Work Planned Using Edison Type Cement Dredging Method
Plans describe starting work within a hundred days on dredging built by the poured cement method, following Edison type specifications.
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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1912
Page
8
Plans describe starting work within a hundred days on dredging built by the poured cement method, following Edison type specifications.
In an adjoining town mothers play for a $2 prize while their sons, in a hay mow, compete for 50 cents. The incident prompts criticism of the town as a bad environment to raise boys.
An elderly Stillman Green of Malachite Col asserts doctors gave him two years to live due to consumption. He credits Dr King’s New Discovery for his recovery and urges others to seek the throat and lung remedy. The ad promotes the medicine at 50 cents to 1 dollar with a free trial bottle at Shutt Drug Co.
In Geneva a group of business men discuss issuing a shared calendar to save money for good roads or another profitable fund. The Geneva Signal criticizes calendar waste noting a girl left with seven calendars and many calendars are discarded or repurposed after purchase.
The Butler County Press notes C. M. Skiles, born near Fort Iowa, grew up in Cass County, Nebraska, and built a legal and political career. It highlights his university achievements, three terms as Butler County judge, state senate service, and his progressive record including the initiative and referendum, stock yards bill, and Skiles Banning bridge bill. It cites endorsements by the Butler County Democratic convention.
Richard Wright endures floggings at the Wilmington jail yard after a week in custody. He has received forty lashes of the seventy originally imposed and risks losing consciousness from the remaining thirty. Authorities consider abolishing the whipping post.
In filing for the Democratic nomination Senator Skilea promotes aggressive reform of tariff, trusts, and currency. He backs direct legislation and the income tax while urging election of U S senators by the people and equal rights regardless of nationality politics property or religion. He opposes the Aldrich currency plan and seeks amendments to the Sherman act to guide big business and the Supreme Court.
Will Maupin’s Weekly lauds Senator Skiles for courage honesty and fighting spirit. It recalls his Nebraska football leadership and notes his push for initiative reform in the state senate. The piece urges the Fourth District to elect Skiles as a strong principled representative.
Editorials across newspapers urge Senator Skiles as the strongest Democrat for the congressional seat. They praise his aggressive legislature record, oratory, and ability to challenge opponent Sloan, arguing he would best represent the district, state, and nation in Congress.
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