Memories Of The Past From Record Files
Memories from 25 and 40 years ago list students at Peru State Normal School and the Wesleyan Conservatory of Music. Rentals, marriages, and local alumni actions include Ivy poisoning incident, cattle shipments to Odell market, and community events in Diller and Lincoln with names like Miss Mary Ellen Line J W Fouts Belle Sparks Henry Sieboldt Anna Eisenhaur and Earl Snyder.
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Mary Ellen Line
Peru State Normal School
Belle Sparks
Wesleyan Conservatory of Music
Lincoln
Harry Weddle
Ruby Barber
Diller
Henry Sieboldt
Anna Eisenhaur
Gladstone
Juan Selbuoidt
Peckhaus
University of Nebraska
Kenneth Wod Henry Fouts
Jas. Fairbanks
Jerden Sanmann
Harrison Line
Earl Snyder
Will Diller
Eaqwin Reinhart
Forty Years Ago Diller Residents Recall Local Events
Forty years back Dan Fry left Diller to join brother Will in Florida for schooling. Dr A T Kaupp built a 24 by 36 foot barn at home, later razed by John Greider who reused lumber for his garage. Local residents Alf Waggoner, Jas Moreland, and D R Kelley attended the GAR reunion and reception for the First Nebraska Regiment back from the Philippines. The Diller band of 1939 earned praise for its music at the Old Settlers Reunion. Deacon Fowler edited the Steele City Standard and served as platform manager at the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Fry
Diller
Will Fry
Florida
Dr A T Kaupp
John Greider
Alf Waggoner
Jas Moreland
D R Kelley
GAR
Lincoln
Nebraska
Philippines
Diller Band
Old Settlers
Committee On Music
Steele City Standard
Deacon’’Fowler
Standard
Badminton Roots Ride From England to India
Early mentions place badminton in England 1873 and note earlier play in India. The brief cites India hosting early badminton activity before formal adoption.
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India
England
Fifty Years Ago Local Notes and Church Anniversary
Fifty years ago W Line prepared 110 acres for wheat. Arthur Mills, five, son of W P Mills, fell down cellar stairs at Price Bros store injuring his face and hip. St Paul’s Lutheran marks its 50th year as the German Lutherans plan to build a church about a quarter mile away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Mills
W P Mills
Price Bros Store
St Paul’s Lutheran Church
Diller Family Tales and Fair Day Echoes From the Past
A retrospective column recalls the Diller community's Jolly time at a state fair five decades ago with names of attendees and items brought like an apple and a water melon. It notes a farm accident near Ellis where James Pickard fractured his right forearm, and mentions local residents and their spouses attending events and the completion of a nearby structure planned for fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm Green
Ian Bell
Jos Bixby
RJ Cully
J B Wright
Fk D Darr
H G Weigel
Diller
P B Miller
Andy Colman
J O Brauser
S Clark
W H Diller
J B Diller
Hooke Predicted Synthetic Fiber Use 273 Years Ago
Robert Hooke in 1665 examined textiles with a microscope and described fibers and fabrics in high detail. He speculated about creating a glutinous artificial substance rivaling silk and envisioned drawing it into tiny wires for practical uses, hoping others would explore trials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Hooke
Hooke
Edward R. Schwarz
Technology Review
Auto Foreshadowed in Early Centuries
The article notes the idea of the automobile dates to the Fifteenth century per the American Petroleum Institute. Leonardo da Vinci toyed with mixing air and fuel to drive machinery though not like modern cars. In the Seventeenth century Christian Huygens proposed a gunpowder engine, sparking interest in internal combustion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Petroleum Institute
Leonardo da
John Barber
Otto
Beau de Rochas
Tower of Pisa Has U. S. Rival
The Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy finds a living counterpart in the United States as a new structure gains attention for its tilt and novel engineering. Architects compare the two famed towers highlighting gravity supported design and urban landmark appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pisa
U. S
Italy
Grizzly Giant Sequoia Height and Tilt Report
A description of the Grizzly Giant Sequoia in Yosemite National Park noting its reported height around 700 feet and an estimated tilt of about four degrees and 27 minutes. The text mentions the tree’s broad crown and nearby trees influencing its apparent stance as observed by the National Parks Service.
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Yosenste National Park
National Parks Service
Interior Department
Huey
Bread baking methods and additives in flour studies
Readable text describes attempts to bake bread with flour from a sample and notes on improving dough with additives like vitamins. Mentions a patent award, chemical names, and a Danish inventor. Only fragments are readable, but focus remains on bread making and additives.
Hunting in Idaho Becomes Scenic Camera Trek
A fragmented account notes Idaho's Sawtooth region offering hunting opportunities for big game and antelope while describing rugged scenery. The text hints at camera hunting and stalking prey amid turbulent water scenes in the western landscape.
Also Mentioned on This Page
O. A. Cooper Company
J W Fouts
HI Fast
Jansen
J J Fast
H K Moffit
J L Hughes
T J Moffit
C E Worthen
Bert Greenwood
Odell Market
DHS
Renelda Fander
Fairbury
Miss da Rivers
Mrs J D Fanders
Jefferson County
Foster May
Wow
Mike
Mammoth School
Society
U Fanders
Jas. Moreland
G.I. Milla
JM Price
Town
Jimmy
James Pickard
Geo. Pickard
Ellis
Jurgen
Demmark
S. C. Hutchinson
Edw
B. Ackeraten
Fometrist
Fairbury, Nebraska
Odell
Hesnita J
C. E. Rice, Fr. P
Odeil, Nebraska
Qo.c.dieni
Diller, Nebraska
Cade
Allen’s Store
Vhone
Dathe
Pathfeder Ansy
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