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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1915
Page
4
A Nebraska notice discusses U S German diplomatic tensions and the need to uphold national dignity while seeking continued good will. The piece commends President Wilson for guiding policy amid possible affronts and urges sober reflection by the German government.
The rights of bicyclists are affirmed alongside other motorists. Drivers must yield half the road to wheelmen and exit the lane when meeting a team. If a team injures a cyclist or damages a wheel, the team is liable. Courts have ruled accordingly and emphasize respecting wheelmen’s rights.
Visitors returning from the Panama Pacific Exposition praise the Nebraska fields as a garden of beauty after a long journey through mountains and grazing country. The piece urges publicity to boost resources and fertility and questions the last legislature’s choice to deny support for such promotion.
The Postal Savings System will let every person aged ten or older open an account after July first. Postmaster General Burleson issues an instructive leaflet announcing accounts by mail for residents in sparsely settled communities where local post offices are not designated as regular postal savings banks.
W. J. Bryan argues neither major party will adopt a prohibition plank in 1916 yet he hopes the issue becomes aligned with the dry cause. He believes other issues will outrun prohibition, though he personally desires the plank be inserted.
Alfalfa has strong spring growth and escaped light May frosts. Do not cut yet, wait until about one third of the crop is in bloom. Early cuts reduce keeping quality. late cuts yield a tougher stemmy hay.
Liberal cattle supply with strong demand from local packers and shippers. Prices mostly steady to 8 cents higher for good grades. heavy cows uneven. veal calves firm. stock cattle and feeding steers slow. Hog prices down 10 to 15 cents. hogs about 20,000 head. sheep and lambs trade dull with 10 to 15 cent declines. Lambs and yearlings show varied prices across light to heavy lots.
A humorous Wisconsin State Journal note reports a newborn infant who has spent his first three days in a single room at the reporter’s house. The levity underscores newsroom antics rather than a serious event.
A Augusta Herald reflection on Memorial Day showing both North and South honoring fallen soldiers. The piece portrays Confederate heroes as Americans and praises cross regional acts of friendship with blossoms, flags, and shared reverence beyond wartime hatreds.
The speaker recalls fifty years since the civil war victory as a step in human self governance. Citizens returning from battlefields joined the nation, their heroism lifting the country high among nations and forging a strong commonwealth.
A feature recounts Civil War relics including two pens used to sign Lee surrender papers at Appomattox Court House and the lamp from the McLean house. Dr. E P Cronkite holds the pens. Colonel Lawrence documented their history and a New York soldiers’ fair yielded ink on the pens. Memorial Day reflections follow, noting changing tributes to Union and Confederate dead.
Poetic tribute recalling Memorial Day observances with acclamation trumpet tones prayer and praise. The piece emphasizes steadfast soldiers whose courage fuels national resolve and retribution while honoring sacred memories and collective gratitude as a safeguard against national decline.
An American visitor aboard a Royal Navy ship at Halifax quotes the prince as laughing at being mistaken for a coal dust grimy midshipman. The tale ends with the visitor realizing the prince’s jovial nature after the exchange. The story preserves a humorous royal anecdote from King George’s early naval days.
President Wilson writes on the Union soldiers privilege noting no other civil war saw such spiritual restoration. He says veterans, who defeated foes, joined in praise and gratitude that the Union was saved, a unique achievement beyond mere legal reunification.
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