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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1916
Page
8
Ohio couples show strain as last year yielded one divorce suit per three marriages and one annulment per six. Domestic toy production rises, but wartime shortages loom. No German or Australian toys. scarce Japanese imports. Prices are expected to climb due to higher raw materials costs.
The text notes that many cities and states face liquor revenue concerns. It cites 57 U.S. cities over 50 000 population and 19 states showing the path, plus Russia's two years of national prohibition as a wartime expenditure example. The passage frames alcohol policy as a national issue with varied approaches.
The home economics extension service at the University College of Agriculture Lincoln warns that woolen fabrics stiffen when washed with strong alkali hot water rapid temperature changes and vigorous rubbing. Avoid hot water soaps and powders rinse in warm water do not air on cold days and skip hot irons for best results.
Jones, who hated Ford cars, rode with his friend Smith in a tin Lizzie. They crashed into a tree and Jones was badly hurt. A passerby doctor concluded Jones was severely injured but needed a physician. Jones quipped his case was in the vet's line before noting the car was stolen.
A humorous piece argues that the letter e is unlucky yet essential, noting it appears in peace not war and begins existence and ease. It asserts e is central to honesty, love, editors, devils, and news, and claims life would lack meat and heaven without it.
Operating expenses for the average eastern Nebraska farm run about 1500 dollars or 7 to 7.50 dollars per acre. This includes depreciation and labor value but excludes land interest. On 100 dollar land a 5 dollar per acre charge. on 150 dollar land seven and a half. Expenses are similar across farms except very small holdings. Profits come from increasing receipts, not cutting costs.
The article notes that about 3,000 stars are visible to the naked eye on a clear night with an unobstructed sky. It adds that a powerful telescope reveals around twenty million stars, illustrating the vast difference in visibility between unaided sight and telescope aided views.
A public answer asserts that railroads are owned by many citizens who hold stocks and bonds, not Wall Street moguls. The Comptroller of the Currency reports about 3.38 billion dollars in railroad stocks and bonds are held by savings banks and trust companies funded by wage earners and moderate-investment savers.
In Kansas City Missouri Miss Anna Leavy age sixty five a modiste who dressed gowns for queens of the Veiled Prophet was found dead at her home. Public Administrator Newell found fourteen shares of Shapleigh Hardware par value 100 each a bank book showing 492 in Mechanics American National Bank 14 in cash and a 1500 note favoring her dated 1904.
The text contrasts a real statesman who sees the future and acts by enduring principles with a pretender who focuses on the present and expediency. It frames true statesmanship as rooted in timeless values rather than temporary gains.
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