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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1910
Page
8
Local item list notes new ice cream sundaes at Chipperfield’s Drug Co and public school opening in Diller for fall term on September 5. Several residents are mentioned visiting relatives and attending events in DeWitt and Fairbury while travel and health tips appear.
For sale a team of buckskin mules 16 hands high three years old and a span of black mules three years old. Also notice of Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets for liver sluggishness promising quick relief by morning. Mrs A Blauser with daughters and relatives travel to Fort Wayne Indiana for golden wedding of Noah Blauser and spouse.
The ad touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as instantly easing burns cuts wounds and piles and claims it cures sores ulcers boils felons eczema and skin eruptions including chapped hands and sprains. It notes the 250 price at Chipperfield Drug Co and endorses the product as a proven healer. The piece also previews the State Fair 1910 with record exhibits, dates Sept 5 to 9, promising greater displays than prior years.
A humorous, archaic guide lampoons late mail handling and postmaster duties. It advises rushing to the office when a train whistle signals mail delivery, questioning the postmaster about missing mail, staggering family mailings, and confronting delays. It also suggests stamping etiquette and a bizarre tip about licking stamps to activate mucilage.
The piece argues against urban traders and promoters of improvements, warning countryppl against city life and urging youths to stay in farming. It condemns urban vanity and advocates yeomanry as the nation's foundation, asserting educated farming brings prosperity.
A persuading piece urges readers to resist purchasing church or union tickets and subscriptions from mail order houses. It questions who benefits when individuals rely on such circulars and asks readers to consider supporting local merchants instead.
The piece argues poor whites move west into Louisiana Arkansas and Texas spreading old farming habits. It cites low farm incomes Florida 119 yearly versus North Dakota 775 and says credit system enslaved farmers. Dr S A Kapp drives government demonstration farms to teach modern methods with 60 000 ops to show benefits.
A reader column argues against fear of lightning, citing statistics that one in 300,000 to die from lightning versus higher risks from everyday dangers. It notes safer in bed during storms and compares lightning to other death causes while poking fun at superstition.
In a Dundee Advertiser snippet a teacher asks students to define geographic terms. Jimmy and William discuss cape and gulf, then Christopher eagerly answers that a mountain is land extending into the air, prompting the classroom moment.
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