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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1922
Page
2
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Comedian Harry Lauder jokes to the American about a serious topic describing the bank book as the world’s greatest book after the Bible. He says every man should own one and keep it private with a happy ending and a continuation in the next issue.
Auto drivers report extensive road damage from trucks on soaked roads during rain. Graded roads, normally ready to open after rain, were torn by heavy trucks continuing to operate. Eastern states restrict truck weights to protect paved highways. Nebraska should limit truck use on earth roads for hours after rainfall.
A Wearborn Independent paragraph argues Fiji islanders practice communal ownership where all property is shared. Individuals do not labor for personal gain. work benefits the community and housing is rebuilt by communal effort under the chief.
President Harding and Governor McKelvie urge renewed allegiance to the Red Cross during the annual roll call from November 11 to 30 inviting all Americans to join or renew.
A critic admonishes drivers to avoid parking on railroad crossings and questions a man who tips a waitress, wondering if he also tips his wife or offers kind words after a good meal.
A concise proverb notes that despite variety in automobiles a superb horse still draws notice, implying enduring appeal of traditional prowess over new technology. The line emphasizes timeless value and public interest in a strong, familiar symbol.
Congress has been called to meet in an extra session on November 20th. The move signals renewed legislative action on pressing national issues.
A nostalgic verse image of a cozy small home with a loving family. Describes tiny rooms, a singing pet, a busy staircase, and a tired father returning at night. The poem ends with the home filled by love and hopeful warmth, attributed to Bertha Ford Simms.
A U S Weather Bureau expert condemns rainmaking and frost fighting devices as largely worthless. He notes tests of a horizontal propeller on a tower and a funnel heater failed to raise temperatures, while a 50 to 100 fires per acre method is more practical. Only one device, a cannon used against hail by Austrian vintners, has shown effectiveness.
The article discusses attempts to disperse clouds and prevent hail by aerial methods. It cites Doctor Hering and historic figures like Elmer Gates, noting experiments that claim rain production via electrically charged air and concussion experiments from 1892. It remains uncertain how effective these methods are.
In a Capetown near Natal Advertiner item an advertiser seeks old houses near Capetown where a genuine specter may be seen clearly with chains clanking. A later notice calls all specters of standing to a meeting to protest their commercial exploitation, timing to be announced by the King of Specterland.
United States authorities tested liquid air to crack chicha nuts without damaging kernels. By immersing the nuts in Haguid air for 830 seconds they cracked them easily. Physicists probe commercial scale use. Chicha nuts yielded oil and were used for charcoal in gas masks during the war.
The Scientific American notes that women now ride in designated smoking cars on British trains. Officials say the change stems from women choosing to smoke while traveling, not simply an urge to ride with men, and crowds in the men's compartments have diminished as a result.
A Tibetan practice, polyandry, allows one woman to have multiple husbands, sometimes as many as six, sharing marriage among brothers and kin. The arrangement, noted as unusual, highlights social structure and family duties in Tibet.
English inventors unveil four airplane self starters operated by an aviator pulling a lever from his seat. The devices aim to simplify engine starts and reduce pilot effort during flight operations.
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