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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1931
Page
8
Mahalia seeks to earn Christmas money by running errands for family. Her father offers pennies for each errand, her mother pays a penny per bread slice at meals, and others assign small tasks like sorting papers and elastic bands as projects.
Mahalia helps relatives by tidying desks sorting papers dusting steps and making baskets in the household. She earns pennies for each task and uses her own money to buy Christmas gifts feeling valued and proud as the coins jingle.
St Paul s Ev Lutheran Church holds pantat School and Bible class and Divine services at 10 80 in English. H J Diekhoff serves as pastor.
Pastor F Albin Heinz leads St John’s Lutheran Lanham Kansas for The Lord's Conquest Over Death sermon at 7 15 PM Visitors welcome as Ladies Aid plans a meeting next Thursday at 2 PM The piece reflects faith that death is a transition to a better life and frames life as a suburb of Elysian fields.
The church invites members and friends to a Sunday with patriotic programs honoring Harriet Beecher Stowe William Lloyd Garrison and Abraham Lincoln. Special music includes two vocal trios a duet a solo pieces by High School girls and orchestra. Officers to be elected Friday in the Keystone class meeting.
Jan 29 events in First Primary include a birthday party for Elydean Henrichs with outdoor games and treats. Students from Bethel Henrichs to Mildred Long assisted. spelling 100 percent achievers listed. Classes report art projects, agriculture unit progress, safety trait study, and geography and presidential topics underway.
Next week the district will name the winners. February 12 marks Abraham Lincoln's birthday and the first district debate. Homesville High School defends its debate department in Diller on the evening of February 12.
The Indian mounts his horse from the right side, a custom noted by the Bureau of American Ethnology as originating in early Native American horsemanship. The bow in the left hand and the preference for mounting from the right avoided handling the bow. after the bow was discarded the custom persisted. The passage speculates white settlers may have developed a similar left side mounting tradition due to sword carry.
The text outlines Europe’s Dark Ages from 475 to 1150 AD, noting the Pandects found at Amalfi spurring renewed study of Roman and Greek literature. It mentions barbarians overrunning former learning centers and a revival leading to the Classic age.
Nature Magazine reports how salt carried by wind from the sea over 20 miles creates insulator failure on a high voltage line in south Wales. Investigators found porcelain insulators coated with a salt film, with the seaside unit showing the thickest buildup and most frequent breakdowns due to salt deposition.
A humorous dialogue shows Dorothy asking why mother used a top crust for apple pie. After three questions the brother answers the top crust is to keep it warm, explaining the simple domestic logic.
A child named George aged eight sits with eyes closed in a living room mumbling prayers. His sister Ruth interrupts by warning of a match in the hall, prompting an abrupt ending to the moment.
The article notes the shift from the long s resembling an f to the round s during and after the American Revolution. It cites London publisher Selle of London around 1775 as first to drop the long s, and in 1786 Benjamin Franklin described the change as the round s becoming standard and the long s being rejected in neat printing.
Handball began in Ireland about a thousand years ago and is now most played by men in the United States. The sport's first scientific player emerged around 1850 with William Biggs of Tipperary introducing curved and screw shots. The first international match in 1887 offered a $1,000 prize, Lawlor defeating Casey in Cork while Casey won in New York and held the title until 1900.
The practice in monarchies keeps the throne in the direct line, passing through male or female heirs but not switching lines. A queen's husband does not succeed if she dies, and the eldest child becomes sovereign. Catherine the Great’s ascent followed Peter III but was revolutionary in method.
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