Diller Record Terms of Subscription and Local Notes
Subscription terms include one year or six months in advance with prices and 5 cent per line rates for ads. Addresses and open account policy with instant removal upon notice. Nebraskas population gains and agricultural shifts noted, with critique of cooperative and municipal ventures and a defense of private ownership.
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Nebraska
South Dakota
Missouri
Kansas
Iowa
South Kota
Hoovers in Washington and Jefferson County Posts
The article notes multiple Hoovers in Washington government service including a cousin of Mr. Hoover, counts three, and addresses accusations of family influence as unfounded. It also details postmaster J Lyndon Thornton’s reappointment at Fairbury, his long tenure, deputy Bert Ballard’s thirty years in service, and the local post office payroll. It adds remarks on Wright brothers’ aviation pioneership and their impact on modern flying.
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Hoover
Washington
Benjamin Harrison
J. Lyndon Thornton
Fairbury
Thornton
Bert Ballard
Diller
Jefferson County
Wrights Honored On 25th Anniversary Of Flight
The passage recalls early flying freighters built largely of bamboo with a single pilot that could not ascend far due to heavy loads. It contrasts those fragile craft with today’s metal airliners and credits the Wright brothers for inspiring the aviation advances now celebrated on their 25th anniversary.
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Wright
Wrights
Gambling on the Stock Trade Prompted Market Turmoil After Election
The text notes a wild New York stock reaction following an election and subsequent calm, claiming billions vanished as traders and investors were fleeced. It warns that previous millionaires lost wealth, suggesting insiders profited by knowing the game and timing.
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New York
New Year reflections end in heartbreak for Frank Harris
Frank Harris sits by his bed admiring frosty roofs and recalls Myrtle who he believed would marry him. He remembers her blue eyes soft voice and tilted nose, and the failed plan to present flowers and ask for marriage as he recalls the confrontation and ensuing betrayal.
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Bat
Frank Harris
Myrtle
Myrtle’s Secret Kiss Haunts Frank in New Year Drama
Frank confronts jealousy after discovering Myrtle’s forbidden kiss with a married man. He recalls the scene, sees a photo of Myrtle with the other man, and endures a New Year’s social tension as the community theater hosts a Friday night playhouse event.
Dinner Invitation and New Year Cheer on the Hill
A vignette shows Frank in a playful mood as he passes the Wholesome Food sign with the message Start the New Year Right. He checks his neatly tied tie and a box of flowers, inviting Gay to join for dinner.
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Frank
Myrtle
Community Playhouse
Searfal
Myrtie’s
Western Newspaper Union
Experts Rapped Efficiency and Action in News
The Arkansas Gazette notes that efficiency experts advise practical measures but do not implement them, while the Boston Transcript comments on this discrepancy between recommendation and execution.
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Boston Transcript
Arkansas Gazette
Two Horns Talk Sparks Car Safety Jokes
The Syracuse Herald quotes chatter about adding two horns to motor cars. One horn would warn others with Look out while the second would boast I told you so. The quip reflects humorous take on automobile safety ideas.
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Syracuse ’ Herald
Cleaning Bird Cages to Kill Canary Lice
A home pest tip advises covering a bird’s cage with a clean white cloth at night to trap canary lice. By morning the cloth shows the tiny red pests, signaling infestation and prompting treatment.
New Year’s Eve Stranger Faces Storm at Sea Cliff
A sea coast village woman begs a stranded stranger to seek shelter as a fierce storm roars at four PM. He vows to reach home despite the danger, insisting luck and wits will carry him through. A miraculous rescue is prayed for, then a knock echoing in the night ends the tale.
Washington Signature on 1720 Jamaica Draft Revealed in London
A London Barclays draft dated October 2 1720 for PATRICK BARCLAY in Jamaica bears on its back the signature of George Washington as a possible early indorsement. The draft found by two Philadelphia students was in the bank’s archives for about a century.
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Washington
Barclay's Bank
London
James Barclay
Lombard Street
Patrick Barclay
Jamaica
George Washington
Robert L. Barclay
United States
Virginia
Carolina
Barclays Bank
Philadelphia
Four players win complete suits in Auckland bridge party
In Auckland New Zealand four players at a bridge party nearly vanished from the picture when each one received a complete suit from the deck. Such a distribution is said to be unrealistically rare.
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Auckland
New Zealand
Hen nesting in armchair baffles EppingPostman
Postman Terry of Epping reports his hen escaped into his home and made a nest on the arm chair. The cat and dog watched as the hen laid eggs in the chair, staging a curious domestic scene.
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London
Terry of
Epping
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