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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1914
Page
8
The Fairbury News notes that winning office this fall will rely on individual popularity rather than party brand. Voters increasingly act independently with little lingering loyalty to party labels guiding their choices.
An old advertisement claims a doctor’s treatment clears dreadful coughs and fevers, soothing inflamed throats and lungs. It cites Mr. J. T. Davis of Stickney Corner Missouri as a cured case and promotes bottles priced 50 cents and 1 dollar.
A New York American piece notes that pig eyes closely resemble human eyes, used in training for eye doctors. It describes dissection, cataract removal practice, and how eye muscles are studied, while remarking live pig eyes differ from human ones but become indistinguishable when removed.
An old advertisement promises one hundred dollars reward for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Remedy. The text lists J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio as sellers and hints at a nationwide guarantee.
Announcement from S. F. Clark promotes the full wallpaper line and offers paint and painting services. A Nebraska College dairy note states 10 to 25 percent cream remains in skimmed milk, butter fat priced as hog feed. a separator removes nearly all cream.
An old advertisement touts Dr. King's New Life Pills as a mild non-griping laxative that cleanses the stomach liver and kidneys of impurities and cures constipation. It urges taking no other laxative and notes a 25 cent price at the druggist. Also advertises Bucklen's Arnica Salve for all hurts.
Pleasant View reports visits from Henry Mayborn and Win Hill to John Thompson, and Mrs. Lewie Mayborn visiting sister Mrs. H N Jackson. Miss Mollie Ramsey returns home to Beatrice. A list names residents who dragged a mile of road this week: H H Beckwith John Riddle Frank Pospisil G F Riddle. Farmers plan alfalfa sowing with expectations of profit and a bountiful wheat crop. Mrs August Kunter of Wymore visits Lohmeyer home. H F Neuman Sr grades north mile of road from Jackson school with county grader and engine. A church play Friday night draws a full house with plan to rehear it in Odell next Saturday. Beckwiths’ wagon incident after the rain causes minor injuries. Wedding bells loom in the neighborhood. Mrs H N Jackson recovering from rheumatism. ladies aid quilts at J L Hughes home.
A reader letter from Lee L. Mapleton recounts long rheumatic pain before using Chamberlain s Liniment which relieved symptoms quickly and has kept him well for five years. For sale by Shutt Drug Co.
The text notes that Mount Whitney California, the highest U S point, lies close to Death Valley's 276 feet below sea level low, with a clear day offering a view between the two.
A local endorsement urges trying Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for coughs and colds. It highlights its worldwide reputation and praises, noting Shutt Drug Co sells it in town.
Lincoln Beachy will loop the loop and fly upside down at the Nebraska state fair from September 7 to 11. He has contracted with the Nebraska state board of agriculture to make three flights daily for five days regardless of weather. The act is billed as the biggest attraction in the United States this year and Beachy will not fly within 200 miles of Lincoln until after the fair.
Nebraska University Farm entomologists urge removing breeding places for flies in alleys back lots and other accumulations. Eliminating litter filth and garbage now is more effective than hours of swatting later in the season.
The gray granite monument on the Oregon trail near Lanham will be unveiled May 12 in a ceremony led by Elizabeth Montague chapter D A R. Gov Hodges and Gov Morehead will accept for Kansas and Nebraska. Moving pictures will record the event. Also included is laundry hints on starching shirts and a cold water starch recipe with borax.
The fable portrays Cerberus as a three headed dog with three neck snakes often cited. His cave lies beyond the Styx where Charon ferries the dead. Cerberus welcomes entrants to Hades and ensnares those trying to flee.
A lighthearted quip about smoking with a pun on ham. A dialogue contrasts a mother and child about smoking as a bad habit. The punchline reveals Jim’s father smoked ham to become rich.
A compact item notes a humorous exchange about prophets and a judge’s quip on value and trade. The fragment mentions Benny buying and selling, plus a quip about a man with a long head.
C E D Phelps compares sleep to the freezing process, noting ice forming patterns at the bowl’s edge and the mind’s drift toward rest. Gentle nudges alter the freezing pace, a finger can turn melt into solid, and dreaming may aid slumber before a gradual, pleasant waking.
Berkshire county hosts two famed balance rocks. Balance Rock near Pittsfield stands four miles north of the city, a 30 foot high, 15 foot wide mass perched on a few feet yet trembling at touch. A second balance rock sits atop Monument Mountain near Housatonic, weighing over 100 tons and rising 700 feet above the river.
An officer sent by Napoleon to seize towns chose a risky crossing of the Elbe. The river was frozen and impassable by foot or bridge, so he skated across the thin ice. He reached the far bank dry and unharmed, saving six hours and earning great credit for his bold exploit.
A playful exchange between a judge and a man about a dinner table remark becomes the source of a humorous courtroom quip. The judge notes the dinner table can be stone cold but asserts spouses still argue heatedly.
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