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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1917
Page
2
A note stating merchants ignore food regulations appears to describe informal market behavior. The item flags compliance gaps and implies potential enforcement concerns. Details on location, entities, or dates are not provided in readable text.
Federal officials vow prosecutions for hoarding violations of the food act. Retailers are urged to limit sugar sales to 25 pounds per buyer and cooperate with enforcement. Legal Advisor Ed P. Smith will handle cases, with direct action expected under Wattles guidance.
Congressman Dan V. Stephens and Ross L. Hammond returned from a 1500 mile tour of the French and Belgian battle fronts. They describe brutal Prussian war crimes as beyond any prior reports and recount near misses from exploding shells while sharing souvenirs from towns left wrecked by the fighting.
A farmer near Benedict in the county was killed by his hired man Shobar who had worked for him. Mrs Shobar reported her husband bound her to a bedstead before shooting Blender and fleeing. Evidence suggests robbery with $500 and Blender’s car stolen.
Aurora residents report the loss of about five dozen chickens and four geese on a farm near Aurora. Fowls died within hours from unclear causes amid suspicions linked to a similar die off around the same time.
Omaha committee announces a state wide drive to raise 75000 dollars to finance the project. The period January 1 to January 16 is set for the drive with efforts to mobilize statewide support.
Gordon W. Wattles state food administrator appointed county officials across Nebraska. The list includes many prominent Nebraskans. Mrs. C. C. Ryan of Grand Island is honored as a county official for meritorious work in the food card pledge campaign.
A National Food Office bulletin warns Nebraska to expect a grasshopper outbreak next spring and summer due to dry fall and late summer. The government has placed control of white arsenic production and sale under the food administrators to combat the pest.
Camp Dodge defeated Camp Funston 8 to 0 before nearly 9,000 spectators. Gate receipts approached $15,000 with $12,000 to be split between camps for gym equipment. staging costs were about $2,500.
Returns from the special election indicate the proposed $100,000 bridge bonds were defeated. The plan aimed to take up about $60,000 of outstanding bridge indebtedness and provide maintenance for the bridges.
Gothenburg debuts the Sun theater offering seating for 800 and a modern pipe organ. The venue is touted as among the best in the middle west and now open to the public.
Fremont merchants at their monthly meeting voted to take up road improvements in Dodge county under federal and state roads laws without delay.
Arthur G. Wray of York a former Bull Moose and ex lieutenant of the Prohibition party organized a conference to form a new national party in Nebraska. Leaders plan a winter convention in Lincoln and will dispatch letters to other Nebraskans.
Washington reports President Wilson states war aims to Congress and urges immediate declaration of war with Austria Hungary while delaying action against Turkey and Bulgaria. He insists the immediate task is victory and all resources will be devoted to it, warning against premature peace pursued by German intrigue.
Warning to men subject to draft issued from Washington. Registrants who have moved must notify local boards with current addresses so December 15 questionnaires reach them. Law requires knowledge of all information. failure to respond may forfeit exemption or discharge rights.
Washington reports the working balance climbing to a record 2.515 billion dollars after 685 million from new certificates due next June and 42 million from liberty loan payments. Since July first total receipts reach 7.185 billion, with most from liberty bonds and certificates, while second liberty loan receipts total 2.784 billion, about 70 percent of the 3.808 billion goal.
London reports the British steamer Apapi was torpedoed and sank with about one hundred twenty passengers saved. Unverified accounts claim a submarine fired on women and children in open boats.
Describes American engineers on British railways near Gouseaucourt trapped by German moves. They hid in shell holes until allied lines were close, then joined the ranks and played a vital part in repelling the enemy.
National Geographic reports Wenden in Livonia near Riga as a historic Brethren of the Sword stronghold. The article traces the town’s medieval role, the 1577 castle siege by Ivan the Terrible, and later figures such as Walter von Plettenberg and bishop Patricius Nidecki.
Lieut Col G E Sanders of the Second Canadian Pioneer Battalion ranks as a rare figure in the Canadian forces by proposing that his command be led by a younger officer. Known for Boer War service and later heading the Northwest Mounted Police at Calgary, he argues pioneering duty should be the province of youth despite the battalion's strong performance.
Sugar planting advances rapidly in South Africa with vast new acreages along the Natal and Zululand coast from Durban to Somkele. The warm coastal climate suits cane, drawing farmers from up-country farms to coastal belts. Milling occurs in winter, allowing growers to relocate to cooler areas in summer.
The article notes beauty ideas vary by region. In Japan, professional beauty favors golden teeth, India favors red stains, while in parts of Sumatra women remove front teeth at first appearance and suppress future attempts.
A grave digger in Cramond uncovered half of the upper stone of a primitive corn grinding quern about five feet deep. The quern measures 18 inches in diameter with part of the central hole showing. No other fragments were found despite search efforts.
A brief, humorous street scene where a proprietor touts pie as like mother used to make and a diner replies with a homespun quip about knowing the mother and requesting ice cream.
A Brazilian company weighs forming an agency to source leather for shoes, furniture and gloves. The move targets diversified supply channels and potential expansion in trade with international markets.
In Toledo Ohio F J Cheney and Co are cited with an oath of senior partner status in a firm doing business in Lucas County. The advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine with a seal and claims of internal action on mucous membranes and lists the Toledo firm address.
The statement notes that athletic training removes excess water from body tissues rather than reducing fat. It emphasizes a physiological effect focusing on fluid balance rather than adipose tissue loss.
The Groes Ball Holland rail operator reduces train service by 40 percent citing reduced demand. Passengers face fewer departures and adjusted timetables as maintenance and safety checks continue.
Mrs. Mary Ball of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania is reported to have twenty four children.
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