Memories Of The Past In Diller Area Forty Years Ago
A retrospective note recalls births, relocations, sales, and community events in and around Diller Nebraska forty years ago. It mentions Otis Babb and Mrs Geer moving back to the farm, Sam Diller returning to farming, Ivy Layton planning a public sale, and local school and newspaper activity including W F Cramb taking over the Jefferson County Journal plant after a sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis Babb
Charles Osborne
Dist
Orca
Willenoesee
Jefferson County Journal
Fairbury
W. F. Cramb
Erate
Kau
Pron Mony
Washington
Artzell
Bixby
Folkers
Ida Diller
Loock
P.B
Bethel
Diller
Carrie Russell
Jessie Brant
Clemmie LePoidevin
Eva Clark
Bertha Brant
Phoebe LePoidevin
Guide Rock Signal
Diller Record
Pearce
McKinley
Daddy
New York World's Fair Promises Modern Amusement Plan
President Grover outlines a reimagined 1939 World Fair emphasizing entertainment diversity, world participation, and advanced facilities. He pledges a modern standard beyond stunts, with a dedicated playground for small children and an integrated plan for recreation, facilities, and exhibits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover
Bashell
United States
Food Names a Puzzle in Plain American Diner Terms
Plain American diners may confuse with foreign names such as rechauffe of lamb and soubise on menus. The piece explains how dishes like eggs Florentine and salmon a la Mornay pair with typical accompaniments while outlining what each French term means in simple terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florentine
Unique The Live Ok Society of Giant Oaks Formed
A Collier's Weekly writer describes The Live Ok society in the South with about 100 member trees. To join a tree must be very old have a legal representative follow bylaws and pay 25 acoras annually. The secretary is a Lafayette Louisiana gentleman and the president is a large tree near New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trees Firm Society
South
Live Ok Society
Collier's Weekly
Achere
Lafayette
Louisiana
New Orleans
Queen's Endowment in Ancient Egypt Described
The text describes a queen's endowment to priests including 15 loaves of bread daily 15 vessels of beer monthly and three oxen each year with a vow to perpetual continuation by her descendants and a severe penalty for failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ancient
Egypt
Smelting of Metal From Ores Known Since 3500 B C
Historians note metal use began with native gold and later copper after primitive tribes hammered softer metals. Dale Cox cites Detroit area column noting gold’s wide distribution, malleability, and attractiveness led to early smelting advances. Early American prospectors found a massive copper ore mass in northern Minnesota, with Indians attempting to lift it using timbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Cox
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Michigan
Minnesota
Upper
Female Cats Outpace Toms as Rat Catchers in Study
The article notes that small female cats catch rats more efficiently than large male cats, while dogs especially terriers, are also adept at pest control. Terriers reportedly kill over a thousand rats a year, and a warehouse kill reached eighty in one night.
Bevioaton Wakeman Quips On Wife's Talkativeness
In a case ordered by a New York court for 2600 dollars, Bevioaton Wakeman tells a woman slandered that his wife talks too much as he comments on the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chas. Wohlforth
Theraeven
Ida Miller
Dan Fry
Lillie Osborn
Ews
Diller High School Co
Willie Kanter
Bert Ballard
Mar
Diller Opera House
Chick Boyes
Bill the Sailors
J. Monroe Davis
Fairbury, Nebraska
Blue Valley
Credit Ass’n
Odell
General Hospital
C. E. Rice, M. D
Odell, Nebraska
16Th & Jones
Astle
Ofel
American Magazine
Better Homes & Gardens
Eders G Gazette
Capper's’ Farmer
Tee
Prich
Opportunity Magazine
Parents’ Magazine
Pathfinder
Photophysical, Culture Pictorial
Redbook Review OF
Romantic Stories
Screen Book
Screenland
Screen
Silver Screen
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!