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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1941
Page
7
The column surveys the looming threat of a German invasion of Britain and the ongoing Congressional lease lend debate. It portrays a grim war outlook while noting Italian forces continue to fall back in Africa.
The lease-lend bill faces strong opposition from Republicans and committees as debate tightens in the House and Senate. Public polling favors aid to Britain but doubts the scope of presidential powers, with predictions of a week of intense lobbying and a looming crisis over Britain’s survival amid German aggression.
The article notes worsening labor conditions as the lease-lend bill looms in Washington. It highlights the Allis-Chalmers strike disrupting parts supply for planes and tanks. Henry Ford rejects government union labor demands and proposes leasing plants to operate non profit with government oversight. It also covers British advances in North Africa under General Wavell, noting fall of Salum, Bardia, Tobruk, Derna and a push toward Benghazi.
Enthusiasts learn to braid rag rugs with a central flower medallion and braided handles. Instructions cover looping leaves, sewing edges, and using carpet thread double for strong seams. Additional rug designs and books are cited with purchase details.
A collection of brief sayings from John Burroughs Milton and Lao Tze on wisdom, friendship, unity, inner strength, and self control. Mentions nature as music and fields as comfort against human faces.
A set of seven trivia prompts asking about letter frequency in English berry botany zero digits in a billion no hit no run games in MLB and a capitalization oddity about glow worms.
The text lists items including a letter S from Funk and Wagnalls New Standard, a pirate flag, and a nine count. It adds a fact about glow worms noting that males fly while females are flightless and bioluminescent to attract mates.
A fragment reflecting on human desires and flaws. The speaker muses that mankind should have a single neck for anger, a single heart for love, two tear glands for grief, and two bent knees for pride, in a terse, aphoristic line.
The passage compares genius to fertile soil, noting that without cultivation it becomes weeds. It argues that an uncultivated mind yields only poisons for the owner, contrasting barren sloth with productive works for mankind. The reflection frames genius as a healthful crop when properly tended.
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