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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1924
Page
2
Notice reads that advertising rates are set and available upon request. It specifies second class mail status and mentions transmission through the mails. The snippet notes pricing per line per insertion and references a local posting in Diller Nebraska.
Ninety eight people were killed by a Saturday tornado in Northern Ohio, with Lorain suffering 72 fatalities. Property losses are pegged at 30 million dollars as the disaster unfolds across the region.
The article warns that deaths occur from running car engines in closed garages due to carbon monoxide. It advises open doors and windows or moving the car outdoors when the engine must run. It notes Attorney General Stone's anti trust suit against 50 oil companies and refineries and potential gasoline price reductions after Supreme Court review.
President Coolidge will keep Washington as a base while cabinet members dispersal to London for a lawyers convention, Palo Alto for summer, Europe for Mellon, and Massachusetts for Weeks. The administration anticipates a sparse White House with a radio setup for campaign broadcasts.
A June CENTURY piece notes rapid radio adoption. Over 2.5 million sets sold in three years, 560 broadcasting stations, 16 000 transmitters nationwide, 3000 manufacturers, 30 magazines, 250 books, 20 million listeners in spring 1924, and 1.775 billion dollars spent on the hobby last year.
A woman moves with measured steps as memories of years slip by in tears. She recalls the question she asks herself about what she has given, while stars appear as beads on a velvet night.
The article notes no candidate has been nominated after 42 ballots in New York City. McAdoo leads with 503.4, Smith 318.6, Davis 67, Underwood 39.5, Cox 55. 732 votes needed. It suggests a compromise candidate, possibly W. J. Bryan, may be chosen.
Nellie Maxwell writes The Kitchen Cabinet column on home cooking. She has lectured and demonstrated domestic science at the University of Wisconsin and taught in Iowa and Nebraska agricultural colleges.
The article notes over 3.5 million automobiles on farms in the United States and suggests some farmers may not share the doom merchants’ gloom. It hints at ongoing hardship debates among agricultural communities.
Text notes that soils rich in organic matter hold more moisture, helping crops endure drought. It states one pound of organic matter holds 7.5 times as much moisture as sand, while sand loses moisture 3.5 times faster than organic matter. Clay stores about a quarter as much moisture and evaporates twice as fast.
In a London Mail piece a village laments its own scandalous label. The piece notes gables, brook, and hair as traps of the word while praising Old Scandalous a popular, cheery elder. The narrator hints the word’s origin and mocks the road that seems endless.
Insurance sources emphasize not being overweight and suggest age eighty marks a health milestone. They state that people near thirty should approach normal weight, while those under thirty one may exceed standard tables but after that age lighter individuals tend to have longer lifespans.
In a busy London area the Public Record Office museum at Chancery Lane houses a vast display of historical novelties. The Domesday Book records estates ordered by William the Conqueror for fiscal purposes and draws visitors from America and elsewhere, though locals rarely view it. The collection includes numerous letters from kings and queens, including Elizabeth I, amused readers with temper and drama, all without an admission fee.
A Bath Maine registry entry records a deed from the United States to the state of Maine transferring Sugar Loaf islands at the Kennebec mouth for park purposes with reversion to the United States if used otherwise. The rocks span about 200 feet, with barren stretches and sparse shrubs and grass on the rest, noted by Exchange.
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