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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1918
Page
4
Attendees filled Friday and Wednesday sessions as 2008x12 dressings were made. School girls helped after class. A clothing drive for refugee children was organized. A sewing machine purchase was completed with three units delivered. two paid by the chapter, one donated by J W Fouts. Reports honor knitting efforts and a thank you note from Rhue E Green praising the Red Cross kit.
Weekend visits across Harbine include Miss Anna Sandmann and families traveling from Fairbury and Paxico to assist with Chas. Sandman sale preparations. The Sandman stock and machinery go on sale today as Charles plans retirement from farming. Arthur Friday’s sale is slated for Thursday with the Fr idays planning to move to Iowa next year.
Mias Ethel Smith was a passenger to Fairbury Tuesday as Grandmother Kroetsching mentioned.
District Agent notes five men at the new copyhill sorghum mill in Chester busy turning cane into sorghum. startup costs around $1000 with evaporating pan capacity to cover about 100 acres this year, future expansion possible.
A wartime plea urges the public to fund the armed forces through Liberty Bonds. A war correspondent emphasizes that better equipped, trained soldiers suffer fewer casualties, and asks readers what they want for the boys at the front.
A damaged wartime fragment shows a German speaker boasting about superiority and mockery of American troops. The lines refer to race, running, and fear of the Rhine, with a plea for immediate publication. It presents framed bravado from a German perspective amid chaos of war.
Fragmented text shows terms like power event mentions, bets and groups. Names and places are unclear due to OCR errors. The passage references Var Sfp mn Vans Pak and AALS ids Swab forty a wide Fulerm pikes with COR NE de add.
Two United States Navy sailors are commended for risking their lives to save shipmates. Turner S Lux boatswain's mate of the Steamer Houstein pulled a painter who fell overboard to safety after a life belt failed to help him. Lux resides at 1827 Vatence Street Birmingham Alabama. Chief Boatswain John M Penix also performed a similar rescue with his mother Mrs Mary Stout living in Kingston Alabama.
A humorous exchange at the dinner table follows a man and his wife arguing about dates and what happened years ago. He jokes that he knows little about women after years of living with them, while she corrects him and recalls a famous incident with a tree and a stern rebuke.
Two sailors freshly released from a mine sweeper rush to a pub on a hot day and order two quarts of ale. They drain their mugs in a single draught while the barmaid watches with evident admiration. One man asks the other if it is not so bad and if they shall have more.
A rookie at camp was pranked into ordering pie during a prank by fellow soldiers. When he demanded the pie, he caused a disturbance and was subsequently shown the guardhouse by his commanding officer, illustrating the harsh humor of camp life.
Fragmentary dialogue notes a doctor urging a patient to take a vacation for rest. The transcript references Boston and a general discussion of well being. No clear events, names, or dates are established in readable text.
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