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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1919
Page
2
Public notice from Diller Nebraska about mailing as second class matter. Advertising rates are disclosed on application. Business notices run until canceled and charged at five cents per line per insertion.
The Omaha Bee notes a delegate’s quip that the current Nebraska constitution is “a pretty good old document.” It argues the existing charter protects liberty and rights, supports equality before the law, education, worship, and protection from oppression, and should be amended only as needed, not discarded. Delegates in Lincoln should heed this view.
Americanization efforts unfold in counties across the country with extension service support. In Lake Charles Louisiana a Mexican community now hosts sewing and garden projects while exchanging cooking skills, as mothers learn to blend American pastry with Mexican tamales, aiming to foster language and lifestyle integration.
A National Geographic Society bulletin explains Gulf flood history from 1900 Galveston to drowned keys along the coast. It notes subsidence rates up to about one foot per century and the role of seawalls in Galveston and Dutch dike systems in Holland for coastal protection.
Luther Burbank, famed plant wizard, works on a new tomato variety on his four acre Santa Rosa plot. He has developed over 400 plant varieties including the Shasta daisy and spineless cactus, turning his garden into a mecca for horticulturists.
Report from St. Louis recounts women drivers keeping both hands on the wheel while male escorts sit with free hands. Officials had urged strict anti spooneing rules but observed several couples flout the edict, sparking a lighthearted public reaction and questions about enforcement.
Night and Day Camp run by the St Louis Society for the Relief and Prevention of Tuberculosis aids women in need. The camp promotes fresh air sunlight and proper nutrition under medical supervision as a preventive measure since cure is rare. The National Tuberculosis Association notes one in ten may be infected at some point and funds come from the Christmas Seal drive.
Constable George Roth quotes a girl claiming both hands on the wheel is legitimate. The exchange frames a confrontation as the judge of driving conduct in a tense roadside moment.
A car trip to a fishing spot went awry when the auto overturned midway. HW Woodward escaped unharmed while a companion was trapped under the vehicle. After lifting the car, rescuers found the man calmly placing angleworms into a pail, a surprising sight amid the wreck.
A two hour growth from baseball size to the size of a small watermelon astonished hundreds at George Motheral's home in Lawrenceburg Indiana. The bizarre object showed visible movement shifting side to side, and visitors could not classify its nature.
Four young men from Montreux entered a lions den joined a traveling menagerie and played a hand of ecarte. They emerged unmolested to the cheers of onlookers, completing their wager without harm.
London notes the pelican walk as the latest in fashion, described by a fashionable modiste. The piece argues long snug skirts will force ex-government figures and war economizers who prefer short pants to adjust their stride to a dainty, feminine pace.
An unusual deed was signed by H. Dryfoos Jr for a strip of land 8 inches wide and 40 feet long in central Hazleton. The lot lies behind the ruins of D Ai es Cafe Presto lunchrooms and the Kitts Neugass properties destroyed by fire. Owners of the Presto control the entire tract via rear access.
The Farmers Mercantile Co of Shea Neb incorporated for general merchandise for 50 years from April 10, 191? with capital stock of 20000 dollars. Two dollars per share paid in at start. Debt limit set at two thirds of paid capital. Board of five directors to manage affairs.
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