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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1919
Page
2
The Diller Record by Frank T. Pearce includes subscription terms and advertising rates. One year in advance six months in advance and local rates are outlined for business notices.
The Senate rejected national woman’s suffrage 55 to 29 on Monday with Nebraska’s Senator Hitchcock voting against the resolution. The roll shows 24 Democrats and 3 Republicans for the measure, and 18 Democrats and 11 Republicans against it. Secretary Baker released 113 objectors court martialed and imprisoned at Leavenworth who were given honorable discharges with pay and civilian clothes. most received 400 to 500 dollars. Two objectors were from York County Nebraska. one was egged on return and the other left town.
Farmers buying the field pea variety introduced by the United States Department of Agriculture from Germany will avoid the Kaiser name. The peas are now called McAdoos and are widely distributed in the Northwest as Liberty bonds prompted the name change.
Osborne Farmer warns of socialism infiltrating the nation through school textbooks and chautauqua platforms. He argues that many common core books are written by dreamers, not practical figures, and calls for a reevaluation of the schooling system at large.
The University of Nebraska has purchased army barracks completed on the university farm campus before the armistice. The structures will be torn down and the lumber fixtures and windows sold or used. The four buildings include two sleeping quarters a mess hall and a bath house. The university’s purchase price and government cost were not announced.
Four year old Mabel Morton of Ontario California followed Mexican thief Louis Garcia after he stole a bicycle from her home lawn. She clung to his sweater until bystanders alerted authorities, leading to Garcia’s arrest and a 30 day jail sentence for theft.
Washington reports a division order from Major General John A. Lejeune stating the Second Division Marines completed their final act in World War I by crossing the Meuse River on perilous bridges defended by German artillery and machine guns. The Fifth and Sixth regiments led the assault, storming the Houns stronghold and securing victory in their last major battle.
Policeman John Burke, at Thirty Ninth and Lancaster avenues station, bought a 40 cent a pound turkey for Yuletide. The bird reportedly chirped unusually and hid a blue diamond in its box. Burke killed the bird with an ax thinking to feast, discovering the gem inside.
The 1914 British declaration of war left the Royal Flying Corps with four squadrons and under 100 aircraft. Three squadrons went to France, a fifth mobilized in 24 hours and reached the front by mid September. Initially airpower served reconnaissance and only later aided artillery and infantry support after the Aisne battle.
Shahin Krakarian, thirty, an Armenian, is being held at a German hospital while doctors determine his condition He says he has leprosy and is employed by the Union Pacific railroad He came to America seven years ago and several Kansas City physicians refused to treat him
The text explains that should and would have distinct senses beyond mere future or obligation. Should can express obligation or a conditional sense as in ought, and would can indicate habitual action or recurring behavior in past contexts.
A Farm and Fireside writer suggests using tough moisture proof paper rolls for blanching celery to save space and time. Rows placed six to eight inches apart with 15 to 18 inch side spacing allow wheel hoe cultivation. Paper is stretched along rows and secured with wire staples, enabling multiple seasons use.
A period piece explains a theory for hail formation during storms. It details alternating ascents and descents of raindrops within rotating air around an axis, proposing that drops rise into a cold region, freeze, and reenter warmer layers, gaining repeated ice coatings before reaching the ground.
The passage urges daily task mastery turning ordinary jobs into skilled work. It argues careful neat effort adds dignity and increases future crop value, noting that good plowing quality influences next year’s yields and that mastery elevates even simple work to a higher standard.
Article describes a method to cure bent backs in soldiers using suggestion and re education. Patients are told posture is a bad habit and stand with heels to a wall while shoulders are pressed back until erect. After practice, many can stand upright unaided and walk with correct posture.
A farmer warns buyers to purchase new harness now as prices are expected to rise in the spring, noting upcoming higher costs.
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