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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1937
Page
8
A listing teaching proper pronunciation of common terms and spellings. It contrasts coupon with coupon and long a sounds, giving examples like date, column, Ammeter, controller, finance, offen, rayshun, root, conservator, and notes on accent and common mispronunciations. It also corrects Perepiration and Remunerative spelling, and flags February and Wednesday variants.
The article recalls events from forty years ago in Beatrice Nebraska including quail hunting legality, church work, railroad history, Dekota farm yields, and local personalities such as Harvey Pittenger, Diller residents, and the Korn Karnival. It mentions the depot, incline, hitching racks, and the Fitzgerald ranches with land sales near Diller. The Diller school honor rolls list students and teachers from 1898.
The Record recalls Endicott notes from fifty years past including voter straights advice and a $45 monthly pension for one armed soldiers. It mentions Jake Zook of Diller as a Democratic sheriff candidate, labeled a rustler, near victory. Publication shifts from Endicott to Diller with no issue on November 11, 1887.
Egypt continues to be a major source of the world’s finest cotton. The article notes Egypt’s long-standing reputation for high quality fibers and the significance of cotton cultivation in the country’s economy.
Jacques Gringonneur, court painter to King Charles VI of France, redesigned the Tarots into a popular playing card pack. After finishing the work he reportedly lost his mind.
The American Chemical Society reports that in the United States each person uses about seventy pounds of the oily corrosive liquid yearly. The substance weighs fifteen pounds per gallon and is widely used by men, women, and children alike.
A Saturday showing on November 13 offers a double feature with Buck Jones in Black Aces and Jean Parker in Life Begins With Love alongside the latest news reel. The program plays at the regular 20 cent admission price.
The monastery near the Red Sea about 200 miles south of Suez is St Anthony's, founded in the fourth century and maintained by the Egyptian Coptic church. It is described as the world's oldest Christian church.
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