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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1926
Page
3
A dated column blends humorous aphorisms about being true to oneself with a long aside by C. W. Hiatt on self identity. Mentions Dr. G H Newton and Otto Wenz, with Falls City travel and a note on people imagining hardship.
Frank Roseman Sr is recovering after breaking a collar bone when he slipped from a load of hay last week.
The Jefferson County Fair Board elected Ed Jones as President F E Deffer as Vice President C E Gilmore as Secretary C H Koening as Treasurer and named Wm H Nider Jansen Henry Brett Harbine A Gretzinger Steele City Carl Schnuelle Diller and new member F W Lenney Daykio as directors for 1926.
Endicott Nebraska January 11 1926 Fairchild Brothers Clay Products company reports 1320 carloads shipped in 1925 including 733 sand and gravel 525 brick and 22 cattle with 10 carloads of coal. Gravel demand rose due to road work and paving while livestock fed on crops from Rose Creek land two miles west. Plant supplied land to Pekeg Pawnee Geneva Fairmont and Concordia in recent years.
The pear tree brought from England in 1630 by Gov. John Endicott stands on his clearing in Massachusetts and bears fruit yearly. In six years it will reach its third centennial, believed to be the oldest fruit tree in the United States.
The latest federal census shows improved farm land acreage in New York and New England has fallen by more than 11 million acres over the past forty years.
Elsie Wedemyer returned to Diller after a two week visit with relatives in Byron. The item advertises F. A Moon and Son quality monuments at reasonable prices in Fairbury Nebraska, established in 1886.
Piano turner A J Floyd will be in Diller soon to tune instruments. Work guaranteed. Leave orders at Dr Ellis residence.
Mrs H H Green and her two children Lloyd and Elizabeth depart today for McDonald Kansas to visit her parents Mr and Mrs Steve Maw?
A Woman’s Club program for Tuesday January 19 includes topics on Recent American Novels The Professor's House and The Rim of the Perieigec plus piano duet and vocal solo performances. Mildred Mayborn and Miss Parker review books and Mrs Claude Woods and Mrs E Hill provide musical readings. A letter from Wymorean notes Nebraska cement plant at Superior produced 8258 cars of cement in the year ending January 15, highlighting state resources.
The Fairbury News reports 500 of 6800 auto licenses renewed in 1925, with 30 days for the remaining 5300 owners to obtain 1926 licenses. Delinquent after January 30 incur a dollar penalty. licenses cover the full year even if the car sits idle.
The Agricultural College reports only 45 percent of seed corn in Nebraska from October 26 remains strong enough to germinate, with 65 percent germinating and 20 percent weak. The October freeze caused widespread damage. Farmers advised to select early-maturing seed from their own cribs, reuse old seed, and test all seed for next spring.
David S. Domer, who won $5,675 in Lancaster county court from Rev. W A Klink and eight Rising City Lutherans for libel, asks the Nebraska Supreme Court to validate the verdict. The suit stems from Domer losing a Midland College English department post amid protests over evolution and management disputes, with claims that Lutheran finance pressured the contract cancellation. Domer, once Diller school superintendent, lived at College View.
Chauncey M. Depew argues fame comes from fair competition and merit. He praises the Olympic games as the finest form of human contest where the better man, prepared in advance, earns respect and lasting fame.
Instructions suggest applying a thin coat of wax to worn floor spots in doorways or stairs. Rub with cheesecloth, let dry fifteen minutes, then polish. After an hour or two apply a second coat and rework the area to restore sheen.
The article argues health rests on balanced diet and nutrients like vitamins iron calcium and phosphorus. It explains milk as almost perfect and contrasts evaporated milk with sweetened condensed milk, noting evaporation preserves by heat while condensation uses sugar and water removal.
The Shandon bells of Inishmore are said in legend to lie underwater around the Aran island, with locals recounting tales of bells sunk beneath the surrounding waters.
Rainwashed feathers from a Senegal native touracou become a peculiar possession noted in the tale. The story highlights the bird and its distinctive plumage as an unusual local curiosity.
A condensed note signals a list of patents issued, prompting readers to review new inventions and gadgets noted in the El Paso Herald.
A collection of aphorisms and reflections on truth pride and behavior. Observations cover honesty effort responsibility and self control with references to famous authors and everyday life anecdotes. The piece blends literary allusion with practical wisdom and light humor.
Science Service reports a total of 56,636,052 stocking pairs manufactured in June 1926 for the U.S. population. Silk socks accounted for 15,950,448 pairs while cotton totaled 24,854,768 pairs.
A Science Service note reports wild apple species in China that are unusually small, no longer than good zeA pens.
An old advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh and deafness by a purifying blood tonic ointment. It touts relief from symptoms and restoration of normal conditions and notes decades of sales by F J Cheney and Co Toledo Ohio.
Reliable, steady, intelligent man sought to sell to farmers. Aged 26 to 66, knowledge of farming helpful. Six days a week work with weekly pay. Good territory, permanent position, advancement. State current employment, start date, and if you have a car. Address Office, Home, Pulelanee Peat.
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