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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1924
Page
2
Classified notice from the Diller Nebraska post office states second class matter transmission, advertising rates available on request. Business locals run until ordered out and billed at five cents per line per advertisement.
President endorses tax reduction and the Mellon plan, urging economy over higher outlays. He notes Congress has not passed a tax cut bill but remains confident in meeting economic goals. The soldiers bonus bill becomes law after a veto override 59 to 26 with cross party support.
Dr. Potter of Fairbury the sole Johnson delegate elected to Nebraska's national convention received a letter from Hiram Johnson releasing him from the obligation to vote for Johnson at the convention.
In these suffrage days the boys prolong their calls until midnight due to the long conference needed over complicated political situations.
A reflective piece notes comic papers mock courtly figures while many presidents have farming ties. It cites Henry Ford's Muscle Shoals offer rejection by the Senate agricultural committee and jokes about highways and democracy as universal ideas.
A lament from the surviving soldiers asking for guidance from the fallen on why they must endure this war. The speaker recalls the brutal fields of France, the guns and shells, and invokes the Christian ethic of loving one’s neighbor as a path to peace. The reply affirms that those buried in Flanders Fields did not die in vain and calls for living to honor the fallen.
C. G. Hamlin of Colorado Springs newly named Republican national committeeman from the Pikes Peak state met a Washington visitor at an 8:00 a.m. appointment. The caller arrived at 7:55 a.m. and Hamlin, barely awake and unshaven, spent an hour and a half with the guest before saying he would return to his room to sleep.
European authorities report a shift from billiards to golf as interest in the latter rises. The article notes uncertain origins of billiards, mentions Anacharsis’s era rumors, Cathire More's brass balls, and Louis XIV era France where the game spread.
The piece notes African hospitality and courtesy, contrasting phrases Hamba gachle and Lala gachle with a vivid image of how a native holds even small gifts, both hands cupped as a bowl, highlighting expressive etiquette.
The text notes Mexico as the storehouse of the world due to fertile soil and vast natural resources, with Humboldt nearly a century ago calling it the treasure house of the world. It also states Mexico remains undeveloped yet highly mineralized.
The Detroit News notes two Dunkard converts baptized on Christmas 1728 in Germantown Pennsylvania, marking America’s start of Dunkard faith. The order once celibate with common property now allows marriage outside the faith. church assets reach about 5 million dollars with strong presence in Tennessee and Texas.
A social gathering briefly sings in relief after a meeting. Bert Browne is reported ill with a bad cold so the chairman announces he cannot sing and Mr Green will perform A Song of Thanksgiving to conclude the program.
A Princeton married woman received letters from a Louisville friend advising on two topics: removing her son's tonsils and benefits of bobbed hair. The Louisville adviser, nearly certain her guidance failed, received a brief message: They're out, it's off and I'm glad.
A lighthearted tale about a young soldier reconnecting with his wife amid wartime separations, sparking playful family tension as Mrs. C. reads the story aloud to John in the Indianapolis News.
John Pulec, heir and interested party, filed a petition alleging Jennie B Pulec died intestate in Jefferson County Nebraska on or about April 15 1922. The notice calls all persons with interest, creditors and heirs to attend the hearing in Steele City Nebraska.
Probate notice for the estate of the deceased in Steele City Nebraska lists heirs John Pulec Adie E Gardner Ethel Bixby and Ith Smith. Court set hearing for June 14 1924 at 10 00 A M to determine heirs kinship and descent rights in the decedent's real property. Dated Fairbury Nebraska May 2 1924 County Judge Louis J Nutzman and attorney J A Brunt. First publication May 9 1924 last May 23 1924.
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