A Contrast on Wealth and Happiness
A philosophic man notes wealth does not guarantee happiness. A casual observer counters that money often draws envy more than the cheerful man with patched trousers.
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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1917
Page
7
A philosophic man notes wealth does not guarantee happiness. A casual observer counters that money often draws envy more than the cheerful man with patched trousers.
Mrs Parker comments on a new cook who has learned all her methods. Parker reassures that improvement is coming. The excerpt also features brief opinions from Crabbe on others and from Cutting on reciprocal fairness.
Omaha farmers facing widespread winter wheat loss may reseed at cost by contacting the Omaha Grain Exchange secretary. A food preparedness meeting reported thousands of acres killed and seed wheat to be bought from Minneapolis at about $2.50 a bushel including freight. Railroad officials pledged quick seed delivery across Nebraska. University officials urged drilling spring wheat into undisturbed fields and offered to provide information on reseeding damaged wheat.
Federal Farm Loan Board estimates Nebraska farmers will save 8.3 million dollars annually due to a nationwide 5 percent loan rate. Nebraska loans total about 165 million, with current rates near 7 percent. the change expands borrowing to refinance debts, purchase land, stock, improvements, and equipment to raise land value and cultivation efficiency.
J B Miller of Alliance organizes a company as a member of the Fourth Nebraska Infantry to fill a vacancy. He is a Spanish American War veteran who retired as a sergeant. Applicants come from Alliance area and western Nebraska.
Tecumseh Johnson County farmers fear significant damage to wheat though many fields remain in good condition. Most crops are not entirely ruined as growers continue rolling the wheat to assess and protect their harvest.
Beatrice residents Hanson Day and Harvey Calvin both married with families died instantly in an auto crash four miles north of Beatrice.
Union Pacific files suit against Dawson County Irrigation Company for maintenance of the railway bridge over the main ditch near Cozad. The irrigation firm, backed by farmers and merchants, is active in developing irrigation and pushing sugar beet industry in the area with 2,500 acres contracted.
In a lively exchange they discuss expected profits from the beauty show. One speaker doubts high gains, while the other argues any profit on such a show should be substantial.
A fragmented ad item from a New York drugstore offers a potato with every purchase and promotes a double druggist remedy for freckles. The garbled text mentions sight and morning routines and other nonsensical phrases.
An ad promotes drinking pure water and taking Anuric double strength to flush kidney poisons, claim it prevents old age and extends life. It cites Dr. Pierce of Buffalo and targets backache and rheumatic symptoms with dissolving uric acid like sugar in hot water.
Hediel, general manager of New York Railways, says averted strikes are a blessing and notes their trouble. The report recalls a missing worker named Jones whose wife waited for him at the police station, highlighting dangers linked to labor unrest.
A reader seeks relief and mentions trying Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. The fragment hints at healthcare relief options and guidance on obtaining remedies.
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