Thermometer oddities spark flag salute debate
A fragment notes puzzling thermometer readings and a suggestion that mediators spared the salute to the Mexican flag, hinting at political tension and ceremony expectations in unclear context.
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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1914
Page
5
A fragment notes puzzling thermometer readings and a suggestion that mediators spared the salute to the Mexican flag, hinting at political tension and ceremony expectations in unclear context.
Miss Anna Fielder has been appointed postmistress of Ellis to succeed Postmaster Howard, whose appointment was received the day of his death, Béatrice Express reports.
A Spencerport New York resident comments that Chamberlain's Tablets cured her headaches and nervousness and restored her health. The product is said to be for sale by all dealers.
An expert notes that readers can spot the same error only after the paper prints its final form. The comment suggests that prepress proofreading fails to reveal certain flaws, explaining why postprint edits are common in newspapers.
The harvest projections show wheat output may reach one billion bushels, a record, with corn cotton oats tobacco potatoes hay and fruit also improving. The increased crop prospects are sparking nationwide business growth as railroads mobilize freight cars and labor, boosting demand for iron and steel and signaling a historic fall boom.
Pleasant View residents contributed to local visits and events. Arthur Treick family and Otto Bruchschen visited Walter Eberhard last Sunday. A Diller haut chauqua draw attended by many Pleasant View neighbors. Zella Rodgers aided Mrs. McCurdy with tasks this week. Wheat harvest yielded eighteen to twenty bushels. Molly Ramsey from Beatrice came to help her aunt Mrs. Geo Riddle. Mrs. Clark McCurdy hosts a Western-state relative. Ladies met with Mrs. Edgington for quilting. Agnes Zollen of Steele City visited Mrs. F W Beck. Mrs. Mabyorn and Mrs. Win Hill visited their brother John Thompson. Lewis Starkey and wife shared Sunday dinner at E S Dunns.
A warning voice urges patient guidance for naive city visitors as summer arrives. It counsels to teach basics of farm life and livestock care, warn them of dangers, and treat newcomers with care as they seek wisdom and safe adventures.
Public health warning against using mercury based catarrh treatments. Claims mercury harms smell and the whole system. Advises prescriptions only from reputable physicians. Mentions Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Company Toledo Ohio and sales by druggists with price.
A fragmented newspaper item records a citizen recalling a biblical admonition to “remember Lot's wife” amid remarks about trouble with other men’s wives. The clipping presents incomplete quotes and lacks clear names or dates.
E E Cross, who travels in Virginia and the South, fell ill with colic. At a store the merchant recommended Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Two doses cured him. No one should travel without a bottle. For sale by all dealers.
At a Lincoln convention newspapers debated selling ad space to firms whose business conflicted with local merchants. The consensus supported a newspaper’s right to sell space to legitimate firms outside town limits, equal to a merchant selling to any customer.
The Andrews-Klein team defeated Diller 17 to 1 on Beatrice's field. Andrews out hit and out fielded Diller from the start with three runs in the first inning and seven in both the fifth and sixth. Diller's lone run came on a third inning double, then the Beatrice crew widened the gap before supper.
Dispatch from Mexico City dated July 15 reports Huerta’s resignation and Francisco Carbajal taking the oath as provisional president. The constitutionalists refuse to recognize Carbajal, as does the United States, while General Carranza prepares to enter. Carbajal seeks general amnesty for Huerta supporters before peaceful entry of constitutionalist troops. Villa comments on Huerta’s resignation. Also notes U S road costs in America versus Europe.
Mrs Sy ie P Clawson of Indiana Pa suffered from constant stomach pain bloating headaches and belching after meals plus constipation. Her daughter had used Chamberlains Tablets and urged her to try them. After a few doses she found relief where other remedies failed.
The President seeks input from major industries to avoid harming legitimate business. Proposals include banning interlocking directorates and limiting one person to multiple directorates in railroads coal carriers or competing ship lines. Advocates urge a measured approach with clear director limits set by a proper authority.
In the St. Joseph News Press summary Bryan argues that paying 25 million with apologies would settle the Colombia dispute over the Panama route. He links the Panama Canal Company to revolutionary tensions and contends U S ratification of the treaty would restore long standing cordial Colombia United States relations and bolster U S prestige in Spanish America.
The Burlington has 1300 box cars on the sidings of the southern division ready to carry away the wheat as it is offered for shipment.
Sam F. Gunn of Whatley Alabama reports a severe measles related bowel illness improved after using Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The ad claims the product helped him recover from a life threatening stomach condition. Sold by all dealers.
A campaign appeal to Republican and Progressive voters highlightsThiessen's past legislative votes in 1907 and 1909. He backed the 2 cent fare anti pass terminal taxation lower freight and express rates eight o clock closing law for saloons and the bank deposit guarantee law among other progressive measures.
Edward A. Schnuelle files in Jeffersonty District Court Nebraska to void a deed conveying the southwest quarter of section 9 township 2 north range 4 west to J. W. Barnes and unknown heirs of John Barnes. He seeks relief including removal of the deed and judgment against unknown heirs, with answer due by August 1914. Attorneys Heas and Berese for plaintiff.
President Wilson urges quick passage of the administration and trust bills as Congress nears adjournment. He says a Mexican settlement would be satisfactory if it remains stable and settled.
In Jefferson County Nebraska a County Court in Fairbury sets June 20 1914 at 1 PM for hearing the petition of George H Clark Executor to close the estate of Samuel Clark deceased. The judge orders publication of this notice in The Diller Record for three consecutive weeks prior to the hearing.
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