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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1932
Page
8
Diller Public School notes show students preparing exhibits for Educational Day with perfect spelling and grade achievements across elementary and high school rooms. Activities span art displays, Elson reading, geography reviews, and preparations for state contests and university tests.
A fragmented quotation notes Lord Dewar likening minds to parachutes that work when open. The text references theater and a dismissive line attributed to an unnamed statesman, recorded in a garbled editorial fragment.
The memorial poppy is made by disabled veterans in hospitals and work rooms under the American Legion Auxiliary. Sellers are women of the Auxiliary and cooperating stations who work as unpaid volunteers. Each poppy costs one cent with one fourth cent for the label, and every penny funds Legion and Auxiliary welfare efforts for disabled veterans and their families. The badge and label certify veteran-made poppies, worn to honor the dead and help the living.
Dr. McMillan of the University of Chicago argues astronomers may find intelligent life on other planets. He speculates such beings could even develop a tax system pleasing to all.
A quip from the Boston Transcript notes that the first step in guarding a secret is hiding the fact that you possess one. The line reflects on privacy and social perception.
A National Geographic bulletin notes the sea remains largely mysterious despite modern travel. It argues explorers may find their best field at sea, where three quarters of Earth is water and depth relative to land is vast, with shallow oceans in comparison to the globe.
A buuper crop of bear cubs is reported in Yosemite National Park with mothers showing twins or triplets this year. The bear patrol remains active, catching bears that damage cars or tents and marking them with white paint for identification before moving them away from visitor centers.
A fragment recalls Jimmie and his father visiting a creek to observe fish in their habitat. The text notes a single acquaintance and hints at a planned later discussion with an adult about the trip.
Mrs. Dorothy Eustis of Tennessee operates L Oeil qui Voit in Vevey to train German shepherd dogs as eyes for the blind. She works with Edith Doudge and ELS Humphrey to place dogs with blind Parisians and accepts registrations from around the world. Only a few dogs are trained at a time with careful handling so the animals never fear their handlers.
Canton Ohio engineers unveil a horizontal rotary boring machine to install piping underground without open trenches. The unit sits beside the ditch, powers the rotating cutter head via an adjustable drive shaft, and adapts to varying conditions for trenchless installation.
Italian priest Don Piesardo trains as a tower and belfry straightener. He recently repaired the leaning belfries of Monerago and Santo Stefano d Aveto. Dean Riccardo assists with a small crew, trenching the base and securing the top with stays before wedges and sand drive the tower upright.
The shortleaf pine is among the most satisfactory trees for reforestation. It grows on poor and abandoned uplands, reaching over 60 feet in height with about a 9 inch diameter at ground level. The wood is soft and versatile for building, with stands producing up to 500 dominant trees per acre, yielding a worthwhile acre output.
Lydia Strawn of Roanoke Virginia traveled twenty miles to a bank to explain the plicht she and her husband were in. The bank president greeted her with warmth and congratulated her, remarking that her husband is not a thinker. Collier's Magazine.
In a brief scene a figure asks where the Peacemaker hurries to and is told he runs to stop a quarrel between a tried couple. The responder reveals he is one of the couple.
A teacher urges Tommy to practice writing while he jokes that being a bookkeeper lacks excitement. The boy counters with a dream of soaring as a sky writer, turning a classroom moment into a tale of ambition and imagination.
A brief exchange from Stray Stories shows a creditor seeking payment and a debtor reassuming concern with money. The dialogue captures a quick, ironic twist as the debtor offers no remedy beyond reassurance.
In a brief exchange a hardware man is asked for clothes pins. Bobby asks for enough pins to span a 50 foot line, and the vendor provides a quantity to cover that length.
A quirky exchange between a newly married couple reflects old fashioned humor about marriage vows and travel plans in a light domestic vignette. She praises his quaintness while he plans a romantic hotel stop as a first shared habit.
A fragmented note asks to locate a bookmark and remember how far the reader got in a book. The speaker directs to check the price on the clean pages and start from there.
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