Nebr Post Office Rates Notice Insertion Charge
Advance notice notes second class matter status and locals ordered out for notices. It states 5 cents per insertion and outlines how the service is billed and published.
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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1917
Page
6
Advance notice notes second class matter status and locals ordered out for notices. It states 5 cents per insertion and outlines how the service is billed and published.
A Nebraska Farmer column urges households to conserve food and clothing during wartime. It urges repurposing scraps, feeding unavoidable waste to animals, mending or selling worn clothes, and directing savings to Red Cross or YMCA war funds, stressing personal responsibility to aid the global food shortage.
Pauline Worth Hamlin of the Vigilantes denounces disrespect for the flag. She urges citizens to keep the Stars and Stripes pristine and sacred, arguing a defiled banner betrays national honor and should not be tolerated.
Recent investigations report that a 12 inch gun disposes of a half bale of cotton per shot and a machine gun delivers rapid effects in naval battles, illustrating early wartime considerations of material use and combat efficiency.
The railroads announce that if a crisis arises from strike conditions they will place all authority in the hands of the president to make dispositions he deems necessary to prevent interruption of transportation during the war.
Paul Beckwith writes from Cambridge Massachusetts in November 1917 describing vaccination, pay of 1.25 per day plus subsistence, uniforms, drills, and strict discipline as he and fellow cadets train for flying. He notes homesickness, exams, finances, and social life limited by study. mentions awaiting a photo in uniform and plans to write again soon.
A wartime letter dated Monday November 19 1917 describes a student in uniform writing to parents. He notes education value, awaiting a dress uniform, upcoming Thanksgiving duties, church visit, and sending home photos. He mentions progress with wireless telegraphy and a first week at the college near the Atlantic coast.
A fragmented dialogue notes a person dismissing formal study while claiming to know by heart. It references Flatbush and a spouse, suggesting a casual or humorous exchange about education and memory. The piece lacks full context but centers on attitude toward study.
A timid man visits a newspaper office asking to publish a report of his wife’s party. The clerk explains society news is free, but the man insists on a line praising his role, saying he wants friends to know he still belongs to the family, regardless of cost.
Public sale to move to Wyoming features livestock and household goods. Items include mares, cows, a Jersey cow and milkers, steers, a spring wagon, hay and fodder, farm implements, and a Dodge automobile. Auction begins 100 o clock a m at the seller's residence, 94 miles east of F 1 mile west of ee ae wai miles south and 14 west of Mebane Nebr.
A brief notice announces a noon lunch event with cups provided. The fragment mentions J. H. Woddell and a stray phrase ore A adisbaret tiene, unclear but part of the readable text.
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