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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1923
Page
3
Coming events include Diller Picnic August 15-16 Nebr State Fair September 2-7 Jeff Co Fair September 18-21. Rye seed for sale by M T Brugh. The rest notes people taking to automobiles as horses are not kicking over the way.
Local notes mention Snyder selling a 10 cent loaf, a contrast between old ford meaning crossing stream and new machine crossing streets. Visitors include Mrs Cedricanders at summer school, David Innis at State University, Ballard family guests, and Beatrice moves. Wheat yields reported 22 and 19 bushels per acre. Chas With plans public sale Aug 10. travellers mention goat-drawn wagon selling pictures near town.
First class nearly new piano available to anyone who can meet a small equity payment and continue monthly installments. For price and full particulars write to Lock Box 716 Omana Nebraska. Several local families visited relatives over the weekend including the Guard and Hughes families from Aurora Beaver Crossing Geneva Reynolds and Washington Kansas.
Mr Rex Green Miss Margarite Green and Fern Raymond travelled to Courtland Kansas on Saturday to attend an American Legion carnival and visit their brother and sister Mr and Mrs V A Raymond. They returned to Diller Sunday with Eyleen and Helen Green who had visited Courtland for two weeks.
A Civil War era style notice mentions selling 22 gauge corrugated iron war material intended for overseas use. The item is to be sold by H. E. Green. The report also notes Mr. and Mrs. H J Pittenger and Mr. and Mrs. Fred McAtee of Lincoln were guests at R L Oaks’s home in Diller earlier this week.
Rex Green traveled to Sycamore Spring after his wife and son Bobbie returned Wednesday. Bobbie's condition has not improved and is gradually growing worse.
Miss Ruth Bugbee left Wednesday for a two week visit with friends and relatives at St Joseph and Hopkins Missouri. She will teach again at Orleans Nebraska, her fourth year there.
Burlington agent W I Filley and family departed Sunday on a motor trip to Estes Park Colorado. Relief agent M H Allen will handle station work during Mr Filley’s absence. Milo Foster of Webster City and wife left after a visit with Diller friends to tour additional points during his two week vacation. County commissioners, at Jansen school board request, added four adjoining districts to expand Jansen district to about four sections with a $300000 valuation. previously the district taxed 14 sections.
Fred Early Willey born August 25 1873 on a farm near Steele City died July 28 1923 at Tuttle Oklahoma from cancer after eight years of illness. He was known as a jolly friend to all especially children and faithful to his aging parents. He joined the Presbyterian church in April 1923 and prayed to follow his mother. Survived by brother Walter E Willey of Steele City and sisters Mrs W W Clark of Tuttle Mrs Jen Sutton of Miami and Mrs D P Gregory of Rupert Idaho. Burial Tuesday in Steele City Cemetery with Rev Mrs Innis of Diller officiating.
A Gage county filing survey shows that of thirty chattel mortgages recorded, twenty six cover part of car purchase prices. The list includes twenty four cars of a single make.
The library announces donations and acquisitions list featuring hundreds of titles across various authors and genres. It notes classifications B S for Boy Scouts and Juvenile works and urges parental guidance and librarian support for juvenile reading.
As the Record goes to press the Diller chautauqua is in full blast but will close Friday evening. The talent supplied by the Standard Chautauqua System has proven very satisfactory thus far.
A reflective poem explains that a zigzag climb up a hill mirrors life shaped by love and divine will. Straight paths would be too hard for travelers, so the Father leads souls via winding routes toward home, emphasizing trust in guidance.
Seasonal dish ideas from a historic column describe green peas with new potatoes small onions and carrots cooked with bacon and milk served in small dishes. Cucumbers dressed with sour cream salt and pepper are recommended with optional wilt and salting steps to keep crispness.
Fill well-washed ripe cherries with stems in quart jars. Add one teaspoon salt per jar and top with strong vinegar diluted half with cold water. Seal immediately. These cherries are pleasantly olive like in winter use.
An application to Berlin police from a Potsdamer Platz jeweler sought a skilled burglar to test security. A detective entered the shop and, within an hour, pried an iron bar and demonstrated access, leading the jeweler to hire the expert to inspect safety devices and alarms regularly.
Dr Leonard Williams at the Royal Institute in London warns that excessive wrapping of infants with clothing to shield them from sun slows chin growth. He says many children’s chins are bandaged to keep out sunlight, hindering development.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Davies of Topeka Kansas raise a 100 per cent American robin family in a pear tree. A small American flag found by a bird in search of nesting material was woven into the nest and now waves in the breeze drawing attention.
A World magazine line mocks a farmer and his wife as they answer a question about the annual handout. The farmer’s wife snaps at the World, calling the situation Naughty and accusing contempt for the rich. Hoard’s Daliryman adds a satirical nod.
Experts examine a 15 foot papyrus to decipher ancient Egyptian surgery and medicine practices from three thousand years ago. The artifacts shed light on early medical methods and treatments.
Palestine reports 700 motor cars and 100 motor trucks listed in public records.
Imports of motor vehicles into the United States totaled 456 in 1922, reflecting the era's growing demand and the expanding domestic market for automobiles.
The notice promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a local ointment and an internal tonic that supposedly boosts general health. It asserts catarrh worsens when constitution is weak and has been sold by druggists for over 40 years by F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio.
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