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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1917
Page
8
Edith Bixby Mrs O N Smith arrives in Diller on a Monday visiting her mother Mrs John Pulec and other relatives. The Navy aims to recruit 26 455 men as Bryan warned a million could spring to arms overnight.
Mrs C H Wright returned Monday from visiting her daughter Miss Cora Wright at Peru Nebraska where she attends the state normal school.
A few thoroughbred Poland China male pigs for sale. September farrow. Contact F W Beckwith of Diller phoné No 104.36 39-17.
Miss Margaret Cherry travels Sunday back to Beatrice to attend Northwestern Business College after visiting her home near Diller since Friday. The article notes the Scientific American posing a question about whether American ports sheltering dreadnoughts are protected from submarines.
The Entente powers include Great Britain Russia Belgium Italy Serbia Montenegro Romania Japan and Portugal. The Central Powers comprise Germany Austria Hungary Bulgaria and Turkey.
Miss Grace Myers spent the weekend at her home in Diller and returned Sunday to Lincoln where she is attending the State University.
Mr and Mrs Joe Blair and son Roe Clark travelled from Lincoln in a Ford to spend much of Sunday visiting Diller relatives and friends.
Cr Waggoner Emil Tarnow Clarence Long and Ray Green drove to Lincoln yesterday in the former's car to boost for the Diller basketball team at the state tournament.
The Indianapolis News notes a gigantic comet will appear in the northwestern sky next spring, visible for about three months and brightest in June, recalling Halley's comet as a precedent for spectacular celestial showmanship.
The text argues that the old saying equality applies in speech but not in reality. It notes that pigs vary at birth from runts to healthy offspring and claims a similar disparity exists among men.
Mrs John James died Saturday at her Steele City home and was buried in the Steele City cemetery on Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Sloat of Colorado Springs visited here with Mr and Mrs J G Hilder and other Diller relatives, then left yesterday for Kansas City.
For sale two sows bred for April farrow and one cow giving milk plus a few more cows described as fresh soon. Also a note on the Locke Players at the Diller Opera House hailed as a strong on the road show. A Fairbury special reports a 13 year old girl Dina J Jones beaten by gypsies after refusing to beg and kidnapped from Green City Missouri. The girl is in Steele City with Sheriff Bowles guarding until parents located believed to be in Hannibal Missouri south of Kansas City.
A Blue Springs Sentinel note criticizes a young woman’s street attire featuring black high top boots, a knee length skirt, a black coat, and white stockings. The piece questions modesty, suggests barefoot alternatives, and comments on fashion costs and public reaction.
An essay argues birds defend crops by controlling insects, citing historic bounties on hawks and owls in Pennsylvania and Montana. It warns of agricultural damage when predators decline, notes caterpillars and hay consumption, and claims about 300000 insect species described. The piece praises birds as “bird policemen.”
A playful set of Bible trivia claiming total letters, words, verses, chapters, and books. It notes the word Lord appears 1855 times, the longest verse in Esther nine verse, and the shortest in John. It also mentions Ezra and Kings verses matching and a pangram fact about Esther.
A critique asks why merchants always bear the main cost for public projects in small towns. It argues taxpayers in general should fund public goods through taxation, not rely on merchants to sacrifice while others reap indirect benefits. It laments misaligned burdens on business owners.
Mrs R P Alexander, delegate to the National Congress of Mothers from Japan, praised Japanese home life. She said mothers influence children directly and never punish, speaking pleasantly even when reproving. She called Japan’s mother a world real mother and noted mothers clubs are very important.
The ancient thinker Epictetus, maimed in youth by his master, asks if a flawed body justifies faulting the universe. He teaches to praise God while laboring, digging, plowing, and eating, using humble tools to till the soil and endure as a lone old man.
March 7 1917 Union Stock Yards South Omaha Nebraska reports a steady to higher cattle market with gains of 25 cents and more for many classes. Hogs show late day strength with premiums around 40 cents, while sheep and lambs advance to about 14.35 to 14.60 per head for several grades amid active competition.
An old fashioned ad claims cheerful older ladies show good digestion. It promotes Chamberlains Tablets to strengthen the stomach aid digestion and promote gentle bowel movement and notes availability everywhere.
Beatrice Nebraska based rug maker promotes beautiful fluffs from old Ingrain and cat hair. Located at 420 Bel Street in Beatrice with Elizabeth Hoover as contact. phone listed as 981 J.
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