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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1923
Page
4
Successful sales managers cite the Bible as the best book on salesmanship. They reference Paul’s Mars Hill speech in Acts 17 and note the Bible outsells all others annually while remaining continuously in print. Its devotional, literary and business value is highlighted for understanding through its precepts.
Preparations for Rally Day at the Federated Community Church with Rev. W F Clark presiding. Public worship at 11 includes a potential address by President N Bennett. Evening musical program features hymns, solos, stories, and choral interludes led by Mesdames Green Clark Raymond Line and others, concluding with benediction by Jr Steffen.
The Diller Methodist church announces Sunday school at 10 a m preaching at 11 and 8 p m service. A union service with Federated church ended Sunday with praise for Rev Clark. Epworth League pledges invited for members over 14 with a social basket dinner Sept 9 Membership Rally and basement dedication planned with junior choir practice. Dr J R Gettys to speak morning service.
Omaha gains national notice for a campaign to aid Nebraska farmers and other wheat states by promoting higher purchase and use of wheat and flour.
St Paul’s Ev Lutheran provided S S in English at 9 30 and Divine worship in German at 10 30. Despite bad weather the all day outing last Sunday was a success with Prof Wupper of Lincoln delivering the morning sermon and Sister Anna Marie of Munster describing Europe’s needs. Pledges reached 100 for the Martin Luther Seminary in Lincoln and an offering of nearly 23 was taken for Germany relief.
The piece traces how jewelry shifted from meaning the place that held jewels to signify the jewels themselves. It notes parallels with confectionery pastry and crockery and cites Hewell’s letter about Felton. Merchants’ signs over shops helped the semantic drift from store to contents.
An admiring account by W. R. Humphries assisted by former cannibals of perilous journeys in Papua. Introduction by J. H. P. Murray notes murders as social duty. Humphries narrowly escapes in German New Guinea as natives assault, saved by messengers. Horrors include hours of rain and a swarm of insects and giant leeches over three inches.
The narrative recalls a traveler moving through mossy woods in Papua. It notes the danger of ambush by feeches and praises Mr. Humphries for navigating harsh terrains without harming natives during long journeys through tribal heartlands.
Engineers at the forest products laboratory advise painting doors to combat moisture-related mis fit. Focus on top and bottom edges and end-grains, paint both sides and all edges, and vent garage doors by storing unheated before installation to prevent swelling and sticking.
Several bets were settled on the South Omaha market Tuesday with the top price reported at nine dollars a hundredweight. A line item notes the phosphorus supply, stating a million matches are headed.
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