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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1914
Page
3
A chaplain handed small Bibles to sailors with a taped parcel. Able Seaman Spikes received one and later claimed to have finished it, though he thought it a different kind of book. The tale includes a misidentification moment with Beerbohm Tree lookalikes and a brief wit exchange about getting the most of it.
A Nebraska wide list of gatherings and fairs with dates in June and July. Events include memorial day observances June 14, Rural Mail Carriers convention in Lincoln July 21 22 Missouri Valley Veterinary Association in Omaha July 6 7 3 4 and other state meetings in Lincoln Wayne West Point Grand Island and Epworth Lake Park.
The preliminary organization of a state sportsmen's club was effected at a meeting in Omaha. The aim is to persuade the Nebraska legislature to create a fund from money paid into the state treasury by shooters and anglers. The fund would be devoted solely to enforcing existing laws and promoting game and fish propagation.
A tornado swept west of Hampton Nebraska on Tuesday damaging several houses and many barns. No lives were reported lost. Wind mills and fences were demolished and telephone lines were heavily damaged. The tornado peaked about three miles west of town with observers noting debris lofted high into the air.
An Indian baby fell from a window of an Omaha passenger train between Emerson and NiCora while the mother slept. The halted train found the child crawling along the tracks crying bitterly.
Hastings 2 Superior 0. Grand Island defeated Kearney 11 to 4 at Kearney Thursday. Norfolk lost at Columbus Thursday 2 to B. Kearney won at Columbus Wednesday 6 to 4. Beatrice fell to Superior 7 to 1 Wednesday and 5 to 3 Tuesday. Other games were called off due to rain.
A Newark News item tells of a Forest Hill gentleman who guards a prized pear tree with a hedge and fence. He hires a neighbor to spade the garden and scatters bone fertilizer claimed to be made from human bones sourced from catacombs. He warns of ghosts and goblins as the trees supposedly yield giant fruit.
Eight East Side youths faced juvenile court over park goldfish harassment and selling fish caught in Central Park. Each received a one dollar fine. Police stationed extra guards at Hariem Lake after nine youths were nabbed with bent pins and cotton bait used to snare escalating goldfish numbers.
A reflective quip notes that fixation on a single object narrows the mind and dulls broader vision.
In Hoc Signo Vinces, Luc Stafford and a companion hunted a snack amid Chicago crowds for an Odd Fellows convention. They followed a sign with O O F letters into a venue promising ten off on sausage. The piece includes digressions on dignity and a Buffalo News writer’s observation of a Sherman New York encounter about a Wells family relation.
A witty exchange ponders fashion's gaze as Marjorie critiques how others see wardrobe choices while Madge laments the popularity of the slit skirt. Puck adds a sharp aside on contemporary style.
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