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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1922
Page
4
The notice outlines advance subscription terms and states rates are published upon request. It mentions a flat charge of 5 cents per insertion for advertisements and directs readers to contact the office for locale specifics.
Henry Ahrends declares his bid for county commissioner from the 1st district subject to Democratic electors in the November election. He emphasizes serving the county and earning voter support.
F. M. Tippin announces his candidacy for re election to the office of sheriff of Jefferson county subject to voters decision at the November 7 1922 election.
A postwar reflection laments lost purpose after World War I and warns leaders to renew national resolve. The piece contrasts wartime unity with present disunity, noting unemployment and erosion of gains, urging statesmen to resume guiding the nation’s knitting.
The article outlines three funding options: direct property levy, license fees on vehicles, and a gasoline tax. A property levy and license fees tax both base on ownership or vehicle characteristics rather than road use, while a gasoline tax ties to actual road use and could be collected at the source with department reorganization.
The article argues drivers using roads in good weather pay little tax while those in heavy traffic wear roads more and pay more. Nebraska and other states rely on national highways with high out-of-state and commercial traffic causing wear. A small gasoline tax per gallon could fund road maintenance fairly without hardship, with seventeen states already collecting such a tax and others planning adoption this year.
A witty note laments bootleggers and free notices, suggesting no crowd will gather if all go to a common place after death. The piece uses humorous lines to comment on press freedom and punishment.
A McClure Syndicate piece argues that gracious bows to everyday sellers and service workers reflect dignity, not diminishment. It urges greeting shopkeepers, conductors, elevator attendants, and even strangers met daily with sincere, friendly bows as part of town life.
Keh Lu, leading man with Sin Yah Cinema, perished during a staged punishment scene. The hero pursues the villain to a bridge on Lion Hill, knocks him into the river, loses balance, and drowns, while the villain survives. The death marks the first major on-set fatality in China's emerging film industry.
Quote contrasts reactions to killing a policeman in Ireland and New York, noting both lead to the same outcome: a dead officer and divergent labels reflecting local sentiment.
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