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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1939
Page
8
A 40 year old reminiscence notes the February 1 birth of a daughter near Diller and a 1899 home wedding of Milton Fry at the Brandt home. It recounts cash sales, potato loads, record cold, and Frank Willey’s Manila letters with U S troops, camp life, natives, and debates on Philippine independence.
Fifty years ago Randall traded his team to Henry Hadley for the Boggs property in northeast town where Wig Green now resides. Loock & Folkers started mercantile business fifty years ago. Geo Clark sought to move land to school district 70 to fund a new schoolhouse. Diller band entertained Steele City on January first before disbanding. Samoan issue sparked a letter from J Adams implement dealer in Diller praising peace but warning war if needed. A note from a US soldier in the Philippines recalls Christmas in the islands, including a drowning accident of Frank Knouse at Pasig River and a swim across current danger.
Beatrice Lumber and Coal team defeated Diller Town 33 to 27 in a hard fought game. Leading scorers were Close with 14 and Williams with 13 for Beatrice. Diller lineup included Johnson Beekman Wiemers while Beatrice featured T Ha Workman Shank Williams Lampe and Hubbard. Endicott Townies visit Thursday February 16 for the annual mixer.
Diller seconds defeated Fairbury thirds 18 to 13 on February 10 led by Garrels with nine points. Diller also beat the Fairbury first team 98 to 1923 by half time and 1923 final, while scrimmaging Beatrice sophomores and freshmen 24 10 and 14 8 respectively. Delhi seven cities described with New Delhi as capital and an ornate fort and palace.
Andrew Jackson commanded two Florida campaigns that helped push the United States to acquire Florida from Spain, shaping early 19th century territorial expansion and border policy. The expeditions highlighted U.S. resolve to assert control over Florida and set stage for treaty and purchase decisions.
Frank Wiley writes of a fallen soldier carried by current and recovered next day in the bay. He was buried in the walled cemetery after being brought home for honors from his community. The column notes this event will be covered again with further details.
The American bison proved an exceptional natural engineer. Buffalos guided surveyors, with their trails shaping railroad routes across the plains, offering routes for miles while failing to improve the grade.
The passage notes poets likened to swans such as Shakespeare the Swan of Avon Ben Jonson or Homer the Swan of Meander and Virgil the Mantuan Swan in mythic and literary tradition.
The American Wildlife Institute notes that oysters measuring a foot long and lobsters six feet long were common when Europeans first arrived. It adds that Virginia waters yield massive crabs big enough to feed four people, illustrating once-dominant immense sea creatures.
A tradition in formal Japanese dining has sweets served first followed by sour pickles last, outlining an unusual sequence for courses and contrasting with typical savory appetizers.
Production of plate glass in the United States before 1850 was scarce due to few skilled glass makers, dominance of foreign producers, and high transport costs caused by poor roads. These factors hindered development of a domestic industry.
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