Caution on Left Turns Cited for Safe Driving
A driving advisory warns motorists to avoid cutting corners in left turns and to keep to the right to prevent collisions with pedestrians or oncoming traffic on the safer side.
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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1915
Page
8
A driving advisory warns motorists to avoid cutting corners in left turns and to keep to the right to prevent collisions with pedestrians or oncoming traffic on the safer side.
F. P. Tatman formerly ran the Colman hotel and now lives on a farm near Krider. He has been under medical care this week and is reported to be recovering.
A local dealer promotes the leading John Deere two row sister cultivator as the simplest and easiest model on the market.
George Henrichs and S. C. Moser traveled to market Monday with four carloads of stock. Three carloads were cattle and one carried hogs. The stock belonged to Henrichs, fattened in his yards a half mile south and one west of Diller.
C G Catlin of Fairbury, a late progressive candidate for county treasurer, called at the office Tuesday. He traveled to Diller to borrow a Ford car from Mr. Fanders for a customer in Fairbury.
Emil Krebs returned from Cheyenne county where he visited his brother Ed. He reports crops looking fine in that county and notes that all who moved from Diller and Harbine are satisfied with their relocation.
The final wooden sidewalk on Main Street in Diller in front of the Record office was replaced this week with a cement walk. It joins a new walk laid by Dr. Claude Ellis in front of his nearly completed office building.
Advertises Chamberlain's Liniment as a cure for rheumatism. Testimonial from W. A. Lockhard of Homer City New York claims first application relieved pain and a full bottle cured him. Sold by all dealers.
A Pratt Union recollection describes a man recalling his first hunting day. He recounts missing a squirrel twice before killing it with a stone dropped from a tree, causing it to fall into water and drown.
A St. Louis Republic essay argues that war would be fought not for conquest or pride but to vindicate rights long granted to peaceful nations. The piece frames the conflict as defending the freedom and security of open travel and aiding small powers lacking protection, trusting in global good faith.
A Missouri church minister phoned a grocer and dictated a blunt request to send a dollar’s worth of meat to his home. He added that if no one is at home, the meat should be poked through the keyhole. The note reflects a bizarre and impractical demand.
A moving revolver bullet photographed at 100000 exposures per second using a wheel mounted film and rapid electric flashes. The setup rotated the wheel at 9000 rpm to avoid overlap. The experiment also captured a bullet passing through a stick with splintering beginning after the impact.
The wheat crop is forecast to exceed last year’s phenomenal total and may reach over 700 million bushels. Stacking grain preserves it through wet weather, dries through sweating, reduces labor in threshing, and provides storage at no cost. Early removal enables prompt soil preparation and early plowing to boost future yields.
Thoreau reflects on walking as a universal freedom in nature not privately owned. He warns the day may come when lands become exclusive pleasure grounds, urging people to use opportunities now before exclusion grows. The piece contrasts mythic discovery with American claims and champions accessible wilderness.
The Boston Herald explains sneezing has multiple causes including bright light pollen and dust. It notes cold sneezing is a body wide reflex to generate heat and expel the cold, not just a nasal act.
A farm advisory urges removing nonproducers from the laying flock. If hens fail to lay during the season they are unprofitable and should be discarded or sold for meat to save costs.
The article explains how wood buoyancy works, noting tropical woods like lignum vitae sink even when dry due to dense cell walls and small air cavities. It contrasts with green wood and explains waterlogging and drying effects on floatability.
The piece extols reliability as essential in all relations from buying machinery to employing staff. A trusted person is praised for steadiness and fidelity, likened to a dependable plow horse, an anchorage for those who rely on him. It notes reliability outshines brilliance in value.
Two young ladies on a tram exchange affectionate banter while competing for snide remarks with other passengers. Angeline gives Emmeline a stamp and refuses a penny but promises to collect it later, hinting they may not meet for a long time.
A short excerpt explains advertising benefits for business, noting that a well crafted ad creates a friendly sentiment toward a firm and persuades readers that dealings will be pleasant and profitable. It cites a grocer who ran a simple notice about twin birth announcements to gain support.
The London Chronicle notes a traditional rule in Korea where a man could not wear trousers until married. Unmarried men lived as bachelors and wore skirts, signaling they had not yet attained the status to support a wife.
In a light humorous moment Mrs Wickleigh asks Mary Ann to take a sweeping glance around the room, noting the maid's phrase fin ished and prompting a playful correction about a glancing sweep. The exchange has a domestic, genteel tone typical of Ladies' Home Journal.
Engineering Magazine describes San Francisco with its neck of land at the south of the Golden Gate and a parallel northern neck. The bay extends about 420 square miles with a 350 mile shoreline and 190 square miles of depths over thirty feet. The harbor area includes San Pablo bay Suisun bay and surrounding cities Oakland Alameda Berkeley Richmond and smaller centers.
On a Kiel to Copenhagen voyage Bjorn Bjornson the son of the renowned Norwegian writer attempted to access the captain’s bridge. A placard read Eingang Verboten on the stairway but the officer ordered him down citing authority. He protested, name dropping as Ibsen's son, eliciting a bow and apology from the officer.
The New York Sun recalls Daniel Webster as an early advocate for improving the turkey. He raised gobblers and hens at Marshfield Massachusetts and sent birds to friends in New Hampshire and Europe. A downtown hotel fed prime Webster turkeys from Marshfield and the statesman sometimes carved at the head table.
In Bahia Brazil a private street car line has been created for white residents. Each owner operates a small four native black powered car with a two person seat. The tracks pass through main streets with private yard switches for boarding. Owners fund upkeep and use the road only for outings and calls.
A curved springy brass strip mounted on the wall aims to prevent lids from banging down on a person's head when reaching for ice or victuals in the top compartment. It catches the lid as it is pushed up but allows the lid to close with a little effort.
Creditors of the estate of William M. Riddle deceased are to meet the Administrator before the county judge of Jefferson county Nebraska at the county court room on December 10 1915 at 1 P M to present claims for examination adjustment and allowance. Six months from June 10 1915 are allowed to file claims and demands. Claims not filed by December 10 1915 will be forever barred. Published in the Diller Record for four weeks. By Order of the Court. Dated June 10 1915.
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