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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1922
Page
3
A playful definition of a flapper as a stylish young woman with wide eyes and a baby stare, paired with bobbed hair that signals 1920s fashion and social rebellion.
F Hartzell sent a car load of hogs to St. Joe this Sunday. An advertising blurb notes consumer praise for Tanlac and ends with a sales plug from Shutt's Drug Store.
Notice notes local drug store Shutt's endorsing Taniac for fatigue and nerves. It lists Gladys Miller and Flora Waggoner visiting, and invites patriotic women to a WCTU meeting hosted by Mrs. Claude Ellis. Also mentions Mrs B B Hartt visiting relatives in Central City Nebraska.
Mrs Earl Slocum of Endicott rode Burlington No 16 to Lincoln on Tuesday with her husband and children visiting his parents Mr and Mrs W S Slocum. C L Wescott ex superintendent of Diller public schools visited friends here over Saturday night and returned Sunday to Blue Hill Nebraska where he now serves as superintendent.
Mr and Mrs George Miller reached a out of court divorce settlement at Fairbury on Monday. Mrs Miller gains custody of the children and the family home in Diller plus alimony of 25 dollars per month. Mr Miller is employed by Von Steen Lumber Co at Beatrice.
Miss Faye Davis and Mr. Ray Thompson, married recently at Marysville Kansas, held an ice cream party in Ellis Saturday night in response to a charivari. They will reside in Beatrice where Thompson is employed.
Mr and Mrs E W Atkinson and son Ross Willard drove in Wednesday from Marysville Missouri where Atkinson teaches at an estate college. They visit her parents Mr and Mrs W M Sparks and relatives but could not cross the Missouri River at Rule due to high water and had to go further up. Roads are in fine shape, they report.
The library association received about two hundred new books plus donated volumes, labeling and cataloging them for early use. Opening is set for May 1 with a public meeting at City Hall and a program arranged. Ott Fox and Mrs. Delmar Hale were the last to pay dues to become charter members.
S. J. Senior from Wymore visited Ball's bowling alley after a Saturday night fire caused damage. Rex Green reports the radio plant cannot ship the receiver until August first.
Miss Lucele Packer, who attends school in Lincoln, visited her parents Mr and Mrs Hiram Packer during the spring vacation.
Tanlac claims to overcome rheumatism by toning up vital organs and enabling the body to eliminate poisons, according to Shutt's Drug Store advertising.
J. H. Logan traveled to St. Joseph Missouri on Tuesday to visit his son Will who is about to complete a four year veterinary college course and expects to graduate next month.
The Cedar class of the Federated Sunday School gathered Monday evening at Mrs. Scott A. Miller’s home to prepare for their Easter bazaar set for Saturday. After several hours of effort, dainty refreshments were served.
An early Sunday blaze struck a bowling alley, burning a hole in the floor and igniting a pile of cobs in the cellar. J A Pickard and his brother in law Bateman raised the alarm as smoke filled their upstairs room. Firefighters laid hose according to plan, with joists burned away and heavy smoke hampering locating the fire. The proprietor Mr Ball awaits insurance adjuster as smoke and water damage affect the confectionery cigars and tobacco stock. Five boys assisting firefighters earned praise for prompt service.
A week end gathering of former Diller people at the new home of Mr and Mrs William Spiflies 828 Marco Place Venice California drew favorable comments on ideal weather and blooming flowers. Attendees included M E Fish Sylvia Miller and children Adeline and Buddy C W McKinley Goldin Miller and Bernardina Redlands Henry Peffley and Ruby of San Pedro May Dorrance Hollywood Chester Morrison and son Junior Clark Miller LaVerne Morrison. Sunday the group visited the nearby beach enjoying the Pacific Ocean and scenic mountains defining Venice as a beautiful Western Coast locale.
Miss Cora Wright comes back to Lincoln to teach in city schools after spending spring vacation with her parents Mr and Mrs Cc H Wright. Clarence Rosecrans, an ex service man, named postmaster at Odell succeeding John Callen who served eight years. Rosecrans born and raised in Odell has clerking experience in White's store.
Adam Nutzman age 39 died Thursday April 6 1922 at his Fairbury home from heart leakage. He was the eldest son of County Judge Louis J Nutzman and born in Fairbury. He worked in cigar and tobacco manufacture and sales. Survived by his wife a daughter his father and three brothers Edward Charles and Fredrick.
Mrs I R Andrews visits Lincoln relatives and will travel to Chicago to join her Baptist minister husband. Rock Creek youths meet Mrs A R Sollenberger to discuss an upcoming Shea play. S T Savages delayed en route to the west, getting stuck before Fairbury and moving part of their cargo. Shea gardens are being plowed with some planting underway.
Pleasant Lodge D of H hosted Grand Chief of Honor Mrs Owens at their hall last Thursday. The visitor gave an engaging talk enjoyed by lodge ladies, followed by refreshments.
Charles W. Rohrbaugh, a Meridian precinct farmer and former county commissioner, is the first to file for the representative nomination on one ticket. He is not a Republican.
National Geographic Society bulletin notes Cannes hosts the Allied Supreme Council and links St Patrick to St Honorat Monastery on two small islands near Cannes where learning and missionary work flourished. The bulletin links Irish history to Cannes and mentions a snakes legend.
A Hutchinson Kansas man owns a 1573 London made watch by jeweler John Perkins. The key wind timepiece features jewel bearings and sterling silver case with an old style chain movement. Valued at 600 dollars at its creation and remains in good running condition.
The notice explains Hall's Catarrh Medicine combining a local ointment and an internal tonic that acts through the blood to reduce inflammation of mucous surfaces. It notes over 40 years of use and lists F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio as sellers.
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