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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1912
Page
7
Ainsworth R F Osborn and John Roach showcase a brick made from pure dry sand. They place dry sand in a graphite mold and apply an electric current to heat until silica fuses, creating a coherent brick. They claim the sand brick is cheaper than ordinary brick.
A car load on tracks at Grand Island caught fire and exploded with spectators narrowly escaping injury. Two sons of John Strickenholtz near Julian were seriously hurt when a load of wood toppled onto them. Alliance lit cluster lights for a holiday mood. Albion high school staged The Peppery Pa at the opera house. Doctors Woods and Beck from Geneva collided with no injuries. The $40,000 Central school in Alliance was destroyed by a furnace fire. Vern Hutchinson of Hastings burned in a kettle incident at a candy kitchen. Seward county held its third annual corn show and educational exhibit in the courthouse assembly room.
The material costs are low and no curing is needed. The brick is ready for the wall when cooled and is said to be much stronger and less prone to breaking than current bricks. Inventors believe this could revolutionize the brick industry.
Dr Hodges of the Smithsonian Institute in Washington has examined evidence on Nemaha county occupancy. He will include the findings in a new ethnology bureau work, marking the first recognition by the Washington department of eastern Nebraska.
Humboldt prospector T. M. Draper has drawn state geologist interest with a find of fine garnets at Humboldt. Rubies of considerable value are claimed among the discoveries. The gems were obtained by digging in glacial drifts, arousing mineralogical enthusiasm.
Mrs. J F Stuil aged 77 was reportedly attacked by a sheep while gathering eggs four miles north of Plattsmouth. In Lincoln County, commissioners and county clerks closed their annual meeting naming officers for the coming year.
Henry Richards barely escaped death when his team was killed by a train at Fremont. Thirty-five members of company C Beatrice reported for drill with ten new men added. Elmwood troupe performed The Dutch Tutor to a large crowd. Northwestern lectures promote dry farming across northwest Nebraska and Wyoming. Alliance businessmen push federal building construction on a site bought for 20000 dollars a year ago. Thomas Brennan, former Irish Llead leader and associate of Parnell, died in Omaha after short illness. Beatrice Y M C A plans a women physical culture class. Joseph Merrill farm home near Blue Springs destroyed by fire on Tuesday.
A reader notes a man spends much money on Christmas gifts with little to show for it. The piece hints at reliance on Hook-Pawn tickets as a novelty or payoff. The tone questions value and prudence in holiday buying.
Mrs Barbara Prim reports a seven year old son suffered ringworm on the face for three years in winter with itching burning and sleep loss. She tried ointments before using Cuticura Soap and Ointment which she says cured the child in about one month. Sample offered with a Skin Book.
An advertisement asserts LEWIS SINGLE BINDER as the best quality and best selling Sc cigar on the market. It promises strong flavor and market leadership while warning that taking away the bone from your bulldog would not yield results.
The fragment argues that giving a baby freedom and sustenance brings happiness while warning that small learning is harmless but grand overconfidence in learning is dangerous. The tone is proverbial and reflective. It emphasizes care and humility in education.
An old advertisement extols Calumet Baking Powder as pure and uniform in quality, ensuring failure-free baking. It touts its long shelf life and claims top prizes at the Chicago 1987 and Paris World Pure Food Expositions as proof of purity and effectiveness.
A kitchen door scene records a tramp being teased by a woman about his repeated meals. He replies that he is always out of work and jokes that he was born under a lucky star. The vignette reflects hardship and superstition in a brief glimpse of urban poverty.
Dialogue captures a confrontation with sly humor about strikes and payment. Crimsonbeak denies opposition while Yegst presses for the price. The exchange hints at a tense bargaining moment between two figures.
A fragment references borrowing from men aiming to swim and an old advertisement for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething pain and wind colic priced at 25 cents a bottle.
A concise remark notes how situations can deteriorate quickly when initial problems are ignored, suggesting a pattern of compounding negative outcomes. It emphasizes the ease of slipping from minor trouble to greater difficulty without timely intervention.
A historical catalog of numerous manufacturing companies listing products and years they have operated. Firms include Pullmen Mfg Co makers of original Pullman Sash and Richaude-Wilees Co Door Hangers, Shelby hinge Co Shel f Floor Hinge, Adamson Co Sand Paper, Ames Shovel Co Shovels and Spades, and many others with operation spans ranging from 17 to 78 years.
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