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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1941
Page
8
A retrospective glimpse recalls illnesses, relocations, and travels from twenty five years ago. Families like the Waggoners and Grone partake in local commerce, transport, and farming, while state prohibitions and cattle shipments shape daily life. The Record notes gradual recovery, health issues, and long journeys, anchored by community figures and the holiday season.
Forty years back W C Line bought 120 acres near Diller for 1200 dollars. John Specht and wife moved to Auburn where he planned to drive an omnibus. Earnest Habicht, clerk, ill with La Grippe at McManes hotel. Packer brothers visited Blue Hilly Kansas to tend horses. Articles recount cigarette concerns among youth and early settlement struggles, with meetings of farmers and National Guard evocations. Troops moved from Valentine to protect settlers, with letters from 1891 describing preparations and potential conflict.
Kifly years ago A C Stafford sold his farm two miles south of town the Went place to Mr Hyatt of Odell for 3000 Early settlers faced difficulties in these parts as a meeting of Otoe reservation settlers was held at the Wright school house two miles south of Diller to consider action.
A childhood tale of Goethe with puppets and a tiny stage shown behind a doorway. The scene features a puppet temple and portrayals of Samuel, Jonathan, Saul, and David shaping a dramatic, mythic doorway drama for the children.
A Field Museum curator warns that misplayed African jungle music risks severe punishment. The article threatens sharp penalties for off key musicians and fakes, advising American bands to avoid touring Africa if they cannot play correctly.
The text describes tribes using jungle drums to send messages over 5 to 15 miles. It notes no room for error and hints at a traveling swing band that could perform with an African drum. A wooden rod protrudes through the drum head and the drummer rubs it with a refined hand to produce ear splitting wails and groans.
Columbia river salmon exhibit learned behavior to bypass dams. In a recent week 1777 Chinook salmon ascended Bonneville dam versus 897 via fish escalators, with similar ratios for other varieties. The trend suggests progress in adaptation to dammed river conditions.
A fragment notes starching linen as an early craft from 1553. The reflective item mentions the art’s historical presence but provides limited context or names.
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