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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1928
Page
4
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The piece lauds Herbert Hoover and Charles Curtis as a powerful team with Hoover’s relief efforts in war and floods and Curtis’s agricultural bill work. It notes their Washington experience and predicts a strong convention showing in Houston as part of a broader, less exciting campaign.
The piece notes dwindling enthusiasm for a third party as observers foresee a contest mainly between the two old parties. It cites tariff as a central issue, risk to funds from campaign donors, and hints at broader political fatigue and economic concerns amid ongoing debates.
The piece argues that faults in children's learning reflect parents and students rather than teachers. It urges sympathy for teachers, adherence to policies, and warns that much education debate is irrational and counterproductive to sound education.
The nation reflects on its rise from a precocious child to a world leader in industry and finance. It credits rapid development, efficiency, and advanced production, noting high petroleum and copper usage and the dominance of automobiles, gas, and electricity as standards.
An eminent French chemist describes gold distillation in an electric furnace at 2400 degrees C. In minutes 100 to 150 grains vaporize. upon cooling, filiform masses and cubic crystals form. Gold dissolves a little carbon during rebullition, depositing graphite on solidification. Copper distills before gold in gold copper alloys. tin distills more in gold tin alloys, with tin oxide forming purple by condensed gold dust, yielding purple of Cassius.
The piece argues happiness arises not from seeking it but from doing one’s duty faithfully in the station one occupies. It warns that pursuing happiness as a goal makes it elusive, while diligent work and responsibility invite contentment to enter quietly.
A brief note from Popular Science Monthly explains frosting glass by applying glue or gelatin to the surface. Alum is added to the glue, which dries and peels to leave a fernlike frosted pattern. A stencil allows any design to be produced.
Dr. William M. Patterson of Columbia University reports the African finch may have a 300 word vocabulary and a 24 symbol alphabet. The bird, kept in captivity near the area, speaks in prose likened to Sanskrit and English.
Muskrats invade ponds and destroy carp when present in various regions. They cause damage to fish cultures by harming ponds and possibly consuming food sources for game fish. The issue is noted as not currently a serious concern but highlights ponds and carp in aquaculture contexts.
First publication June 22 to July 6 probate notice for the estate of J W Fouts deceased. Elizabeth Pele filing final accounting and petition for settlement and residue to be distributed. Hearing set for July in Fairbury before Louis J Nutzman county judge with notice by publication in Diller Reverd.
Popular Mechanics says black blotters used in banks hide ink, making forged signatures harder to reproduce. The blotters leave ink invisible and are less easily disfigured, reducing success of counterfeiting.
An early 1600s bidding prayer used before sermons and homilies, praying for the church, clergy, and people, and thanking the faithful departed. In changed forms, it survives in modern church services today.
A garbled fragment references a car linked to an armistice signed on November 11 2008 and mentions a forest of peace and an object called Soha, but the text is unclear about identities or outcomes. No verifiable names, places, or dates are readable beyond the hinted date.
Fragment discusses Kapok fiber reliability relative to Java inputs and notes diminishing quality before introduction. It implies lack of satisfactory substitutes and shifting sourcing factors affecting textile standards.
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