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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1916
Page
4
Entered at the post office at Diller Nebraska for transmission through the mails as second class matter. Advertising rates made known upon application. Business locals are run until ordered out and are charged at the rate of 5 cents per line for each insertion.
Public notices list Jefferson County sheriff candidates for the April 1916 primaries. P. H. Shea seeks Democratic support, Charles E. Gilmore runs in the Republican and Progressive primaries, Cha s Franz appears for Republican and Progressive, and John A. Cherry represents the Pike rine party.
Louis J. Nutzman declares as a nonpartisan candidate for County Judge on the Judiciary ballot in Jefferson County. Primary set for April 18, 1916, subject to voters’ will.
Notices list dates for clerk of district court positions in Jefferson County Nebraska. The April 18 election date is tied to Republican electors, with names Charles H. McGee and Oscar N. Garnsey cited. Primary details reference Republican and Foreive electors in April 1916.
County Assessor reports results from the Republican city primary held on 18, 191 Wesonas. Election officials tally votes, identifying leading candidates and establishing the party slate for the county.
F L Rain files as candidate for County Attorney of Jefferson County in the Democratic primary to be held April 18. The notice includes reference to E A Wundel and lists candidate filing under party rules for the April 18, 1916 primary.
Representative candidate C. L. E. Blauser files for the Democratic nomination in the 32nd district. Primary set for April 18, 1915.
A newspaper critique denounces a Senate bill on Philippine independence. It accuses Democrats of duplicity, noting a 1921 withdrawal condition, and demands against polygamy liquor rules and restricted imports, arguing the provisions render the measure a joke rather than serious policy.
The writer argues the senate bill confines voting rights to select classes and imposes harsh conditions on Filipinos, accusing the bill of hedging the independent Filipino and betraying American aims in the islands. The piece calls for clear policy on either full independence or continued guardianship, warning the bill would shame the United States abroad and in the Philippines.
The term Uncle Sam began in Troy New York during the War of 1812. A Troy contractor Elbert Anderson had a shop where government inspector Samuel Wilson oversaw goods. Boxes bore EA US8 initials and a joking remark linked the initials to Uncle Sam. Wilson died in 1854 in Troy.
The article describes methods for making matches by shaving blocks with the grain, cutting both directions with saws, or boiling to ease cutting. It explains machines that revolve a log and shave it into round sticks, then cut to length and split into match sticks. It notes numerous methods and dies create round matches.
The capacity to sleep in any position is praised as very enviable and is attributed to Chinese soldiers. Dr. Arthur H. Smith claims in Chinese Characteristics that China could raise vast armies tested by their ability to sleep across three wheelbarrows with head downward and a fly in the mouth.
A gifted pianist invites observers to note how light his touch is, while a neighboring spectator declines to observe, saying he knows by experience. The scene unfolds among admirers outside a Richmond Times Dispatch setting.
Dialogue contrasts a wife consulting her husband on purchases with a husband who also controls the money. Both describe a shared dynamic where financial decisions and items bought are mutually influenced, ending in a similar outcome.
A guide from Math Michels on alfalfa cultivation stressing seed quality fall planting and spring sowing with barley, three harvests yearly, careful cutting and soil care. It covers weed management for ferns including two troublesome species and recommended cutting times.
A Thackeray anecdote shows his irony misinterpreted by a club associate who boasted about a cigar Thackeray had given. Thackeray claimed it was from a lord to reveal the man’s dull understanding, though the other man simply branded the remark as snobbery.
A Boston Post quotation extols gratitude as a core virtue and social obligation. It urges remembering favors, repaying kindness, and acting in gratitude by performing kind acts for others rather than passive thanks. It cautions against selfishness and links gratitude to social esteem.
In a light moment, one shopper quips to another about skipping cheaper items and eyeing higher priced goods, highlighting the playful banter of a browsing spree without purchases.
A Bermuda feature notes the apparent prosperity of both white and colored natives. It claims distressing poverty is unknown and even the poorest families own stone houses and gardens, highlighting a favorable view of island life.
The article notes that twins often resemble each other and describes a remarkable case of twin sisters who were so alike that it was necessary to tell them everything together because distinguishing them was impossible.
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