch bachelorhood matrimony and the bluff of public preaching with crisp, old fashioned humor.
Experts doubt the viability of double decked turrets in new American navy ships noting the era of mast and sail has passed. The shift highlights sailors who can manage intricate machinery and act as skilled electricians amid evolving warfare requirements.
The initial step toward the Aswan dam involves erecting and equipping hospitals and dispensaries to care for the labor force. This progress contrasts with ancient times when human life was undervalued and bodies would have outnumbered pyramids.
Colonel Wright discusses census findings that the rich are growing richer while the poor improve. He cites Boston examples showing concentration shifting from nine taxpayers owning eight percent of property in 1824 to under four percent, and 333 richest in 1845 owning more than 1200 of today’s top earners.
The Baltimore American reports nine men were publicly whipped in New Castle for burglary and petit larceny, a practice Delaware defends as a deterrent. Critics call it brutal, but supporters cite experience guiding punishment to fit crime and protecting society.
A Memphis Scimitar item recounts a gas range installation where an unseen oven jet burned after the worker lit and relit the flames. The old cook refused to switch from her wood stove, joking she would continue cooking on the old stove. The unsuspecting household faced a $21 gas bill when the oven jets burned for days.
A landlady and a joking boarder discuss satisfaction with modest means. The exchange ends with the boarder claiming the lodging offers all one needs in life. The line echoes a theme of contentment with simple comforts.
Your friend Graspit shows awareness of money by reacting to a proposed transfer. The exchange probes how much you attempted to offer and his response reveals his valuation.
A New Zealand inventor, Gibson, patents a depilatory process that permanently removes hair without harming the hide. The new method avoids the bad feature of branding on the best skin and is claimed to add 6 or 7 cents to each hide. Australia rights alone sold for $650,000.
In 1898 delegates from five hundred tribes gathered at Omaha for the Indian Congress. Photographer Rinehart captured chiefs Wolf Robe Louison Hollow Horn Bear and Hattie Tom. The Chicago Great Western Railway licensed four portraits for a 1900 art calendar, limited in edition and sold to collectors for 25 cents.
An agricultural department expert reports discovering an “overbearing strawberry” in France. The new variety, recently bred, yields fruit for months on a single plant. A small patch could supply a family’s table for the entire season.
The Baltimore and Ohio South Western Rail Road placed in service months ago five large ten wheel compound passenger engines for fast Cincinnati to St. Louis service. They performed satisfactorily and met the highest expectations. The line also added 50 consolidation compound freight engines to boost power. Tests showed compounds used 15 percent less fuel than simple engines, confirming the experiment’s success.
A fable style exchange describes a rich man explaining a simple method to wealth. He recounts playing a role of wealth while poor and posing as poor when rich to preserve status. The tale illustrates social perception and clever disguise as a path to fortune.
A reflective line arguing that selfishness lies at the heart of sin and that sorrow follows as its consequence, drawing a moral link between self-centered motives and human suffering.
A reader from Oscarville Georgia reports twenty years of rheumatism and finds relief after trying a sample of the Swanson Rheumatic Cure’s “5 Drops.” The ad claims the remedy, free from opiates, cures rheumatism sciatica neuralgia and more. Sample bottle offer available for ten cents, large bottles priced at one dollar from Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co. Chicago Illinois.
A compact saying on enduring faith, asserting inner heaven shields against external strife and suffering. The line emphasizes resilience through belief and inner peace as a remedy to hardship.
An advertisement claims a "never-failing" home cure for addiction to morphine laudanum opium and cocaine by Mrs. M. H. Baldwin offering Box 1212 Chicago as contact.
A sweeping remark highlights a pivotal chance described as the most divinest opportunity in world history, emerging from humble obscurity and suggesting a profound, transformative moment. The remark emphasizes timing and rarity, urging acknowledgment of a threshold event.
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