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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1921
Page
4
A postal notice from Diller Nebraska outlines advertising rates for second class mail matter. Rates are five cents per line per insertion with a two line minimum and terms set for through the mail release.
Governor Samuel R. McKelvie backs the Harvest Grain Appeal urging Nebraskans to donate surplus corn and wheat to feed starving children in the Near East and Russian Caucasus. Cables report Datchet shiploads supply Batoum and Arm enian relief warehous es. a fifteen million dollar minimum budget is cited for sustained aid and orphanage care.
The text urges large scale grain donations to avert winter famine. It cites Carl Vrooman on dumping corn to stabilize markets and proposes farmers lend corn and wheat to feed starving Russians and the Near East. States including West Virginia Nebraska Iowa Illinois Kansas South Dakota are noted for contributing cars of grain.
Dr V. J. Hickson of the Chicago health department psychopathic laboratory says the average man tests as a sixteen year old brain, criminals as twelve, some professionals as low as ten. He urges disease treatment for crime, warns prisons and paroles fail, and proposes segregation of criminals in farm colonies.
The American cutlery bureau reports rising demand for straight razors alongside safety razors. Exports of straight razors in the first half of 1920 topped $500000, with full year projections near $1 million. Total razor exports for the year ending June 30 exceed $6 million, a record for the industry.
A London Passing Show sketch asks a patient if lack of funds means no need for surgery, exploring medical ethics with humor and a sharp social edge. The dialogue centers on patient doubt and doctor insistence, framed as backstage wit.
A natural cone of ice nearly thirty feet high formed where a water pipe in northern New York state protruded above ground. The spreading ice grew as water seeped and froze, creating a striking frozen sculpture in the landscape.
A humorous note from Lem doa Punch cites a device called the radio micrometer as so sensitive it would react if anyone nearby blushes. The quip critiques social overwork and overreach in current times.
The article recounts seven Americans and one woman held by Bolsheviks in Russian prisons, describing harsh rations, starvation risk, and brutal isolation. Capt. Merion C. Cooper, a former Kosciuszko air squadron commander, reports on conditions and escapes, naming prisoners including Mrs. Marguerite Harrison and Emmett Kilpatrick.
Report notes a fatal self incident tied to a reckless act. The event underscores a grave lapse in safety practices and highlights the consequences of ignoring precautionary measures. Authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death.
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