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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1917
Page
8
This piece urges readers to know key local figures including the banker merchant mechanic teacher farmer minister editor and sheriff. It highlights how personal connections aid business moral guidance and community safety and ends with a humorous Wisconsin editor gun anecdote.
A Lincoln reader argues the Senate amended House Roll 793 to make the Prohibition law enforceable. He asserts the original bill would criminalize 95 percent of Nebraskans and be hard to enforce, and predicts a conference compromise will reflect voters' will. He identifies as a temperance man and pledges support to the final measure.
In a distant country a Hoatzin family occupies a branch and discusses their odd fate. Mrs Beautiful Bird questions their life, singing ability, and humor while Mr Hoatzin explains their strange naming, nest site over water, and lack of emotion toward violence.
A child rebukes a parent in a domestic vignette about preference for a dark breakfast after being served a light supper the previous night. The exchange centers on family routine and a simple meal request.
The article argues forests and wood products are vital to modern armies, supplying smokeless powder nitrocellulose, black powder components, rifle stocks, rosins, and trench construction. It notes Germany and Sweden converting wood to substitutes like cotton and alcohol while detailing wood's role in medical, dye, and chemical industries amid wartime embargoes.
Myrtle Knudson, fourteen, causes bottle clash to smash a logan berry juice bottle against the stem of the four-masted auxiliary schooner Alpha. The vessel halts at the riverward ways amid old seafarers’ wry amusement and claims the juice doomed the launch.
The secretary of agriculture in Washington issues an amendment to Alaska game protection rules aimed at preserving moose and mountain sheep on the Kenai peninsula and nearby areas. The order bans sale or shipment of carcasses or parts south of 62N and between 141W and 155W until October 1, prohibiting any acceptances for shipment from Anchorage, Seward, or other Kenai points unless accompanied by required permits.
A secretary notes a common error as writers drift from 1916 to 1917. The piece explains how habit makes people misdate letters, with stenographers and those who copy others’ handwriting most prone to the slip.
A New York World editorial laments shifting juvenile imagination due to World War II era themes. It notes boys favor submarines airplanes and pirates over old heroic tales and warns of war’s influence on moral training while hoping girls avoid perilous shifts toward Red Cross nursing and munitions making.
The romance of Catherine Britton of Washington and Prince Alfred zu Hohenlohe-Schillingfuerst unfolds with mystery and aristocratic opposition. Post Francis Joseph death, the archduke’s rise altered fortunes and timing. The couple’s marriage plans faced intrigue amid Vienna authority and American social circles.
Miss Nona McAdoo, daughter of the secretary of the treasury, has gained popularity as a prominent figure in Washington society. Her social presence and charm are highlighted in local social notes.
A two year old grandson of a local merchant amused many by greeting a visiting minister with Hello, Old Sport. The boy replied So and passed on. The next day the minister mocked him, calling him Ole Port, prompting the grandfather to reproach the clergyman for disrespect. The child defended himself by saying he was called ole port.
A historical note recalls St Thomas Day rituals once common in England where the poor visited wealthier homes to beg or "goa gooding" with merriment and song. The piece contrasts past gaiety with today’s sterner pursuit of alms and hints at lingering remote practices still allowed in some areas.
An excerpt from The World's Work reports on army feet inspections atop the border, noting Sixteenth Pennsylvania infantry figures. Of 1,087 men, 290 had sound feet while 476 wore too-small shoes. Corns, ingrowing nails, bunions, exostoses, pronation, and hallux valgus were common, highlighting mobility concerns.
From distant regions, cherries, dates, red currants, persimmon and other fruits have found homes in the United States. The bureau of plant industry and explorers helped introduce these crops, expanding available produce and shade trees for regions lacking native varieties.
A Brooklyn Eagle note explains blotters will be scarce due to reduced production and higher paper costs. The piece compares blotter shortages to eggs and discusses the impact on ads printed on blotters.
A dialogue asks which class of people would best serve as submarine crews. The answer points to the submerged tenth, implying a critical view of social groups and intelligence.
An observer recalls meeting Buffalo Bill aboard a ship with a party of Indians and rough riders bound for Europe. He quotes Cody praising Gen George A Custer and mentions encounters with Arabs fleeing the desert and the famous sorrel horse at a circus.
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