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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1928
Page
4
Congregational Church notes Sunday School at 10 with preaching at 11 and evening service at 8. Visitors from sister churches attended. Friday features a teachers reception and a U S contest blue and white feast. Steeple removed. repairs planned. new linoleum and range donated by church ladies. Induction of officers planned next Sunday.
A mother explains a visit to her brother's farm where the daughter asks about neighbors. The mother notes the uncle praises Holsteins and Guernseys, highlighting dairy cattle.
The Nebraska State University football schedule lists nine games from October to November at various venues including Ames Lincoln and Norman. Separate notes say Queen Marie of Romania plans another U.S. visit and may seek a wealthy American husband amid political tensions. Americans admire Queen Victoria's lineage and loyalty.
The article notes how quickly a wink happens at high speeds and cites a New York incident of a worker surviving a 15th floor fall by grabbing a rope below. It then discusses autumn blackbird migration, their mating season, and that they will soon depart for winter, with an average blackbird life of twelve years.
The article notes turtle egg season in late June with nests hidden in sand along the riverside. It discusses how many eggs a turtle may lay, predators that eat the eggs, and how hatchlings emerge by August, leaving few traces of their tracks.
The piece notes a turtle avoiding observation as she digs an air hole, lays eggs, covers them, and returns to the river. It reflects on how simple life would be if human child rearing were so easy, highlighting a New York Herald-Tribune voice.
A derelict house deep in grass with mossy roof and sagging doors is said to be haunted. Locals tell of a hermit’s death and strange night manifestations such as creaking shutters and owls calling. Boys creep toward the hermit’s tree, then flee in fear.
An alfalfa acre yields 2.02 acres of oats in feeding value, with 2.55 tons per acre equal to 146 bushels of oats. North Dakota tests show 4,000 pounds of alfalfa equal 8,520 pounds of oats, while Minnesota data notes 6,100 pounds of alfalfa per acre versus 1,712 pounds of oats per acre. The piece urges mixed use of oats and alfalfa for variety and notes alfalfa’s high protein supports milk and butterfat production, making this year favorable for planting alfalfa for dairy herds and other stock.
A nostalgic note praises the bowler’s return as hints of revived Victorian manners. The piece links the derby comeback to courtesy, respect for age and women, and safer social conduct, suggesting refined speech and behavior may follow.
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