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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1928
Page
3
Drawing by M. G. Kettner traces Halloween from ancient sun worship and Druids to its Christian overlay All Saints Day. The article notes Pomona rituals on Novem ber 1, drift to superstition, divination with apples and nuts, and regional customs in Ireland Scotland and beyond.
A nostalgic verse paints Halloween as a night of small costumed figures, glowing eyes, and roaming cats. Moonlit scenes feature pumpkins, bells, and festive roars, recalling fairy dreamlike revelry that Saints of Yore would recognize.
North Carolina representative Llemer Lyon recalled a grim Old World tale in Whiteville. He described a minister visiting a lady as a boy fled in with a rat raised high, the boy quipping the rat was dead as they “rammed him and beat him.” The boy then whispered in a pious tone that “God called him home.”
The oldest member is John W. Boucher, eighty four, with service in the A E and in France in Pershing’s army beginning at seventy three. The youngest is George E. Mackenzie, who ran away from home to enlist at thirteen. Both reside in Miami Florida.
A discussion contrasts amateur and professional views on plaster group statuary and transparents, noting amateur pieces lacked durability while professionals admit ease of breakage.
A new miniature lemon from Japan arrives in Washington state marking its first import. The fruit is pigeon egg sized with thin skin and a tart lime flavor. one fruit is enough for a glass of lemonade.
A terse note highlights urban danger in New York as pedestrians face a recurring threat from vehicles. The line frames a well known peril of city streets and comments on a poor fellow caught in the hazard.
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