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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1940
Page
7
A collection of witty cautions about driving habits and financial matters. The notes warn that speed on blind curves is dangerous and warn against rushing to tasks after arriving at work. They contrast quick driving with slow financial commitments and joke about headlight brightness.
To stop annual $500,000 damage by fishing trawlers, engineers bury submarine cables with a sea plow off Ireland. The device carves a deep furrow and inserts and covers the line even at 2400 feet.
The record for bell ringing was achieved by a team who rang 21000 changes of eight bells in a span of just over 12 hours at All Saints Church Loughborough England on Easter Sunday 1909.
In several British munitions plants only deaf men are employed in the shot blasting departments because the roaring noise would quickly ruin the hearing of normal workers. This Colllier's excerpt notes the wartime adaptation to protect workers from deafness due to loud machinery.
Philosophical reflection notes that kindness given should be its own reward and warns against chasing praise or recompense. The speaker contrasts virtue with greed for credit, urging natural goodwill and restraint in seeking acknowledgment.
Joseph W. LaBine analyzes the Balkans guarding neutrality as Nazi and Soviet pressures loom over Northern Europe. The column reflects editor’s note and Western News distribution through Unior.
Parallel efforts from London and Rome converge in Belgrade on February 2 as Balkan states discuss neutrality and self defense against Russia. Csaky meets Ciano urging peace with Romania while Romania stays silent and King Carol hints at cession. Turkey signals shift, aiming to form an anti Nazi Soviet bloc alongside Britain and France if the Western Front stalls.
The Oslo group faces pressure as German troop moves along the Belgian border. Britain and France heighten alert while aerial patrols intensify. Finland battles Soviet bombing as Italy Britain and France weigh support. A Pan American neutrality plan forms amid Atlantic patrols.
In New York, J Edgar Hoover announced the seizure of 18 Christian Front members charged with conspiracy to overthrow, put down and destroy the U S government. The announcement followed an O P convention activity.
Religious education notice listing lesson topics and scripture texts for January 28 selected and approved by the International Council of Religious Education for use by permission.
A conceited colonel complains he must handle all duties himself saying he is his own captain lieutenant and sergeant major. A muttered aside from a trumpeter echoes the sentiment.
Dialog excerpt portrays a tense exchange on artifice and life as one character contends with mortality while the other muses on waiting for authentic reality. The shift hints at themes of perception and authenticity in relationships.
A playful exchange shows a man threatening a desperate move if rejected and a woman replying she would feel the same if they wed. The banter exposes a flirtatious stalemate in a domestic scene.
In the tableau the narrator says they played the role of Opportunity. The line suggests a dramatic or performative moment tied to chance and action within a scene.
A night watchman tells his wife he wants an alarm clock after being late home from work for the past three mornings. She asks if he wants groceries too, and he confirms his shopping plan. The exchange highlights a domestic scene in a humorous tone.
A compact feature presents a standing image of a tall girl described as six feet three in plain stocking feet, highlighting ambition framed by a striking physical presence.
Quotation from a historical page shows a witty exchange where a man explains he married his secretary and now she serves as his treasurer, illustrating playful office dynamics. The line captures era humor and commentary on domestic roles in professional settings.
A vintage style drug ad promotes Dr Caldwell’s Laxative Senna with Syrup Pepsin for constipation and stomach relief. It claims Pepsin digests undigested food while Senna laxative awakens bowels, suitable for children and adults.
A quotation notes that virtue holds buried resources within itself until an invading hour calls them forth, suggesting inner strength emerges under pressure. The line emphasizes self reliance and moral fortitude as untapped power.
A compact note remarks that language serves to veil inner thoughts, attributed to Tally Rand. The aphorism highlights language as a vessel for hidden meaning rather than pure transparency.
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