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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1927
Page
8
Next Sunday at 11 o'clock the church women host a praise service during the regular hour. A good attendance is urged for both young and old. Sunday school begins at 9 o'clock with Mrs Yost and her class the Polyana's in charge. A Thanksgiving pageant will be presented.
Otto Bergfelder to lead St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran services with Sunday school at 9 45 a m Lesson Micah Champions the Oppressed Golden text shows mercy and humility Worship at 10 30 a m Theme The vanity of earthy things Women's missionary society meets at 2 30 p m After morning service Christmas Eve recitations are given out All are invited.
The Methodist church schedules Sunday School at 10, preaching at 11, Epworth League at 7, and Thursday evening prayer at 7. The pastor begins a series What a Christian Believes with Why we Believe in God as the opening topic and invites all not attending elsewhere to join in worship.
The Junior class at Diller Public School plans a Wednesday November 23 performance of The Hood Farce and a cast includes Brighton Eary Max Logan Richard Mayborn Mrs Perrington-Shibe and others. The school reports recent Armistice day activities and student projects in geography art and reading with pupils earning blue birds for the Nebraska Children's Home Society.
A Tuesday morning observation noted professional training in Miss Wilken's room. The survey focused on quantitative reading and seasonable color study for costumes and a November show. Raleigh Ediate historian was absent.
Two new Ford cars arrive and draw notable local interest though not yet for display. Reported to be well finished with rich color and smooth lines, they show similarities to prior models yet differ in details. One is a boy and the other a girl born to Mr and Mrs Louis Ford, both babies and mother doing well.
Beaut Girl, raised at the Nor Platte experiment station, set a record of 1 006 pounds of butterfat, establishing Nebraska as the site of the champion dairy cow.
Nebraska has 93 counties with eight organized in 1854 during territorial days. Cherry county is the largest at 5,979 square miles, while Sarpy county near Douglas on the south is the smallest at 240 square miles.
Louise and Bert exchange cautious greetings in a bank and reveal a staged Christmas Eve meeting. She admits she deceived him about university ties while confessing loneliness, and Bert treats the reveal as a lark, noting he sensed a setup and praising Christmas courage.
A curious breed called Naked Neck has reached the country from Austria, where it is said to have originated. The birds lack feathers from just behind the head along the neck and shoulders, giving an unattractive, unusual appearance and a smooth red neck skin in sun. They are hardy and kept mostly as novelties in Austria.
Paris society buzzes as Louis Cartier, famed Rue de la Paix jeweler, challenges Baron Maurice de Rothschild to duel after an invitation mix up at a Paris dance. Cartier questions honor. Rothschild ignores the challenge and travels to Marienbad for a month.
A quotation urges action over words, emphasizing that achievement proves ability and that the world awaits demonstration of capability rather than empty plans. It cautions against mistaking will for action while acknowledging that good intentions may matter in heavenly judgment.
Noah Webster, author of the American Dictionary, promoted changing the our ending to or in words like labour to labor and honour to honor, shaping American spelling habits across the country.
The article notes several locations in world oceans where fresh water exists. It highlights a well known site off the Miami coast where a spring from a subterranean river creates fresh water amid the salt ocean.
The Bureau of Standards states perpetual motion cannot occur under any known physical law. It explains a machine could not provide continuous motion or motive force without external input.
The sloth is a tree dwelling mammal native to South America. It rarely descends to the ground and sustains itself entirely from the foliage of the trees. Its long legs and claws enable it to hang suspended beneath branches.
The passage notes ancient Jewish gold talent worth 10,000 shekels and silver talent worth 3,000 shekels. It states Jews lacked coined money until after the Captivity and earliest coins referenced are Persian.
In 1537 the baron de Caravette left title and estates to Montpellier. Citizens argue that right to call oneself baron passes to all born there, making every child eligible to adopt the noble title.
The original Bridge of Sighs was built in Venice around 1600 and served as an enclosed passage for condemned prisoners led from the doge's palace to city prisons.
Vaseline is described as a yellowish translucent petroleum product used as a lubricant salve and medicine. Its grease like consistency prevents rancidity making it preferred over animal fats in everyday trade and household use.
Work took patience Oswaldug Northingerus of England honored for turning out 1600 complete and perfect dishes so small they fit into an ordinary cup. The achievement highlights meticulous craftsmanship and unusual scale.
A reminiscence on Horatius and Bridge Whist notes the claim of a fourteenth century origin for card games, then wryly questions the link by invoking the legendary line about Horatius holding a bridge. The quip highlights a playful clash of legend and game history.
A fragment from the San Francisco Chronicis laments nature as fallible and notes she gives fine children to many who lack sense to raise them properly. The quotation reflects a folksy, moral tone about parenting and natural limits.
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