Diller Echoes 19th Century Fires and Pranks Chronology
A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Otis Babb on September 28 1899. Central Granaries Co shipped 80000 bushels of corn at Diller purchased and cribbed at 12 and 15 cents per bushel. Myron Patton 12 years old threw a stone at a Burlington train forty years ago, confessed, and his father paid $13 to settle. Diller had a fire forty years ago Wednesday morning destroying Lowe and Son implement house and Record office building. The Record office moved to rooms over Loock s store and faced scorched files and uncertain origin of the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Granaries Co
Diller
Myron Patton
Burlington
Sam Friday
Theodore Henrichs
Myron
Fairbury
Lowe & Son
Dede Fanders
Citizens State Bank
Lowe
Washington Hand
Bank
Loock
Otter Tracks Describe Snow Travel Pattern
The text notes an otter’s unusual travel in snow with a clear trail resembling a dragged log. Footprints are about two inches in diameter and distinct along the bottom of the trail. Jump length ranges from four to eight feet, influenced by snow depth and type.
Britain and England Wales Northern Ireland in union
Fragmentary text references the United Kingdom, mentioning Great Britain England Wales and Northern Ireland. The readable portion lacks a coherent event or dates, but indicates the concept of a political union within the island of Great Britain and its constituent nations.
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Great Britain
England
Land
Wales
Fifty Years Ago in Diller and District Notices
Fifty years ago last Friday Frank T Pearce received his postmaster commission at Diller and took charge October 1. The St Pauls Lutheran church corner stove was laid with Rev. Tjaden in charge, a large crowd braving high winds. County convention candidates from Pleasant precinct to Fairbury in 1899 included Geo Tonnemaker R Nugent Geo Clark Isaac Tonnemaker J B Zook RM Robinson W H Mathias Alf Waggoner. Pearce praised his locals and noted calls from Miss Annie Bronson and Bert Ballard. The Steele City Herald praised the county fair band, while Pearce quipped that any county band could outshine the hired brass band for the occasion.
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Frank T Pearce
Dilner
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Tjaden
Pleasant Pre Eiet
Fairbury
Geo Tonnemaker
R. Nugent
Geo Clark
Isaac Tonnemaker
J B Zook
RM_ Robinson
W H Mathias
Alf Waggoner
Steele City Herald
The
Fair Association
Pearce
Brother Roberts
Agony Column Notes on Matrimonial Ads in Early Newspapers
The agony or personal column in early newspapers included matrimonial advertisements. A Cleveland description notes the Soldiers and Sailors monument statue, named the Statue of Liberty, depicts a woman in Civil War era attire with a sword and child, wearing a star cap.
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Cleveland
Public Square
Greenback Period Defined in U S History
The Greenback period spanned from the start of the Civil War to January 1 1879 when the nation moved to irredeemable paper currency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Phonetics of Egyptians Revealed in Documents
University of Michigan researchers led by Prof. William H. Worrell study Coptic texts to reconstruct ancient Egyptian phonetics. By analyzing Greek influenced writing, Arabic and Greek dialects, and borrowed sounds, scholars aim to trace Egyptian sounds back to pyramid times, revealing sounds silent for centuries.
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Tutankhamen
Moses
Cleopatra
University of Michigan
Wiliam H. Worrell
Wortrell
Carnegie Institution of Washington Endowment Growth Report
The Carnegie Institution of Washington shows endowment growth with $30,000 on December 10, 1907 and $10,000,600 on January 19, 1910 plus a reserve fund of about $3,000,000. A recent grant from the Carnegie Corporation added $5,000,000 to the endowment. Originally formed as the Carnegie Institution, it was reincorporated by an act of Congress in 1904.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie Institution of
Washington
Congress
Beautiful Turkish Prison A Myth About Idyllic Penal Life
A eye catching claim portrays Imrah island prison in the Sea of Marmora as an Eden on earth with 750 inmates. It notes minimal staff two warders and wages around 25 cents a day as prisoners farm and build roads while the facility seeks to reform inmates for society.
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Turkey
Iland
Imrah
Sea of
Marmora
Jers
Bali Customs observe strict local rules on ownership and decorum
Fragmentary report notes Bali customs officials emphasizing bans on foreign real estate and cultural proprieties. It mentions rice, meat supplies, and dancing as traditional elements while warning against nonnatives owning property. The text reads as a garbled summary with unclear specifics.
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Bali
Cirl Graduates Weigh Marriage and Careers
Four of five women graduates want to work to support marriage, while 41 percent prefer marriage over a career and 31 percent want both. About half of male seniors expect wives to work, and a majority of women plan ownership of cars and homes later.
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Calleire
Tvo
Mar
Presidents Hobbies Mostly Athletic Not Collecting
The article surveys U.S. presidents and notes most hobbies skew toward athletic pursuits. Franklin D. Roosevelt favored swimming and horseback riding while Hoover and Cleveland liked fishing. Harding golf. Wilson horseback riding. Theodore Roosevelt hunted and rode and played tennis. Jefferson farmed and studied sciences. Washington farmed. Adams planted trees. Harrison hunted ducks. Grant enjoyed cigars and light reading.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hoover
Cleveland
Harding
Taft
Coolidge
White House
Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
Jefferson
Washington
John Quincy Adams
Benjamin Harrison
U.S. Grant
Founding of The Carnegie Institution of Washington
The Carnegie Institution of Washington was founded on January 28, 1902 by Andrew Carnegie. He presented the board of trustees with an endowment of registered bonds totaling 10 million dollars.
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Carnegie
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Andrew Carnegie
Armistice Signed in Parlor Car on Foch Headquarters Train
The armistice ending World War I was signed in a parlor car of Marshal Foch's headquarters train on a railway line near Compiegne forest close to Senlis about 236 miles north of Paris.
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Marshal Foch
Forest
Compiegne
Senlis
Paris
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O. A. Cooper Company
Diller, Nebraska
Mrs. Otis Babb
Dutze
Cirl
Ula
Lurnace
Co L Geer Lumber & Coal
Diller, Nebr
S. C. Hutchinson
Inter, Nebraska
Edw
B. Ackermen Optometrist
Fairbury, Nebraska
Odell
General Hospital
C. E. Rice, M. D
Odell, Nebraska
Dr.o.c. Diehl
Allen’s Store
Libby
Chile
Empire
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