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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1923
Page
2
Public notice from the Diller Nebraska post office announces second class mail transmission rates. Rates are six cents per line for each insertion and locals are run until cleared.
Nebraska Gas & Electric company to purchase the Barneston hydroelectric station for 350000.00 dollars. The move aims to distribute power to numerous towns served by the utility.
The note marks February 12 as Abraham Lincoln's birthday, born in Kentucky in 1809. It recalls his boyhood reading of Weems Life of Washington and his presidency guiding the nations away from entangling alliances to avoid foreign entanglements and disaster.
An ancient Coehorn mortar with royal cipher GR is sent back to England to the King's Royal Rifles after a courtesy exchange. The mortar had rested at Governor's Island since 1774 and the Rifles had never fought Americans. Secretary Weeks received a message of comradeship from George V.
FP Thompson of the California Fish and Game commission warned the American Association for the Advancement of Science that fish stocks are being rapidly harvested and scientists must obtain accurate figures. He cited weather and ocean changes as major factors and urged study of growth rates and migratory patterns to avoid future shortages.
Three University of Nebraska professors Dr E F Schramm Dr G J Frankforter and Dr B H Barbour have become key investors in the Mirando field near the Rio Grande. A recent well produced 8000 barrels of oil daily, the district's largest. All keep their university posts and plan to fund campus projects with future riches.
John R. Voorhis president of the New York City board of commissioners marked his ninety third birthday by his usual routine. He contrasted his vitality with a seventy five year old man hobbling along, noting age is largely a matter of comparison.
A street singer, mocked as a flattery, mimed singing in a shed while a carpenter's helper bribed him with a dime to stay hidden and drink milk. The helper returned, claiming the singer’s voice was like his own, to fool the boss, prompting a sharp rebuke about the real source of noise.
A naturalist observes ants rescuing imprisoned comrades. They move stones and clay to free captives and summon help when needed, behaving with coordinated effort and apparent sympathy rather than simple instinct. The findings raise questions about primitive altruism in insects.
Marines on duty in the Virgin Islands inspect Bluebeard's Castle above Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas. Historians say the castle served legitimate purposes and the Bluebeard legend is myth, though popular tradition ties it to a bloodthirsty pirate.
In Minneapolis probate court Judge Dahl ruled Captain George C. Douglas cannot claim about $750,000 from his father's will. The guardian Charles R. Fowler remains over Douglas' affairs as he did not meet the will’s earning requirement despite his World War I service.
Rural hydro line outage leaves Stevensville without power for three days. Workmen tracing the fault uncovered an underground cable chewed by a muskrat seeking beeswax inside the cover. The animal and damaged cable are displayed at the town hall.
A joking exchange about family visits hints at domestic harmony and humorous contrasts between hospitality and kin. The quip implies a wife’s cooking draws relatives to stay longer, signaling warmth and humor in a home.
Movie actor deflects marriage questions saying his lawyer handles personal matters. conversation notes show no clear answer about his marital status.
A light domestic dispute arises as one person questions a kitchen item while another insists it belongs to a marble cake plan. The exchange reveals affectionate friction and a humorous misunderstanding in a domestic setting.
Neighbor asks what caused the fight as Teddy loses the race in a sudden setback. The brief exchange captures a local dispute and the outcome of the contest.
A humorous exchange from American Boy features Jones asking what to do with the weekend and Bones suggesting keeping his hat on it. The caption-style quip reflects light weekly entertainment in a youth magazine.
A Boston Tran script notes a fruit stand sign declaring shedding prohibited and instructing that people must take their skins home, reflecting a quirky local message.
In a courtroom exchange, Elephant Brand quips about alabaster brow and ivory deme as a judge laughs at the entendre. The remark highlights witty banter over misinterpreted words during proceedings.
The jingle asserts a medicine improves vision and hints at broader use by suggesting applying it on the body. A playful exchange plays on the idea of intelligence and sight with a humorous twist.
An exchange notes a sharp quip about a wig, with the line asking if anything about it looks ridiculous and the reply calling out the wearer’s heed.
A humorous exchange about an evening gown and being in the mode leads to a flirtatious line about nearly being in the nude. The brief quip reflects light social banter typical of the period.
A classroom vignette shows a teacher asking William for a simple sum and William answering with a playful miscue about prepositions, revealing a lighthearted moment amid lessons.
A light exchange between lovers features a playful vow about a lifetime of preparing a trousseau as they discuss plans for a shared future. The dialogue emphasizes commitment and enduring partnership in a domestic vignette.
A passerby declines a palm reading, saying he knows the price, as reported by the Nashville Tennessean. The brief exchange captures a street vignette reflecting daily life in Nashville.
A terse dialogue fragment shows a suitor declaring a daughter’s hands were not made to work. The mother counters with a reflective remark about long ago. The exchange hints at social expectations and class attitudes in a domestic setting.
A brief line from the Booston Evening Transcript hints at a dispute involving Jimmy Yerma and Tommy, with a remark about parental permission and authority. The fragment suggests a domestic or communal disagreement without specific names, places, or events.
A young student Tessie asks in class if Eskimos make the Eskimo pie. The geography lesson on Iceland and Eskimo customs prompts the question from the quiet pupil to the eager teacher.
A narrator recalls a misdirected question by a neighbor at an entertainment. The mother asks about a boy in an algebra class, but the speaker realizes she meant her own three week old nephew. The miscommunication highlights local community humor.
Freud cites a Goettingen professor who jokes about a prospective student named Warr. He asks Warr his age and, hearing thirty, quips that he has the honor of seeing the Thirty Years' warr. The remark blends humor with a pun on history.
The Champlain and St. Lawrence Railway, built between Laprairie and St. Johns, Quebec, began traffic in July 1836. Prominent Montreal businessmen funded it. initial construction used wooden rails and horsepower for a year before iron rails and a steam engine replaced them. The company received its charter in 1832.
A London Tit Bits anecdote recalls a woman bound for Egypt who missed a dinner appointment because she was intoxicated the day before. Her ten year old daughter explains the excuse: mummy cannot come due to intoxication and a bad headache.
A grooved heavy stone axe dated to pre white settlement was unearthed in Yankton county and given to the public library collection. It was found by Gerard Hunhoff twelve miles north of Yankton and weighs several pounds.
In Winsted Connecticut D W O Connell and his brother Jerry hunted on Westhill when a lively ridge bird flew to Jerry's arms. He caught it by the wing as Lewis Hotchkiss on a bird trip shot a partridge missing one leg, likely from a trap, though the wound had healed.
The State of Nebraska Jefferson County probate notice states Lydia S Rowe seeks administration of Anna Rosina Schaedel estate. A hearing is set for February 26 1928 at 9 o clock A M at the county court in Fairbury to show cause why petition should not be granted. Notice to interested parties via Diller Record for three weeks prior. Louis J Nutzman County Judge F L Rain attorney.
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