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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1916
Page
8
The note argues Ford is to blame for many Ford thefts due to low production. It suggests people desire Fords but cannot buy them fast enough, implying theft would drop if supply improved.
Due to a severe box car shortage grain traffic uses gondola cars in grain service. The gondolas, normally for coal, get flat wooden coverings with a square central hole for loading from elevators by chutes, earning the nickname submarines among railroad men.
Mr. Percival J. Hill of the American Tobacco Company declares in 1913 Americans smoked 15.8 billion cigarettes. Valued at 10 cents per package with 10 per package, the total equals 158 million dollars, roughly the amount minted by the government in 120 years, with funds left to support government branches in 1914, noting moral and physical harm of the nation’s youth.
A silver care note explains that tarnish from sulfur in eggs gas and tissue paper dulls silver. A wash of one teaspoon salt and one teaspoon soda in one quart water in a galvanized pan polishes silver without rubbing. Add a piece of zinc or Mason jar lid to boost the effect while keeping the pan clean.
The fragment lists Sophrus F. Neble as publisher and Rank A. Nime as retired farmer in Falls City with J Novak banker and W J O Connor attorney also named, indicating local civic or business roles.
A stark warning portrays carelessness as the world’s most dangerous force. It claims it outstrips wars in destruction, claiming millions in losses, and touches every facet of work and home. It warns of universal risk and urges vigilance against this unseen killer.
This excerpt lists driving cautions such as avoiding overcrowded cars and carrying extra tires while stressing safety. It shifts to a note on Diana of Ephesus, recounting Ephesus as a major Ionian city in Asia Minor with Greco Roman heritage, Paul the Apostle's stay, and the temple's destruction in 260 A D and ongoing excavations since 1868 at the temple site.
The piece recounts Alfieri the poet from Vaughan's The Last Stuart Queen a romance figure linked to the Countess of Albany. It notes his egotism and ill temper in old age and his extreme sensitivity to heat and cold. His clothes were arranged with tapes and ribbons so servants could adjust them to suit body temperature.
A French chemist uncovered how joss sticks used in Buddhist ceremonies are made in Indo China. A bamboo stem is coated with fourteen odoriferous drugs, notably aconite to guard against rodents and camphor to ensure steady burning.
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