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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1925
Page
8
Rev W F Clark announces church items. local Y M C A supplies, and Fremont hosts Congregational meeting April 30 to May 8 with Rev Dr Potter as moderator. Addresses planned by speakers including young people. Keystone class to present program.
Rev W S McCallister outlines Sunday schedule at the Methodist Church with 10 am Sunday school 11 am and 8 pm sermons Epworth League at 6 45 pm and notes interior redecorating by Mr L M Cavett. A churchwide reflection asks members what if everyone were just like me and announces a visit by Roc Creek Epworth League next Sunday with a short musical program and devotional service at 6 45 pm.
The column lists May events for the school including Mary Senior Banquet May 1 May 17 senior class play May 17 and Baccalaureate May 21 with Commencement. It notes first graders finishing a flag project for Jefferson County Fair in September and reading new readers.
Paul P. Scott, an air mail pilot, crashed at about 8 200 feet on Saddle Pass Nevada after encountering dense fog and snow while en route from Salt Lake City to Elko on December 28. Rescuers found his wrecked plane next morning near the mountain ridge. Scott escaped with injuries and helped flag a passenger train.
Paris report recounts Adjutant Florentio Bonnet known as the fastest man in the world being knocked out for twenty seconds during a record trial at Istres on December 11. He traveled at 448.170 kilometers per hour and won the world speed championship from American Lieut. A J Williams. The account mentions his modest retiring nature and a Boxing match in Paris weeks later.
Bonnet recalls a dramatic knockout after a head protruded from behind the shield. He says a wind pressure struck his jaw, sending him out for twenty seconds, claiming the blow was harsher than any he had seen from Dempsey.
In San Francisco Chinatown locals boast the most aerials per block with twenty three sets in a single square. Elders prefer the music while children rapidly grasp radio talks. Immigration interpreter Gon San mue notes Sundays bring many cars, yet radios keep children home.
An account from the 1824 Everest expedition notes a tiny black spider living at 22 000 feet on bare rock and ice. The writer marvels at its survival where no other life exists and calls it the highest permanent inhabitant of the earth.
An 1807 census return from the Moscow government records the Czar and Empress answering the question about their profession as "Master and mistress of the Russian empire," reflecting the autocratic self view described in a Revolution museum document.
Train robbers in Tokyo, Japan carry out a heist on a commuter line. Police investigation targets suspects and monitor transit hubs for clues and vehicle movements.
A government decree outlaws the Communist party of Jockenenta and the group known as the party of the independent workers, citing illegality and public order concerns. No further details on enforcement or penalties are provided.
The article surveys the biblical Samson as a Nazirite and judge of twenty years, notes his vow against wine and dead bodies, and highlights the symbol of extraordinary strength. It cites London carpenter Thomas Topham, called the British Samson, who allegedly lifted 1,886 pounds in 1741, with life dates 1710 to 1788.
Herman Finck strolls past Eliott & Pry's on Baker street where a window display of country life photos includes a basket with freshly laid eggs. Page quips about a hen sitting while Finck replies with a witty remark about the hen's sitting.
The Chicago Journal recalls Princess de Conti Bhe daughter of Louis XIV and Lourée de la Vailiere. Her marriage to Louis Armand de Bourbon sparked court intrigue. Tales tell Muley II of Morocco loved her portrait and sent an ambassador while a Lima viceroy idolized another image later lost in India and found by natives who revered it as a goddess.
The governor visits the county prison to inspect a newly built gallows and drop pit. He asks the head jailer about any issues in carrying out death sentences. the jailer replies no complaints and no reported difficulties.
A collection of wry maxims on memory prudence luck and conduct. It quips about self knowledge marriage excuses gambling environment and daily routines with bantering tone and compact aphorisms.
The Pampus Women’s Society or Théorosis Society formed in New York City with 12 members in 1868 led by Mrs Jane Croley. It was incorporated in January 1900. Its aim is to advance education and social progress for women and to unite notable women in art sciences and related fields for mutual aid.
The article defines blue books as official crown reports to Parliament and notes the term also applies to publications listing government employees. It mentions directories of society members and explains why blue wrappers gave them their name.
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