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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1912
Page
6
Evangelist F. M. Wilco of Washington D C tells a Bible conference in College View Nebraska that signs in the heavens and world unrest mark the prophesied return of Jesus Christ. He cites historic eclipses earthquakes and global strife as omens of the earth's nearing end.
The Nebraska Bell and Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph merger received Nebraska state railway commission approval and closed Monday. Lincoln officials Frank Woods and C J Bills signed for 2 293 000 to G E McFarland, giving Lincoln control of Bell exchanges south of the Platte and east of Adams county, with paid funds returned for stock.
Sacramento detectives report William J. Burns failed to qualify for a $10,000 reward offered by the state assembly for the Angeles Times dynamiters arrest. Comptroller Nye ruled there was no eligible contingency and suggested Burns seek a claim bill in the next legislature.
In Webster City Iowa corn sold at 25 dollars per ear at the seed corn auction following the weekly farming exhibit. The prize car was raised by W C Connell and bought by its grower for 25 dollars. The prize bushel of corn, seventy cars, was raised by M L Henderson of Kendall and bid in for 100 dollars.
An agriculture inquiry continues as officials pursue details about farming practices and potential environmental impacts within the local area. The probe focuses on methods, inputs, and regulation compliance affecting crops and livestock.
Sedalia Missouri jury returns a verdict of first degree murder with the death penalty against the carmen accused of killing Akins in a taxicab dispute. The trial focused on labor tensions and the fatal confrontation, with the court set to determine the sentence.
A young rider aged many years lost life instantly after coasting down a steep slope and being killed in the accident. No other injuries reported.
The 9 year old daughter of Willy Collins and wife died after her clothing ignited while adding coal to a kitchen stove. The mother tried to help but the child fled outside and later died from inhalation injuries suffered during the blaze.
The Peruvian cider shipment and railroad carloads. an opera house value. revival meetings in Sterling. death notices for Cyrus N. Baird and Henry C. McMahen. county institute meetings in West Point. Nebraska State Press meeting at Lincoln. a Peru youth injured coast sliding. Dodge County dike work. eye injury from mortar plastering. Bishop Taft arrives in Hastings. Norfolk area postal depository reform. Shickley grain business and farm elevator profits. numerous job notices in Gage County. Clay Center incubator inventor M. M. Johnson dead in Idaho Springs. Pawnee school building meeting set for January 22. Adventist conference at College View. Nebraska snow benefiting spring wheat. Rev. Stevens moves Beatrice church. Milton R. Powell elected in St Joseph. horse deaths near Firth and Hickman. Niobrara river power development movement northeast Nebraska.
The funeral of James M. Dunkel sheriff of Hall county who was killed by a Union Pacific train at Chapman last week was held from the court house with Rev L L Lipe of St Pauls English Lutheran church presiding. About 2500 people are estimated to have visited the building that afternoon filling halls corridors and rooms. Only roughly one tenth of the crowd could be seated in the courtroom for the services.
J W Allberry a Sunday school missionary with the American School Union vanished for four days causing police concern. He reappeared with frozen feet and only two dollars of a twenty dollar bill remaining. His conduct and memories appeared blank to observers.
The board of education adopted a resolution making Bible reading in public schools mandatory. It also directs that copies of the ten commandments and the Lord's prayer be conspicuously posted in every school room.
The Lynch thermometer records last week show temperatures of 10 below on January 9 and 10, 20 below on January 11, and 40 below on January 12. The data represent government readings for the area.
Congressman Norris withdraws from U.S. Senate nominating race. Governor Aldrich speaks to the State Volunteer Firemen at Kearney. Elk Creek’s Henry Howard files for state land commissioner as a Republican. Three hundred Nebraska corporations lose charters for tax nonpayment. A blue sky securities law gains unanimous board support. December state spending includes sugar meat and fuel costs. vouchers total 96,261.47. State Treasurer plans to call 150,000 in registered warrants to ease debts.
The article describes Zanzibar's clove production, harvest timing, sun drying, and 25 percent export duty, noting crop uncertainty and buyers in American, German, and Indian firms. It highlights copra as another major product, its sun drying, and France as a key consumer, with the sultan Ali bin Hamoud, educated in England, ruling under a British protectorate.
In Greenbville Tennessee a resident reports eighteen months of worsening tonsillitis who refused surgery and used Peruna. After one bottle the throat improved and after a dozen bottles the condition cleared. The ad urges readers to ask their druggist for a free Peruna Almanac for 1912.
The young man with a large pipe asks how Smiggies won Mrs Williams to consent to marrying her daughter. He says he met the old lady in a dark hallway, kissed her, and apologized claiming she was the daughter.
Gifford Pinchot and Miles Poindexter hunted in Alaska last summer guided by a hearty eater who consumed four to five grouse per meal while the guide ate constantly. Poindexter briefly shot a couple of gulls to share, and the guide quips that the gulls were eaten as well, ending with a wry remark about the birds.
A witty exchange reveals a milliner wife pranked by her husband through a bill she presented, prompting playful dialogue about cleverness and appearance. The humor centers on perception versus reality and domestic banter.
A judge notes Freddie has been gravely ill and accuses the doctor of plundering his care. The boy asks why he owes the physician, implying mistreatment through medicine. The room scene reveals a tense father son exchange about medical bills and trust.
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