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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1928
Page
4
Advertisement notice for second use mail matter at Diller Nebraska post office. Rates are 5 cents per line per insertion. Business locals run until ordered out and charges apply at the stated rate. Application available to learn more about rates.
The outlook names Hoover or Dawes as likely nominees for the Republicans while Smith leads the Democrats. The piece argues neither major party has a perfect candidate and warns against panic, noting shifts could still occur over the year.
Editorials worry about Will Rogers easing from rodeo humor to political influence as a top paid humorist. Some speculate about a Washington appointment, noting his fame and wealth but questioning what the government would gain from such a move.
The text notes Senator Sorah may secure a dry plank in the Republican platform, risking a liquor issue in the next campaign. Both parties try to suppress it, but the topic lingers like a ghost, with prominent men described as wet-minded, and Governor Smith labeled wet by implication.
The letter argues a lawyer who aids in insanity pleas to free a client like Hickman should be punished for complicity. It condemns defense lawyers who taint justice for money, invoking Clarence Darrow as a figure liable to public censure and calls for harsher consequences.
In Frontier county Nebraska a new mammoth type named Amhedelodon Fricks was found with shovel like tusks extending from the lower jaw. Dr E B Barbour from the University of Nebraska notes the skeleton dates back 1 000 000 to 2 000 000 years and will be mounted in the university hall of elephants. The find suggests Nebraska was once a sea or coastal plain and the shovel tusks acted like a digging tool.
Washington report from the National Geographic Society outlines Labrador as a potential summer haven for yachtsmen and a future source of wood pulp. It notes a sparse population, Eskimo communities, and a developing pulp and milling economy with abundant water power and new wireless stations transforming coastal life.
John Blake argues that lack of definite life objectives drives depression and suicides among boys and young men. He urges teachers and leaders to provide purposeful aims, noting psychology aids in guiding youths toward steady, meaningful work and away from brooding thoughts.
Doctor Barbour suspects upper tusks were dwarfed or aborted in a new mammoth. A. S. Keith reported the remains to the university, prompting a geological expedition to Freedom, Frontier county that recovered the lower jaw tusks molars riha and toe tone. Additional remains are hoped to be found.
A witty quip notes that the simplest targets are those focused on deceiving someone else, implying a misplaced confidence in trickery and a general caution about distraction.
Geneva dispatch reports the former German Kaiser bought two small islands in Lake Maggiore facing Locarno. One is to be named Island of the World Peace and a winter residence may be built. Purchase price about £14000, arranged by Baron Von der Rheldt.
Probate notice in Jefferson County Nebraska states Kate Tucker as administratrix petitions for final settlement and distribution of James Riley Tucker estate. A hearing is set for February 11, 1928 at 9:00 AM in Fairbury County Court with publication of the order in Diller Retina for three weeks prior. Denney & Denney attorneys for the estate. Louis J Nutzman County Judge.
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