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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1915
Page
6
Le Comte Sabron, a French cavalry captain, keeps Pitchoune the motherless Irish terrier despite orders sending him to Algiers. A letter from an aunt reveals a musical invitation and a chance for companionship, softening Sabron as Pitchoune loyally watches.
In a sunlit Chateau scene Captain Sabron contemplates leaving for Africa with his dog Pitchoune. Miss Redmond, an American heiress, offers to care for the dog as he faces departure. Their brief exchange centers on longing, duty, and a prayer-like song that haunts Sabron.
Ten miles north of McCook, Ramey Allen found a pure silver Spanish medal on his father’s land. It shows a relief portrait of Charles III with no date and the reverse bears a laurel wreath and the word al merite. The piece is over two inches wide, about the thickness of a silver dollar, and weighs 1½ ounces.
A Wide World writer argues there are two faulty methods to bag hippos both improper unless starving. One, shot in water, leaves the carcass hidden for hours amid scavengers. The other, nocturnal or dawn hunting on land risks a charging hippo and requires swift, calm action to escape.
The article discusses how ships sink to varying depths and the difficulty in observing final resting places. It notes wooden ships often remain waterlogged just below the surface, posing navigation hazards, while modern vessels may drift before sinking to the ocean bottom. The piece references the uncertain maximum ocean depth.
The passage debates how deep ships sink when damaged, noting five and a half miles as average in most seas and two to three miles in shallower Arctic and Antarctic waters. It questions whether liners reach the ocean bed, suggesting that severely damaged ships like the Titanic may descend far below the surface and possibly to the bottom.
The Year of the Tiger 1914, feared in Japanese prophecy, is said to foretell calamity. The Japan Chronicle notes the superstition aligns with the European war and comments that Kagoshima’s volcanic eruption was of trifling consequence.
A brief fashion note declares silk hose prevent cold feet for girls, praising comfort and style. The item emphasizes hosiery as a cozy seasonal accessory and suggests practical warmth benefits.
A passage emphasizes home as a constant reminder of comfort and rest, yet notes that enduring homelike charm requires wise planning. It stresses practical, everyday elements as the foundation of a lasting welcoming atmosphere.
William L Price outlines a simple ideal dwelling with ample rooms, wide windows, cool summers, and warm winters. Dr Clarence J Blake recites a farmer’s wife who fatigued by work wishes meals could be prepared and prepped in one ritual to ease daily burdens.
Old soldiers reunion in Minatare August 26 to 29 Omaha Merchants Market week August 31 to September 4 Great Nebraska state fair Lincoln September 5 to 16 National convention of Mail Carriers at Omaha September 6 Annual convention of State Federation of Labor Omaha September 14 Prohibition convention Lincoln September 29 and 30 National convention of Farmers union Lincoln September 6
The state fair plans expanded entertainment with Hagenow's concert band Fifth Regiment band and George Green's band performing. Barney Oldfield will showcase daily auto racing exhibitions. De Lloyd Thompson will demonstrate loop the loop flights. Horse racing runs the first four days with special auto racing on Friday and Saturday.
York men return from western Nebraska counties reporting abundant game for fall. In McPherson County prairie chickens are far more plentiful than in years past, suggesting a strong hunting season ahead.
The ten companies of the Fourth regiment of the Nebraska national guard, with their commanding officers, are in camp at Camp L. D. Richards south of Fremont for the annual maneuvers. The aviation corps is present and aerial maneuvers are planned during the week. Over 600 men are in camp.
Weather records kept for 42 years by forecaster 3. W. Orton show July this year as the wettest since 1878. This July recorded 8.63 inches of rain, compared with 8.78 inches in July 1878.
Congressman C. F. Reavie selects Samuel G. Windham of Plattsmouth as cadet to the United States Military Academy at West Point. Lincoln's Dilias B. Mansfeld and Pawnee City’s William T. Johnson Jr. named as alternates.
A thief in Omaha steals a suitcase containing a ministerial robe a Bible and religious literature belonging to Rev. J. D. Wein of Cennard. Police investigate the theft and recover no items yet. The incident highlights concerns for parish property security in the city.
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