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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1918
Page
2
A note states material entered at the Diller Nebraska post office for transmission through the mails as second class matter. The item concerns mail classification and routing within the local postal system.
The Lincoln Star urges Americans to sacrifice like soldiers, noting wounded heroes inspire fortitude. It questions home front vanity and urges giving to the Red Cross, buying Liberty Bonds, and conserving food and fuel as civic duty.
The Fourth Liberty Loan is urged as a fighting loan to support American forces in France moving toward Berlin. Home supporters are exhorted to sacrifice and buy bonds, reinforcing soldiers on the front and contributing to Liberty and Victory with every dollar.
A trade journal reports growing support for selling eggs by the pound rather than by the dozen. Dealers favor the move, but consumers must be educated to accept the change. The main objection is varying egg sizes, yet proponents say the pound basis offers a fair pricing method.
An Arthur Train essay for the National Security League argues a German victory or peace would reveal a creed of world domination, Kultur, that tramples morality and truth. It cites Kaiser Wilhelm II and German diplomacy as predatory, portraying Germans as believing superiority justifies terror and conquest.
OCR fragment lists varied German sources and dates from 1914 to 1990, referencing Neue Rundschau issues, royal proclamations, Kaiser's speech to Chinese Expeditionary Force, orders of the day 1934, and individuals such as Johann Wenger and Walter Bloem.
The city will plant a victory oak on a boulevard for each Cleveland soldier who dies in the war, with every oak named for a specific soldier. The plan aims to be a lasting memorial with practical value, and other cities may imitate the example.
A brief dialogue hints at what attracts a girl to a uniform. The scene centers on a casual exchange about appearance and impression. The focus remains on the perceived pull of a uniform and the humor in the exchange.
A fragment notes soil heaped around plants dries quickly and reaches higher average temperatures than surrounding ground. the text implies rapid warming followed by cooling, indicating unstable conditions for nearby vegetation.
A windowed Italian family in New York saw four sons join Allied forces while three German-leaning brothers faced a different fate. The Italian mother sent two sons to France as Americans, the German mother held hers back in Connecticut, and the piece contrasts loyalties as the United States entered the war. It notes how brothers split across nations, with civil war echoes and questions of allegiance.
Fragmentary OCR text references individuals and events with unclear context. The garbled lines mention a Conte figure, a person named Neerhern, and phrases about a fight, blood, and a potential designation but lack coherent details or dates.
A Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin snippet notes the Zanzibar tale of a fish with Arabic inscriptions on its tail. Scholars deciphered the inscriptions as "The work of God" and "God alone" while rural Wisconsin residents view the Zanzibar account as less mysterious than claimed.
Creditors of John Wesley Mathias late of Jefferson County Nebraska must present claims to the county judge at the county court room on October 22 1918 and January 23 1919 for examination adjustment and allowance. Six months from July 22 1918 are allowed for filing claims. claims not filed by January 22 1919 will be forever barred.
In the County Court of Jefferson County Nebraska the matter of the adoption of minor Irma Clara Bracken is set for hearing on October 14 1918 at 9:00 A.M. Petitioners Carl E Franzen and Nettie M Franzen his wife filed August 28 1918 requesting a decree of adoption and inviting objections at the hearing.
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