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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1917
Page
4
The note appears as a brief postal receipt or filing line indicating advance entry and second class mail matter status. It mentions the post office handling and the classification of mail as second class. No clear names, dates, or locations are present.
The piece urges households to conserve food by repurposing leftovers and feeding scraps to animals, to avoid waste amid war shortages. It calls for clothing reuse and making over garments, selling unusable rags for funds, and encourages supporting Red Cross and Y M C A drives through thrift and charity.
A fragment quotes Pauline Worth Hamlin of the Vigilantes urging national reverence for the flag. It argues the flag must be pristine and symbolic, condemning dirt and tatters and urging citizens to honor it by proper display and care.
Investigations indicate a 12 inch gun consumes a half bale of cotton per shot and a machine gun uses a bale every three minutes. A naval battle near Jutland saw over 5 000 active ships reported.
Officials note that unified uniform changes for troops indicate broad mobilization and that U S railroads pledge to defer crisis decisions to the president to prevent transport interruptions during the war.
Paul Beck writes from Cambridge Massachusetts in November 1917 about vaccination pain and drill at the college, pay of 1.25 per day, uniforms, and strict discipline. He describes exams, shipshape quarters, social events, ball attendance, and hopes for a commission or discharge, with notes on home sickness and ongoing training toward flying school.
A humorous exchange captures Mrs Flatbush asking if a husband makes her study economy in Bensonhurst. She replies she does not need study, saying she knows it by heart.
A timid man visits a newspaper office asking to publish a report of his wife’s party at any cost. The clerk explains society news is free, but the caller insists on a line crediting “Mr Halfback” for assisting in receiving guests to prove he stays connected with the family.
A public auction will be held at the seller's residence 94 miles east of Fairbury Nebraska on Tuesday December 18 1917 at 100 oclock A M sharp. Items include 10 head of horses 4 cows heifers steers hogs and seven fall pigs plus machinery hay and related gear such as a Nisco manure spreader a Tri pod lister a riding cultivator and multiple seeders and wagons. Also listed is a 17 model automobile.
Public auction announces free lunch at noon with cups priced at 10 dollars or less cash. On August eight an auction by Gal A Y Fisher with Charles Woodyell as clerk and auctioneer listed.
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