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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1921
Page
2
Entry indicates a post office in Diller Nebraska handles transmission through the mails as a second class matter. The notice records the location and status of mail service and its classification.
The article argues the United States will not accept blanket disarmament and warns other nations may push costs onto the U S. It praises American resolve and pragmatic limits while noting Versailles terms and Germany's indemnity as a model. Disarmament is seen as beneficial only with broad cooperation and reasonable terms.
Practically all silver mined in the United States is shipped to Denver and converted into dollars. The Denver mint holds a thousand in reserve.
A grand jury will be convened in Lincoln to investigate alleged violations of the blue sky law involving management, corporations, and stock salesmen devices.
It is said a Kansas City man recently saved $80 after a mechanic found no real car problem, only a cracked spark plug. A new plug was installed and the issue resolved.
Deshler Rostler warns that when a corporation fails to publish an annual financial statement, each stockholder is liable for the full indebtedness in financial distress. He urges stockholders to ensure officials comply with the laws for their protection.
Mrs Dugan, a widow who inherited a farm after her husband’s death, faces rising taxes. The property, appraised at 80 000 by Saunders county neighbors, was taxed just over 300 in 1919, about 800 in 1920, and 1640 this year, more than the farm’s income.
The report shows 9,445,195 passenger cars trucks and commercial vehicles 28,114 trailers and 177,234 motorcycles registered in 48 states and DC in the first six months. Revenue totaled 108,213,165 with 101,798,416 available for road work. Ten states enacted gas taxes this year with broader adoption in Louisiana under a new constitution.
Preliminary Internal Revenue figures show the United States spent 408,729,560 on candy in 1921, a drop from 446,? million in 1920, while gum costs rose to 44,405,900 from 37,406,100. Facial cosmetics outlays fell to 145,019,100 from 160,698,025, and sculpture and paintings declined from 15,431,330 to 11,168,870.
John Hawyle a twelve year old boy of Flint Inch died from shock and burns after a copper wire used as a kite string touched a high tension electric cable. The accident occurred when the wire made contact with the line, causing fatal injuries.
Reports say a supposed stash of stolen Peruvian gold ingots and jewels on Pinaki in the Paumotu near Papeete, Tahiti remains unfound after an expedition. Despite claims a location was identified, experts doubt any treasure will be recovered as new searches are planned and then abandoned.
Several thousand quarts of moonshine whisky were found by a constable around a burned haystack in Washington, Pa. Bursting bottles littered the ground near the blaze as officers investigated the scene.
A man learns his business burned to the ground and contemplates suicide until a nine year old daughter's letter arrives. The sweet note about a burned store brings a sudden laugh and brightens the mood, saving him from a darker path. The tale highlights mirth as healing medicine.
Mrs. Willena Robert White seeks a divorce from Roy White filed in Seattle Washington. The complaint cites jealousy threats and repeated insults since their May 31 1921 wedding with allegations of striking choking and verbal abuse. She asks to regain her maiden name Willena Robert.
In Yakima Washington experiments test the ant bear a South American native on grasshoppers melon bugs and an aphid pests. Edward J Hiner imports two females and a male from Mexico to acclimate them. The bears eat potato bugs locusts and other insects and are kept in greenhouses during winter to control pests without hibernation.
A report by the industrial fatigue research board explains that a cool skin enhances exercise breathing circulation and digestion. It advises factory theaters and moving picture rooms to be cool with brisk air movement and notes darker clothing traps more heat.
Paris plans a University City by converting nine hectares of land freed by Montsouris fortifications. The municipal council backs the scheme and proposes transfer to the University of Paris for 8.5 million francs. The move aims to expand higher education access in the capital.
The note claims a premier zinc mine in New Jersey, described as the world’s greatest and situated in a New Jersey county, with ambiguous colonial-era references and unclear current status.
Yuba City reports County Clerk Alpert B. Brown claims a one year old peach from his Sutter county orchard worth ten thousand dollars. He discovered the large peach while inspecting the yearling and says the orchard cost equals the peach value. The fruit meets marvels as the product of this yearling.
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