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Newspaper

The Diller Record

Location

Diller, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Apr 17, 1925

Page

3

One-cent Stamp Recalled as Past Courtesy

A fragment notes the one-cent stamp as a historical item and mentions poker as a beloved game, indicating enduring sentiment toward small values and gaming culture.

Harness and feed ad notes and odd sayings

An assortment of local notices mentions Sudan seed at five cents per pound from John W. Roseman, a move by Harry Patton into a Pearce property, low harness prices and a full line of collars from Gus Dressen, and a reflective quip about past generations and tonsil clipping.

Sudan John W. Roseman Gus_ Dressen

Former Dillerite Ed Leaper Visits Old Friends

Ed Leaper formerly of Diller, now with a major Eastern shoe company based in Lincoln, spent Sunday renewing ties with former Diller acquaintances and recalling hometown days.

Ed. Leaper Diller Eastern Shoe Company Lincoln

Girls invited to YWCA recreation in Fairbury

An invitation announces an afternoon of recreation for every girl in Jefferson county at the YWCA rooms in Fairbury on Saturday April 18 from 2 30 to 5 00. The event aims to help attendees get acquainted. Tests from Iowa indicate auto fuel efficiency varies by road type from 14 ton miles per gallon on dirt roads to 31 on paved roads and show gravel road maintenance costs per mile far higher than pavement, influencing Lincoln Highway paving decisions.

Jefferson County Fairbury Iowa Jefferson County Assessment Association Jefferson Gage Counties Pres S. Roy Diller V. Pres W. T. Logan Sec’y Carl Schnuelle Treas Louie Fassie Frank Axtell P. H. Shea Walter Tasche J. Wiley Insurance Carl Schnelle Diller Nebr

Liscon man elected Gage county agent

C. E. Atkinson of Liscon has been elected county agent for Gage county and will assume duties on May first. He is a graduate of the state agricultural college and was raised on a Pawnee county farm. Farm bureau costs are funded by members the chamber of commerce and the federal government.

C. E. Atkinson Liscon Gage County State Agricultural College Pawnee Farm Bureau Chamber of Commerce

Fairbury Woman Loses Personal Damage Suit

Jessie Carmichael lost her personal damage case against Jefferson County for 25 000 in district court Thursday. The liability arose from a buggy accident in October 1923 when she and her child were injured after being thrown from a rough road near Fairbury. The Carmichaels previously resided at Diller.

Fairbury Jessie Carmichael Jefferson County Carmichael Wes Carmichael Diller

Gardening as a wholesome home project and reward

The article extols gardening for personal satisfaction and quality food. It stresses a moderate effort yields nature’s touch, pride in home grown vegetables, and family enjoyment even if costs may be higher than buying produce.

Car Load of Hogs Sent to St. Joe

Herman Sasse C T and Frank Cully shipped a car load of hogs from this station to St. Joe Tuesday. The humorous aside about paying bills notes a thriftily minded community while stressing the value of home trade and merchants boosting local commerce.

C. T Frank Cully St. Joe

Beatrice Resident Recovers From Prolonged Illness

W A Boggs once of Diller is recovering at his Beatrice home after a four month illness and is able to be about the house.

W. A. Boggs Diller Beatrice

Visit of Red Cloud sisters to Mrs Viers home

Mrs Shipman and Mrs Wiggins of Red Cloud visited here with their parents at the home of their sister Mrs Dr Viers for a couple of days and returned home Sunday.

LeRoy Couple Welcome New Baby Daughter

Dr and Mrs W S Diller of LeRoy Kansas welcomed a girl born last week. Diller, a former local boy, is met with warm congratulations from friends and the Record extends best wishes.

W. S. Diller LeRoy, Kans Diller

Watson Appointed Relief Agent at Filley Station

A.T. Watson, current railway station agent at Filley, is named relief agent by the railway with immediate effect. He has served on the Wymore division for thirty two years and previously acted as agent at Stoddard Diller and Hoag before moving to Filley four years ago.

A.T. Watson Filley Watson Wymore Stoddard Diller and Hoag

Funeral Held for Mrs Hannah Morris in Fairbury

The funeral for Mrs Hannah Morris who resided in Diller with her foster daughter Mrs Frank T Pearce was conducted at the Nazarene church in Fairbury by Rev. Drake. A mixed quartet provided music and Mrs W G Wooster sang "Very Deeply" a favorite song of the deceased. Burial followed in Fairbury cemetery beside her two children and a sister.

Hannah Morris Diller Frank T Pearce Nazerine Fairbury Rev. Drake W G. Wooster Grandma

Rand Sanatorium Oxhyform Treatments Claim High Cure Rate

The Rand Sanatorium at Atwood Kansas reports treating over one hundred rheumatic cases with Oxhyform therapies and claims every treated patient who stayed the course found permanent relief. They state a 600 case record with no deaths and many formerly abandoned conditions improved.

Rand Sanatorium Atwood Kah Wood Kansas

Loocks Called to Fairbury by Illness of Son-in-Law

Mr and Mrs E L Loock travel to Fairbury on Tuesday due to illness affecting their son in law E R Henrichs.

E. L. Loock Fairbury E. R. Henrichs

Beatrice and surrounding towns report spring visits and home projects

Lillian Wohlfarth a Beatrice teacher visited her Diller home during spring vacation. J Smith Diller added a garage playhouse for his children. Frank Peter Novotny of Odell booked a Bohemia trip next month with passports. Dr Cecil Ellis of Chester spent a few days visiting his parents, Dr and Mrs Claude Ellis.

Lillian Wohlfarth Beatrice Diller Frank Peter Novotny Odell Bohemia Cecil Ellis Chester Claude Ellis

Harold Bowers Seen at Junior Class Play Visit

Harold Bowers a University student who attended the Junior class play with his parents Mr and Mrs J A Pickard returned to Lincoln Sunday.

Harold Bowers J. A. ‘Pickard Lincoln

Birth of 8 Pound Boy to Rechtemeir Couple

A baby boy weighing 8 pounds was born to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Rechtemeir. The family resides 44 miles north and 4 miles west of Diller. The article notes the birth occurred last week but provides no additional details.

Albert Rechtemeir Diller

Tax receipts cheap for goods and services we value

The passage notes that people want good schools roads cars clothing and cigars but acknowledge these things cost money and that tax receipts represent the cheapest return for that expenditure. It emphasizes the value of tax funding despite cost.

Diller H S Juniors Stage The Way of a Maid

The Diller High School Juniors presented The Way of a Maid at the opera house last Friday night. A full house praised the performance with high commendation for the young cast.

Diller H. S

Delavel and Great Western separators offered at attractive prices

On hand numbers 15 DeLavel and 70 Great Western separators quoted as brand new and guaranteed. The notice invites interested customers to visit and have explanations provided by Fanders & Robertson.

DeLavel Fanders & Robertson

Books Worth While For Young And Old

A catalog of titles including Through the Windshield a modern Alice tale with Go-Go and Stop-Stop. Football Tactics claims easier commutes. Lost Years follows an actress seeking perpetual youth. Three Weeks in a Telephone Booth portrays a man’s decline and recovery. Check Book marketed as a gift for daddy.

Elinor Glyn Central Daddy Judge

New England Senator Second Mr. Pickwick

Edward P. Mitchell recalls a moment in Washington during Grant's second inauguration era when a plump sober Senator Hoar in a night shirt and gold spectacles gesticulates to a full length mirror. He posits the scene as Hoar rehearsing his maiden House speech, occurred around 1869.

Washington Willard Grant Edward P. Mitchell Scribner's Magazine George Frisbie Hoar Massachusetts Demosthenes Pickwick Senator Hoar

Woman defies mob and earns heroism medal in Nashville

Nashville nurse Amy Weagle saved a dying fifteen year old who was to be lynched by masked attackers at Nashville General hospital. She confronted the mob, spread alarms after telephones were cut, and the victim was hanged despite her stand. A $6,500 reward was offered, with no arrests after days of investigation.

Nashville Tenn Nashville General Hospital Amy Weagle Negro Ward Austin Peay Davidson County

Learn to Labor and to Wait Motto Stated in Tale

In a dialogue from historical recollection a speaker notes a millionaire made his fortune by early service in a city's hotel dining room. The other asks about his guiding motto and recalls the line Learn to labor and to wait.

Sailors Retain Odin Lore In Shipboard Dog Wind Superstition

A sailor superstition holds that a howling dog aboard predicts a storm and wind from its nose pointing direction. Traced to Norse myth, the tale links Odin and his wild hunt with dogs that accompany the souls during tempests, a belief echoed in Welsh and Devonshire folklore.

Odin Annwyon Devonshire McClure

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Autumn Diller State Bank Harry Patton G. B. Pearce Herman Sasse J. W. Fouts J. Smith Diller New England Nashville Hospital H. Lrving King HALL Ata Halls Erie Diller Record Tor T. Pearce Henrichs Motor Co Prop Ford
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