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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1915
Page
3
Mrs. Nellie Parker of McCook Nebraska gave birth to a baby girl aboard Pullman coach attached to Burlington No 6 near Osceola. Railroad physician treated mother and infant at local hospital. five other children continued to Chicago with their father.
Work on the drainage ditch along the Little Nemaha river in the county and Otoe county is expected to start soon as dredging contractors prepare to move quickly when weather permits. Local crews anticipate rapid progress once conditions improve.
Mrs. Thomas Goodwin of Hastings suffered serious injuries when she fell the entire length of a stairway at the country home of her daughter near Hastings on Saturday. Her condition is described as possibly permanent.
Beatrice will soon host three jupey cars in operation as Mrs. Jennie Murphey inaugurates service here. She has bought a seven passenger touring car and plans additional routes. Local residents welcome the new service, with receipts reported as satisfactory.
An overheated stove caused a fire at a Pine Ridge livery barn, burning twenty four horses and two cows. Local authorities reported the blaze and started an investigation into the incident.
The Nebraska Senate approved a bill to print 6000 copies of the current session laws with an emergency clause to apply immediately. Printing Commissioner Ludi says no statutes will be printed this year, and new statutes will be issued roughly every two years for lawyers and others at 1.25 dollars per copy. Newspaper Men Discuss Situation. The Associated Nebraska Newspapers met at a local hotel to endorse several measures including local newspaper definitions and libel publication rules.
Representatives Meysenburg and Clayburn failed to overturn the Revenue and Taxation Committee report on H. R. No. 369. The bill sought to empower the township board to raise the levy above voter set limits of fourteen mills. Chairman Ostermann opposed the motion, arguing post-annual-meeting changes are unfair to taxpayers.
In the senate committee of the whole the bill to abolish the county assessor in counties under 19 000 was indefinitely postponed. Senator Kiechel led the opposition noting local officials are adequately paid and could be abolished only under current law. The food commission backed the stock food bill, arguing it protects farmers and requires ingredient registration with the commission.
The first bill to reach Governor Rorehead outside appropriation measures was 8 F. No. 26 by Senator Grace, proposing free transportation both ways for ship persons of livestock. The measure, plus two minor senate bills, went to the governor Wednesday morning and is expected to become law. The Dodge bill to curb campaign filth passed the senate committee of the whole with seven votes against, amid last fall’s mudslinging contest.
The bankers bill to expand bank credit faced strong opposition as it amended the bank guaranty law. Supporters defend changes while critics resist any alteration. The measure carried an emergency clause but failed to secure enough votes to become effective upon the governor’s signature.
A Kansas City Star essay laments the slow cultivation of brain power and the endurance of barbarism, arguing civilization requires social inheritance and energy. It contrasts ancient thinkers with cave dwellers and cites a wartime lecture about sacrifice, then drifts through anecdotes and street scenes.
New South Wales government aims to control fishing by purchasing North Sea trawlers and building more at Sydney. The ultimate goal is a fleet of 50 vessels to reduce private firm prices, though experiences in other states show mixed success with government enterprises.
Quote contrasts the start of dress reform with focus on the waist areas. The remark highlights debates on where reform efforts should begin, suggesting practical tailoring details as a starting point.
A statement notes that all the blood in a man’s body circulates through the heart every two minutes, highlighting the heart’s rapid circulation and circulatory efficiency.
A clipped, humorous exchange about a dog with a long pedigree recalls old-time banter. The Dealer confirms the animal’s aristocratic lineage, joking about ancestors chewing parts of historic charts and even a hole in King Alfred.
A brief dialogue fragment shows a woman pleading devotion and a man admitting financial limits, captured in a contemporaneous local column. The exchange underscores strained expectations in relationships during the period.
A brief Vox Populi style query questions what public sentiment is and asks how capital is shaped by politicians who gain wealth through manipulation of public opinion. The piece frames opinion as a tool for political power and money.
The article notes gradual recovery after a depression with confidence returning and a near unprecedented boom anticipated. It urges health focus on the stomach liver and bowels and promotes Hostetter s Stomach Bitters as a trusted remedy with a warning to avoid imitations.
A pompous speaker at a Puddleton Young Mens gathering harangues about industriousness for three hours. A drawling attendee retorts that necessity is the mother of invention, implying sloth is invention's grandmother and mocks the message.
Garrick is accused of marital deceit as Hackett describes his wife’s absence in Italy and Garrick’s late office hours spent copying a letter written by his stenographer. A bystander notes that many women believe all men are alike until they wed.
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