Diller Public Schools Report On Concert And Attendance
The Diller Public Schools note a well attended concert despite bad weather. Proceeds totaling forty four dollars with about twenty dollars net will fund new music for the glee club and orchestra. The Domestic Science class cleared about ten dollars from a candy sale for department needs.
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Glee Club
Diller’ Schoole
Lucile
Sparks
Hanna
Gena
Willié Franzen
Elizabeth Starr
Duncan
Harbine News Items Highlight Local Moves and Illness
Harbine notes show families relocating to new farms and towns including the Germer, Carpenter, and Cuthbert households. Absent health improves for Richard Arnold while Mrs. Will Malehow dies of the flu at a Beatrice hospital. Community events resume with CK Endeavor meetings led by Irma Parker.
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Wim
Gross
Beatrice
Miss Nelle
Verry Weaver
Steele City
Newt
Will Germer
Me.vand
Ora Haffer
Dora
Harveye
Grant-Beam
Ernest Schmidt
Anna Sandman
Archie Carpenter
Austin —Jamison
Alvin’ Stahl
Fom. Dyer
Trubbel
Farmers Equity
Claire Cuthbert
Endicott
Russel
Cone
John Thomas
France
Co Henry — Polfus
Clara
Hazel
Will Malehow
Harbine
S. Lutheran Church
Will Henrichs
J. B. Thompson
Fairbury
Personal Reasons Stir Bond CampaignCHANT
A quoted woman rejects subscribing to a S50 Liberty bond to please others, asserting she subscribes for herself. The scene includes a young solicitor pressing for $190, promising a entertaining reward for participation.
Red Cross Entry to Peace Era in 400 Million Gift Plan
A War Council report outlines the American Red Cross wartime work, noting over 400 million dollars raised by 17 million members and 8 million contributors. It details postwar reorganization under Dr. Farrand, ongoing relief in Europe, Near East, and Russia, and a global plan with five allied societies to promote peace and humanitarian aid.
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War Department
Congress
Red Cross
War Council
Farrand
Emsh
American Red Cross
American Redee
Ife
Army
Navy
Ireland
U. S. Army
Army Medical Corps
France
Red Cross Leaders Named for Expanded War Relief
The piece notes Pr Farrand as permanent head of the American Red Cross and honors the nation’s wartime support. Henry P Davison, as International Commission chair, will represent the American Red Cross in Europe to plan extended activities, with months of consultations ahead.
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Red Cross
Pr. Livingston Farrand
Davison
International Commission of the American Red Cross
American Red Cross
Europe
WAR Council OF the American Red Cross
Herfry P. Davison
Income Tax Respectfully Labeled a Popular National Investment
A quotation from Daniel Roper, Commissioner of Internal Revenue, argues that the payment of income taxes holds new significance for citizens. It states the tax system is popular, by the people for the people, and graduated according to individual success, with proceeds viewed as a national investment.
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Daniel
Roper
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Patriot Editor of Belgium's Papers Defied German Occupation
Victor Jourdain, editor of the Patriot, secretly edited La Libre Belgique during four years of German control. The will o the wisp sheet mocked occupiers, kept Belgians informed, and earned a large reward offer for its editor. He died weeks before Brussels was liberated.
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The
Patriot
Jourdain
Teuton
Belgium
la Libre Belgique
Victor Jourdain
Brussels
von Bissing
Evrybody
Thither
Printing in exile and propaganda from En Libre Belgique
The excerpt describes a decentralized wartime printing network evading German censorship. Jourdain moves between towns to publish in printers’ shops, dispersing issues by automobile. It quotes En Libre Belgique on the war timeline and British and German strategies, noting the shift after America entered the war and the Central Powers’ impending downfall.
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Brussels
En Libre Bilgique
Germany
Belgium
Paris
Russia
England
Calais
London
Balkans
Verdun
America
A Proper One Epitaph Idea for Temper
A brief quip suggests a tombstone epitaph for Temper reading Hic Jacet with the Latin word in parentheses. Becker proposes the line to honor the departed in a humorous, fittingly modest inscription.
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Becker
Had His Measure Knicker-Fudger Vindictive
A heated exchange reveals Knicker-Fudger’s claim of vindictiveness in quarrels, with Backer countering that it stems from stinginess and a reluctance to concede or give up anything.
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Knicker—Fudger
Backer
Rash act leads to another smash claims a swift rebound
A terse report notes a quick rebound after a rash act as a subject scores another smash, illustrating a persistent pattern of brief setbacks and rapid recovery.
Birds and feathers spark a wary riffing on flocking
A witty exchange between a ready-made philosopher and Three Finger Sam riffs on birds flocking together and tar coating the feathers in a rough town banter. The dialogue hints at alliances and guarded expectations among locals.
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Three Finger
Sam
Conversation Clip Reveals Juicy Language Gaffe
The exchange features Mrs Nicker and Mrs Gabbalot debating conversation topics as one slips off the subject repeatedly creating a humorous interlude. The dialogue showcases lingering social humor and sharp verbal play between two women.
Changed Attitude and the Blundering Chair Joke
A witty exchange from London Answers recounts a moment when a speaker grew bland and kind after a prank. The respondent slipped a hat onto the chief’s seat, causing him to sit abruptly and reveal the humorous miscue.
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London
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Diller Public Schools
Hubbel
Council On Retirement
Big Societies
H. P
Davison Heade Internationa
American
Red. Cross. Commission
Dr. Livingston. Farrand
Peace Organization
Washington
J-Henry
Ae Dasison Aw
Wilson
JST
Council
Sindick
Elayn Nte
Henry T.davison
Pr Livingston’ Farrand
Central Committee
Red Cross Commission
Archangel
Siberia
Italy
Balkan
Rome
Poland
Palestine
Red Crosse
Great Red Cross Societies
Hans
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