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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1911
Page
2
A string of quirky phrases and social quips on trends, chastising fashions, and urban foibles. The piece satirizes soda of ideas from mattress sales to growing shoe sizes, with light complaints about modern life and international fashion fads.
A Chicago mail order house has sent 10 000 alarm clocks to Peking, signaling growing Chinese market interest. The shipment underscores a rapid commercial exchange and potential consumer demand in China.
A 30 million dollar bread trust is being organized in New York. The announcement suggests the motto may be Half loaf is better than one.
Readily aging baseball veterans some in their eighties or thirties may find work selling tickets. The remark notes how former players could pivot to stadium sales roles as they near life after baseball.
A Lowell Massachusetts cow yielded seven tons of milk in a year illustrating extraordinary dairy production. The remark that the world would be drowned in milk if all cows matched this one conveys the humorous scale of the statistic.
A Boston savant proclaims a photographic insight into the mind of a discerning woman. The remark hints at revealing what a “perfect” lady thinks when she runs for a street car.
Instruction aims to help individuals who doubt their knowledge about raising chickens. The program emphasizes practical techniques and foundational principles for successful poultry care.
Fragments indicate a danger warning about fires at residences with potential rapid spread. Details on location, date, or responsible agency are unreadable, but the notice urges precaution and quick response to prevent harm.
The fragment suggests a garden scene where weeds predominate over flowers, implying an untidy or neglected plot. It conveys a simple observation rather than a full event or report, focusing on the plant life present in the garden area.
A fragmented historical item notes a man in Connecticut engaged in farm labor for forty years. The readable text emphasizes long tenure and steady, traditional work in agriculture within the state.
A bank safe was blown open in Rosemont Webster County shortly after 1 am Tuesday and $1,000 stolen. Investigators suspect the same gang as earlier Naponee robbery that yielded $3,000.
A granite pillar at Central City marks the Lone Tree once standing along the Oregon trails. The knotted surface imitates a giant cottonwood trunk and honors the only tree for miles under which emigrants and gold seekers rested.
Cracksmen blew open the Naponee bank safe in Franklin county on Saturday morning and escaped with about 3000 dollars. The blast wrecked the building and aroused the town in a state of great excitement.
Humboldt resident Parker narrowly survived an unusual accident when a bottle of carbolic acid in his pocket broke. He suffered severe burns but is expected to recover.
Uncle Zed Goodwin of western Nebraska dies in Alliance. Osceola hosts 200 delegates at annual Sunday school convention. Fairbury votes May 16 on saloons. Hastings defeats Grand Island for 1914 Modern Woodmen camp. Rev Farley of Shickley ill with blood poisoning. Rev W W Tait leaves Minden for Tecumseh First Presbyterian post. Elisabeth’s hospital Lincoln reports patient condition. Olive Griffith of Pawnee City noted. Arthur Roderick of Fairbury fatally injured after fall. Leshara town hall destroyed by fire with mysterious origin. gith county records twenty four hours past.
A worker crushed in an elevator at the First National bank building in Lincoln survives. Eighteen carloads of Russians depart Lincoln for beet fields in Billings and Ranchester. Franklin station agent Harry Ayres badly injured when struck by a fast freight train. Arapaho approves 14000 bond issue in special election amid multiple recent bond attempts. Mason City opera house fire extinguished with heroism by volunteers. John Frazier saved a woman but suffered severe burns.
State Treasurer George reports the Nebraska treasury after selling 625000 dollars in bonds holds the largest cash balance ever. On May 1 the cash stood at 1 095 081 31 with all but 26084 94 on deposit in state depositories.
State Accountant Tulleys completed a four weeks investigation into Beatrice institution for the feeble minded covering two years ending January 26, 1911. He found discrepancies totaling 1398.47 dollars in the accounts of T. E. B. Stewart, bookkeeper during G. L. Roe's superintendency.
Washington nine hours of relentless opposition by the Republican minority failed to stop the first Democratic tariff measure. The bill, placing agricultural implements meats and more on the free list, passed the House 236 to 109 with Democrats voting solidly and 24 Republicans joining. Mann’s attempts to recommit were tabled and amendments ruled out.
A fire swept the Mary Marilla Hobbs orphans home in Lake Bluff near Chicago. Sixty two babies were rescued from the burning building, one died from fright after being dragged from beneath a bed as rescuers carried the orphans out in arm loads.
Announcement says Harry Whitney famed big game hunter and Captain Robert Bartlett of Peary’s Roosevelt will lead a new Arctic expedition to hunt and recover the records Cook claims to have left at Etab. Several wealthy backers will join the voyage planned for the latter part of June.
Nebraska has 4,000,000 of bonds from other states available for sale, minus 625,000 already disposed of. Some bonds offer low interest and some high. Treasurer George rejects broker bids and prefers not to sell the best bonds nor the entire lot at once to avoid large proceeds flowing into the state treasury.
Cleveland report says Julius W. Hopkins paying teller at First National Bank is arrested for alleged peculations totaling about 115000. He reportedly confessed. At arraignment before United States Commissioner Walther he waived preliminary hearing and was bound over to the grand jury. Bond set at 60000.
The First machine gun company of Beatrice, part of the Nebraska national guard, will be disbanded as the state military board declines to fund a field battery under the current budget.
Peking reports a long awaited edict abolishing the grand council and replacing it with measures for immediate reduction and final extinction of opium export to China. The decision signals a major shift in imperial policy and aims to curb opium trade within the empire.
Governor Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey spoke at a three day visit in Denver at the Auditorium celebrating the tercentenary of the King James Bible. His address titled The Bible and Progress stressed religion and reform.
State Engineer Price reports the Platte River in the western region is unusually low for the season, signaling potential water concerns and planning needs for local users and authorities.
The proposal seeks approval to increase the rate on land around Omaha South Omaha and Lincoln from all pits within sixty or seventy miles at one cent per hundred.
The trial of Mrs. Dora E. Doxey on a bigamy charge for an alleged marriage to W. J. Erder was continued in the St. Louis county court at Clarindk. Affidavits place Mrs. Dorey near Memphis Tennessee awaiting further action.
In a meeting led by State Attorney General John S. Dawson, officials stress strict enforcement of prohibition laws amid ongoing concerns and public compliance. The event underscores government determination to curb illicit alcohol activity statewide.
An investigation will be conducted after dynamite was found near the Dou ranch not far from the ocean. Authorities plan to inspect the site and determine any potential hazards or illegal activity.
In Atchison a wife sought divorce after a day of kitchen labor with a feast laid out. The husband returned home to find the spread and remark about a cold supper that left the wife speechless and baffled.
The note mentions Gerald Coffee and Geraldine in a playful reminder about staying awake. The speaker says both beverages or people named Gerald and Geraldine help them stay alert during visits. The tone suggests a quirky, personal habit rather than a formal event.
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