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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1914
Page
5
A line of fresh garden seeds in bulk is offered at Blauser's. Supt. Westcott visited over Sunday with friends at Naponee. Lew London has been driving a new Ford since Saturday. Pickard & Co. sold a Dempster Press Drill to C. A. Pierson of Steele City last week.
George Roelfs, who attended his father’s funeral here last week, returned Monday to Bluffs. St. Curtis Gear, wire chief for the telephone company at Red Cloud, spent Sunday in Diller with his mother and other relatives. Eggs for sale at 35 cents for 15. Mrs. W. E. Epley deals in eggs.
The annual Sunday school convention for Jefferson County will be held at the M. E. church in Fairbury at 10 o clock in the morning on April 27. The event gathers regional Sunday schools and church workers for a day of programs and discussions.
Two auto loads of young people from Diller attended the opening dance in Fairbury Tuesday night. About 200 tickets were sold at one dollar each, drawing strong turnout for the new hall's debut.
Webb Foote and Lily Waters were recently married in a ceremony described as intimate and joyful. The couple’s union brings together two families and marks a happy new chapter for both.
F. P. Tatman proprietor of the Colman hotel and children traveled to Narka Kansas with friends last Saturday returning that evening except Miss Nettie Tatman who remained until Monday scholars report.
The Nebraska Experiment Station releases Bulletin No 140 on The Storage and Use of Soil Moisture. It may be obtained free by Nebraska residents via the Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station, Lincoln. Also a civic plea urges supporting local industry, merchants, and home papers to beautify and improve one’s town.
Beatrice Nebraska offers a two story brick residence with 10 rooms on a hill with a large barn a chicken house and outhouses. The property includes 7 acres in pasture 7 in alfalfa fruit trees a park with a fountain and a good view. Ideal for a sanitarium self supporting as a truck farm or dairy. Tenant house included. J H Penner Beatrice Nebr advertises sale.
Mr. and Mrs. I. D. Steiner traveled to Omaha on Monday. J. D. Fanders received another car load of Ford automobiles yesterday. Miss L. O. Ballard returned Monday noon from a visit with relatives at Fairbury. Mrs. Thos. Copeland came from Odella to visit Diller friends for a few days and returned home yesterday. Henry Fouts, principal of Dawson city schools, spent the weekend with family in Diller.
Superintendent Delzel recalls urging school children to donate pennies and dimes to aid in constructing a Nebraska edifice for the Panama Exposition amid renewed appeals and local support.
Cough medicine for children should be pleasant tasting contain no harmful substances and be effective. Chamberlain's Remedy is cited as meeting these requirements and is described as a favorite with mothers of young children. Sold by Shutt Drug.
The seventh annual reunion of Spanish war veterans will be held in Lincoln on April 22 and 23, 1914. Veterans of the Spanish war the Philippine insurrection or the Boxer campaign who have not heard from the committee should contact Frank I. Ringer at 420 First National Bank Building, Lincoln, with name address regiment and company.
An agriculturalist narrator recalls a poultry keeper who switched from wheat to Indian maize to feed his fowls. Sparrows proved undeterred, hoarding the larger kernels on rail tracks and letting trains crush them for easy meals.
A historical snapshot recalls debt imprisonment, a Connecticut copper mine prison, no public libraries in the U S, a lone hat factory making cocked hats, and objections to crockery dulling knives. It notes harsh manners, stagecoaches between New York and Boston, scarce buttons, and a diet of beef pork salt fish potatoes and hominy. The church collection used a bag on a pole with a bell. Leather dress and cocked hats marked artisans. New jail arrivals faced theft by fellow priests.
The state teacher examinations will be held at the school building Friday and Saturday including the teachers reading circle exam. Botany class works on Herbarium as flowers bloom widely. Normal trainers to visit rural schools next week spending two days visiting. H. S. boys won first game 6 to 1 with strong lineup Reinhart Logan Nelson Dunn Campbell Diller Sandman Beckwith Bell and batteries Diller Nelson. Next Friday the 17th H. S. plays Odell at Kelly Park, game at 3:30.
W A Cherry left Tuesday morning on a land looking trip to Brown county and is expected home this evening.
A witty line contrasts automobilists with wheelbarrowists, noting many drivers envy the simpler life of the wheelbarrow class. The quip highlights class differences and aspirational tension.
S H Bryan, an A Q U W deputy, is working there and secured several candidates to be initiated at the next lodge meeting on April 25.
Mrs J C Van De Lande of Kirkland Ill credits Electric Bitters with sustaining her while nursing a relative through three months of illness. The ad claims the tonic improves digestion, appetite, and energy, marketing it as a spring tonic with relief or money back and a one dollar price at druggists.
The United Doctors Specialists licensed by the state advertise free consultation examination and advice for chronic diseases in men women and children. They claim high success with stomach bowels liver blood nerves heart and other conditions and promise no charges beyond medicine. The campaign urges patients to refer suffering friends for the two month return visit.
Packer's cafe offers meals and lunches at all hours with prices starting at 25c. Fresh bread is available daily.
1913 crop Silver Mine seed corn offered by Wm Masck of Odell Nebraska. Phone 75.
Notice from Geo Henrichs announcing new arrangements for his Morgan horse Jerry weighing 1300 pounds. Sam Thompson is engaged to handle and drive Jerry to service locations for a fee of 10 dollars to insure the colt stands and suckles. The colts from the horse appear well at the origin site.
A house with poor plumbing harms all inhabitants and typhoid can result. The article compares digestion to house plumbing and promotes Chamberlain's Tablets for quick relief, sold by Shutt Drug Co.
An article argues that the time cost of carrying water justifies a home water supply. It cites 20 cents per hour as a value of a woman's time and notes labor, weather exposure, and health risks. The Nebraska University Farm Agricultural Engineering department offers free Bulletin No. 18 with several ready plans for rural and village water systems from Lincoln.
Farmers and crews under W C Line Bert Bell James Long and Quinter Fry graded the cemetery to Diller road with W E Mudge supervising and W J Fribsie guiding ahead of the grader. They repair waterways fill holes and straighten bridges while planning to finish the seven miles despite late weather. Ed Wolken Will Glathar regraded Wolken’s corner to Ed Woods, making a fine road. S D Man Ed Woods and Julius Damme graded north from Ed Woods, showcasing local thrift and enterprise. A large fill over the waterway north of W C Lines was completed by S F Stull and R B Albers.
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