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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1913
Page
3
The speaker defends a free labor system allowing workers to quit when they choose. He argues against laws preventing quit options, claiming such laws would harm. He seeks equal opportunity to improve conditions within a free system and notes personal experience as a former hired laborer.
The passage emphasizes the labor movement's three main strategies public opinion shaping legislative effort and direct worker improvements. It notes the era favors proactive work over reacting to incidents and cites Geary Serting and Joe Chappie as observers of labor action and policy debates.
The piece traces Labor Day's origins to 1882 when the Knights of Labor sparked the first parade in New York. It notes the holiday grew from a city outing into a national celebration as workers resumed or completed a year of steady labor with good wages. The article mentions union parades and speeches as early features.
The passage extols organized labor and its goals including fair wages, better conditions, and justice for workers. It envisions Labor Day as recognition of workers and urges society to value labor as the source of wealth and opportunity for all. It emphasizes awakening public opinion and achieving equality of opportunity through labor.
Gossip from the state capital notes Harman’s action under pure food laws after complaints at the Aghiach bridge cook shack. An inspector found meat and perishables in bad condition and improper disposal, prompting condemnation orders and destruction of much food. Legal steps are expected.
Governor Morehead announced a two day road work event for Nebraska residents to repair highways. He said he will rally road advocates and dispatch qualified crews to ensure travelers benefit from improved routes. The plan calls for statewide participation to accelerate highway improvements.
For ten years the ei press company billed the state under the belief that Sibley law cut money rates by 25 percent. Now it is found the act does not affect rates and the error has resulted in several thousand dollars in overcharges.
A state report cites illegal prairie chicken kills in western Nebraska and hidden transport of game. County needs for road work surge as the state contemplates a Good Roads day. Norfolk asylum transfers feeble minded patients to Beatrice. Union Match pays corporate tax. Water shortages at the penitentiary well persist, gripping west cell house operations. Refrigeration service complaints arise on Rock Island line between Fairbury and Omaha.
Figures from the Nebraska state board of agriculture show 251,862,564 bushels of oats harvested in 1913 with a 46,976,966 bushels crop last year and a gain of 490,515 bushels over 1912. The state fair displays at Lincoln from September 1 to 5 are set to be exceptionally interesting.
A woman in a slee trctan area complained that an electric bell repair was not conducted after a phone call. The shop owner claimed the technician rang three times but found a power outage and assumed no one was home.
Judd Knowles of Falle City Nebraska describes a skin breakout starting at sixteen and lasting two years before using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. He reports relief after two days and complete cure in three weeks after following nightly and morning routines. A world wide sale and free samples offered with Skin Book from Cuticura Dept. L Boston.
Report notes a great picnic event with unusually large attendance and near drowning incidents, described as the most perilous moment in similar gatherings the observer has heard of. The mood is mixed with humor and concern over safety.
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