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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1915
Page
13
A fragment shows a suitor facing paternal disapproval over work at a dynamite factory and a bet on proving worth to marry. The odd aside mentions serving grapefruit with an anesthetic. Eph Wiley weighs in on grapefruit service.
A Scottish man dislikes motorcar odor while Paddy notes its danger. The German patent office rejects about two thirds of its roughly 45 000 annual applications.
A vintage warning against giving narcotic medicines to children highlights the dangers of paregoric laudanum and morphine. It declares narcotics illegal for minors without labeling and promotes Castoria as a non narcotic alternative bearing the Char es H Fletcher signature and warning phrases about genuine products.
An Englishman jokingly asks Pat to volunteer for the front. The Irishman replies he will go only if the Kaiser sees the British rising from the dead, prompting a light wartime exchange.
Simon Dana, a Penobscot from Greenville Maine, raises eight trained porcupines. Each morning the animals approach his camp and shoot quills into a tub by the camp door. Dana says the quills total about 60 for toothpick production.
A man involved in a confrontation chooses to handle the dispute by avoiding direct action over the phone. His approach reflects a belief that restraint serves courage.
A columnist argues that exposing only fragments of a story can mislead readers and inflame tensions. The piece warns readers to seek full context and question selective reporting to avoid distortion.
In a Missouri town Mrs Einderly wife of Judge Enderly complained she swallowed a button she held to attach to clothing. The judge, preoccupied by her theatrics, showed little concern until tears revealed the real issue. She insisted someone take interest in what kind of button it was.
Mrs Lightfeede the landlady notes the water is warm for dinner and the iceman’s irregular calls. Mr Fillup jokes that they can draw a pitcherful from the bathroom hot water faucet as the judge listens.
A fragment notes a question about a photographer and a remark that surnames were not used in England before the conquest. The brief suggests a discussion of social customs and naming practices in early English history.
A Topeka man recounts quitting coffee after health problems and switching to Postum. He describes headaches, stomach fatigue, hearing issues, and bilious fever tied to coffee use, then improving after adopting Postum Cereal or Instant Postum. His brother also switches to Postum, with a final sales pitch: There’s a Reason. Postum is sold by grocers with 15 to 50 cent packages.
An Anglo French financial commission plans a $1 billion loan in U S bonds without collateral to fund U S wartime purchases including wheat cotton meat and munitions. The goal is a purely commercial loan to control global commerce long term.
Planning to ease a mammoth credit loan to Great Britain and other nations the Anglo-French financial commission will likely meet chief exporters of grain and commodities from this country. It is unclear if ammunition makers will attend. previously the plan focused on bankers and financiers. No definite procedures have been set.
Berlin reports on German peace terms are labeled a fantastic invention by semi official copies. The American Association of Commerce and Trade bulletin notes German steamship lines are inactive except for irregular trade with Scandinavian ports, while shipbuilders pursue new vessel construction.
Washington society notes report Mrs. Owen wife of Captain Reginald Owen of the British army is planning to travel to Egypt to be near her husband. Bryan’s eldest daughter has devoted time to helping those assisting British fighting forces while Captain Owen continues duty between Turkey and Egypt.
Mysterious cards circulating in New York call for funds to fight conscription in Ireland under the alleged patronage of the Geraldine Club an Irish organization. The leaders reportedly aim to create a revolution in Ireland whether conscription is enacted or not.
In St Pauls Church Lincoln Neb four thousand attendees heard Billy Sunday in a forenoon sermon introduced by ex Secretary of State Bryan who praised his spiritual power. Bryan also presented Ma Sunday who recalled her ties to Humboldt Pawnee City and Tecumseh and memories of tent meetings in this city eighteen years ago.
Charles A. Williams a government representative investigates the books and records of Nebraska's state treasurer. The inquiry aims not at officer profiteering but to oversight as a representative of the department of commerce bureau of the census.
C Whitford of the state museum returns from a geological expedition across Keya Paha and Brown counties. He unearths a valuable three toed prehistoric horse along with ancient camels and other specimens now at the museum awaiting mounting.
The attorney general in reply to an inquiry by County Attorney F. W. Messmore of Gage County holds that new criminal code laws effective July 8 apply to offenses committed after that date. Prosecutions for acts occurring before the change may still be pursued under the old statutes for forgery embezzlement petty larceny and concealing stolen property.
The state has approved a new appraisal of state lands in Lancaster county for leasing. More than ten years have passed since the last appraisal and land values have risen sharply in places with some tracts increasing from five dollars to forty nine dollars per acre. No tract exceeds fifty dollars per acre.
The University School of Agriculture at University Farm will admit students aged 15 starting this fall, allowing children from the sixth grade to enter directly. The School of Agriculture opens October 11, 1915, with a six and a half month term and promising enrollment.
The state reports a total cost of 214 822 03 dollars to assess all property in Nebraska this year. Grants and Scotts Bluff counties are not included because they did not report the item to Secretary Bernecker of the state board of assessment.
The state has bought bonds over the past years totaling liabilities for Loup City school at 30000 dollars Antelope county school district number 6 at 13500 Pleasanton water works at 9000 and Franklin electric light at 7000 dollars.
The listing covers upcoming events across Nebraska including a race meet in Kearney from September 22 to 24, church conferences in York Omaha and Hyannis, plus a Ben fall festival in Omaha and the Farmer Congress in Omaha from late September to early October.
Nebraska football announces home and away dates with Drake on October 2 at Lincoln, Kansas Aggies October 9 at Lincoln, Washburn College October 16 at Lincoln, Notre Dame October 23 at Lincoln, Iowa Aggies October 30 at Ames, Nebraska Wesleyan November 6, Kansas University November 13 at Lawrence, and Iowa University November 20 at Iowa City.
The $20 000 St James parochial school on the Lincoln highway in Kearney was dedicated and opened to the public Tuesday. Bishop J J Duffy led the effort for the Western Nebraska diocese. A $50 000 auditorium is under construction on the state normal grounds, and the ground has been broken. The new ward building at the state tuberculosis hospital nears completion and should be ready for occupancy next month.
More than 12 000 people witnessed Beatrice's fifth annual canoe pageant on the Big Blue river. Nee Hluan Chee Canoe club entered thirty decorated floats with electric lights and water fireworks. Pathe's Weekly filmed the event.
In Otoe county farmers thresh by moonlight due to uncertain weather and a harsh summer. They adopt late hours to ensure harvest progress when conditions permit.
A Nemaha County grower from Burbank Tecumseh Jacob Jenkins has perfected what he claims is an ever bearing raspberry. The vines produced berries through the entire season and continue to bear fruit of very fine grade.
Beatrice reports Farm Demonstrator Liebers vaccinated three hog herds near Liberty as a preventive against hog cholera and none of the swine in those herds are sick. County farmers push measures to prevent an outbreak.
The scarcity and high prices of horses due to the European war drain drive Adams County farmers to adopt tractor plows.
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