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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1909
Page
3
Fire wipes out Alliance Block and Crystal theater
Heavy losses hit Alliance as the Runner block housing B F Lockwood Furniture and the Crystal theater burned early Tuesday. The adjacent Alliance Shoe Store and offices suffered smoke and water damage totaling about 41 thousand dollars with losses shared by W D Rumer B E Lockwood J M McNamara among others. The origin of the fire remains under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alliance
W. D. Rumer
B. E. Lockwood
Crystal Theater
J. M. McNamara
Planning for Electric Lights at Table Rock
Local subscribers meet to organize the Rock Electric Light company. Estimated capital requires 6,500 dollars with 4,400 subscribed locally and 1,500 promised by Humboldt. 600 dollars more needed. Power to be sourced from O A Cooper Son mill at Humboldt eight miles east of Table Rock. Dr E L McCrea elected temporary chairman and C J Wood secretary. Committees appointed to draft articles of incorporation and bylaws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Electric Light Company
Humboldt
O. A. Cooper & Son
Table Rock
E. L. McCrea
C.J. Wood
Presbyterians at Waterloo Host Annual Missionary Meeting
The thirty second annual meeting of the Presbyterian women’s home and foreign missionary societies of the Omaha Presbytery was held in Waterloo on Thursday and Friday. About sixty delegates attended from Omaha South Omaha Fremont Columbus and the Indian reservation. Two returned missionaries Miss Mayo temporary field secretary of the northwest board who spent eight years in Japan and Mrs. McClintock who did work in China spoke at the Presbyterian church sharing many missionary experiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Presbyterian Women’s Home and Foreign Missionary Societies
Omaha
Greenwood Damages Case Against Wymore Officials
Mrs Mary A Greenwood sued Mayor S E Yoder and the Wymore city council claiming property damage from a road cut through her land. The county court verdict awarded her 92 55 in damages plus costs after the street commissioner destroyed fence and damaged property following road opening orders. A second suit against the same defendants is pending in district court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwood
Mary A. Greenwood
S. E. Yoder
Wymore
Fremont Police Chief Reports First Annual Department Stats
Chief of Police Peterson of Fremont presented the first annual police report to the city council. It records 1,489 total arrests in the year, 970 of them hoboes, and total fines of 1489.10 dollars averaging one dollar per person. Ninety three jailed for default, 124 sentenced to city jail, twenty eight given berths in the county jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterson
Fremont
Gun Play at Stanton Ends in Jail for Farmer
Frank Riehchow, a farmer southeast of Norfolk, is jailed at Stanton after shooting neighbor Otto Bernstrong. Bernstrong received two non penetrating facial shots as he stood atop a telephone pole. Riehchow claims Bernstrong slashed his telephone wire after night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanton
Frank Riehchow
Norfolk
Otto Bernstrong
Bernstrong
Riehchow
Richchow
Ailing Women and Kidney Health Claims
Mrs W G Davis of Groesbeck Texas reports back pain dizziness and sick headaches eased after taking Deans Kidney Pills she passed gravel stones and healed with lasting relief Sold by all dealers 60 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Davis
Groesbeck
Texas
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Poor Boy in a Street Sobbing Tale From The Bohemian Magazine
A clergyman consoles a waif who admits to theft and mischief. He describes how a gang stole dried apples and peaches, started a barn fire, and the delivery boy struck him with a bed slat, leaving him hungry and wishing for death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kazzozicks
Felliies
Schwarz’ Grocery
Schwarz
Schmitt
Bohemian Magazine
Defiance Starch Gives Thinner, Stronger Starch for Home Use
The article argues that Defiance Starch provides greater strength allowing very thin application. This avoids the heavy paste that hides fabric beauty and harms wear. It claims users can achieve desired stiffness with less starch than competing brands.
Lady’s Return Leaves Manor Scene in Dignified Illusion
A medical man advises the woman to fill her lungs with pure air as she confronts a wardrobe mishap. She retorts with a sniff and departs in high heels, leaving the apartment with an air of hauteur as reported by the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Natural Solicitude. Invalid Husband-Did the doctor say I was to take all that medicine
A witty Tit Bits cartoon caption features an invalid husband and wife. The husband worries over a large amount of medicine, asking if he should take it all. The wife urges caution, remarking there is enough to kill him, implying he should not take all of it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia FE. Pinkham
A Hot Time All Around Lawyer Joke
A courtroom quip highlights a prisoner’s response to an arson accusation. The lawyer asks what he said and the witnness notes he answered with heat calling the charge a burning shame.
Potato Boast Prompts Quiet Household Mystery
A fragment asserts the potato yields many products from dextrine gum to vegetable ivory and dried leaves for smoke. It hints at alcohol, syrup, and fortifying wine, claiming widespread presence in everyday items and even headaches. The tone is bragging and contradictory about uses.
Why didn't you come around earlier in the snow melted
A casual exchange reveals a rural speaker lamenting bad luck and sun interference. The two voices joke about work and weather, implying idle days and odd timing. The dialogue captures character banter and a moment of light frustration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jady
The Greek Eratosthenes and early sphere ideas
The passage notes that Eratosthenes around 250 BC taught the earth’s rotundity and the concept of a sphere with poles axis equator Arctic and Antarctic circles and solstices. It also mentions Romans discussed the earth as a sphere and made globes illustrating these ideas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eratosthenes
Rome
Lane’s Family Medicine Promises Quick Relief
An dubious ad touts Sonic laxative tea Lane’s Family Medicine to cure head and body aches. It claims to clear the head and remove pain in the back and sides, presenting a sensational health tonic with unclear origin and reliability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane
Dean
Unlikely reply in a humorous biblical dialogue
The fragment presents a quip about telling a wife after a long meal with fish. Jonah jokes that his wife might not believe he went to four fish dinners. The text includes odd spellings and a stray advert-like line about Garfield Tea and health products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whale
Jonah
Sugar production in the United States lags behind demand
The sentence notes that U S sugar production does not increase as consumption rises, highlighting a mismatch between output and consumer need in the sugar market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Zoa
Creeernt Bip.a
Renttia
Jeminder's Straight Five Stars In Factory Debate
A garbled OCR fragment references Jeminder and a factory setting with comments on satisfaction and self-satisfaction. The readable bits imply a discussion of people and factories, but concrete events, dates, or names are not clear enough to confirm specifics.
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Lewis’ Factory
Lydia E. Pinkham
Camden
N. J
Mate‘rial
Lydia EK. Pinkham
W. P. Valentine
Lincoln Ave
Camden, N. J
Erie
Lydia KE. Pinkham
J. P. Endlich
R. F
Eric
Rae
Teaageee
Goshen
Ind
South Dakota
Alex. H. Rait
Lincoln
Neb
Takoma Biscuit
Armidoe
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