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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1924
Page
3
August dates include a picnic at Fairbury on August 2, Deshler county fair August 26 to 29, Nebraska State Fair August 31 to September 5, and Jefferson County Fair September 16 to 19.
Leonard Richardson shipped a car load of cattle Sunday from his own feeding. Farmers Union Co-Op store advertises 15 cent per yard percales for one Saturday only.
An airplane flew over Diller at about 3 o'clock Wednesday morning heading east.
Geo Henrichs sent two car loads of cattle and one car load of hogs to market Sunday after feeding them, signaling a sizable short haul sale for the week.
Mrs H E Green travels with her daughters Nellie Helen Marguerite and Bonnie to Horkey's park at Crete for a week of campingaine activities and family outing.
Mr and Mrs John lolhers and their three children John Martha and Alberta traveled to Peoria Illinois where they are visiting relatives for a family vacation and reunion.
Locals report threshing near Diller is nearly finished with only small stacks of grain remaining in the area. The season ends as harvest activity winds down for the year.
Dr E E Steffen professor of pathology at the Still College of Osteopathy in Des Moines Iowa is visiting at the home of his parents Mr and Mrs F W Steffen located 33 miles northwest of Diller Nebraska.
Mr and Mrs Chester Drake and their daughter Bernice along with their niece Miss Gertrude Wiggins left yesterday from the home of Mrs S B Viers after visiting with the Drakes sister.
The passage argues farmers tending crops at home bear more burden and effort than politicians. It comments on public policy and leadership, stressing farm families’ hard work and resilience amid political inaction.
In Altoona a farmer and his wife report the loss of their final hog. They decide to keep silent until a son hints at the thief. During Sunday service the preacher reads a text as the couple ponder if their suspicion was misplaced.
The Farmers Union Co-Op store promotes 15 cent percales for one day only. A village sprinkler would have helped yesterday. The Farmers Shipping Assn sent a carload of hogs to the St. Joe market on Tuesday.
Citizens State Bank employee Mias Gretchen Wohlfarth takes a vacation. The notice mentions a W. Bryan notification meeting held Monday night with several Diller residents listening on radios.
Mr and Mrs Will Gaisford and family of the Ellis neighborhood began a Saturday auto trip to visit relatives in Wyoming. Ira Mann reportedly confessed to firing his farmhouse seven miles south of Fairbury to collect $2000 insurance.
True Thompson and his wife were due to arrive last evening by car from Mason City Iowa to visit relatives in Diller.
Rev and Mrs W F Clark left Monday for Crete Nebraska to spend part of his two weeks vacation visiting friends and relatives.
Charley and Albert Renz began their Saturday drive toward Superior Wisconsin where one brother owns an 80 acre farm. They plan to stay a while, using the property as a base during the visit.
Harry Strokey began a week long journey to Arkansaw to bring home his uncle who had visited here with his sister Mrs. Geo Strockey and their family.
The Record notes a Chester White hog sale by Wiemersa Bros and Chris Malchow in Fairbury on September 15. Catalogues are available by request to the sellers.
Mrs. T. H. Waggoner faced a frightening incident Wednesday when a snake pierced a hole in the chicken house and bit at her shoe, making two small holes. The snake vanished leaving uncertainty about its species.
Carroll Diller returns from Lincoln for a week or ten days to visit his parents Mr. and Mrs. J. Diller at So Farm Farmers Union Company store.
Mies Lillian Wohlfarth is expected home from Chicago where she attended Evanston University cs. Isabel Veithe and daughter Hilda returned from Davenport Iowa and Rock Island visiting relatives. Two days, Tuesday and Wednesday, marked the heat with near 100 degree temperatures. The county Sunday school picnic will be held in Fairbury city park next Thursday August 28 with plans for Diller Sunday schools to be represented as well.
An agriculture expert in the Greenleaf Sentinel explains diversified farming as performing several quick tasks in one hour. Tasks include moving cows from corn, repairing fences, burning household waste, rescuing a stray lamb, separating a goat, and sorting clothes.
The 1924 Jefferson County levy is fixed at 3.8 mills with a 0.3 mill rise, and the estate levy at 1.125 mills with a 0.2 mill decrease. County property value tops $42.77 million, up $327,000. Sixty-seven road districts include a special levy to pay warrants. roads and bridges are noted as in best condition, with a new highway contract funding about 12 miles between Jansen and Gladstone through Fairbury.
Lincoln Star reports Chief Game Warden Koater orders increased field officers and volunteer deputies to deter illegal shooting before ducks geese and other waterfowl seasons. Violators face heavy fines with high penalties for off season violations and restricted hunts for prairie chickens and grouse.
A brief notice announces a dry goods special sale this Saturday at the Farmers Union Co-Op store. Shoppers are urged to visit for discounts on household and farming essentials.
In this world big rewards fall to those who find improved methods. Governments protect inventors, ensuring profit on valuable patents. The surest path to progress is discovering a better way to perform every task.
The sewing cotton used in American homes is produced almost entirely from long staple Egyptian cotton. No U.S. grown cotton has proven suitable for spinning the finer thread sizes in greatest demand.
The quotation emphasizes regular solitary periods for clear thinking and imagination. Edison notes he preferred working at night since others slept and stayed out of his way.
The London Telegraph reports a quarrel between Norah and Reginald over a promised engagement ring. Reginald admits the other girl has not returned the ring yet, causing Norah to express her displeasure.
A reflection on people who remain average by clinging to a belief they cannot improve. The text argues they confine their talents behind mental fences and miss opportunities for higher achievement.
In a mid street halt a taxi stops suddenly. A man in the back asks what is wrong while the chauffeur explains the passenger did not address him. A specialty salesman comments on the miscommunication.
The deepest hole is reported in Marion County near Fairmont with a depth of 7 570 feet from about 1 000 feet altitude. The second deepest lies in Harrison County, West Virginia at 7 856 feet. Both were drilled for natural gas.
A playful homage to a beloved physician recalls how The Doctor guides residents through illness and pain. The piece likens the doctor’s presence to a town editor who faces scrutiny yet remains essential for a community’s well being.
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