Diller Church Items and Scout Talk Scheduled
The Federated Community Church led by Rev. W F Clark plans an illustrated Scout program next Sunday with over forty color slides and Boy Scout demonstrations. Local and Fairbury scouts may attend as guests. An Eucharistic Congress report from Chicago will be shared at the morning service followed by a 7 15 pm youth gathering with singing discussion food and a close tete-a-tete.
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W. F. Clark
L. M. Cavett
Fairbury
Chicago
Pinkie the Mule Roams and Rolls Through a Busy Day
A children's tale follows Pinkie the mule who loves pasture life yet roams beyond the gate. He chases grapes and corn, rolls in a roadside bed, and rushes back to the barn after a painful tumble. The piece closes with a historical note on Taft and the flag’s star arrangement.
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Pinkie
Pikie
Methodist Ladies Aid Sewing Bee At Church Basement
The Ladies Aid Society hosted a sewing bee in the church basement last Thursday afternoon. The text notes lower church attendance last Sunday and urges attendance this Sunday with Sabbath observance a focus. Dr J R Gettys will preach July 25 during the last quarterly conference of the year.
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Ladies Aid Society
S. S
J.R. Gettys
AID TO BEAUTY
A young woman shapes the Administration Building at the Sesqui-Centennial Exposition by guiding where to place trees and shrubs. Her skill helps beautify the central venue for the 150th anniversary celebration of the Declaration of Independence.
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Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition Association
Land of Fighting Men Poole and Branksea in Dorset
The London Daily Chronicle notes Poole Dorset as a historic home of fighting men with Branksea Castle and Pardee Isle shaping romantic youth. It mentions Arripay or Harry Page circa 1400 defending seas against France and Spain and William Thompson with companions capturing a French privateer in 1695 when the enemy were surprised.
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Poole
Dorset
Isle of
Pardee
Branksea
London Daily Chronicle
Arripay
Harry Page
France
Spain
William Thompson
Carrying Coals to Newcastle Proverb Origins
A brief note explains that Newcastle is a major coal port and carrying coal there is pointless. The phrase originates in the seventeenth century or earlier and has parallels in many languages. Similar French proverb about carrying water to the river and an ancient Greek reference about Athens and the owl coin are noted.
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Newcastle
Greece
Athens
Powys and the Elysian fields in a blunt critique
The reader questions whether artists and philosophers truly offer deeper insight than everyday workers. John Cowper Powys is examined as a provocative voice, challenging idealized literary notions and pondering who truly finds better meaning in life.
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John Cowper Powys
Whitmans
Emersons
Elysian Fields
Powys
Elysian Field
Population gain in the United States for 1925
The national bureau of economic research reports an estimated 1 629 000 increase in U S population in 1925, with births exceeding deaths by 1 367 000 and immigration contributing 262 060. Continental U S population reached 115 940 000 on January 1 1926. Dr Will ford J King led the analysis.
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New York
United States
National Bureau of Economic Research
Willford J. King
Bureau
Probate Notice for Adah C Diehl Estate Final Settlement
Nebraska Jefferson County probate action on the estate of Adah C Diehl with Olin C Diehl as administrator seeking final settlement and distribution. Hearing set for July 31 1926 at 9 o clock A M in Fairbury County Court. notice to interested parties via Diller Record three weekly publications. Louis J Nutzman County Judge. E A Wonder attorney.
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Nebraska
Jefferson County
Adah C. Diehl
Olin C. Diehl
Fairbury
Diller Record
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Moses
Israel
Aid and Missionary Society
Howe
ED Howe
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Jefferson Co. Assessment Assn
Carl Schnelle
Harbine
Louis J. Nutzman
Eeds
E. A. Wonder
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H. R. Royle
Elerbeck & Hale
Beatrice, Nebr
Bote
Waggoner Bros
Poe
Goode
Dr.o
G. Diehl
Mies
M. J. Powell
Faibury
Davis
First National Bank
Rery
McLeran
4Th St
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ED Backerman
OPTOM
E-Trist
Colorado
Burlington
Yellowstone
Land of Eternal Wonder
Gardiner Gateway
Cody Road
Yellowstone Park
Scenic Colorado
Rocky Mountains National
Estes) Park
Colorado Springs
Pikes Region
CTA Harta
W.L Filley
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