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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1921
Page
7
Mary E Bayley RN explains toe alignment and the straight path from heel for the big toe. She notes proper foot shape supports body position and health and urges careful shoe fitting from ages nine to fourteen and avoiding tight stockings that compress the toes.
After dinner Smith offers cigars from a birthday gift as guests vow to quit smoking. Mrs Smith discovers the fib provoking anger. Smith insists the cigars cost 11 dollars and he cannot share them, claiming the gifts were gloves.
A high school freshman writes frantic love notes to his algebra teacher. He lingers after class to do makeup work and confesses his feelings in a single breath. The teacher thanks him and suggests visiting her home, mentioning her husband and two young sons.
A local exchange reports the sheriff arrived and removed a husband's clothes from the home. The widow Mrs Brown learns of the action and sends a message urging immediate word to her husband, who was said to be wearing the garments at the moment.
Jud Tunkins notes that a weather forecaster tends to promise the hardest winter to thrill audiences. He says audiences are drawn to fear even as forecasts remain uncertain.
Dobbs claims his wife forbids pin money while West notes he belongs to twenty eight lodges, highlighting social frictions and recreation affiliations in a terse exchange.
Livestock prices show cattle up to 25 cents higher week over week with lighter Omaha receipts. Top year to date $11.50 for choice light yearlings. fed steers about $7.10, grass cattle $5 to $5.75, stockers $5.25 to $6.50. Hogs weaker 15 to 25 cents. best $7.50, packing $6.25 to $6.75. Sheep and lambs softer after early gains. fed lambs to $8.50, ewes $3.75 to $4.25 respectively. Potatoes, corn, wheat, and eggs noted with mixed movement and large grain stocks across markets.
North Dakota voters recall long running political struggle and oust governor Lynn J. Frazier attorney general William Lemke and agriculture and labor commissioner J N Hagan. R A Nestos Svenbjorn Johnson and William Kitchin elected to lead within thirty days with bank policy remaining under independent control. The Independents seek full government turnover ending the Nonpartisan league era begun in 1915.
Derived from the occupation of training birds of prey, hunting with a falcon was central in medieval England and those who trained or handled the birds were falconers, giving rise to modern surnames like Faulkner and its variants.
London Opinion notes customs authorities use hat pins to prod parcels for hidden jewelry and reassures subway travelers that jewels are never hidden behind eyes.
Lincoln state fire inspector Ned D. M. Trimble was arrested after confessing to robbing Lee Carroll cashier of the Liberty theatre of 1500 dollars, which was later recovered. Carroll was jailed for complicity. Trimble says Carroll proposed the crime and planned and would share the loot.
Mrs. Lowell Hobart of Milford Ohio was elected national president of the American Legion Auxiliary at its first national convention. The body named itself the American Legion Auxiliary and decided veterans’ mothers wives sisters and daughters are eligible for membership while grandmothers are excluded.
The Saratoga and Encampment railroad was taken over by the Union Pacific under a three year operating agreement with an option for purchase. The transfer occurred at Encampment and UP will equip the line with modern rolling stock and restore the roadbed for service.
Washington reports government and National Coal Association figures show the nation has a reserve supply of coal sufficient to last three weeks to two months if production is halted by a major strike.
President Harding issues a proclamation designating Thursday November 24 as Thanksgiving Day in Washington D C and nationwide with official observances.
Five persons were killed in Tampa and St. Petersburg as a terrific storm caused local damage estimated between 1 and 2 million dollars.
In the House of Commons the British labor minister T J McNamara said nearly 1 600 000 persons will be idle in Great Britain this coming winter as unemployment debate continues on the unemployment bill.
Baron Goto, Tokyo’s mayor, campaigns to elevate the capital to rival great cities in beauty and convenience. Construction flourishes along main streets while old character fades under modernization. Advertising note touts Red Brass Ball Blue as a kitchen linen staple.
An old remark suggests some men know more than their wives and choose silence. The line captures humor about domestic life and discretion.
A boot camp incident left two marines admitting to blows while a third rookie witness claimed he arrived as the fight began. The commanding officer pressed for details as the men stood in line.
A tenderfoot arrives in rugged lands seeking work from a ranch foreman. He questions a man in the first village about a tall dark–bearded roper seen nearby. The man confirms recent sighting, claiming involvement with a rope.
A mental health expert notes that when a man begins to go to pieces his deteriorating state becomes visible in his attire. The observation links frayed garments to inner turmoil and social withdrawal.
A cautionary note warns investors that handling watered stock leads to losses. The piece highlights risk and urges diligence in evaluating company assets and capital before buying.
A Soviet Russia peasant describes lebeda bread made from boiled plants and grass with one third flour. The green indigestible loaf swells the stomach, causes worms, and leads to death when flour is unavailable, reported by Moscow Pravda.
A short quip from the Goé ney Bulletin centers on a man who notes a cigarette odor when kissing a woman, prompting a joke about smoking habits and social perceptions. The exchange contrasts a woman who smokes with one who does not, highlighting attitudes toward tobacco in social dating.
A spinster comments that while people plan, fate governs outcomes and some fail to contribute their part. Her remark echoes the old proverb that what man proposes God disposes.
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