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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1908
Page
4
Notice dated Friday June 5 1908 from the post office at Diller Nebraska warning of a second class mail matter handling. It alerts readers to address and mail transmission procedures for the period.
An old farmer from a western city recalls moving to the city with his children then returning to the farm to seek quiet and work with horses cattle hogs and poultry. He says farm life brings real living and happiness and hopes to spend his old age under the sky. The piece also notes political delegate counts for the Democratic and Republican national conventions.
The speaker praises Hinshaw for six years of service and credits Aldrich with loyal work that benefited the public. The message calls for rewarding Hinshaw and supporting progress toward a common goal regardless of politics.
The speaker argues that public schooling costs are excessive and not truly educational. He warns that many citizens are over-schooled and that a reallocation toward meaningful development is needed, citing high Naval Academy failure rates and wasteful practices.
Advertisements urge use of De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve for cuts and piles sold by Spear Drug Co and Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup for children. Dr Shoop touts Night Cure suppositories and a free booklet for women. Chicago cow TB testing plan noted with humane culling if diseased. Public figures referenced include Taft and Dr. Edward Everett Hale.
Gallery at Diller hosts Wednesday displays with W M Hare Auto seating latest models at J D Blauser's while Stetson paint pan promotes buggy coatings. Anecdote notes Merry Widow fashion and a life saving claim for King's New Discovery cough remedy in Naples Maine letters.
In Abyssinia royalties may wear only a left ear earring. In Persia only the shah may drive white horses with scarlet dyed tail tips. The German emperor alone may smoke a Havana cigar with a green and gold band. In Madagascar kite flying is banned for all except the royal family, as their kites may rise highest.
A report notes that a whale can remain submerged for one and a half hours. It states the bone frame of the average whale weighs about forty five tons.
Parents seeking free high school tuition for their children must apply to the County Superintendent before the second Monday in June. Application blanks are available at the Superintendent's office.
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