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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1914
Page
8
The article observes diverse nursery methods at the Family Hotel. Children routinely rise for elders and wait for mothers to be seated. A chubby ten year old starts eating with enthusiasm but stands to greet his mother. A son, maybe in his thirties, rises for his father and yields his seat to the elder.
Nearly all candidates filed expense accounts with the county clerk. Two spent nothing beyond their $5 filing fee: Leo Korhummel and Roy E. Riley. The list shows Ed. Hughes at $5.25 and the highest spenders among county superintendent candidates at $63.70 by W. H. Line and $51.35 by Theodore Shaffer. Included are figures for railway, clerical, tax, sheriff, attorney, coroner, commissioners, judge, and other offices.
A letter from R R Claridge agricultural agent extols Mr. Starr and Henry M Halff of Midland. It praises Starr’s hustler qualities and integrity while recommending Midland’s soil water and stock growing potential. Claridge pledges help for new settlers and mentions irrigation advantages and local professionals.
The largest Indian elephants have tusks over four to five feet long with an outside curve and about sixteen inches around the gum, weighing around seventy four pounds. In young elephants tusks are solid for part of their length while in old ones the pulp cavity narrows and may disappear.
An essay on courteous hosting notes that excessive solicitude in a tea party, with a hostess pressing guests to eat and drink more, can overwhelm even sensible guests. The narrator recalls a hostess who kept offering buns and tea despite guests’ refusals, contrasting gentle hospitality with persistent encouragement.
Delaware inventor Watson E Quinby reportedly built a flying machine about fifty years ago inspired by a bat. The device featured twelve foot diameter semicircular wings strapped to the arms and used swimming motions. It failed to achieve flight and no one ever flew with it.
The so called rice paper is made not from rice but from the white pith of an aralia tree. The stems are shipped to China where the paper is produced. Native Chinese use it for watercolor drawings and dye it to craft lifelike artificial flowers.
A playful reminiscence recalls a week of daily games and cozy evenings. The speaker notes the cabinet hideaway and a bedtime routine as the week closes with warmth and a sense of small adventures.
The page discusses fall fashion with wide girdles, low waistlines, taffeta gowns, Roman stripes, embroidered dresses, and capes for slender figures. It also explains the cycloid as the curve of fastest descent, illustrated by a wheel rim tracing while the center moves straight.
A modern Wea showcases a glass night light with a ribbon covered jar design. The piece features a gilded tin top, a wax light melted inside, and a protective cover to keep dust away by day.
Keep flowers in a large bowl of water before arranging. Submerge stems just under the water and place in a dark spot for about an hour to preserve freshness. Cornflowers fade without sunlight. best to use in the window between times to maintain color.
A fragmented note on Indian athletes mentions wrestlers gaining strength and food made from four items. The text is unclear and does not specify events, people, or organizations.
A brief culture note discusses Ouilord as a term of familiarity with the best Sor tomate, signaling a local or regional culinary or linguistic reference. The text remains fragmentary but highlights a connection between Ouilord and celebrated tomato varieties in the culture.
A brief reminiscence of Alfred Lord Tennyson's youth in Lincolnshire. It recalls his first poetical attempts on slate at Louth, an elegy for his grandmother, and his grandfather giving him ten shillings as his first earnings from poetry.
The piece explains that doctor titles span many fields beyond medicine, including LL D for laws and Ph D for philosophy. It notes doctors of laws emerged earliest in the twelfth century, with divinity following, and the modern MD title dating roughly a century later.
Sunstroke is caused by invisible ultraviolet rays at the spectrum extreme. Professor Victor Henry and Mouche report to the French Academy that at altitudes of 3000 to 4000 meters the rays intensify although the spectral limit hardly shifts. Boove is likelier to leave on a high mountain than in New York World.
Notice indicates liquidation proceedings for the Eee Enel Bank and its closure actions. Details read from the notice include location at the bank branch, date of liquidation, and authorities directing the winding up of assets and settlement of liabilities.
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