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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1929
Page
4
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Herbert Hoover plans to reach Washington Sunday after a praised goodwill tour through South America. He praises trade, foresees no treaties, and returns to handle White House affairs before possibly visiting Florida and drafting an inaugural address or a special session message.
The piece notes 225 million dollars in toys given during Christmas and suggests gifts for adults add to wealth. It cites 97 thousand extra postal workers to handle the surge and estimates a thousand men would take three years to sort the extra mail. It also reports President Coolidge signing the Boulder Dam bill into law.
The missive notes an unusually warm Christmas and a mild December that trimmed the winter’s vigor. It argues spring will arrive regardless and hopes for continued mild months into January February.
The piece notes President Coolidge urging Congress to allocate 40000 dollars for inauguration expenses. It highlights costs for microphones and loudspeakers so crowds and distant followers can hear the ceremonies, and compares U S pomp to imperial Japan spending three million on its emperor’s coronation.
Fredericksburg Virginia police close the case of nine year old Albert Baker who disappeared February 22 1927 and was found in the Rappahannock bound in a sack. Abram Grimes 21 says his brother Henry W Grimes 24 drove the boy then died while fishing. Abram acted to save Henry but Henry drowned. Authorities say they cannot refute the farmer's account and continue to evaluate the theory.
A farmer confessed to his brother that he killed a boy who ran into traffic in Fredericksburg suburbs. He said he placed the unconscious youth in his car seeking a hospital but dumped him by the river after realizing the victim was dead. The confession followed a public, sensational chase.
The piece argues the U S wage structure sustains about eight million earners responsible for incomes, with only two million making four thousand dollars or more. It links limited funds to education, insurance spending, and eventual dependence, calling for wage improvements to fund education and broader, more efficient service.
East Orange New Jersey scene of Edison’s early triumphs is now a ruin Ford aims to buy to preserve the memory of the place where Edison, as a young inventor, first labored. He produced the first photograph in 1877 and the first incandescent lamp two years later.
The May death of Fox Goulburn leaves a 10000 pound bequest to Victoria University Manchester for research into the megrim or blues ailment affecting humanity. Goulburn, a flower fruit and fish merchant from Market Place, Winchester, is described as a would be friend of the depressed.
The Old Rolling Pin royal Nebraska tale traces a 400 year old piece made by German wheelwright Jacob Pritchart. He crafted six pins for three daughters and three daughters in law. Mrs Henry Furnald’s pin passed through generations to Catherine Briscoe wife of a Lord Baltimore colonial member, who brought it to America in 1634.
A 19th century style fortune telling riddle instructs placing letters in a water filled white bow on evenings, chanting for a future husband, then in the morning blindfolded selecting letters to spell a man's name, claimed to reveal the lover. The piece attributes the rhyme to McClure Newspaper Syndicate.
Montreal Old City lies inland at the confluence of the St Lawrence and Ottawa rivers. Spanning 36 miles by 10 miles, it ranks among North America’s oldest cities.
A columnist suggests a bizarre cure for speech impairment: if victims could achieve a hole in one, they might be permanently cured. The proposing author frames the idea as a hopeful, humorous medical fantasy.
A friend asks what is best to take when feeling run down. The Salem Statesman notes the suggestion is more about practical care than a specific remedy.
Fragmentary quotes discuss a chorus dismissal with a speaker speculating on options after losing a chorus role. The text hints at emotional reaction and potential career choices but lacks full context or clear events.
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