Rates Made Known Upon Locals
Local rates for advertisements are announced, detailing charges per insertion and per line with a Terete af 6 conte unit.
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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1925
Page
4
Local rates for advertisements are announced, detailing charges per insertion and per line with a Terete af 6 conte unit.
The text cites Dr. Fosdick on Jesus Christ and war and quotes a Daily Times passage from a Canadian in the French Foreign Legion. It describes desert cemeteries, heat and fatigue, harsh discipline, village burnings, beheadings, and executions by both sides in the Rif conflict.
Public focus shifts from the Shenandoah tragedy to the new transcontinental air mail program. Postmaster General reports the service logged over two million miles and nine million letters in the last year, with total spending of 10 million and monthly revenue around 60 thousand on the concrete line. The system includes 1,900 miles of lighted airway, Maywood shops, Hangars at key points, and assets valued at about 3.66 million as of September 15, 1925.
A reflective piece on travel uncoupling personal significance from hometown ties. It argues leaving home rarely disrupts local life, and even business may improve when the reader rests. The tone is measured and lightly humorous about travel’s effect on status.
A proposal suggests a biweekly town and rural exchange to advance living conditions for city and farm residents, arguing sustained contact would benefit both communities. The idea envisions annual efforts for mutual understanding and practical reforms.
The periodical coal debates could lead to government control of mines or replacement heating methods. Either path will not be profitable for coal operators or miners.
A telegraphed tale from Arizona recalls Martha Bailey’s sister Amelia selling herself to a man with five thousand dollars to save Martha from tuberculosis. Amelia, a stenographer in Indianapolis, sent funds home after learning of Martha’s illness.
A woman named Amelia seeks a wealthy husband and works with a friend to design a poster for display at the Indianapolis Pen and Brush club. Eugene Ellsworth responds, visits, falls in love, and marries Amelia. Martha, meanwhile, travels to Arizona for health reasons.
Paris Ky Chief releases a letter from John Winchell of Rawlins Wyoming confessing a 65 year old killing near Beech Ridge Bourbon County. He asks about Morley relatives and whether he can return to Kentucky to die, recounting a quarrel over a woman and a blow to Morley’s head that left him unconscious and later dead.
A local tailor in a small town retreats from daily life by locking his shop and seeking a period of quiet. The article notes his habit of taking solitary breaks when business grows dull, without informing customers or neighbors.
In a remote Rockies cabin Ranger Hanson recounts tame mink weasels and gray squirrels eating from his hand during winter. He notes a friendly but wary skunk, admits nearly offering it food, and describes a rare bond between man and wildlife in isolation.
A court notes the will of Samm Mary Ward left $4,000 to a man described as a courteous helper. The document details his long service and the bequest, while the source text contains several garbled phrases about the beneficiary and circumstances surrounding the estate.
Transit Commissioner Le Roy T Harkness allows smoking for everyone on the rear open-face sections of trolley cars. Girls and men may now puff on cigarettes, removing restrictions once enforced by officials.
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