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Newspaper

The Diller Record

Location

Diller, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1928

Page

4

Diller Church Services Presented in German

Sunday School and Bible class at 9 30 with divine service at 10 30 conducted in German. The Lord s supper will also be administered in German.

Congregational Church Plans New Year Reflections and Events

The Congregational Church under Pastor W. E. Ludwick outlines Sunday services at 10 11 and 7 30 with a year end review theme "Self Examination" and a New Year message. A 1929 calendar includes a watch night service December 31 and a church driven census and religious survey for 1930.

Rom Corinthians Sun School Sam Diller

Best Woods Food Pancake Rule of the Woods

Forester and Stream Magazine describes a rule for woods life stating nine men can fare well on three pounds of assorted foods daily with thirteen ounces reserved for pancake. The pancake is highlighted as a lasting energy source, lasting longer than other portions and yielding greater energy per amount.

Forest and Stream Magazine

Trappers’ Skeletons Found in Ontario Cave After Fifty Years

A prospector near Bruce Mines reports two skeletons and rusted muskets in a cave by a hidden lake. A. B. Frazer says the lake has likely remained undisturbed since the trappers died. The muskets date back over fifty years. no other items reveal when or how they died.

Sault Ste. Marie Ont Bruce Mines A. B. Frazer Frazer

Trapper Amputates Frozen Toes With Kitchen Knife

A trapper in British Columbia amputated four toes with a kitchen knife after freezing on the Finaly river. He reached Prince George for care but was told no further treatment was needed. He later treated his wounds at his cabin fifty miles from help.

Prince George British Columbia Finaly River J. Omera

Racial Mark Seen in Place Names Across Regions

The article contrasts how place names reflect colonial and immigrant histories across the United States. It notes few Indian names, cites Dutch, French, Spanish, and miner or hunter vocabularies shaping the toponyms, and mentions Portland Oregon named after Portland Maine via a coin toss.

Mississippi Valley Chicago New York Vermont Great Lakes Mississippi Louisiana Kentucky Tennessee Montana Idaho Mexico California Pacific Coast Portland Ore Maine Oregon Urs Roston

Pin Found in Appendix of Des Moines Man

A two inch brass pin was discovered in the appendix of Chester Howell during an operation in Des Moines Iowa. Doctors stated the pin had been in his appendix for years.

Des Moines Iowa Chester Howell

New Year Arrives With Joy Amid Snow Costume Glow

The tale follows the New Year as he travels with the Special Traveler in a snow suit and bag, greeting people and spreading love and friendship. Bells ring, horns blow, and celebrations begin as the Old Year vanishes and the New Year enters the world.

Mirror of Time Father Time

Cupid the New Year's Special Traveler

The piece humorously notes Cupid, or Love, as a free traveling figure delivering New Year wishes worldwide. It describes New Year greetings in various forms and depicts Cupid as a constant, expense free visitor during celebrations in 1928.

Cupid Love Western Newspaper Union

Butterfly and Moth Diversity in North America

A note on entomology states there are 8 850 moth species and 650 butterfly families in North America. The distinction between butterflies and moths remains challenging even for experts.

North America

Uncle Eben Quips On Sunday Dress Codes

A Washington Star item quotes Uncle Eben noting people may appear well dressed yet be broke and wearing worn Sunday clothes, illustrating how appearances can mislead about a person’s finances.

Eben Washington Star

Treaty settled Maine Canada border and crimes pact

The Webster Ashburton treaty of 1842 fixed the Maine Canada frontier, aimed to end the African slave trade, and established mutual extradition of suspected criminals between the United States and Great Britain.

United States Great Britain Maine Canada

Cove Oysters and the Airtight Can Method

Before a system existed for safe transport of fresh oysters, a steaming method was used to pack them in hermetically sealed cans. These cove oysters proved popular even in areas with access to fresh oysters.

Earliest British War Office Book 1573 on Soldiering and Fortifications

The oldest item in the British War Office library is dated 1573 and titled Certayne Waves for the Ordering of Souldiers in Battleray and Setting of Battayles After Divers fashions with their manor of March ing and also Figures of Certayne Newe Plattes for Fortifications of Towns.

British War Office

Orange Origins as Berry to Citrus Evolution

Scientists note that the orange descended from a berry and has evolved over about 7,000 years. The statement reflects long term plant development and the orange's historical pedigree.

English Far in Lead As Language Word Count Soars

The English language contains about 250000 words, outstripping French, German, and Spanish by a combined total of roughly 70000 words, per a linguistic survey. The finding highlights English as the most lexically rich tongue among major European languages.

Plastic Voctank Story Reveals New Wood Substitute

A report describes Europe’s plastic wood that imitates oak, is moldable like clay, and dries rapidly. It adheres to metal and other materials, resists warping blistering peeling and cracking, and behaves like ordinary wood when set in place.

Europe Washington

Belief in Shoes Bringing Luck and Safe Passage

The article surveys a long standing superstition that giving shoes to the poor brings good luck to the giver and ensures the dead can walk safely in the afterlife. It cites Marian Cox and sources from Icelandic sagas and Chinese practice, plus Sir Walter Scott and a lyke wake dirge, noting a common origin across cultures.

Elysian Fields Marian Cox Sir Walter Scott Yorkshire

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