Memories Of The Past And Patchwork Local News
A nostalgic column recalls John Sutton selling his residence and drug store to Gale about forty years ago. It notes the Ow! Male Quartette and local bands, names several residents, and recounts a sewing bee party at the Heaver home from April 7 1897. Other items cover mortgage schemes, jury lists, school elections, and village politics with many names and dates.
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John Sutton
Mr. Gale
Ike
Oscar
Oscar Grotte
Ike Boggs
Constable Shultz
William Heaver
Charley Brandt
Henry Brandt
I.B. Wood
Lou Snyder
John Hart
Neutson
J. E. Clark
Thomas
Hayworth
Babb
I. Saylor
Lightning Explained as Small Discharge Then Powerful Burst
It describes lightning as a small electrical discharge on Earth’s surface that creates light flashes. The text notes the discharge is minor compared to the main flash yet can trigger fires and explosions. A Mountain’ Herald report cites Hickey.
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Mountain’ Herald
Glossary of Dry Wine Standards and Sugars Ash Content
The passage defines dry wine standards including sugar limits and ash content. It specifies dry red wine must have at least 0.16 grams of grape ash per 100 cm³ and at least 0.16 grams of sugar free solids. dry white wine requires at least 0.13 grams of grape ash and 0.14 grams of sugar free solids per 100 cm³.
Philadelphia Street Naming History from Early Plans
Jos eph Jackson notes in the Encyclopedia of Philadelphia that early streets ran north and south with numbered main routes and cross-town streets named for tree species by William Penn. The city was laid out with paveable streets gradually, then alleys and courts emerged named for property owners, later replaced by owner names. In 1857 many streets were renamed to standard names.
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Philadelphia
Joseph Jackson
William Penn
Devil and the Danube Legend at Satan's Bridge
In Schwalbenbach Austria visitors are shown the Devil’s Bridge a rock ridge where Satan supposedly tried to dam the Danube between sunset and cockcrow. The village cock crowed an hour earlier thwarting the scheme and saving the castle.
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Rooter
Satan
Schwallenbach
Austria
Danube
Reindeer Skiing Gains Popularity in Finland
Finnish sport of ski-joring uses reindeer rather than horses as in Switzerland. Riders hold the reins while the reindeer gallop over snow or ice, a spectacle rivaling traditional skiing in popularity.
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Switzerland
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P. B. Miller
W T. Jeffreyes
J. B. Zook
D. H Diller
W.W. Waters
Buffalo County
California
Kearney
Joan
Endicott
Diller News
Alex Koons
Fairbury
Tom Afice
Jesse Miller
Tom Gardner
W.H. Diller
Murfin
Plattsmouth
E. L Loock
Diller
J. T. Henrichs
Mary
Wm. O'Neill
W. H. Diller
John G. Smith
J. B. Diller
D. R. Kelly
Beatrice
Keno
J. H. Friday
J. A. McCreight
W. J. Kehrer
W. S. Hampton
F. T. Pearce
A. H. Colman
T.P. Price
E. L . Loock
J. Brook
C. B. Rice
Dave Greenwood
Aneas
Rock Creek Precint
Endicott Public School
Wilson Nelson
Cpert
Marcon
Cassell Oil Company
AM Thompson
Diller, Neb
Independent Home Owned
Bex Wine
Diller Opera House
Volunteer Fire Department
CC. Kelsley
Anton McDonald
George Reynolds
Chattanooga
Elvira Livermore
Cindy Macklyn
Obadiah Macklyn
Allan
Ross
Enid
Lauren Jim Keefer
Molly Keefer
Letty ‘Loneg
Bill Harrington
Obadiah
U.S
Harry
Allen
Carl Ludington
Goldie Sinkey
Pauline Patton
Wilbur Green Russell McCreight Tris
Hamel Richard
Mayborn
Weidauer
Synorsis
Macklyn
Connecticut
Mac
Mies Raymond
John Clauson
Claude Enis
L. H. Findling Lea Baking Company
S. A. Miller
John Pulec
C.q.smith
Dr.q
C. Diehl
S. C. Hutchinson Black Bros
J. D. Steiner
Q. A. Cooper Co
Ben Hall Farmers Union
Moser & Green Inez Chick
Clark’s
Atlen’s
Diller State Bank
Diller Telephone Company
Farmers Oil Co
Rolf Beckman
Everett Clark
Roy Roelfs
John Folkers
Wonder Bread
Rex A. Green
R. W. Green
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