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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1921
Page
4
A clipped column mocks economics and public life with sharp asides. It weighs shifting values from skirts to dollars, notes Balkan tensions, and jokes about aging, marriage, and industriousness in a dry, metropolitan voice.
A Montana bill taxes bachelors three dollars yearly and directs the funds to the widow's pension system. One editor mocks the measure, saying it is "pretty doggone cheap for being one's own boss."
The 49th annual Camp Meeting of the Nebraska State Holiness Association will be held June 17 26 1921 at Epworth Lake Park Lincoln. For particulars write W G Prescott Secy 1417 O St Lincoln Nebr.
A California paper draws a parallel between 1610 when Manhattan Island was traded for whisky and 1921 when it claims white traders seek to reverse the deal, suggesting ongoing displacement and manipulation of native lands.
Advice urges confinement or removal of male chickens to prevent infertile eggs and improve flock profitability. It argues killing, selling, or caging cockerels now will reduce waste from spoiled eggs and boost money saved from better egg production.
The ocean contains enough salt to make a block of salt 4 800 000 cubic miles in volume. If spread over the contiguous United States a crust over a mile and a half deep would form. One percent of ocean salt could cover all land to 290 feet according to the U S Geological Survey.
Henry Ford, in a New York Tribune interview, predicted cows would be done away with as cereals fed to cows could be turned into milk. He said synthetic milk would surpass natural milk and be cleaner and tuberculosis free.
A Cairo Geographical Society paper by William Willocks describes fellaheen wives benefiting from agricultural prosperity. It cites a village with land value around 1 million dollars where husbands owe less than 30 thousand to wives who hold money on loan at high rates, keeping wealth within the family.
The document argues that Filipinos are misrepresented in the United States by Sunday supplements. It cites a 10,350,640 population with 9,495,272 Christians and 855,868 non Christians, noting high literacy of 70 percent among those over ten. It claims education progress and civilized culture comparable to other nations.
Philippine Senate President Manuel Quezon declares demand for independence in any form, stating Filipinos would accept absolute independence whether or not protection from the United States is offered. He argues 98 percent would back independence in a vote.
In the Chattanooga News editorial the author urges the United States to honor its promises to the Philippines and warns that withdrawing sovereignty would undermine credibility with Japan. The piece argues that delaying independence signals bad faith and invites international complications in Shantung Manchuria and Siberia.
A well dressed man about fifty, with expensive clothes, killed himself in a ditch at Millburn New Jersey. He left a note asking the men who handle his remains to excuse the trouble and expressed hope his body would not be recognized. Police found no identification. the pistol lay beside him.
A discussion arguing Philippines deserve absolute independence as a natural right. Acknowledges that Americans have not achieved full democracy or self rule while insisting on governing other peoples against their will.
A large blaze in Manila Philippines destroyed 3000 houses in the San Lazaro district leaving about 15000 people homeless. The fire swept a native quarter in the northern section of the city causing extensive damage and displacement.
The U S asks Italy to lend an engineer and crew to assist in building semirigid airships in the United States. Celestino Usuelli, designer of the Roma, will supply plans and instructions for American craft. Italy grants the request and will provide Italian experts to aid the project.
A guide on morning manners emphasizes a polite mistress, quiet service, and proper table decorum at breakfast. It covers greeting, serving order, use of napkins and fruit, eggs in cups, and allowances for casual, time‑tight meals.
A reflective verse thanking brave souls who charted past courses. The speaker honors forebears and pioneers who guided the present, contrasting modern sneers with enduring gratitude for their voyages and lessons.
A historic belief tied illness to trees and healing wood. People once bound a three colored wool string to a tree and touched wooden objects to ward off misfortune, then left without looking back to keep disease from transferring.
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