Waiting for the Ducks in a Finance Lesson
A reflective meditation compares patient saving to waiting for ducks. It argues that delaying small desires strengthens future joy and tests personal experience in prudent financial planning.
28 Nov 1930
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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1930
Page
1
A reflective meditation compares patient saving to waiting for ducks. It argues that delaying small desires strengthens future joy and tests personal experience in prudent financial planning.
Henry Jess residing 14 miles south of town will hold a public sale Tuesday December 9. Bills for the sale were printed at this office. The listing appears amid an assortment of local notices and ads including Jewel Coal and a note about free movie tickets for children.
The A. Friday farm of 237.7 acres fourteen miles west of Diller sold Monday in Fairbury at Foree's sale to W. S. Bilby for 17775 dollars, about 75 dollars per acre. Mr and Mrs H Z Diller and their son in law and daughter James Lowell of Lincoln were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Willie r
Mr and Mrs C E Warthen of Washington Kansas visited in Diller Sunday at the home of his mother Mrs Sarah Warthen and sister Fiora They were accompanied by friend Mrs Elsie Mills.
Former Diller resident and widow of D. R. Kelley moves from Chrisney Indiana to Blue Springs Nebraska and asks mail be sent there.
Wa Vitosh of Odell defeats opponents in the 7th district county supervisor contest. The count shows Nitoph with a seven vote margin, leading Riggert by four votes. Beat ce Tuesday declared elected with 437 to 428 votes.
The L A L Ladies club met with Gertrude Renz on November 21 with eight members. The afternoon was spent quilting for the hostess and a small business was conducted at the close. No date for the next meeting is listed, but it may be at Deex on December 4.
Margaret Lemon, formerly ill with pneumonia, shows a pleasant recovery. Mrs. Katherine Frerichs visited Tuesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. P. Taddikin near Diller. Rev. W. E. and Mrs. Ludwick spent Thanksgiving in Lincoln with their sons, returning home Friday.
Mr and Mrs Elmer Pearce and their young son from Crete Nebraska visited Diller acquaintances Sunday evening enjoying a brief social call in the small town context of midweek field notes.
C L Geer traveled to Sabetha Kansas on Sunday to visit his son in law and daughter Chester and Hazel Weaver. Mrs Effie Austin convicted of grand larceny for stealing goods from Jenkins Crooks store at Fairbury applies for parole and will have a state board of pardons hearing on December 9.
Wind sweeping Nebraska reached 51 miles per hour for five minutes at noon in Lincoln, a new record since November 21, 1917 when velocity hit 60 mph. The storm damaged buildings on the State fair grounds and across the state.
The J T Club met at the home of Mr and Mrs Henry Weaver on the 20th with five attendees despite cold weather. An evening of rock and conversation featured refreshments and a note on the next meeting at the home of Mr and Mrs Woods in a later monthly gathering.
A small blaze in R W Green's west side Main Street building, home to a moving picture show, started behind barber shop. Firemen quickly supplied water from hydrants at Farmers Store and Citizens State Bank, extinguishing the fire before it spread. Wind was light and officials noted a day earlier could have worsened damage.
The Record notes an early print this week to give staff time off for Thanksgiving. The move allows readers to access news pages ahead of the holiday while keeping coverage intact.
A large Burlington railroad crew lays new heavier rails on a southern division. They operate a heavy power crane and live in a string of eighteen to twenty boarding cars sidetracked in the Dilfer yards.
Mr and Mrs Carl Glathar from Humbolt spent Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs Wm Glathar and family.
A slow reporter covers a late note from the Teese club meeting where Frank Grones and his wife attended. The gathering featured rook play and cornfield talk as Sible and Rudolph Hubb shared a chocolate treat before departure.
Mr and Mrs E F Habicht of Worthington Minnesota former Diller residents visited here ending their stay with journeys to their home in their car Wednesday Ernest remains fond of Minnesota He and brothers Carl and Max run Porcher four stores with a plan to open a new unit later close to home
Community readers are called to enroll as Red Cross members for the coming year. The Ancone Red Cross emphasizes land and service readiness during war and peacetime relief work, with disaster relief as a key activity under the Rear command.
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