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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1924
Page
2
Nominee declares candidacy for the 39th District following primary success. The announcement requests Republican electors to support the candidate ahead of the November 4 1924 election.
A Washington dispatch warns that if Congress approves higher postal worker salaries via increased second rate mail charges newspapers may raise subscription and advertising rates. The piece notes typical country weeklies often give subscriptions away while wrapping, addressing, and mailing costs plus paper, type, and printing eat into margins, likening newspaper service to a water company in value.
The piece contrasts a dictionary definition of the telephone with practical meanings for diverse users. It shows merchants seeking profit, professionals expanding reach, doctors avoiding isolation, journalists pursuing scoops, and housewives saving time, all reliant on telephone communication.
Returning from a ten day vacation in Ormont the president remains in Washington for weeks and plans at least one public speech in the Middle West before November likely in Kansas City or Chicago.
The Daughters of the American Revolution take a prominent role in national defense planning scheduled for September 12. The organization concentrates all efforts on making the defense test a success.
A poem satirizes rail travel from a baby’s perspective. It describes crying on trains and being moved from home to town, arguing that railroads serve no real purpose and that a child would resist such journeys. The piece appears credited to the McClure Newspaper Syndicate.
The American Red Cross notes a high disaster toll in the first half of 1924 with aid reaching at least 35 localities. Major events included floods tornadoes explosions and fires in the United States plus earthquakes overseas. About $200000 was drawn from the national treasury for relief with larger sums from chapters and donors. The Lorain Ohio tornado area received extensive support with nearly $500000 raised to aid reconstruction. Forty trained Red Cross workers surveyed the tornado zone while relief extended to typhoid cases and global famine areas in Albania Ecuador Costa Rica and Colombia.
Washington reports a new Agriculture Department publication co authored with the American Paper and Pulp Association urges expanding timber crops to boost domestic paper supply. It notes over 90 that all paper is wood based and outlines steps to gain independence from foreign papermaking materials.
The forest service warns that softwood timber in the South could support paper making if logged wisely and protected from fires. It notes U S per capita paper use is double Britain’s and calls for legislation to protect forests and ongoing timber research, with the industry urged to lead in timber growing for pulp supplies.
A robin spotted hovering around a car from the Pennsylvania coal fields in Waterloo New York led to discovery of a nest with two eggs on the bumper. The bird had already laid the eggs before arriving in the area.
The article argues there is no evidence Cleopatra had red hair and no clue on hair color. It suggests she likely had light hair, citing Ptolemy Philadelphos described with light hair and fair complexion and noting Cleopatra was a member of the Greek-descended Ptolemaic dynasty.
The State of Nebraska Jefferson County will hold a creditors meeting for the estate of Daniel W Griswold deceased. Creditors must file claims by January 4 1925 with the Jefferson County Court. Failure to file by the deadline will bar all claims. Dated August 28 1924. Louis J Nutzman County Judge. Hartigan Fouts attorneys for estate.
A review notes Oppenheim writes a more intimate love story than usual yet keeps the familiar elements of international complications fascinating women exotic settings and exciting incidents. The romance is dedicated to the author’s secretary who loved it most among his books and is presented as a safe bet for a compelling tale.
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