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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1928
Page
2
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The piece discusses the US election date rule set by the constitutional convention and the timing of counting votes, noting compromises that fixed Tuesday after the first Monday in November and delayed presidential and congressional timing. It then questions how China will count its population amid vast regional variation and governance challenges, suggesting future census accuracy may improve despite earlier inaccuracies.
The text notes Herbert Hoover avoids naming Governor Al Smith amid heated exchanges. It argues silence can be a strategic response in campaigns, describing how Hoover ignores Smith’s tirades and avoids amplifying their dispute. It also mentions a gag about Uncle Sam sending a suppressed message to the Philippines via local papers.
The reporter recalls President Coolidge visiting his Vermont home and notes he kept a close eye on farm profits. The piece hints economists quickly found a way to avoid government store deficiencies after his return to Washington, linking his farm interests to fiscal vigilance.
A compact poem narrates the sea as a mother whose waves obey but sometimes torment a speaker. The speaker compares themselves to a baby wave and recalls waves breaking on the shore, laughing surfers, and sand castles toppled by the foamy tide, with the ocean’s distant motherly presence implied.
The piece argues that the United States operates more air mail routes than any nation and possesses trained pilots for long distance and heavy loads. It notes American planes flying New York to France and Pacific routes, with American pilots and crews shaping world air records.
A severe regional storm lashes Florida, ruining land boom fortunes and wiping out wealth as thousands die and millions in property are destroyed. The state appeals for national aid to cope with the disaster and its aftermath.
A coroner's inquest in Camberwell quotes Dr. Reginald Larkin on Irish bones healing faster than English ones after fractures. The report likens this to the Irish shillalah and suggests a stereotype about immunity to injury. the piece ends with a general science description of bone healing in animals.
Kansas City news describes the sale of the Kansas City Mexico and Orient railroad to the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe ending a romance of dreamers and financiers. Arthur E Stilwell founded the line in stages from Wichita to Alpine Texas with disputed funding and foreign investors. The line served hundreds of western communities and endured wars loans and reorganizations before the Santa Fe purchase.
The road defaulted on interest, faced bankruptcy for its construction firms, and was refinanced in 1916 by a noteholders deposit committee. English noteholders formed a separate group, but cooperation failed. In 1917 William T. Kemper became receiver and could issue 2.5 million in receivers’ certificates to rehabilitate the line. The period was stormy with threats of sale for junk, but Kemper and allies invested, secured government loans, and cut costs to keep it operating.
In this note on ancient times a student argues that Cleopatra, though probably unable to write her name, could still leave a mark. The discussion contrasts ignorance with achievement and highlights the idea of symbolic literacy.
Louis J Nutzman declares his run for County Judge on the non political ticket in Jefferson County. He seeks voter support at the General Election set for November 6, 1928.
A local notice urges support for a non political separate ballot in the upcoming election. Polls open at 6 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. Voters are reminded not to forget to vote.
The State of Nebraska Jefferson County advertises a petition by Arthur Timm to appoint Charles Waggoner administrator de bonis. A hearing is set for October 26, 1928 at 9:00 AM in the County Court at Fairbury. Notice will run in the Diller Reporter for three weeks prior to the hearing.
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