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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1935
Page
4
Rates are announced on application for business local advertisements. Text mentions charges of six cents per line for each insertion and notes conditions about ordering and placement, reflecting typical classified ad terms.
A parasitic infestation is destroying some of the finest elm trees in Diller, threatening ornamental and shade specimens. The problem affects multiple trees, prompting concern among local residents and plans for treatment to protect remaining elms.
The elder son of the late inventor Thomas A. Edison died at a Springfield Massachusetts hotel on Sunday aged 59. The Daykin folks have the bug. That village will be 500 years old in 1937, and a movement is on foot to celebrate the occasion.
An exchange notes Al Smith may have changed his views after hearing Rhode Island election returns. It recalls his remark that you cannot beat Santa.
A brief note recalls the season’s warmth fading to 50 degrees Tuesday morning. A rainfall of about .60 inches fell Wednesday and a small fire helped take the chill away, with the author praising Nebraska as a fine place to live.
Mr J B Goddard skidded on a wet oil road near Havelock Sunday morning and while seeking help, thieves stole items from his car including two suits of clothes a traveling bag shirts socks ties a .22 pistol and car tools.
Farmers from surrounding areas haul wheat to Plymouth seeking higher returns. Reports say some farms deliver multiple truckloads, with prices as high as eight cents a bushel above other markets. Local sentiment ties farming activity to broader debates over U S Russian relations and protests against communistic actions.
Residents along the Republic river in the southwest faced a scare as heavy rains swelled the river overflowed its banks. Damage hit highways and railroads while farmers in the northwest fought for irrigation water from the North Platte river. On Wednesday the governor ordered martial law in a small district north of Scotts Bluff as state troops assumed control.
The article notes Huey Long spoke for about five percent of an hour to block a 102 million dollar bill funding aged care through the social security program. It questions whether the administration seeks to fund without the appropriation and why the fuss over the amount.
Reuters summary notes the edelweiss, famed in Swiss legend as a symbol of purity, grows wild on Alpine cliffs but thrives in gardens as well. The plant, protected by law in many Swiss cantons, is also described as a hardy cousin of the daisy and black eyed Susan, literally meaning noble white.
The Goths were a Teutonic people who inhabited the middle Vistula basin in present day Poland. Originating from Sweden according to tradition, they enter Roman history in the third century and spread southward. They remained warlike and unsettled, scarcely farming, and fought Rome from the third to seventh centuries before Roman culture absorbed Gothic identity.
The term baker's dozen meaning thirteen arose in old London to ensure fair measure. Bakers weighed bread and added a bonus piece to avoid fines for short weight, giving twelve plus one as a guaranteed quantity. The extra loaf was called the vantage loaf, a practice that spread to England and America.
The article traces eight generations of Lincolns with roots in New England. It notes Abraham Lincoln’s two New England visits in 1848 and spring 1860, the latter to see his son Robert in New Hampshire, with both trips tied to political aims.
Pathfinder Magazine notes spiders can regrow legs with no apparent pain, snails replace eye-bearing tentacles, lizards regrow tails and jaws, crabs regrow claws, and some creatures even replace heads. Among warm blooded animals regrowth is limited. birds grow new beaks in some cases, while humans chiefly regrow fingernails as the most notable example.
Navy Department issues a survey of local Navy news from Omaha Nebraska including recruiting totals for the year ending July 1 1985 and plans for a new U S Navy School of Music to be led by the Washington D C Navy Band director The school will run two years with 40 students per year and an initial class of 80 with 40 graduates after one year The notice also mentions Saratoga aircraft carrier plane launches and a theater joke about tickets for sailors with shipmate.
Nebraska dresses in her best for the Nebraska 1935 Prosperity Fair with entries and displays arranged to showcase the state's products and achievements Visitors may tour to learn about Nebraska’s agricultural excellence during the fair season.
The Nebraska State Fair horse show elevates its profile with rising entries across the state. The event runs for three nights in the coliseum on Sunday Monday and Tuesday with enthusiastic promoters anticipating strong turnout.
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