Cross-eyed people and the paradox of seeing two sides
A humorous remark suggests cross-eyed individuals may view both sides of a question simultaneously implying a unique perspective on disputed issues.
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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1923
Page
3
A humorous remark suggests cross-eyed individuals may view both sides of a question simultaneously implying a unique perspective on disputed issues.
Citizens across Diller prominently showed Old Glory on flag day. Burlington train No. 17 was detoured north from Wymore Monday due to a washout west of Reynolds. Mrs. Minnie Baxwell returned Tuesday from Beatrice after visiting relatives and friends since Saturday.
Afternoon tea parties with vaccination as an added attraction were recently fashionable in London.
The United States Supreme Court declares the Kansas Industrial Court Act unconstitutional, a long contested measure between capital and labor. This ruling shifts the balance of state labor governance and sets a constitutional precedent affecting state intervention in industrial relations.
The picnic committee retained the merry go round and ferris wheel used the last two years for this year’s event. W. F. Van Vliet of 1513 Douglas St Omaha Neb offers a nearly new Kimball Piano for sale for the remaining balance due and invites inquiries at once.
Two Englishmen discuss American haste and impatience while remarking on a Burlington weed burner burning along rail tracks. The exchange highlights a stereotype of Americans rushing to catch a car and wanting things sooner than immediately.
Ong Che, who arrived in the Philippine islands 15 years ago from China, began as a Manila coolie then bought and sold junk. In 12 years he grew his fortune to about $1,000,000 and he says he will buy anything from a wire nail to a steamship.
Thomas Edison, maker of the moving picture machine the kinetoscope, foresaw schooling by pictures. He believed visual lessons would replace heavy books, and showed twelve students learning chemistry from pictures on a screen, noting rapid understanding.
The Shipping Association dispatched a single load of hogs to the St. Joe market on Tuesday, outlining a brisk agricultural trade movement in the region.
Everett Blauser a rural mail carrier at Powel spent Sunday at the home of his parents Mr and Mrs J O Blauser in Diller.
Mr and Mrs Geo Riddle left Wednesday noon by the Burlington to Grenola Kansas. They passed through Kansas City to switch to the A F and S F if operations resume. The trip follows a message about the serious illness of a sister of his. High waters in southern Kansas have nearly halted that road.
Some 31 849 hogs arrived at Omaha via the auto truck route during May. This is 11 600 more than May 1922. Over the past five months hogs arrived by gasoline route total 141 188, about 37 000 more than the same period a year ago.
Both houses of Japan's diet pass a bill instituting trial by jury nationwide. The measure, supported by the lower house, faces a lengthy peers debate and will not take effect until 1928, with some members arguing Japan is not yet ripe for jury trials.
Police departments and newspapers across the United States unite in a search for Almer Henke twenty seven who vanished a year ago. His mother Mrs F Henke of Milwaukee awaits news as Henke was decorated for bravery in World War I for saving a Navy surgeon's life.
Mrs. Sadie Gardner has moved to Auburn where she has bought property. Mr. and Mrs. G B Cassell have moved to Horton Kansas where Guy has bought property and is putting in a filling station. He expects to have his station completed and ready for business about the first of July. Ray Cassell, farming Guy's place, has moved out to the farm.
On May 18 at the Presbyterian manse in Steele City, John Pulec and Clara Strawhacker were married with Rev. Knauer officiating. They kept the ceremony private until after her school term ended and their new home was ready. The couple traveled to visit relatives and have begun housekeeping in Pulec’s purchase from W E Purdy in the town’s east.
A state judge in Indiana imposes a dollar fine for each mile per hour over the limit. A second offense doubles the fine and adds the same number of days in jail. The jail reportedly includes a rock pile in the rear, a harsh sentence intended to curb speeding.
A reflective line compares a mine of love to heat that harms rather than helps. Repressed affection turns morbid and manifests in harmful, perverse ways, blistering the soul within. The verse suggests love unexpressed damages inner life.
The market overflows with cucumbers peas beets carrots spinach watercress shallots and green onions offering many choices. Fresh fish invite preparation of flavorful chowders using the sea treasures.
Cut six potatoes and three onions into thin slices. Fry salt pork until crisp then add onion and potatoes. Cover with water to cook. Boil fish in cheese cloth just long enough to loosen from the bones. Drain and shred fish, remove bones. Add vegetables to finish, season. Soak six milk crackers, add one quart milk, boil, and serve in tureen with a cracker on each plate.
A head of lettuce is shredded and cucumber sliced then covered with a dressing. Radish onion green pepper and parsley are folded into mayonnaise. Chopped green onions mixed into the dressing create an appetizing sandwich filling.
Western states move to boost road funds through new taxes on gasoline and motor licenses. Texas and Indiana raise significant annual revenue, Oklahoma adds per gallon tax, Iowa imposes ton mile tax under Railway Commission. Nebraska notes national focus on road programs and urges continued effort.
G F R Duhrkop pastor English Sunday School at 9 30 a m Divine worship in German at 10 30 a m Ladies Aid and Missionary Society meet at 2 30 p m
Sunday school at 10 public worship at 11 with sermon Our Forward Movement. Evening program includes postponed exercises. Woman s Association Missionary meeting on Thursday June 21 at Mrs Clarence Steffen to discuss Alaska. Young women home from school provide the program.
The W F M S met at Mrs L M Cavett's home with Mrs Elizabeth Starr singing a missionary number and Miss Imogene Geer at the piano. Miss Lucile Ford spoke on her work and an orphanage under the Disciples church in India. Services at the church were canceled due to weather, but church work continues and future services will be at the church unless announced otherwise.
A humorous dialogue panel features a mother scolding her child and a boy named Willie arguing he is no counting machine. The exchange showcases a light family scene typical of the American Legion Weekly humor pages.
Subbubs explains he renamed Idle Hour to Woodpile Villa because the old name drew tramps. Townley notes the change at the New Haven area. The item reflects a humorous local naming dispute and its social context.
A curious figure eagerly jumps into private affairs, boasting an inquisitive itch and a talent for uncovering information. He openly intrudes on others conversations and broadcasts what he finds, rivaling Edison in questioning.
Treasury notes valued at 17250 pounds recovered after theft at Bradford railway station. Notes sent from London in a bullion box addressed to Bradford branch of National Provincial and Union Bank. Box and vanished from Midland station parcels office. Detectives recovered part of the hoard from Waller s old brewery near the station. the box remains missing.
Cleveland police found a hidden radio set in a tree behind a Maple Heights track barn. Officials say gamblers planned to use the device to relay race results to accomplices to beat bookmakers before telegraph reports could reach the city.
Catarrhal deafness stems from inflammation of the mucous lining of the ear tube. The advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine has treated catarrh for over forty years and will aid hearing by addressing the inflammation.
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