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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1923
Page
2
A humorous column imagines a voting contest to crown the most worthless man in town. It suggests such a poll would provoke lively chatter, spurring men to cleanse porches, trim yards, and work harder to maintain a busy, buzzing community life.
Fifteen million American farmers organized through national farm groups seek lower railroad freight rates before the next harvest. Senator Harrold of Oklahoma notes farm revenue needs post-lease recovery hinge on cheaper transport. The lobbying targets rate reductions before harvest.
Figure compiled by state auditor George Marsh shows total legislature expenses at 168 846 dollars, 18000 less than two years ago. Supreme Court rules wartime statutes in Nebraska and other states banning German language teaching unconstitutional. Average U S life expectancy stated as 56 years, 15 years higher than 1870.
Beginning in July or August the air mail will start continuous service between New York and San Francisco, completing 3,000 miles in 28 hours with a three-pilot flight plan. Night beacons and searchlights will guide pilots over the plains, with emergency fields every 25 miles and red beacons marking obstacles.
In a club anecdote a traveler recalls a fierce tiger in India that fled after a woman splashed water. A man in an armchair confirms the tale by claiming he met the tiger moments later and stroked its whiskers, noting they were wet.
In Atlanta a colored maid named Liza returns her mistress's clothes after three weeks. The health department fumigated the items. Liza explains her Stephusband had been, had the smallpox, prompting a joking exchange about a step husband.
Petrograd dispatch reports Professor Bartsenko leads a Russian team to the Kola peninsula where relics of a pre Egyptian civilization were found. Pyramid tombs and traces of ancient dwellings and temples suggest a culture predating Tutankhamun's era.
A brief domestic exchange ends with a quip about economy in cooking. The young wife jokes she will make a dessert herself after noting a cookbook recipe for economical pudding. The punchline implies scarcity and thrift in a light household moment.
The Alaska railroad costing about 56 million dollars will be completed by June with 467 miles from Seward to Fairbanks in operation. Three long bridges include Gold Creek Susitna and Nenana, with Nenana spanning 1300 feet overall. Broad Pass rises 2400 feet above sea level along the route.
A short excerpt describes hand carriage as a sign of character and resolve. It notes open hands suggest liberal tendencies, while closed hands imply stinginess. It warns about entrusting secret or important tasks to someone with such gestures and mentions a slight excess of openness as excessive generosity.
A 1923 McClure Syndicate piece urges graduates to quit dreamful idealism and face the practical world. It argues life is a field of battle from infancy to death, requiring courage, steady work, and self denial to win a lead part.
The state probate court in Jefferson County Nebraska assigns June 18 1923 at 9:00 AM for hearing Forest F Hartzell petition to prove and probate the May 16 1923 will of Jennette C Hartzell. Notice will be published in the Diller Record weekly before the hearing. Louis J Nutzman County Judge Heasty and Bannes attorneys represent estate.
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