23 Nov 1928
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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1928
Page
1
Diller deliveries offer dressed ducks at 1.25 dollars each for Thanksgiving. Mrs. Wm Henrichs lists a note about Herber Barber’s daughter suffering tonsillitis this week.
W. T. Logan advertises several Chester White male pigs for sale at reasonable prices if sold soon. Joe Sparks, a former well known resident of the Elsie vicinity, died recently at his home near Elsie Nebraska.
Local ad from Cornbelt Lor. Co. of Diller Nebraska urges readers to install storm sash to cover leaky windows. The notice highlights availability and asks customers to act now.
The heaviest frost of the season occurred Tuesday morning, matching a particularly winter-like day for fall as the thermometer stood above freezing at sunup.
Eight city blocks were gravelled at Odell Tuesday as 150 men donated labor and crews unloaded twenty two car loads of gravel in eight hours with dinner provided by local women.
Ben Behrends reports a letter from C A Leaper of Osborn Missouri describing a stroke in his left arm on the 7th. Old friends in the Diller area wish him a speedy recovery.
Sam Thompson moves a carload of apples through town while Mrs. H T F Davis visits with relatives in Marysville Kansas this week.
Cornbelt Lumber of Diller Nebraska promotes Briquets as the perfect fuel claiming longer lasting burn than competing fuels. Endorses trying samples and urges customers to request more for comparison.
The junior class play planned for last Friday in the opera house was moved to Tuesday night due to bad weather and muddy roads.
Kenneth Fouts drove from Seward with his mother Elizabeth Fouts who will remain until Christmas before visiting Isabel Woodring in Gayville South Dakota. The piece urges closer observance of village traffic rules to reduce accidents after a pedestrian was hit at a street crossing by a car traveling on the wrong side.
The president of the Overland Trail Tire Co. and officials flew by airplane Monday to meet Frank Roseman of Diller, a stockholder and director. Rev. C. P. Pebe r of the Harbin neighborhood, also a tire company stockholder, was among the plane’s occupants.
Vol 1 Diller reports home service expanding with a large new building east of town for a garage and laundry to be finished soon. Walter Klemme hauled materials this week. December health hints and local sales data accompany the note.
A fragment notes a numbered day aimed at keeping a house warm and suggests trying a car. The text mentions two sad events but lacks clear details or names.
Graveled material from Nebr to Cornbelt Co. was rejected for excessive freight charges after railroad confiscation. Two car loads were given to authorities for right of way work while another car was kept where it lay. Diller shops close briefly on Thanksgiving day.
Mrs John Lottman departed Tuesday to visit her mother Mrs Telebo DeV and other relatives in Tele noke South.
It looks like the fathers and sons banquet at the M E Church and basement this evening would be one of the season’s biggest successes.
Thanksgiving day November 29 will feature a service at the Congregation church Sunday evening. Rev Velte of the M E Church will fill the pulpit.
Rodney Southwick and Mrs. Gertrude Mack with Mrs. Rose Ettree accompanied Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Southwick to Lahonna for an uncle's funeral and returned Saturday night, leaving Monday for their home in Fort Collins Colorado.
Mrs. Herman attended the funeral in Humboldt for her brother Henry Kuper 67, an old settler and pioneer farmer with a nearby cattle breeding heritage. He was survived by his wife and four children. the service was held Tuesday afternoon.
B. B. Kensington met with Mrs. W. Angell on November 13 for an all day gathering. Ten members, four visitors, and five children attended. After noon refreshments, Mrs. Renz, Mrs. Moffit and Mrs. W. Woods provided afternoon entertainment. The next meeting will bid farewell to Mrs. C. Barnett at her home on Tuesday November 27. Each attendee should bring a covered dish and sandwiches.
Mrs Frank Eick hosted the Diller Woman's Club Wednesday afternoon November 14. The group discussed adult education and heard a presentation by Henrichs and L H Siékmann. Delicious refreshments closed the meeting with thirteen members and guests in attendance.
A laconic telegram from John Wanamaker to the Young Men’s Christian Association in a New Jersey town asks for a life sketch. He replies that the value of wisdom comes from thinking toiling and trusting in God.
The speaker, long immersed in running a vast retail empire for decades, speaks with unusual gravity about common phrases. His words gain weight as they reflect a lifetime in business and leadership.
The excerpt argues thinking is the hardest work for some, noting people form the habit of not thinking from early years. It contrasts textbooks, regulations, and law urging thinking with actual practice that ignores the reasons behind actions.
The passage reflects on how schooling instills a rule rooted in historical thinking, yet modern workers follow regulations set by supervisors without question. It contrasts remembered rules with practical obedience to the establishment's regulations, highlighting reliance on clerks and foremen.
The speaker argues that blindly obeying regulations without questioning their purpose prevents real competence. They emphasize earning a reputation for modest efficiency and caution against letting rules replace independent thought or the ability to write regulations themselves.
The article urges citizens to think about laws beyond blind obedience. It argues laws are not infallible and should be amended when faulty, advocating thoughtful civic engagement rather than outright defiance.
The passage argues Mr. Wanamaker’s first habit shapes life, linking thinking to trying to telling and finally to trusting in God. It suggests thinking guides action, effort follows, and faith in the Maker becomes meaningful when effort proves worthwhile.
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