The Compass Remains a Seaman’s Valued Possession
The star is fixed but the compass shifts, yet its variations are well known so the compass stays the seaman’s most valuable tool at sea.
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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1937
Page
8
The star is fixed but the compass shifts, yet its variations are well known so the compass stays the seaman’s most valuable tool at sea.
The article lists average body temperatures for humans and animals. Man measured 98.4 Fahrenheit, dogs about 100.0, cattle around 101 to 103 for various animals, and rabbits near 101 to 101.5, reflecting a range of species temperatures.
Forty years ago this week a Beatrice man was tarred and feathered and lashed by a crowd for alleged mistreatment of his stepdaughter. He was arrested earlier that day and later jailed after the public whipping, while his wife refused to prosecute as the case was dismissed.
A fifty year old retrospective notes residents, events and people in Endicott. Mentions Diller detective Boots returning from the west and Ad Thomas with Sammy Diller going to Chicago with cattle. Mentions local builders, Rock Island works, and aging utilities amid a revival of the local lodge.
E F Habicht of Worthington Minnesota recounts a 1937 trip visiting Habichts on trip through yellow stone national park wind cave park and nearby sights. He notes snow on passes wildlife including buffalo antelope deer moose and bear, fishing successes at Yankon lake Yellowstone and the Black Hills, and visits in Pierre and Rapid City with friends Bur nadette and family. He mentions Shoshone Dam and a carved plaque in Diller Nebraska and reflects on crops and weather upon return.
Instructions describe warming steel tools and applying wax or hard tallow to form a film. Letters are scratched into the wax, then nitric acid is applied to etch through to the steel. Rinse, heat-rag the wax away, and the inscription remains securely etched.
The great International Bridge at Niagara Falls spanned 821 feet with 80 foot towers. It was the first suspension bridge built to carry railroad traffic. It was replaced by a steel arch in 1898 due to heavier locomotives.
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