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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1935
Page
10
Webster County supervisors issue a decree defining aid eligibility for winter. Families must have no car, cannot operate a lo, father cannot smoke, no movie attendance, and no electricity or telephone service. If any luxuries exist, officials say the family should handle their own cupboard supplies.
The article argues against demonizing insects, noting about 300 species are pests while over 500,000 species exist. It highlights pollination’s essential crop contribution and predicts future balance between harmful and beneficial insect roles for human health and well being.
The Chicago Tribune argues that the boast of never forgetting a face is illusory. People remember facial likenesses while forgetting names and details, leading to a selective memory that favors certain faces and misses broader memory.
The article recounts Armenia's conversion to Christianity in 303 A.D. under King Tiridat, following St. Gregory the Illuminator. It traces Armenia’s early Kingdom, invasions by Persians, Arabs, Huns, and Mongols, and later Ottoman dominance beginning in the sixteenth century, noting cultural and religious continuity.
The article traces ancient and modern scent use from incense offerings in temples to the role of flowers in perfume. It notes historical remedies like white violet and vine leaf perfumes and states Europe cultivates about 4300 flower varieties with around 400 pleasant smelling and over 3500 with disagreeable odors.
The piece notes Napoleon encouraged canning to preserve food for sailors on long voyages. It credits Appert, a French inventor, with sealing vegetables in tins as the method that evolved into modern food tining.
A historical note explains that in England up to 1827 a felon could not be tried without his consent because conviction often meant death and the forfeiture of all property, condemning his family to lifelong poverty and degradation.
The passage notes that both the guilty and those fearing an unfair conviction refused trials and often died from torture used to secure a confession, as reported by J. M. Hicks in Collier's Weekly.
Observers report American robins migrating into southern states and northern Mexico during winter. Flocks form along Gulf states while many birds are killed in large numbers. the migratory drive is weaker than in other species and some roost in sheltered spots all season.
Pathfinder Magazine explains that quicksand does not pull people down on its own. The sink is caused by gravity and the swimmer’s own efforts. Trying to pull free creates suction that hinders escape and can worsen sinking.
The article describes alligator eggs built from mud moss and grass placed near the water edge. Nest sizes range from two to five dozen eggs with sun heat warming the hatchlings while the female guards the nest. Eggs are larger than chicken eggs and are laid in readily visible nests.
A fragment notes that the Platte country, dating before 1864, extended from Missouri to the Rockies and now covers Kansas and Nebraska. It recalls Douglas of Missouri introducing a 1854 bill in Congress to organize the territory with slavery to be decided by inhabitants, opposing the Missouri Compromise.
The text presents a fragmented account of religious fervor on a southern plantation and mentions a distinguishing true spirituality. It references a movement and phrases about fervent worship and ritual actions, noting spy-like elements and a controlled display described as true spiritual experience.
British telegrams show most messages are business related with under two percent carrying bad news while about four percent convey good tidings.
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