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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1906
Page
5
Attorney J. E. Heasty of Fairbury visited Diller on professional business Monday. Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Spear left on No. 16 yesterday to visit relatives in Topeka Kansas. Pickard has bought Elias Hadley's lot and plans a residence this fall.
A male Poland China hog is offered for sale by P H Sura. Thursday evening notes show light rain chances. Telegraph crews work between here and Odell along the C B Q railway. Miss Flossie Stewart leaves to help at St Francis Kansas central. Milton Sutliff moves to Smith County Kansas. Pinsalve advertised by Neelys Pharmacy. Rev Grupe family from Hanover Kansas visits with H E Grupe. Miss Jennie Tibbetts returns to Liberty Nebraska after a local visit.
A black sow weighing about 400 pounds strayed from home, with a reward offered for her recovery. Also notes on Wm. Riddle traveling to Palmyra Illinois for Co. H 122nd N. Vol. reunion, visits by Misses Rena and Elsie Siemers to Clay Center and other local mentions including a child’s temple gash and a correction for a residence sale price from 1500 to 1600 dollars.
The text lists Sunday School and preaching at Presbyterian Church with German and Christian Endeavor services and a union meeting at the M. E. church. It also explains Nebraska's corn crop at 250,000,000 bushels and to illustrate scale uses a 1,000-bushel grain car and a 1,681 mile long train of 250,000 cars.
The article notes that savings banks and similar institutions hold a total deposit of 7,696,229 individuals with deposits totaling 3,261,236,119 dollars and a per capita deposit of 423.74 dollars. Based on population estimates the per capita deposit figure is 36.52 dollars, while per capita currency in circulation is 30.80 dollars.
Miss Olive Ballard attended a reunion in Wymore midweek. John Folkers and A Barnawald arrived from Peoria to visit Diller relatives. Clark Blauser traveled to York to retrieve his son. Patrice McEllwee and Golda Miller went to Fairbury for chautauqua and returned Monday. Various residents received news of ill relatives and planned visits. Pedigreed Poland china male hogs and cobs for sale. Also a Thoroughbred Duroc Jersey pig and a young sucking colt offered by C E Warthen.
Postmaster Fouts and 8. C. Hutchinson attended the Republican state convention at Lincoln Wednesday. Lige Filley, near Reynolds, finished cutting his third crop of alfalfa and planted one hundred acres more. A tongue in cheek note implies Mr. Bryan will contribute only a silver dollar.
Proprietor Tuos Nebson announces a relocation and requests all indebted parties to call and settle accounts promptly.
Otto Conrad a Fairbury merchant and Nellie Lyons were seen on the streets Monday beneath the box elder shade. The sighting notes their casual strolls and a quiet display of leisure in the local area.
People ask about a looming Russian revolution while the upheaval has progressed for two decades under unconscious leadership. The pace has been steady, though both public and state largely missed the changes until recent violent outbreaks brought awareness.
A critic asks if crooked banks evade detection and wonders why examiners exist for a straight bank. The remark implies distrust in oversight and questions the purpose of regulatory scrutiny.
A group with tents bedding and grub left Diller Tuesday morning to camp on the Little Blue three or four days south of Steele City. The party includes Mr and Mrs Jacob Stucker and many Misses and Messrs named, signaling a social outdoor excursion.
The M. E. Church lists Sunday School at 10 a.m. and sermons at 11 a.m. on the theme The Evolution of a Sinner from Joshua 7 21. Ewporth League meets 7 p.m. led by Miss Edith Bixby. Union service at 8 p.m. on Excuses from Luke 14 1 and 20. Special collections for Conference Claimants Funds next Sunday. No Rock Creek services due to school house repairs. Pastor H C Szonarp.
Summer diarrhoea advice for children urges prompt care during heat. Recommends Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy followed by castor oil to cleanse the system. Rev M O Stockland of Little Falls N Y endorses the remedy for summer disorders in children. Sold by Spear Rug Co.
Following a formal reception to Mr. Bryan under Mayor Brown, a pyrotechnic display will conclude the evening of September 5. Bryan is expected 5 to 6, met by a mounted guard at the station and escorted to the state house. Governor Mickey delivers a welcome. Rev. Martin offers prayer. Lincoln Journal reports five thousand $1 badges ordered and merchants asked to decorate for democracy's idol Lincoln's citizen.
Found on picnic grounds a ladies purse with money. Enquiries invite contact at this office. ManZan advertised in collapsible tubes with nozzles for direct application to piles. Sold by Neely's Pharmacy.
A Wellington Kansas man known for frugal habits pays 25 cents daily for cigars while earning a wheelbarrow income. After a week of fruit work his wife proposed an ice cream outing and he refused, sparking a loud quarrel. He is hailed as the meanest man in town pending a stronger case.
A testimonial from Charles Baldwin of Edwardsville Illinois praises Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for chronic constipation and stomach troubles. The ad notes the 25 cent price and free samples, with Spear Drug Co. as the seller.
The State Fair races open the first week in September with strong entries and fresh events. A derby will feature many top state running horses. Guideless pacers Emma from Evansville and Dr Toni from Tecumseh, along with guideless trotter Surena of St Edward, will race twice.
The testimonial from FE H Wolfe of Bear Grove Indiana credits Electric Bitters with ending two years of kidney trouble and general debility. The product is praised as a sure cure for stomach liver and kidney complaints blood diseases headaches dizziness and weakness. Price 50c guaranteed by Spear Drug Co.
The passage outlines a senator’s annual pay of 5000 dollars plus 125 dollars for stationary and 0.20 dollars per mile for travel to the capital. It notes government coverage for mail, telegraph, printing at cost, and personal amenities funded by Uncle Sam.
Warns thrifty households to store Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for sudden dysentery and cholera morbus. Immediate treatment is vital, delay can be fatal. For sale by Spear Drug Co.
Professor T T Haecker outlines dairy tips for Connecticut farmers. He argues cows should freshen in fall to avoid summer milk shortages, stressing spring calving leads to low flow. Winter quarters with ample roughage and grains improve profitability and allow higher winter prices.
A Farm Progress note describes hidebound as a general run down condition with bad digestion and malnutrition. It prescribes a drench of bitter aloes and ginger, bran and flaxseed feed, and mixed minerals including sulphur and saltpeter, then gentian root and iron sulfate, with pasture as an alternative.
L. O. Reynolds argues in National Stockman that small farms are ideal for sheep production. He contends sheep thrive on good pasture in small flocks and that intensive management yields maximum productivity on limited acreage.
The Silver Gray Dorking is an English fowl noted for fine table quality and beauty. A Pennsylvania farmer praises their tender juicy flesh and small bones. As layers, 700 eggs were produced from five June hatched pullets in eight months starting January 1.
The Reliable Poultry Journal advises caponizing Plymouth Rocks at two to three pounds for best yields. It notes possible 1 to 3 percent loss at two pounds and up to about 5 percent at five pounds, depending on skill. Larger breeds tend to produce better capons, with yellow-legged birds preferred.
Alva Agee argues in a Na era piece that many acres lack active lime in topsoil due to leaching, with lime needed to counter mineral and vegetable acids and to aid clover growth. He notes subsoil may retain lime while topsoil is depleted, urging renewed lime application.
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