Roy Schell Appointed Postmaster at Indicott
Roy Schell has been appointed postmaster at Indicott. The Diller public library moved yesterday to new quarters over Green's restaurant. Herb Barber and wife visited Sunday with the Sparks family near Odell. Tom Sims notes many young men ruin their health with cigarettes, suggesting another war may be expected.
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Roy Schell
Indicott
Diller Public Library
Green’s
Herb Barber
C. A. Sparks
Odell
Tom Sims
Mrs Musser Plans Wisconsin Visit to See Sons
Mrs Musser expects to travel to Wisconsin soon to visit her son Newton and Newtons family, with a stop en route to Lincoln to visit her son Fisher and Fisher's family.
Fairbury Second Nine Rout Local Home Team 16 to 4
Sunday baseball on the local diamond matched Fairbury's second nine against local youths. Fairbury dominated with 16 runs while the visitors scored 4.
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Fairbury
Longs Married in Marysville and Honored by Charivari
Mr and Mrs Ralph Long were married Tuesday in Marysville Kansas. A rousing charivari greeted the couple Wednesday night at their farm home one mile west of town. Mrs Long teaches in the Diller canis and will finish her term.
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Ralph Long
Marysville
Kas
Former Governor Opposes Government Ownership Ideas
Former Governor McKelvie told a YMCA audience he opposed government ownership citing the burden on the public payroll and the political hazards of government control in business.
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McKelvie
Farmers Union store expands shoe and clothing sections
The Farmers Union store reports extensive improvements this week with more room created by a petition setback, shelving rearrangement, and a raised floor for the office. A prior enlargement expanded the hardware department to improve accommodation.
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Farmers Union
Ghardware
Only Bread and Water In v eter bel
Tekamah April 26 Bread and water rations are doled out to convicted liquor law violators. Seven men were arrested for illicit liquor sales. Tom Nelson pleaded guilty to possession of liquor and received sixty days with twenty days on bread and water. Tom Hart pleaded guilty and was sentenced to ninety days with every other day on bread and water.
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Tekamah
Tom Nelson
Hqtor
Tom Hart
Mrs Anna Long Moves Into Dr Ellis Residence South of Depot
Mrs Anna Long has moved into the town occupying the Dr Ellis residence property located just south of the depot.
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Anna Long
Dr. Ellis
Mrs Martin and family visit Lincoln over weekend
Miss Martin and Mrs A A Eick with daughters Francis and Ruth spent Saturday and Sunday in Lincoln enjoying a brief family outing.
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Martin
A. A. Eick
Francis
Ruth
Lincoln
Kennedy Family Visits Diller Relatives Sunday
Mr and Mrs Will Kennedy and children from north of Fairbury and Clark Miller visited Sunday with Diller relatives.
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Will Kennedy
Fairbury
Clark Miller
Diller
Radio Friend Complains of Static at Theatre Show
A radio listener found fault with the recent theatre musical noting excessive static in the production and detracting from the performance last evening.
Humoresque Tonight and Tomorrow at Woman's Club Benefit
The Woman's Club hosts two evenings of the movie Humoresque for the benefit of the Diller Public Library. Proceeds support library services and programs.
Diller Supervisor Drives New Chevrolet Sedan Home
Supt J A Erickson of the Diller schools Iowa drives a latest model four door Chevrolet sedan home from Lincoln Sunday evening in a casual display of new car ownership.
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J. A. Erickson
Diller Schools
Ia. Mn
Lincoln
Amos family dinner guests at Ellis home
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Amos and family of Ellis hosted Sunday dinner for Mr. and Mrs. Will Amos and daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Grabber at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Amos.
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Frank Amos
Ellis
Will Amos
Frank Grabber
Oscar Amos
Mabons Visit Miss Mabon in Diller Schools Community
Mrs C B Mabon and son Robert join Mr and Mrs W C Mabon and son Junior along with relatives to spend Sunday with Miss Mabon an intermediate teacher in the Diller schools. The group traveled from Phillips to the gathering.
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C. B. Mabon
Robert
W. C. Mabon
Miss Mabon
Diller
Phillips
Dinner Guests From Local Families Attend Beatrice Event
Mrs. Sophia Mathias entertained last Sunday with dinner for Roy Mathias, Frank Anderson, and Geo. Baker of the Ellis neighborhood, plus her daughter Mrs. John Fasnacht of Beatrice and Mrs. Sample with daughter Miss Courtney, also of Beatrice. Conversation noted an enjoyable cork and pleasant gathering.
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Sophia Mathias
Roy Mathias
Frank Anderson
Geo. Baker
Ellis Neighborhood
John Fasnacht
Beatrice
Mre. Sample
Mies Courtney
Aleo
Ag Cork
Sack word origins linked to Babel tale and cross language forms
The article cites C G Williamson and Curious Survivals noting the word sack derives from the Egyptian sok canvas used for bags. It claims sok was the last Babel utterance, appearing in many languages as sac, sacc, acco, sacc, eakkos, zak, and related forms across Greek Hebrew Egyptian Dutch Swedish and others.
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C. G. Williamson
Babel
Eakkos
Zak
Roach
Local Family and Community Notes From Fairbury
Mrs nter enjoyed a visit with her sister Mrs Merrill of W T Logan. Mr and Mrs Russell Bryant in Steele City Sunday. J N Carpenter and family spent Sunday at Archie Carpenter home. Roy Wagner and F Stull shopped in Fairybury Monday. Jess Powell trip to Kans Long Leota orig married Tuesday at Marveville Kan. Owen Donnelly died after a week illness. Tay Funeral services held at Catholic church in Fairbury. J P Gill Fairbury visitors Wednesday. Rupert Andrews business callers in Fairbury. B S Fredericks of Beatrice a pleasant Shea caller.
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Kans
Long
Leota Mcorig
Marveville
Kan
J. B. McCreight
Owen Donnelly
Fairbury
J. P. Gill
Rupert Andrews
Mondach B. S. Fredericks
Beatrice
Shea
Road sign humorist Baer urges safer driving
Humorist Buge Baer published road signs meant to entertain yet offer traffic safety tips. Slogans warn against speeding and reckless driving, urging caution with lines about braking, looking through windshields, and not beating trains.
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Baer
Lost chapel of St Patrick uncovered at St David's
Archaeologists reveal a buried chapel near St David's in Pembrokeshire England. The east facing ruin sits ten feet from the tide's high mark and is surrounded by turf and wind blown sand. Wall measurements show upper end sixteen feet lower fifteen feet three inches with long side walls about thirty five feet. An altar of four by three feet stood at the east end.
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St. Patrick
St. David's
Pembrokeshire
England
Towa
Anche
David's Head
Isle of Erin
Vanity and murder spark a royal downfall tale
The Ansyrians famed for luxury inspire a brutal royal intrigue. Monarch Sardane Pelus was said to be dressed and painted like a woman, a vanity that led to his death after a guard found him penciling and stabbing ensued.
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Sardane Pelus
Old English book lauds Panama Isthmus road project
The London Daily Mail cites The Decades of the Newe Worlde by Peter Martyr and its English edition of 1555. Eden notes Panama isthmus as a route for a ocean to ocean road, acknowledging high cost but immense benefit to mankind. He favors monumental projects that aid life over grand but hollow displays.
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Panama Canal
America
Peter Martyr
Angleria
Englyffe
Rycharde Eden
Londoni
London Daily Mail
Eden
Panama
Pyramides
Egypt
Els
Fes
Traveling Charlestonian in Small Upstate Town
A lone traveler in a quiet railway town stays at a single hotel run by an elderly Black proprietor who doubles as staff. He asks for an 8 15 train call and is awakened by a knock. A local voice quips that the 8 11 train is already at the station.
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Te Steshun
Charleston News and Courier
Fair Game in Scottish Parish
An English tourist living at a Scottish farmhouse is urged by his landlord to take a gun and shoot in a field. While walking, he asks a schoolboy if there is anything to shoot, who replies that the skalemaster is coming over the hill.
Motives Behind Kindness Measured by Love
The passage argues that deeds of kindness gain value only with genuine motive and love. If motives are selfish or calculating, outcomes diminish, regardless of the gift.
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Tre
Ming
Dresser
Frenchman Would Strip Laurel From Columbus
French savants challenge the claim that Columbus discovered America. In a College de France paper, Professor Melillet argues the continent was known earlier by other navigators and calls for serious study of indigenous languages. He notes linguistic and artifact similarities across regions and epochs.
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America
College de France
Meiliet
Christopher Columbus
New York Herald-Tribune
Melillet
France
Universal belief: spirits walk the earth across ancient cultures
The article surveys how diverse cultures claim spirits return after death. Eskimos describe spirits mirroring the body, Tonge islanders call the soul a refined essence, Greenland seers depict pallid, intangible forms, and Genyte people reportedly communicate with departed friends.
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Greenland
Churchward
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