The Diller Record by Frank T Pearce
Local paper The Diller Record includes subscription terms and humorous observations. The column notes ad rates, editorials on Halley’s comet gas tail, a London bank tip for women, and a Peoria preacher who left ministry to umpire baseball. It ends with a joke about a wordy enumerator and a tale of honesty in newspaper subscriptions.
Hard Times Reflected in Household Skills and Prices
Yoakum Times cites women adapting meals to stretch meat and health improves at home while social customs fade as families stay home. Readers question price stability as subscriptions rise. nostalgia contrasts with economic shifts shown by egg, wheat, potatoes, and turkey tradeoffs.
Farm renter leaves for months visiting relatives
Quenley Carmichael, his wife and their younger child left Monday after renting their farm. They plan to travel to Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma for several months visiting relatives and friends and may extend the trip into California, possibly lasting a year.
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Qunley Carmichael
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
California
Clark Returns from Colorado to Visit Diller Relatives
W O Clark arrived by auto from Colorado on Wednesday evening and now runs a real estate business in Elbert. He plans a Sunday visit with Diller relatives as he renewed his local subscription with a pleasant call.
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W. O. Clark
Colorado
Mr. Clark
Diller
Elbert
Boss of the house mystery in a tense door encounter
An insurance agent knocks seeking the boss of the house. A wary care-worn man answers and reveals he is only the boss’s husband, hinting at a power dynamic behind the door and upcoming dispute.
Real Estate Tax Delinquency Notice from County Treasurer
Taxpayers informed that 1909 real estate tax becomes delinquent May 1 1910 and will accrue interest at ten percent per year from that date until paid. Prompt payment urged as individual notices will not be sent due to school districts needing funds. County Treasurer A M Berry signs the notice.
Farmers face census questions on land and crops
The article notes a forthcoming government census asking farmers for farm acreage arable land woodland and sale prices plus crop yields and stock. It downplays penalties for noncompliance while highlighting farmers habit of evading detailed accounting and quick talking to rush through inquiries.
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Washington
John D. Rockefeller
United States
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