Diller memories and old town notes from 40 to 50 years ago
A collage of Diller Nebraska history items: prices from 40 years ago, bankruptcy pleas by C J Blythe and Israel Blythe, a pocket fire escape ad, and a New Testament gift. Debates on moon versus sun, railroad deeds filed in Beatrice, local humor about a nightshirt prayer, and notes on lodges and church activities.
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Diller
Omaha & Republican Valley Railroad
Beatrice
Register of Deeds Office
Great Lake Erie Canoe Battle Between Eries and Eastern Tribes
Ancient legend recounts a massive canoe battle on Lake Erie circa 1625 between the Erie people and eastern tribes led by the Oneidas Cayugas Senecas Onondagas and Mohawks. With no guns the combat relied on oar and tomahawk clashes. many canoes overturned and heavy fighting ensued before Erie victory. The five tribes then prepared for further conflict, ultimately nearly wiping out Erie forces.
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Lake Erie
Buffalo
Eastern
America
One Inch of Rain Over Acre Converts to Water Volume
The Indianapolis News explains rainfall math: one inch over an acre (43 560 sq ft) yields 6 272 640 cu in water, about 2 630 cu ft, 226 512 pounds, 113% short tons. It also states 27 143 gallons per inch per acre and 603 barrels of 45 gallons. Ten inches of snow equals one inch of rain in water content.
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Indianapolis News
United States
Rheumatic Fever Attacks the Young and Destroys Hearts
Rheumatic fever mainly targets the heart rather than joints, with temporary joint inflammation. It chiefly affects children and teens and can recur, growing more dangerous each time. In the U S it annually kills about 40 000 people, with victims averaging thirty years old at death.
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United States
Cartier and Quebec City Landmark duel of chateau and fort
The piece recalls Jacques Cartier founding Quebec in 1608 and the city’s epic story told in battlements churches and universities. It notes two dominant structures Chateau Frontenac and the Citadel perched above the St Lawrence with Norman grace beside grim fortifications designed by the duke of Wedl.
World Fair Opens with Flags Beds and Speed Sculpture
New York awaits the opening of the 1939 World Fair as preparations ramp up. A 90 by 230 foot American flag is saluted by 1,000 schoolchildren in a dedication ceremony around the Court of Peace where 62 nations will exhibit. A sculptural piece titled Speed shows a woman on a winged horse, with extensive tulip beds and over a million bulbs imported from the Netherlands for landscaping.
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New. York
New York
Hollawad
Housemaids in Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace in London employs about sixty housemaids. The note adds that nothing is truly constant except change, attributed to Herodotus.
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Buckingham Palace
London
England
Also Mentioned on This Page
J Blythe
Israel Blythe
Neliie
Masonic
Eastern Star
Knights of Pythias
Modern Woodmen
AOUW
Degree of Honor
GAR
WRC
Evangelist Sam Jones
Willie Diller
Lincoln
House of Representatives
Peter Owens
L Brown
R W Owens
Illinois
W H Diller
Isaac Steiner
JW Handley
E C Aden
W Duitsman
R W Folkers
Zane Fordyce
Fred Lpock
G M Meyers
Fairbury
Jefferson ~S County
T P Price
J W Fouts
C A Mills
J O Blauser
Presbyterian ‘Bells’ Fund
TP Price
JO Blauser
Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
Philadelphia
Benjamin and
Deborah Franklin
the Diller Cafe
J. A. Pickars
Great Lake Erie
Bonham Theatre
Fairbury, Nebraska
Gary Coour
Merle Oberon
Cowboy and the
Lady
Plus
Cartoon and
Universal News
Joe Penner
Mr.Doddle
Luise Rainer
Paulette Goddard
Ann Gillis
Annie
Lew Ayers
Maureen O'Sullivan
Gene Autry
Sky
Herod
Allen’s Store
Texas
Strikalite
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