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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1927
Page
3
L H Thornburgh a former Alexanda Argus publisher recalls early Nebraska teaching in Phelps County and Holdrege. He notes storm hardships and students winning a county fair prize with a homework exhibit while detailing a tiny 1889 motor project and a 1873 Lincoln bank note relic.
Janet plants morning glories along the house despite her father’s disdain. A rainstorm destroys the vines and triggers illness, then a family crisis. Janet’s fever fades as the parents decide to move and start anew with a fresh home and furnishings.
The narrator recalls sudden snowstorms forcing the return of children to their homes, a community lit by a strong literary society, and early teaching experiences. They describe a school district split and tuition protests, a dugout term, and the Blizzard of 188? while teaching in Phelps county. The piece reflects educator life, local pioneers, and family ties in Fremont after marriage.
Emanuel Kahlem, a watchmaker from Frield Nebraska, created a motor only slightly taller than a dime in 1912. It measured forty six and a quarter thousandths of an inch high, half an inch wide, with 18% feet of wire, 68 parts, and weighed 158 grains. It spun at 20 000 rpm before being stolen from his shop years later.
Jere M Pound a Georgian educator praised the South at a Athens dinner. Two educational experts complained flies in the butter bothered guests. They suggested the landlord keep flies in one dish and butter in another for guests to mix as they wish.
A note traces how the U S flag changed with each conflict from the Revolutionary War through World War I, detailing the star counts and stripe numbers for the Civil War era and additions for West Virginia and Nevada, plus the 44 and 48 star flags for later wars.
The clipper Dreadnought set the fastest Atlantic crossing in 1 day, according to Liberty. The record marks a historic achievement in sailing during 1859.
A brief note reports that house flies spread common diseases including typhoid diphtheria and tuberculosis, highlighting public health concerns in Liberty. The reference cites an answered question from Questia.
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