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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1921
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR text shows an advertising related notice from the press association, mentioning rates per line and insertions, with garbled phrases and repeated words. No clear event, date, or identifiable entity beyond the press association context.
The 1920 census shows U S families shrinking to 4.3 persons and warns the greatest decline is among native stock while immigrants keep the average high. The piece urges a nationwide campaign of Americanization, insisting English be the sole language taught, to preserve American ideals as Europe’s emigrants arrive. It stresses language as a unifying nationalizing force for future citizens.
The Weather Bureau reports the abnormal summer stems from altered atmospheric pressure distribution worldwide. Notable events include a mild 1920-21 winter with little snowfall and a rapid February melt, leaving scarce snow cover by March. The second event remains less certain but ties to unusual atmospheric warming.
A high barometer and unusual pressure changes shifted rainstorms to higher latitudes, impacting central and northern Canada. The result is a notably dry season with seriously reduced crop yields in several regions.
A chemist explains how water, limestone, and coal can yield bread ingredients and colors once sourced from nature. He notes coal tar now provides color, perfume bases, and medicines, while also enabling explosives, underscoring the need for protection of the American dyes industry.
A poem by Rachel Ann Garrett pleads for aid to starving children in Armenia and the Holy Lands. It references Near East Relief collecting a mercy pool of 5 million bushels of grain and asks American communities to take charge of grain distribution through local elevators.
Engraved service certificates for 59 000 Nebraska men enrolled in the U S Army in World War I will be issued through state American Legion posts on Armistice Day November 11. The 1919 legislature appropriated 25 000 for the program and gold stars will appear on certificates for the men who died in service.
The fragment notes that interest will be added to the observance by the 1921 legislature during the session, highlighting legislative action affecting ceremonial terms.
The Douglas County grand jury in Omaha ended a special session with about 90 indictments. Most accuse parties tied to alleged blue sky schemes defrauding the public.
Ed Mosier 69, legless, finished a 1500 mile trek from Spokane to Omaha in 135 days. He moved with a two wheel chair, averaging just over eleven miles daily. He plans to live in Omaha.
Government estimate under the Secretary of Agriculture shows Nebraska to produce 2,347,000 tons of alfalfa this year. California tops at 2,971,000 tons, while Colorado ranks third with 2,128,000 tons.
From Japan, Julian Sweet notes telephones are installed more deliberately. An elderly citizen received an instrument on his 80th birthday after ordering at 67. Regular waits run two to three years. incentives of 500 to 1200 dollars are used to speed service.
The Nebraska Farm Bureau discusses statutory requirements for annual statements and debt disclosure by corporations and cooperatives. It outlines sections of the 1913 Revised Statutes mandating newspaper notices, signed by presidents and directors, and details assets and liabilities for compliance.
Henrietta Ellery Channing of Newport is noted as the last single woman in Newport city. Her sister Mary, long deceased, also never married. The brief item highlights their bachelor status in local memory.
The Nationals Advisory Committee on Aeronautics prescribes standard terms for army and navy use. Aircraft covers any craft navigating air. aerostats include air ships and balloons. airplanes are heavier-than-air craft. seaplanes land on water. New terms clarify aeronaut, airdrome, aviator, fuselage, glider, helicopter, ornithopter, pancake, and corkscrew maneuvers. A second article reports Paul Gross of Cincinnati arrested for bigamy after four marriages amid alcohol-fueled vows.
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