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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1924
Page
4
Rev W H McCallister led Sunday school at 10:00 a m and services at 11:00 a m and 7:30 p m. The congregation gathered despite a power outage with lamps provided and a cheerful gathering afterward. A Christmas program was held that Wednesday evening with a spirited crowd and refreshments served after events.
Olaf Melby of Summit South Dakota advises farmers to pay obligations first and invest at home. He warns against overextending on mortgages, urges buying land only with affordable down payments, and stresses loyalty to community merchants and bankers amid cheap land prospects.
The third annual Radio ex Satan event at Grand Central palace finished with the east bound signal winning by one second. According to RCA parents who conducted the test this was the first successful attempt to circle the globe in a single journey. The six second difference in time arose because the signal was relayed three times while the rail was handled by one relay station.
Fragmentary OCR mentions several families and individuals in Chicago with no clear event. The legible names include Mr. and Mrs. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Greco and Miss Gray among others, but no actions or dates are discernible.
A festive note wishes readers a very merry Thames season and extends goodwill for the coming holidays. The message captures seasonal cheer and community spirit in a concise card style.
The Federated Community Church advertises next Sunday service with a sermon titled The Lamps of Life. The choir will provide music planned for last Sunday. The Keystone class plans a meeting with Mrs W E Anderson on Friday Jan 2 1925.
A Dr Frank Crane piece praises a teacher who gives marks for neatness honesty and practical acts rather than test scores. Examples include asking intelligent questions clean nails sewing on a button and promising to keep promises. The piece argues many life skills matter as much as scholarship.
Farm mortgage banker J. E. Jones writes to M. Larson of the Nebraska Realtors association that current corn land prices won’t last. He cites Guy Huston of Chicago agreeing four years of bumper crops with limited surplus could push prices up. Jones notes rising food manufacture from corn as another factor.
A historic rabbit hunt in Morgan county Colorado bagged 13 000 rabbits with over 12 000 from Brush and about 500 by Hunters et Weldona. The rabbits weighed eight pounds in total and averaged four pounds each.
Quote-heavy historic note discusses state and national constitutions protecting press freedom. The text argues that laws restraining press rights would be unconstitutional yet notes legislators’ reluctance to endorse such laws reflects political and fiscal concerns.
Government moves limit radio ownership and use. Listeners must pay a six dollar yearly license. Sets are restricted to a single wavelength and ownership is forbidden. no one under twenty one may possess a set.
The 1926 Kansas license plates mailed from the state capital include a supplementary three by four inch plate bearing the slogan Kansas grows the peat wheat in the world. The pairing promotes agricultural output while distributing vehicle identifiers.
In a settlement house Christmas party scenes unfold as Mrs. Pourrez and her children hope to meet Andre, their missing father who left three and a half years ago. The crowded room hums with games and dances while the mother, seeking him, endures renewed disappointment as Andre remains unseen.
Animal keeper J. Wil Canif confronted two mad wolves at Grant Park and freed himself after fending off attacks. He stunned one wolf and escaped through an open cage door. another wolf was killed. Camp, address 191 Barns Street, suffered a severe cut to his right hand.
Paris reports Dr Edde, a French physician, found a bronze statuette from the same period as the Venus de Milo. He says the copy has no arms and concludes the original statue likewise never had arms, noting the sculptor abandoned the idea.
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