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Newspaper
The Jefferson County Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1897
Page
1
By Frank T. Prancz. One year six months and three months subscription rates listed. Seeeseedases $1.00 50 Published every Friday at Diller Neb. Office Room No 2 Go He Block. Entered at the post office at Diller Neb as second class matter.
A historic note states the first five presidents had no middle name and predicts McKinley will be the seventeenth without one upon his inauguration. The fragment then oddly mentions a man named olan and a reference to Nacato beans and SG with many in his family, lacking clear context.
A collection of fragmented quotes from Missouri newspapers discusses social and economic topics, including a controversial claim about a wife sale, nail trade prices, banking check usage, crime statistics, a Michigan bet on Bryan, and admonitions on education and work ethic. The remarks are presented in terse, opinionated form characteristic of early 20th century press.
Nebraska corn production this year will exceed Kansas by about 100,000,000 bushels. Kansas yields are around 221,500,000 bushels.
The Wichita Eagle reports Weyler claiming Maceo was killed in an open square fight and that insurgents refuse to meet him under similar conditions. He criticizes the insurgents for avoiding direct combat.
An old bachelor cites a witty definition describing an old maid as a woman who has not been foolish enough to be fooled by every fool who tries to fool her.
A Pennsylvania minister announced from his pulpit that he would read aloud signs supporting or opposing liquor licenses and that he would strive to influence church members not to patronize liquor dealers or bondsmen.
A garbled 19th century clipping recalls Fort Sumter events and Southern sentiment, cites a harsh retired phrase about retaliation, and mentions a Philadelphia mint plan to test new metals for coinage including possible aluminum centage and nickel five-cent pieces amid Congress actions.
The text notes Bryan’s continued claim to the presidency after a November defeat, asserting his ongoing bid for the United States presidency despite political setbacks.
A global census initiative begins as the International Statistical Institute meets in Berne Switzerland. Li Hung aids China’s participation seeking an accurate earth population estimate amid inaccessible regions and dangerous areas. The world population is roughly one and a half to two billion according to travelers and various treatises.
A damaged OCR fragment references a national event with unclear context and names. It mentions bonified tents and a list of women and a provider or federation associated with Sc oa e Heferenos. Details are unreadable.
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