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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1918
Page
5
Community notices report carloads of Dodges from Detroit and requests for butter milk starter. births, draft exams at Beatrice, travel to Omaha for hospital visit, a seven pound daughter to Ira London and wife near Diller, and local sale of a good young mare. Also a homestead move west, tractor work in Sidney, and school term ending April 20.
Readers are urged to observe others methods and learn from them. The text notes many people use Chamberlain's Tablets for ailments with good results and suggests following their example.
Mr and Mrs J H Madden of Potter Nebraska attended the funeral of their daughter Mrs Lucy Nickeson on Tuesday. They rushed to the scene after receiving word she was dying but arrived too late to see her before she died.
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a constitutional remedy for catarrhal deafness. Claims the disease stems from inflammation of the mucous lining of the Eustachian tube and offers $100 for any case not cured. Circulars free from F J Cheney Co of Toledo Ohio.
Good clean alfalfa seed for sale at $10.00 per bushel. If Ben Henrichs, Mrs. Henry Brandt went Saturday to visit her daughter, Mrs. Charley Hilder, and family at Wymore. Also mentions Victor chick food for young chicks from J. D. Fanders.
Mrs. O. J. Mayborn and her son Richard returned Sunday from Lincoln where she spent the night visiting relatives.
J E and Jasper Long sent a car load of cattle and hogs to the St. Joe market on Sunday with J E accompanying to collect the proceeds.
Members are requested to attend lodge Saturday afternoon for an important business to be considered.
Mrs. S N Finch of Batavia New York reports prompt relief from chest pains and shoulder lameness due to rheumatism after using Chamberlain Liniment. The testimonial notes consistent effectiveness and satisfaction.
Mrs. Henry Brandt moves into a recently vacated property formerly occupied by George Cunningham who has shifted to the Hadley property now owned by Mrs. J. D Fanders. L. H. Findling takes over the Brandt vacated house.
Theo Henrichs loaded hogs and cattle while Ben Henrichs brought cattle and hogs. The stock shipment, accompanied by Ben Henrichs and Harry Thompson, went to market in the early part of this week from this station to St. Joe.
Nebraska assigns 1400 men to the new draft. Gage county must supply 30 and Jefferson county 17. Recruits will report to Camp Funston to replace front line troops.
Sergeant Hugh N. Miller, long ill with broncho pneumonia, was released last week from Base hospital No. 1, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and left for New Haven, Connecticut, as ordered when taken sick.
Mrs. Robert Allison of Mattoon Illinois recalls severe indigestion and constipation after moving there. One bottle of Chamberlain's Tablets relieved her distress, improved rest, and left her feeling like a different person.
Ray Carmichael suffered a broken arm when a Ford car kicked back during cranking last week in Steele City. The incident was reported by the Steele City Press.
H. E. Green left Monday for Waverly Nebraska where he will pursue seasonal work in the carpenter's trade.
Mr and Mrs A H Coleman who spent the winter in Los Angeles returned last Friday to their home in this city.
A former Diller resident Geo H Clark now living in Tacoma Washington writes a letter printed elsewhere in the Record this week noting his reminiscences and observations.
Mre 3 report says Taylor arrived yesterday after a ten week visit with Lloyd at Camp Cody. Lloyd remains unable to travel and may not be able to come for about thirty days.
An old saying suggests nature cures but the doctor takes the fee. The text claims nature can help, enabling faster cures, especially for colds. It mentions Chamberlain's Cough Remedy relieving the lungs thinning mucus and aiding its exporation to calm the cough and restore health.
Yellow paint smeared on Wildhaber & Koenig general store and Bank of Plymouth, Friedens church and school, and St Paul's Lutheran church, with a mailbox in front of Fred Grabowski. Bloodhounds followed the trail to a likely auto escape. Authorities harbor suspicions that may lead to arrests.
Mrs Lucy Nickeson aged twenty five wife of Frank Nickeson died Saturday evening of appendicitis in Beatrice hospital after an attempted operation. She leaves husband three children her parents Mr and Mrs J H Madden Potter Neb and four brothers and three sisters. Formerly of Diller she was active in church and Red Cross work and funeral services were held Tuesday at Ellis church with burial in Prairie Home cemetery Diller.
The Coleman place barn near town owned by BR. A. Greenwood burned at about 2:30 yesterday. Losses included four horses, 1200 to 1400 bushels of oats, 20 bushels of corn, fodder, harnesses, and a saddler. No building insurance. cause unknown though heated fodder may have sparked the blaze. Greenwood and two sons were at home but could not save the barn. Published in Steele City Press.
The notice urges use of substitutes under the Wheatless Wednesday program and explains the fifty fifty rule. It reports a Diller area meeting for Jefferson County Third Liberty Loan bond canvass and lists local organizers. It mentions German propaganda and an official pamphlet The Kaiserite in America by the Committee on Public Information, with free copies on request.
The spiral socks, knitted without a heel, are praised for comfort and durability. Invented by Australian women, the design has been introduced in Washington via the British American War Relief Fund led by Miss Helen Ernst. Prominent women, including Miss Charlotte Campbell, are learning to knit and teach others as the Red Cross plans knitting instructions.
The government urgently seeks bookkeepers with civil service exams held every Tuesday nationwide. Open to men and women with grammar school education. bookkeeper typewriter requires six months bookkeeping, clerk bookkeeper needs one year clerical with six months bookkeeping. Vacancies in Washington departmental service with $1 000 yearly entrance salary. Open to U S citizens and allied nationals meeting qualifications.
The old-time practice of each farmer growing a patch of cane is urged in Nebraska this year. Cane thrives on land unproductive for other crops and can yield a year's sorghum for a family. Sorghum provides table molasses and candy, supports sugar conservation, and seed from cane feeds chickens.
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