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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1927
Page
2
A notice from Diller Nebraska states second class mail status for transmissions and sets advertising charges at 5 cents per line for each insertion. It notes postage and processing details and mentions locals being ordered out as needed.
The piece argues no one is perfect and condemning others harms communities. It warns against holier than thou attitudes, noting most criticism is unfair due to incomplete facts and suggesting restraint and empathy in social judgment.
The speaker argues that seeking independence for the Philippines delays progress and favors deeper economic links. They claim resources like rubber copra and woods could be traded with the islands without subjugation, framing plans as uplifting the islands to join civilized nations before quitting.
President Coolidge calls for American participation in league arms talks and harmony with the league. He says there is no widespread opposition to friendly relations or aiding its work, though some fear league terms due to differing world positions and temperaments. He notes risk if the league grows arrogant or if the US hesitates to join.
Writers question why many college and university students kill themselves. They debate whether study load, stress, or admission biases drive the tragedy and urge educators to identify and remove the underlying cause.
The Chinese Government plans to hand to the League of Nations library a complete Chinese encyclopedia believed to be over 200 years old. It contains 500 volumes and more than 100 million words covering heavens earth science humanity literature and government.
A concise poem urging steadfast courage and a life of action. The speaker vows to be known for fighting through obstacles and pursuing a great ideal with consistent progress and strong character.
Department of Agriculture estimates show 339000 more head of livestock on farms in the United States on January 1, 1927 than a year earlier. Sheep gained about 2045000 head and swine 481000 head, while cattle fell by 1627000 and horses by 561000. Milk cows declined by 324000 head.
State Engineer Poke told the Nebraska County Highway Commissioners in Omaha that 18,811,511 dollars in federal highway aid were allotted to the state, with 12,570,357 dollars placed under contract in the past six years and funds remaining for the next two years.
A neighbor suspects Mose Jacksons as he slips over a back fence with a wash tub and wringer. The woman confronts him at the gate demanding what he plans to do with the items, claiming he will not share wedding gifts with another man.
Senator Mc Master announces plans to carve portraits of Washington Jefferson Lincoln and Roosevelt on a granite cliff in Harvey National Forest South Dakota to create a Wall of Fame as a tourist and heritage project in the region.
In Des Moines a lawyer who secured early release for several men from the penitentiaries over forgery and bogus checks discovers one beneficiary paid him with a bad check. The affable irony leaves him unsatisfied.
George B. Alexander discusses the boomerang’s scientific principle and why Australian wildlife differs from animals on other continents. He ponders continental dryness, interior mysteries, and the untouched shores of the Gulf of Carpentaria in Adventure Magazine.
An 1852 Harper's Easy Chair reflection praises laughter as a uniquely human faculty and urges frequent use. It cites Titus on lost days without laughter and an old English proverb equating laughter with essential state of mind, framing laughter as a valued, devout practice.
Ignace Ghabin once served as hangman for the late Czar Nicholas and executed 645 people. He died in Buterka prison in Moscow where he was interned by the Soviet government. He was paid $2,500 a year plus a $50 bonus per victim.
At the Gatun Locks of the Panama Canal liners are raised eighty five feet above sea level for a fifty mile inland voyage from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
A Seville resident mistook a hive shaped lock and, after several tries at midnight, rang his wife for reassurance. The next morning he removed the lock and found no bee related danger, only a misread keyhole illusion amid a confusing scene.
A rare calendar note finds only one Friday the 13th in 1927, occurring in May, suggesting unusual distribution of dates and potential superstition impact for the year.
Sixty years ago on March 1 Nebraska gained statehood becoming the thirty seventh state by presidential proclamation of Andrew Johnson.
A bill authorizing construction of a bridge across the Missouri River at Plattsmouth was approved in line with President Coolidge on the date indicated by the record.
The first telephone era featured named lines rather than numbers, established in 1878. Names identified connections between subscribers, reflecting an era before numerical dialing.
The m. W. A. meets on the 26th and the fourth Thursday each month. Eye exams are noted with Dr. Adams at 111 N Beatrice 6th St. Fairbury Nebr. G H Newton handles eye ear nose throat. Mail carriers on rural routes from Diller attended a county postal convention at Fairbury last Saturday evening. A Chicago Tribune contributor puzzles over a bank withdrawal accounting ending with missing dollars.
The report lists assets totaling 20 371.80 with current assets 9 431.98 and fixed assets 9 431.98. It shows cash on hand 198.72 Accta receivable 660.37 notes plan 1 553.40 inventory 17 658.31 total assets 20 371.80. Liabilities current notes payable 9 150.00 other items 4 048.44 total current liabilities 14 688.32 capital stock 15 600.00 net profit for 1926 349.83 466.70 total liabilities and capital 30 270.48 15 949.83.
State of Nebraska Jefferson County notices probate of the estate of James Hughes. Louis J. Netzman County Judge seals the matter. Heasty and Rain Attorneys for Estate publish dates from February 26 to March 11.
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