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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1928
Page
8
St Pauls Ev Lutheran near Diller invites all to Sunday school at 9 30 Bible class follows, worship at 10 30. Services will be conducted in the same language. Everyone is urged to attend the supper and business meeting. Pastor H J Diekhoff leads the congregation.
Federated Community Church signals a move joining former Presbyterians and other local churches into the Cantional Church of Diller. About 170 members expected, with a reception and baptisms after a morning service. July 1 plans urge all to attend and celebrate church unity and fellowship. An annual business meeting is noted for July 12.
Farmers are preoccupied with cutting and thrashing oats and wheat while preparing a second alfalfa crop and tidying corn. They balance farm chores with listening to politics on the radio and social visits on Saturday afternoons in Fairbury.
An official of the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company asserts that a message once sent is not lost though it fades. He claims a test trapped a message on its third circuit around the world and predicts future wireless will allow people to pick up today’s transmissions a century hence.
A bulletion from the National Safety Council, credited to Charles A. Hosostz and New York State motor vehicles, lists ten anti accident suggestions. Key points warn against hitting children, not passing a standing trolley car, avoiding speed on curves toward hospital care, driving on the right side, and not relying on right of way to save lives.
The article recounts a Methodist minister sermon urging townspeople to attend church next Sunday despite rain. It contrasts urban indifference with Christ’s sacrifice, cites Golgotha, Calvary, and forgiveness, and notes attendance as a test of Christian commitment. A separate notice reports two fishing ponds near Fairbury losing fish, likely blamed on a kingfisher.
The article notes ongoing severe weather impacting farmers who may again need their old beer kegs used under binders to cut wheat, reflecting seasonal challenges and resource strain.
The Houston Democratic Convention remains in session with several candidates for the presidency placed in nomination. By press time no candidate had secured a nomination.
The piece argues that both the Southern Democrats and Northern Republicans are equally dry and uncompromising. It warns against labeling parties as wet or dry and notes that a President cannot act without Congress. It critiques excess partisanship and mocks political dryness.
The aging explorer Roald Amundsen faced a perilous relief mission in the Arctic. He, a seasoned leader, risked his life guiding a party of lost explorers through extreme cold and hunger. His possible death would mark a fitting end for a man who pursued perilous exploration.
William Diechmann of Leigh Nebraska owns Dazzler, a purebred Poland China hog believed to be the largest in existence. The animal stands 51 inches high, weighs 1,225 pounds, and measures seven feet two inches from tail root to nose tip. Dazzler, born March 10, 1925, came from nine piglets with sire The Armistice Boy and dam Clan's Mayflower.
A reflective admonition urges constant vigilance for drivers and pedestrians at rail crossings. It emphasizes respecting others rights, showing courtesy, and treating fellow road users as brothers in daily motion and at crossings.
The black walnut, known as walnut or walnut tree, spans 650000 square miles from southern New England to Minnesota and Florida. It yields excellent lumber and fine oils, making it an important timber species per the American Tree Association.
Edna Purdy Walsh outlines thrifty uses for a funnel as a twine holder and more. Hang it as a wall funnel to hold string, use as a light reflector, hang pictures without a ladder, and protect a fumigating candle by covering the flame while fumes rise.
A Liberty column notes that homing pigeons can travel 500 to 700 miles in a single day based on an answered question. The fact highlights the birds' impressive endurance and speed for long-distance messaging.
A reflective maxim urges that inner sweetness should influence the mind, body, attire, and home, guiding daily life with a gentle, moral discipline attributed to George Herbert.
A wry line from Farm and Fireside notes the artist's sole romance is self love, reflecting a playful egoist sentiment about vanity and affection for the self.
Amsterdam in the Netherlands is a city built on 90 islands connected by 350 bridges. The waterways define its unique layout and urban character.
The article notes the average height of a twenty year old Japanese man as just over 5 feet 3 inches, reflecting standard measurements of stature in that population. It highlights a modest height typical for the period.
A brief quotation attributed to James Elis urges everyday virtue as heroic defining traits. The line highlights personal integrity and moral conduct as universal ideals for daily living.
A note recalls early medicine where powdered human bones in red wine treated dysentery and bone marrow oil extracts addressed rheumatism, reflecting historical beliefs in bone-based therapies.
United States now grows more than enough rice to meet its own needs though the Orient still accounts for about 97 percent of global production. The shift signals growing domestic output and potential changes in global supply dynamics.
A Farm and Fireside remark notes arithmetic teaching in kindergartens sparks debate. It suggests even toddlers face counting challenges as education trends evolve.
Four year old David Koch went missing in Indian Mountain near Kreageville Monroe County for 21 hours while his parents searched. A party of 250 to 300 locals scoured the woods. he was found asleep on an abandoned house porch at one o clock in the afternoon. He wore one shoe missing after wandering overnight through a thunderstorm.
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