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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1919
Page
2
In advance terms for subscriptions and advertising rates are stated. Post office in Diller Nebraska marks second class mail. Business locals run and charged at 5 cents per line per insertion.
The piece notes a shift as farming becomes fashionable and urbanites show interest in rural life. City health improves with farm work, and enthusiasts push intensive farming on small plots, while colleges educate urban youth and country living gains public spirit and community strength.
The Agricultural Commission of the American Bankers Association plans to appoint agents in every agricultural county to urge tenants to become farm owners and to solicit public cooperation. Owners would receive incentives to maintain soil fertility and invest in permanent improvements. Many young men want ownership, but adequate borrowed capital is lacking, leaving moneyed men to solve the problem.
Frank M. Van Epps, wounded Y M C A worker, spoke at the Y M C A college about the Argonne experience. He and 56 fellow Y men survived torpedoing on the Oronze, endured shell fire in Alsace and Madeleine farm, and conducted a stretcher bound service from a hospital train after suffering leg injuries.
After the Civil War small shops gained with steam power and today farms expand using tractors and new machines. The average farm may not rise as much, but can share in growth through cooperative ownership of Seater with neighbors.
Washington reports from Educational Bureau and Industrial Research show states with high illiteracy have low paint use on homes. Painted barns and outbuildings are rare in regions with high illiteracy, possibly due to lack of understanding of paint as a preservative.
An American pool table serves as a grateful oasis for American soldiers awaiting orders home. They show impatience with the English billiard model and there is constant use of billiard tables in the M. 4 but not in the British Isles.
A farmer and son discover a dead turkey and hatch an egg from its body. The boy grows a small fortune through trading livestock, buying cows and horses, and accumulating $1,000 in gold. He studies agriculture at a state university, credited to one turkey egg.
A husband explains to his wife his plan to visit Mr Jones for several hours to play poker. He describes Jones as well but itching for a game and capable of taking dollars, noting there might be some drinks and that his presence would be appreciated. The Kansas City Star reports the odd admission.
An overcrowded carriage on an express train ends with a halt at a remote station to let a talkative passenger disembark. The bored elderly man remarks on the pause, and the other passenger notes the chance to end the journey.
Nellie Hooker a fifteen year old from Lincoln County balanced a half dollar on her nose and swallowed it, requiring treatment at a Pine Bluff hospital. The operation removed the coin and she fully recovered. British crops were large with 6.6 tons per acre potato yield and a total production of 4.4 million tons, the largest on record.
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