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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1931
Page
4
The Diller Record notes Frank T. Pearce as a key figure with subscription terms listed. One year subscription priced at ten dollars with six months in advance. The notice indicates post office entry in Diller Nebraska for transmission as second class matter.
The poem reflects on aging as a shared procession from rich to poor, high and humble, with time drawing us together yet making the journey feel solitary. It suggests that laughter at the grave and solidarity in crowded travel lighten the burden as years accumulate.
The passage notes November 1931 as a dull close of year with a sunny mood, celebrating 30 days and five Sundays. It mentions Thanksgiving themes, the chrysanthemum as flower, topaz birthstone, and lists moon phases including last quarter on the 3rd and full moon on the 25th.
The piece traces the dollar's origins from the thaler coined in Bohemia circa 1518 and notes the 1794 U S silver dollar with intrinsic value below its face value. It mentions the $ symbol origin uncertain, In God We Trust appearing from 1864, the eagle on coins, and that silver dollars are now rare. It also covers legal tender limits for coins and a note on accepting old money for subscriptions.
The State Bank of Holdrege liquidated assets to fully repay depositors and invited them to collect. Directors justify quitting as a community duty amid Nebraska’s overbanking, praising local bankers Miller Franzen and Falk and noting no depositor losses and continued confidence in larger banks.
The article explores Halloween origins from Druidic Britain to All Saints Eve and Saman, detailing how bonfires, costumes, and superstitions evolved. It notes autumn feasts, divination games, jack o lantern myths, black cats, bats, and village parties as festive remnants and moral warnings.
Venture California reports 20 government workers and families will be stationed on Anacapa Island off the coast for a forthcoming lighthouse station project. Water must be hauled from the mainland, as the barren islet has no fresh supply, and construction will confront rugged terrain and isolation. The island, part of the Santa Barbara channel group, sits in busy sea lanes and has long hosted fishermen and pleasure craft despite sparse habitation.
The piece argues government trade laws cannot guarantee prices and urges farmers to voluntarily reduce cotton and other crops with surplus, while boosting home production of food and feed. It champions hive-at-home farming, gardens, pigs, and chickens as a path to independence from market fluctuations, noting increasing farmer adoption.
A guide to inexpensive vegetable soups such as Cream of Lettuce Celery and Onion Soup. Detailed steps include using outer lettuce leaves stock celery ends and egg tempering and note on cream or milk addition and simmering in a double boiler.
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