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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1909
Page
4
One year in advance price 1.50 six months in advance 0.75. Entered at the post office at Diller Nebraska for transmission as second class matter. Advertising rates available on application. Local business notices run until ordered out and charged at 5 cents per line per insertion. FRIDAY NOVEMBER 5 1909.
Over the last year 445 512 names were removed from the pension roll while 47 088 were added for 1908 1909. The total pensioners reach 946 154 with 593 961 Civil War veterans. Total disbursements amount to 161 973 703, the largest single year payout to date and unlikely to be exceeded without major new legislation.
The article describes a government annuity proposal offering six hundred dollars yearly for life to citizens who invest sixty dollars annually from ages twenty to sixty. An investment of twenty four hundred yields five percent from age sixty onward. Quoted by the superintendent of annuities, the plan is a recent form of government insurance favored by workers over the pension model used by Britain.
An exchange defines people needing religion as a series of harsh portraits. A man leaves his horse in cold without a blanket, a man growls at his wife for money, a minister seeking easier work and higher pay, a man who walks streets with hands in pockets while his wife carries the baby, and a man who keeps a dog and claims cannot afford the home paper.
A Kansas editor prints a fanciful guide titled How to get to Jayville. The route is described as following bad roads on the wrong side and turning left to a dilapidated settlement that proclaims being entirely free from debt while merchants refuse ads in local papers. The piece humorously ends with a nudge to the wooden awnings as the reader locates There.
The American TB association cites 150000 annual TB deaths in the U S and 684934 people chronically ill. It estimates the lost earnings from deceased workers at 500 dollars per year, totaling over 214 million dollars annually in labor losses.
F. L. Keran, living across the river from Nebraska City, sold 9 000 watermelons from eight acres of ground and earned 925 dollars. He kept two carloads for seed.
A reprint of Professor John W Burgess arguing the dangers to global peace from England's isolation of Germany and Japan's potential control of China and Middle Asia. He warns that restricting trade would trigger a world shock and urge free commerce to avoid conflict between East and West.
The Rev William O Brien Pardow argues that women are equal to men and not mere toys or slaves. He contends men have degraded women by treating them as playthings, and that women may even be superior in emotion and intellect.
The writer recalls wolves in Maine and multiple species that kill for sport rather than hunger. He notes wolves, wildcats, raccoons, foxes, mink, otters, sable and fisher, and birds like shrikes and goshawks taking prey not to eat but for amusement, citing personal observations of animals killing numerous sheep, poultry, fish, and birds for sport.
The passage laments pleasure taken in killing animals for sport, noting a goshawk that had killed two Plymouth Rock hens and comparing animal predation to the sport of hunting and fishing, suggesting a callous attitude in both.
The Windsor Magazine recounts a visit by Li Hung Chang to London and a high stock exchange figure who sent two valuable toy dogs as a gift. Li Hung Chang replied with thanks, noting health constraints require his staff to enjoy the tokens and that the dogs be prepared for members who benefit from the gesture.
Statisticians note life expectancy gains for humans of seven years over fifty years. Whether domestic animals share this rise is uncertain, but they benefit from better care and greater understanding. Horses and dogs evoke strong sympathy as longtime servants and companions.
A damaged OCR passage reveals a distressed speaker describing deep injury and emotional collapse. The lines express longing and social strain as a lover’s actions wound the speaker’s sense of self and status.
Probate notice from Jefferson County Court at Fairbury announces final settlement by John D. Fanders executor of Lyelle Fanders deceased. Hearing set November with publication in The Diller Record for three weeks prior. County Judge UC Boyle signs the order.
County court in Fairbury Nebraska orders a final settlement by administrator J O Blauser filed Oct 1 1900 and sets hearing for Nov 3 1900 at 1 pm in the county court room. Notice to all interested parties for three successive weeks prior to hearing. C C Boyle County Judge.
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