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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1921
Page
4
Regenah Banket urges repentance and church life as a path to eternal life. A quirky fable describes a glow-worm seeking a mate, relying on a lamp and faint light to guide him, while a horned beetle female waits patiently.
The Federated Community Church marks Rally Day on Sunday Oct 9 with 200 in Sunday School attendance and 35 to 60 for Christian Endeavor. Rev Heyhoe will lead morning and evening services and plans include music features and a strong lesson hour.
The blue bead is hailed as a luck token from Constantinople to Angora, used by Constantine and Kemalists alike and carried by M Gounaris amid war council talks. A separate note claims a liquid can render flesh invisible while bones remain visible, explaining how light refraction makes body parts disappear.
In Henry VIII’s era a bailiff named Dun earned a notorious reputation for forcing debt repayment. After every other method failed, he was set to work and the term dunned him became common guidance as a final resort.
Over 500 motion pictures covering more than 115 topics are circulated by the Agriculture Department. A recent film, largely shot from a water drop, illustrates the origin and spread of rhubarb blight, a disease that harms truck crops and yields.
In historic driving practice the driver walked at the left of the team. The near horse is the one on the driver’s left, so the left horse is the nearer of the pair and is termed the near horse.
The Florida Times-Union recalls how journals used a compass head to signal coverage in all directions. Editors adopted the N E W S lettering, a practice quickly copied by others.
Albert Parsons Sachs discusses insect industries in the New York Mail, noting bees produce honey and beeswax, lac insects yield shellac, cochineal insects create carmine, certain insects supply tannin through galls, and spiders’ webs aid optics and medical dressings. Silk remains the largest industry, with 1919 20 imports over 50 million pounds and value over 500 million dollars, and the U S consuming more than half of world silk that year.
A fragment from the Boston Transcript notes a married man’s blunt remark about his wife being pensive when not costly, reflecting blunt social satire rather than a reported event. The line underscores attitudes toward marriage and finances in the period.
Admiral J A Hoogewerff, superintendent of the Naval Observatory in Washington, decries low pay for young assistants. They face cold winters and great physical hardship while gazing at the stars. An unqualified applicant rejected the post, noting he could earn more as a plumber.
The article explains the term grass widow as a widow by grace or courtesy. It notes the expression originates from the French meaning a woman separated from her husband non death. The pronunciation shift from grace to grass widows is discussed.
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