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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1917
Page
4
A historic note from March 9 1917 at Diller Nebraska announces second class mail transmission and advertising rates for business locals. Rates are six cents per line per insertion and the notice appears in a local post office listing.
In this essay the speaker argues that national strength comes from thrift and self reliance not extravagant spending. War can spur saving and character development, urging America not to harshly judge Europe and to value personal righteousness and economy to restore the nation’s greatness.
The piece argues money sits with a few while the many face high prices and stagnant wages. It contrasts abundant national wealth allegedly in banks or owed by borrowers with the daily struggle of the $3 a day family. It notes rising costs for eggs flour and potatoes and compares today’s wealth to historical Germany’s many small states.
A defense of universal compulsory health insurance likening it to education. It argues compulsory coverage bans wasteful costs, reduces crime and ignorance, and improves social liberation while noting economies from streamlined administration and reduced collection and advertising costs.
An American thrift talk decries food waste in kitchens and hotels as wasteful. It cites a hotel losing 300 head of swill fed to swill and cites Dr. Harvey Wiley estimating annual U S food waste at 1 3 billion dollars. The piece argues nature is wasteful and even a cherry tree feeds the robin only part of its fruit.
The Baltimore American critiques a Chicago woman's remark that a man's odd behavior might stem from his wife’s cooking and dyspepsia. It argues such claims are unfair to the wife and overlook the possibility of other factors.
The piece argues that proving faith by deeds beats mere words. It warns against procrastination and public boasting about plans. Instead, it urges starting work quietly to seize the moment and improve chances of genuine achievement.
The article traces the etymology from Arabic sifr meaning empty to Latin zephyrum and zefiro then to Italian cifre and English cipher. It notes how zero came to mean nothing while cipher denotes a symbol for nothing, distinguishing the two terms today.
The Ohio State Journal argues that character surpasses policy. A courageous honest capable man matters most for public duty, as personality shapes action in emergencies. Education should cultivate citizens whose value lies in character rather than mere knowledge or eloquence.
New York University professor Charles Gray Shaw asserts that women cannot be friends, stating women are not individe to form lasting friendships.
The peanut crop grows rapidly as demand remains strong at fairs and in towns. Oil mills absorb surplus with Texas projecting 60 000 barrels of oil and 40 000 tons of meal. Peanut oil and meal support food and livestock uses and may boost soap production, widening the peanut’s usefulness.
A playful quip notes a pea splitting machine exists while predicting that lawyers and politicians will still perform hair splitting. The line wryly compares mechanical progress with legal and political argument, suggesting human nuance remains essential.
Secretary Redfield says over one third of U S paper usage, about 20 000 tons daily, goes to waste through excessive wrapping. He urges reuse of wrappings rather than burning and saving them for paper collectors, noting Americans favor preaching economy over practice.
The text notes government calculators estimate the continental United States population at 102,826,309, praising its precision over rounded figures such as 102,000,000 or 102,826,000.
Observers note that Japanese people increasingly adopt and adapt successful practices from elsewhere, countering the view of them as merely imitative. The trend suggests a selective openness to new methods and innovations across sectors.
An official London report details price increases across nations since the war. England shows 6.8 percent food cost rise, Berlin 158 percent, Austria 178 percent, Scandinavia 54 percent, Australia 30.5 percent, New Zealand 19.3 percent, Canada 18 percent, with Germany and Austria blamed on excess paper money. The United States had no report, though workers claim about 500 percent.
London reports that city bred girls joining the back to the soil effort fail at the hard labor. They preferred romance and balked at work. American girls are said to excel in the same experiment, enjoying the romance while showing pluck and independence.
A fragment notes a rising cost tied to sustaining life and mentions the Texas jack rabbit hunted sparsely but now to be produced in large numbers for sausage. The phrasing suggests an abstract or satirical local item rather than a full event.
Doctor Wiley notes chemists may find a way to stop aging but says the only remedy so far is dying young, and even chemists may not uncover a better solution.
A sharp remark mocks people who boast about their possessions claiming superiority in any field. The quip suggests braggers exaggerate value even for simple items like goldfish.
The note suggests manufacturers may offset higher candy costs by producing longer lasting all-day suckers.
When both parties fear arbitration it signals underlying problems in negotiations and indicates a stalled process. The remark points to mutual reluctance and potential breakdown in dispute resolution efforts.
A proverb about a leaf finding it nearly impossible to mind its own business. The line suggests universal social pressure and curiosity affecting even nature.
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