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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1916
Page
4
Notice from the Diller Nebraska post office about second class matter transmission rates. Advertising rates are 6 cents per line per insertion and business locals run until ordered out. Rates and terms published upon application.
Public announcements run from now through April for a fee of 3 dollars per insertion payable in cash with order.
Sheriff announces candidacy for Jefferson County sheriff under Democratic party in April 1916. PH. Sha seeks sheriff nomination under Republican and Progressive parties at the April 1916 primary. Charles E. Gilmok county judge announces on non partisan judiciary ballot for the April 18 1916 primary. Louis J. Nutzman.
Clerk candidate Charles H. McGee announces his bid for Clerk of the District Court in Jefferson County Nebraska. He declares candidacy for the Republican primary ahead of the April 1916 election, subject to electors' decision.
The statement announces a self-nomination for the office of Assessor in Jefferson County by a Republican elector for the 1916 primary. It notes the year and location Wooster and reflects a local party process.
E A Wunde files as a candidate for County Attorney subject to Democratic Primary voters. The election is scheduled for April 18 1916.
A Country Gentleman article argues that a silent shift to alfalfa farming over the past decade will stabilize meat prices by spreading production across states. With 6.5 million acres now, led by Kansas and Nebraska, alfalfa boosts feed supply, lowers hay costs in some regions, and could shift meat and dairy outputs.
Travel description by F Alexander Towell in Scribner's Magazine praising Alsace scenery. Vynges peaks forests valleys streams villages and old houses evoke stage scenery. Residents in jaunty attire add to the charm and authenticity of the region.
Japanese lore describes sacred lights called dragon lamps that rise from water to trees at specific nights. The Bruta of Avalokitesvara’s temple on Nagaea hill ascends from sea to a pine on the ninth night of the seventh moon, while the Celestial Lamp is seen on a pine near Mandjuert shrine on other specified nights.
In a playful exchange, a man predicts women's hands are enlarging due to driving golf and tennis. He notes the trend may continue, prompting the woman to quip about her own delicate hands. The moment becomes a chance for him to seize the opportunity.
A Mr Cherry loyal to the exiled Stuarts plotted to kill King William III by leaping ahead of royal hounds and forcing perilous leaps. He repeatedly led the chase and nearly toppled the king, but finally fell to his own death, ending the danger to the monarch.
Veritable mountains of salt loom in eastern Roumania with depths from seven to eight hundred feet. At Sarat a salt mountain is accessible to steam shovels, while other regions use galleries and electric loaders turning out blocks a cubic Sard in size, resembling granite pieces.
A Birmingham Age-Herald quote features a conversation about a driver who ran someone down and then took them to a hospital. The speaker questions whether the act proves kindness, noting the harm done was unnecessary.
The Koran uses a literary Arabic different from ordinary conversation in the east, where colloquial Arabic belongs to the common people.
Louisville Courier Journal reports a lighthearted exchange as a bride offers to help by clipping coupons. The humorous vignette captures domestic roles with playful dialogue and a nod to shared chores.
An essay argues that only about 18 percent of the population carries life insurance while 94 percent of dwellings have some fire protection. It warns that safeguarding human lives is more valuable than protecting property and urges universal life coverage as a duty, not a luxury.
The London Saturday Review laments life for Anglo Indians, recounting nightly dine rituals to avoid revolting insects. A flat brown bug spreads a foul odor, tainting food and rooms if touched or killed, leaving occupants coughing and sighing for better days.
A reflective passage imagines painting winter as two icebergs drifting toward a pass with a lone traveler bracing against a storm. The scene shifts from midday light to midnight stars, glimpsing a cottage window, snow, frost, and hidden spring signals in the fields.
The fully developed male lyre bird is among the most handsome birds in Queensland. Its contour with a long neck and stout feet resembles a peacock, and the tail of the male performs a rain-like display for female admirers on an elevated mound. For a brief period in January the lyre bird sheds its plumes and assumes its female’s sober plumage.
An art patroness praises a portrait while the artist declares he paints more than faces, saying he captures souls. She retorts that he does interior work, prompting a brief exchange about the depth of artistic vision.
A brief exchange shows Paw explaining vision to his son Lemuel in a playful dialogue about seeing through glass. Lemuel questions why Tacle Joe cannot.
A Baltimore American quip notes that writers reference angry flames because flames are usually put out. The remark plays on the persistent image of fire as a dramatic motif while contradicting its destructive heat with calm resolution.
A veteran recounts the attrition of Company G from the Potomac to Appomattox. Roll calls dwindle: 100, 89, 78, 52, until one survivor stands with memory of battles and losses. The Shenandoah burning order and its toll on civilians follow, as a wounded boy’s mother and a white haired grandfather witness the end of a long war.
A Chinese frontier tale tells of a tiger menacing a household in central China. A missionary and his wife armed themselves after tying a cow in the yard and a dog at the door. The tiger appeared. the man shot the cow, and while the wife investigated, the tiger killed the dog.
A cautionary note explains that lazy idleness damages the body by weakening muscles and organs, potentially causing fat buildup or internal adhesions. It warns some constitutions suffer shrinkage and premature old age due to inaction.
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