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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1925
Page
1
The text contrasts the farmer’s constant field observation with bank officers who likewise witness growth in people. It highlights cycles of seasons from seedling to marketable product and parallels financial growth among men, women, and children.
Sept 1 4 Thayer County Fair Sept 6 11 Nebraska State Fair Sept 22 25 Jefferson County Fair Sept 29 Oct 2 Gage County Fair Record want ads bring results Try them If Sewing crocheting embroider Myrtle North UD Geo Champ and family left for a motor trip to Winner S Dak to visit relatives Hard coal burner good one for sale cheap H K Shutt 21 The Farmer Shipping Assn sent a load of hogs to the St Jos market Sunday Mr and Mrs Ladimar Lukas son drove to Virgina Nebr Sunday for a picnic A J Floyd piano tuner of Beatice is in Diller this week guest of Dr Claude Ellis Evelyn Weers visited Henry Hullman home near Diller and returned to Johnson Neb Monday
Readable fragments describe a local court case or public notice involving Bh. Retoer and an unnamed party. The text references a home, a complaint or request, and a possible date or location, but many details remain unclear due to OCR damage.
Mrs Bruce Weigel the daughter in law of Mr and Mrs E E Weigel left their home on Wednesday to return to Decatur Illinois after visiting since before the picnic.
Mr and Mrs J R Tucker take a vacation at the Black Hills and Yellowstone Park while Mr Prather tends the farm in their absence.
A group from Diller traveled to Beatrice Friday to view the Venetian pageant, praised as the most elaborate performance staged there to date.
Mrs Jennie Osborn who had visited friends since the picnic left Tuesday for Beatrice to visit Mrs Leva McLaughlin and her daughter Louise before returning to her home in Lincoln.
Fred Diekhoff, long time employee at the Farmers Union Co operative store, is retiring after twenty one years of service under E. S. Diller.
Mr and Mrs Chas Waggoner and son Lynn traveled to Tobias Nebraska Sunday to attend the chautauqua there. They visited with Miss Margarite Green and learned her Junior girl Lynn stayed behind to help.
A field report notes an editor left the office Friday night and departed Saturday in a Chevrolet toward Courtland and Bethune Colorado, accompanied by no wife. The readable fragment suggests travel notes and an informal personal item from the newspaper page.
A major rain wind and electrical storm swept through Sunday night. Hail caused notable damage to corn fields northeast of town as the storm passed.
Mrs Chas Arnold and her daughter Jean left the home of Mrs Jennie Upset and boarded a Burlington train to return home after a visit.
Joe Starr travels Tuesday to Karns to stay with his aunt Mrs. Ethel Jeffries Miller at her home after visiting relatives Mr. and Mrs. Fred Starr.
Mrs A C Hollingsworth arrives in Dillerrow from Portland Oregon to stay a few days at the home of her son Guy Hollingsworth before returning to her Lincoln home.
A Thursday picnic drew the largest crowd yet, with many attendees named including E. E. Gerard and family of Fairbury Earl Stull and family Fairbury Avery Holloway and family Wymore Anna Benson Odell Cleve Hiatt and family Hebron Cole Hiatt and family Beatrice John Thompson and family Beatrice Guy Hill and family Beatrice W W Hill and family Ellis Fialo Jones Pickrell Joe Mack and family Tom Boggs Odell Joe Carrico Falls City Géo Andrews St Joe Clarence Steffen Wilbur Hiatt Reynolds A H Colmar Fairbury and more.
This week the Farmers Grain Co. shipped five cars of corn from the station. The movement highlights the company’s steady grain traffic and regional market activity.
Mrs D V Fanders and her children returned home Sunday night after visiting relatives at Guide Rock Nebraska.
A cow owned by Elmer Grieder was struck by lightning Sunday night in a pasture near Steele City, causing damage to the animal and prompting local alerts.
Storm losses listed for J. E. Pierce Holstein Keifer Elmer Greider a two year old steer John Bures best work horse all adjusted promptly by J W Fouts and full value paid by Fidelity Phenix Fire Insurance. Fouts praised for personal service and efficient adjusting leading to wide insurance adoption in the area.
The article notes 104 babies were served last year at the Clinic of the Babies Bealists Department with plans for 208 this year. Eligible ages range from six months to school age in the Improvement class, with medical care provided as needed. A State Health Department nurse will attend the Babies Health Building for conference work during the fair’s last three days, answering questions through an in-building box.
Mildred Short of Wymore is a guest of Helene Green this week. Carl Franzen returned Monday from a short visit with relatives at Hubbell, Nebraska.
The Diller Woodmen defeated the visiting team in Sunday's baseball game. The final score and specific inning details are not clear in the report.
Fueetal services for James Warren Billa brother of the late Fairbury Thursday were held. He was 71 and had resided in Jefferson County since 1890. He is survived by his widow, all his sons and three daughters.
Mr and Mrs Leonard Richardson and Mr and Mrs Oscar Amos depart Sunday morning for a two week trip to Minnesota. The party includes Uncle Nip Joe Siese and a cousin Geo. Pets Alee accompanies them.
Mrs. Mary Sisco aged 71 died Friday morning at the home of Mrs. B G Means near Odell. Survived by three children and other relatives. Funeral services were held at Scott chapel Beatrice with Nes Ross McCown officiating. Interment in Evergreen Home cemetery.
The home team defeated Diller at Plymouth in a Thursday match scoring ten runs without reply. The rout underscored the hosts’ dominance as spectators watched a one sided affair.
Pete and Lou Wenz, two harvest workers, returned to their home in South Dakota after traveling to find work. They found many men also seeking harvest jobs and headed to a district near Diller to search further.
Mrs Sophia Mathias and her family take an outing in Colorado while recalling that she has no daughter Pearl Fasnacht and mentioning her son Roy and the relatives.
Mr and Mrs John Adams and Mr and Mrs W A Riddle, who visited friends and relatives, made Diller in time for the picnic and left first of the week for their homes in Gage Iowa.
Mr and Mrs Wm Wenz and son Willie Adam visited Elmira with wife and child Melba. The note recalls twenty four years at Fog Wenz home and the pleasant journey, though the text is fragmentary.
The Record force received praise for their quick work on the week’s issue. Editor FE Clark of the Odell Oracle assisted in preparing the sheet for the press on Friday afternoon.
Mrs W F Myers and daughters Velva and Alberta visited Diller relatives and traveled from Beatrice on a special Burlington train to their home in Havelock where William works in the shops.
The Rameey and Riddle families hosted a Beatrice Chautauqua park picnic with Homer Ramsey Frank Rameey Bert Rameey Ora Life Mollie Culver Fred Davis Paul Ranmney Gee Riddle Less Hill Will guests from Diller Plymouth DeWitt Gage Okla. The gathering united relatives not seen together before for a delightful day.
The scene recalls the former Diller picnic as many youngsters gather at the yards to try their luck at numerous concessions. The lively event showcases local youth and community activity following the picnic.
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