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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1915
Page
7
The state will add 49,000 acres of irrigable land and allocate 350000 dollars to initiate construction. Officials cite enhanced water management and agricultural growth potential as primary goals for the project.
The notice lists multiple regional events including a State Gun Club tournament in North Platte May 18 to 20, an A R encampment in Minden May 18 to 20, the Missouri Valley Tennis Tournament in Lincoln May 21 to 22, and the Nebraska State Pharmaceutical Association convention in Omaha June 7 to 10. Also noted are the State Sunday School convention in Broken Bow June 15 to 17, Stockmen's Convention and State Sheriff's Meeting in Alliance June 16 to 18, the National Travelers Protective Association convention in Omaha June 14 to 19, the Nebraska Eagles convention in South Omaha June 15 to 17, and the State Seedmen's Association meeting in West Point July 7 to 9.
The Fort Laramie Gering irrigation project nears construction after 26 100 of 29 000 deeded Nebraska acres sign for water surpassing the 90 percent threshold. The 107 000 acres total span 69 000 Wyoming and 47 000 Nebraska with $350000 staged to begin work by June 1915.
Washington O H Benson, agri culturist with the bureau of plant industry, will spend June in conferences and demonstrations tied to boys' agricultural and girls' canning clubs in Nebraska, the Dakotas, Iowa and Kansas. A A Potter, assistant pathologist, heads a cereal investigation tour for soil treatment and disease control, including head and loose smut in corn and barley, with Nebraska on the itinerary.
Mrs. Clara Dawson known as Grandma Briley celebrated her 115th birthday in Hastings. Mayor Madgett sent congratulations, noting she may be America’s oldest living person. She had been bedfast for weeks last winter but refused medical help to avoid dying before her son Doc Briley.
The 14-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Burr was badly bruised after a farm disc struck him when four horses pulling it bolted on a Hastings road. Burr was thrown in front of the disc knives as the team panicked.
Neligh wins the Elkhorn Valley Athletic association field and track meet. Neligh secures more first and second prizes to claim the title at the third annual event held last week.
Lincoln hosts the annual state high school track meet with about 150 athletes from at least 30 high schools expected to compete Saturday.
A Detroit Free Press fragment shows Viola Skickwurt the poetess in a trance beside husband Mike a tin roofer. She voices cosmic beauty and whispers of angels as he muses on a smoking blend of perique and Honest Pete.
Ad promotes Cuticura products for babies including soap and ointment. Claims soap cleanses and purifies while ointment soothes rashes and irritations from birth. Offers free samples by mail from Boston department XY and notes availability everywhere.
A reflective reminiscence voice questions pride and simplicity during a bygone era. The speaker recalls restraint and personal honesty, wondering if staying plain and steady counts as foolish.
A tense exchange unfolds as a furious father questions a young man about kissing his daughter. The youth responds with a boastful cheer, underscoring conflict over a romantic misunderstanding.
A humorous exchange cites a doctor allegedly inflating charges. The quip suggests the swelling was not treated but billed, reflecting lighthearted critique of medical costs.
The saying argues a father shows love by echoing his infant's cute words. It suggests lack of repetition signals absence of a baby or emotional distance, framing parenting as delight in shared phrases.
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