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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1916
Page
4
The U S embassy reports Carranza has complied with demands and released twenty three American prisoners captured at Carrizal. Nebraska’s labor chief projects five thousand migrant workers will be needed to harvest the wheat crop.
The Republican State Convention will be held at Lincoln on July 28 and the Democratic State Convention at Hastings on the same day. The Treasury Department reports in its June 1 circulation statement that the population of the continental United States is 102,289,000 with a per capita circulation of $38.36.
The article estimates August per capita national debt figures: Germany about 188.46 dollars, Britain 314 dollars, and France 368 dollars. It notes the staggering overall burden of wartime finance on these nations.
Citizens petitioned the state railway commission leading to a new depot for Endicott. A former box car served as the depot after the original building burned down several years ago.
Charles E. Hughes, the Republican presidential nominee, states his religious views are non orthodox but believes the church acts as a strong conservative force and should be supported. He notes his Baptist affiliation while emphasizing his stance in relation to church influence.
The Lincoln Journal pledges to feature Nebraskan soldiers with on site coverage and photographs. It promotes a special trial offer to readers in Lincoln, tying the paper to safety, accuracy, and enterprise as the capital city morning publication.
The document lists daily pay for National Guardsmen across ranks from Brigadier General at 16.67 dollars to Privates at 0.50 dollars. It includes specialties and staff roles such as engineers signal corps hospital corps and musicians with rates ranging from 0.50 to 2.50 dollars per day.
A poem describes a winter scene where cold dominates mountain winds and snow ages. Frost and ice create crystalline palaces, arches, and ironlike trees. light and moonbeams glitter on diamond drops. The speaker credits elusive elf builders for such frostwork.
A short poem by Frank Dempster Sherman depicts Cupid personified as knocking at the door. The speaker urges an awake gracious heart to welcome love before tears fall and Cupid departs with his art. The verses repeat the knocking image and invoke romantic devotion.
A soldier narrates the charge in which his hero brother died. The father lifts his head while the sister weeps with pride. The mother, hearing of war, only knows her son has died, her firstborn, beyond glory.
Poem fragment notes courage and duty with lines about true men facing each hour and facing shame when met with luncheon courtesies. It contrasts valor with condescension and public expectations against personal honor.
A compact verse noting that bragging individuals often prove dull while those with no self esteem are useless. The poem contrasts vanity with humility, suggesting balance is needed to function in society.
Poem expounds on a steadfast hero whose name will gain enduring honors as the Hudson flows calmly despite storms. The verse links national resolve to natural grandeur, praising resilience and unshaken virtue through enduring memory.
A block of names and titles presents railway company executives and managers including G H Emerson C H Ewing EB Grice A Greig C W Kouns H W McMaster ND Maher James Russell AM Schoyer WW L Seddon A J Stone and others with positions such as general manager vice president and resident vice president across lines like Great Northern Philadelphia & Reading Chesapeake & Ohio Atchison Topeka Santa Fe and Erie Railroads among others in a historical roster.
Gold and copper bells were used as money by peoples of Mexico and Central America before the American Indian era. Costa Rican bells are noted for exquisite metal work often shaped as birds monkeys and grotesque heads.
The superstition about opals began among stonecutters who questioned each other about luck in cutting. Opals contain about 13 percent water and are very brittle, making successful cutting difficult.
A playful exchange features Little Lemuel Say asking about the meaning of commercial activity while a paw and son discuss borrowing five dollars for a week and dodging the lender for a year. The vignette, cited from the Indianapolis Star, frames a rustic moral about debt and business terms.
Authorities agree bathing is essential for health to remove surface refuse matter. Warm baths soothe nerves while tepid baths are harmless. cold baths stimulate but risk heart stress if not strong. Avoid baths near meals and beware intense nervous system shock for some individuals.
Fragmentary verses describe the coast of Maine with windy seas and white foam. A lone speaker notes wave after wave and a character named Cole Shaw amid wild imagery and nocturnal surf.
The Christian Herald describes the Sanussi order led by the veiled Sheikh es-Sanussi head of north Africa and Arabia. His viziers govern while mka dems and subordinates collect taxes for the general treasury in a secret city named Jos. No Christian traveler has returned to reveal the road.
The article discusses time computation rules noting most states exclude Sundays and holidays from deadlines. It says if the last day falls on a Sunday or holiday, the action may be performed on the following Monday, though the rule is not universal for all time calculations.
Tennyson quotes discuss humble joys found in a cowslip and the hidden beauty in simple nature. The line reflects reverence for creation and trivial scenes seen as revealing divine work.
A Spriggs Corner damsel rates Elisha Boggs as unresponsive to flirting during a social escort home. She notes her brother Tom has a sore throat, and Boggs jokes that the town needs a spryer doctor than old Doc Jones to stop trifling airs.
Nevada, whose name means snowy and derives from the Sierra Nevada, ranks sixth in size and spans 484 miles north to south and 321 miles wide. Its area, 109.821 square miles, reflects a history dominated by mining. discovery of the Comstock lode and other rich ore bodies triggered waves of activity, settlement, and town growth followed by economic slumps.
A postman delivers a letter that shocks a man who reads the envelope to proclaim a duel. He seeks police protection, believing a deadly challenge is implied, only to discover the stamp reads due 1 cent.
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