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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1924
Page
2
Advertising rates issued for transmission through the mails at Diller Nebraska. Second class matter. Business locals run until ordered out. Rates set at five cents per line per assertion. Rate details available upon application.
A written line notes there are more than seven million foreigners in the United States who are not naturalized. It also mentions President Coolidge signing a tax reduction bill and then pointing out several objectionable features in it.
The German government promotes a radio control system to stop airplane engines as a policing measure. Critics say French ships are flying over German territory for commercial purposes without official permission.
Congress is set to adjourn Saturday night and many members head to Cleveland for the Republican National Convention opening. President Coolidge stays in Washington to oversee nominations and platform drafting. North Platte notes the addition of a third repeater to the long distance Bell system enhancing regional service.
The York Republican condemns Senator Norris for a floor remark belittling the presidency calling the president and others a scrambled egg. It argues citizens must uphold the executive office and denounces the insult as undermining law and order across parties.
Nebraska hog raisers have shifted to new ground using clean fields, yielding seven to eight pigs per sow at weaning. This contrasts with last year’s four to five, reducing brood sow numbers and lowering costs while boosting pork output.
Santa Barbara correspondent reports J. P. Harrington of the Museum of the American Indian says Santa Barbara Indians held that animals began as people and changed through evolution. Ancestors like the owl, bullsnake, and coyote allegedly shifted forms, with the coyote retaining human speech and magical powers.
A horse in a Dublin race refused to line up despite repeated urging. The rider explained the animal, a former cab horse, would not move until he heard a door shut, leaving the starter frustrated as the field waited.
A novice golfer asks why another could not hole out. The caddie replies he was stymied. The golfer mishears and concludes the man looked funny at lunch, eliciting a humorous exchange about golfing terms.
A Bohemian glass polisher crafted a clock almost wholly from glass, excluding the springs. The frame, dial, hands, shafts, cog wheels, fasteners, and even the winding key are glass, ground to standard clock proportions, with only the balance wheel thicker. The project required repeated rebuilding until it kept accurate time.
Washington reports the nation’s total wealth at $320.804 billion as of 1922, up 72.2 percent since 1912. Per capita wealth rose from $1,950 to $2,918, driven largely by price increases, not just more wealth. Real property, stocks, railroads, machinery, and metals all surged while livestock dipped.
An unusual use of electric thawing was applied to a six inch submarine main 1700 feet long between North Brother Island and New York City. Five days of strong currents and eighty pound pumping were needed to melt the ice in the pipe.
A reflection on why vast progress in science and technology contrasts with slower gains in industrial relations. The piece argues that human problems cannot be solved by physical means alone and concludes that it cannot be done.
A compact modern proverb urges young men to use spare hours for study and self-improvement. It warns that productive time leads to promotion while idling leads to complaints of hard luck and missed chances.
A quotable reflection from Illinois Central Magazine arguing that half knowledge is not useless yet highlights the value of the remaining half for true understanding. The author notes practical need for complete information to avoid gaps in judgment.
A specialist extracted a penny from the throat of Mildred, three year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Wildham Winkle of Escanaba Michigan. The coin had been lodged for nearly five days.
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