Weather forecast for Upper Mississippi Valley week of Aug 25 1915
The U S Weather Bureau predicts cool and fair weather for two to three days followed by rising but not high temperatures and possible showers later in the week. Frost is probable Wednesday morning in lowlands and exposed tobacco regions of Wisconsin and northeast Minnesota.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Washington, D. C
Mississippi Valley
Plains States
Wisconsin
Minnesota
For rent barn room near three offices
A short local item notes a half inch rain in the vicinity on Wednesday night delighting farmers. It also reports John Fahseler returning Tuesday from Rockport Missouri after attending the funeral of a cousin's child.
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John Fahseler
Rockport, Mo
Wanted Hay to Bale with Power Press
Wanted hay to bale using a power press. Call Steele Bros. at line 4 Lanham Kansas or write to the same address at Diller Nebraska R. 1 for prizes.
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Hay To
Bale
Power Press
Steele Bros
Line 4
Lanham
Diller
Nebr
R. 1
Mrs Will Carico Returns Home From Farm Visit
Mrs Will Carico visited the farm home of her in laws Mr and Mrs John Carico located 34 miles southeast of Diller. She returned Saturday to her Falls City residence.
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Will Carico
John Carico
Diller
Falls City
Family Returns Home After Visit to Scotland South Dakota
Mr and Mrs Albert Grosshuesch and their children who had stayed six weeks with her parents Mr and Mrs Henry Schnuelle and other relatives left Wednesday to return to their home near Scotland South Dakota.
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Albert Grosshuesch
Henry Schnuelle
Scotland
Directions for Chamber n s Liniment for Sprained Ankle
Advertises Chamber n s Liniment to treat a sprained ankle. Claims faster recovery than vital time and states product obtainable everywhere.
Wheat Field Yield Nets 124 Dollars Per Car Load
Frank Coles harvested 46 acres yielding about 30 bushels per acre. He and landlord C. C. Andrews shipped the grain from Shea to Kansas City and received yesterday returns totaling 1.24 dollars per bushel for the car load.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Coles
C. C. Andrews
Shea
Kansas City
Car Aces Hill Then overturns. driver trapped
A car sped down a hill like an express train and overturned, pinning the driver beneath. A village constable approached and sternly ordered the driver to show his name and address, insisting on the speed‑limit violation.
Kansas Women Privileges Highlighted In Ollanson Speech
The speaker notes that Kansas grants women broad rights including keeping or reclaiming maiden names, using both names for different affairs, freedom to wear men's clothing, universal voting rights, and eligibility for any state office, portraying Kansas as a female paradise.
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Kansas
Ray Riley and Attorney C H Denney Visit Fairbury Officials
Ray Riley and attorney C H Denney came from Fairbury yesterday for official and professional business.
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Ray Riley
C. H. Denney
Fairbury
Barn Rent for Students by Mrs Isabelle Raymond
A small barn available for rent at a school locale suitable for one or two horses. Owner Mrs Isabelle Raymond offers space for boarding or limited equine use near the campus.
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Isabelle Raymond
Bankbookkeeper Anderson Returns Word of Galva Past
W E Anderson a bookkeeper at the Diller state bank yesterday came back from a trip to Galva Kansas where he formerly worked in a bank.
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W. E. Anderson
Diller State Bank
Galva
Kan
Jefferson County teachers convene with over a hundred enrolled
The Jefferson county teachers institute met in Fairbury on Monday with more than a hundred teachers enrolled, drawing most from Diller and surrounding areas.
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Jefferson County Teachers Institute
Fairbury
Diller and Vicinity
Smith Brothers Visit for Farm Leasing Season at Diller
C F Smith of Table Rock and his brother Ira Smith of Humboldt arrived Tuesday to spend a day with Diller and relatives. They attended to leasing the farmers farm for another season.
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C. F. Smith
Table Rock
Ira Smith
Humboldt
Diller
Eleven Cent Parcel Post Stamp Issued by Post Office
The post office department announces a new eleven cent parcel post stamp for mailing packages. The dark green stamp features the profile of Benjamin Franklin and will soon be on sale to the public.
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Post Office Department
Benjamin Franklin
Ira Place Returns From Visit to Atwood Kansas
Ira Place came home Tuesday noon from Atwood Kansas where he visited his uncle Billy Mills. He reports the country around Atwood favorable and notes they grew enough small grain this year to keep threshing busy until next April.
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Ira
Billy Mills
Atwood
Kan
The Clerk Guaranteed It
A customer asked for a cure for diarrhoea and the clerk offered Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with a money back guarantee. The customer used it and reported cures within a day or two, prompting a claim of successful treatment.
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J. H. Berry & Co
Salt Creek
Doctor Powell Tours Diller City on Return Home
Dr. L. A. Powell paused in Diller on a return trip from Lincoln where he had spent two or three weeks in a hospital for an operation and is reported to be recovering nicely. He toured the town with Mayor J. E. Kerr and expressed pleasure with the city’s appearance.
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L. A. Powell
Superior
Lincoln
Diller
J. E. Kerr
A Real Goose Story at Decatur Street Residence
Mrs. A F Taylor between Decatur street and the freight depot on 7th avenue keeps a pen of thirty large geese. Their long necks and loud calls for food draw attention from passersby. Most were hatched in May this year. She enjoys raising them and has gathered about three pounds of soft feathers this season. Wymore Arbor State.
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A. F. Taylor
Decatur Street
7Th Avenue
Bigger and Better Nebraska State Fair Preview
The Nebraska state fair runs September 6 to 11 with agriculture horticulture live stock machinery automobiles and related exhibits. Star aviator DeLloyd Thompson and Barney Oldfield will perform daily features including aeroplane races looping the loop and driving exhibitions. Fourteen automobile races are scheduled for September 10 and 11 with other attractions such as Desert Joe the ostrich and vaudeville acts.
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DeLloyd Thompson
Barney Oldfield
Desert Joe
Joe
Stecher
Patterson
Pain
Local Residents Return Home as Chautauqua Ends
Mrs Isabella Raymond asks Will to contact about stock food in the barn. Mrs Bert Etchinson and Mrs Moser visited earlier. Mrs Etchinson and Mr S E Clark return home Saturday from Hebron and Summerfield. Mr and Mrs Millard Gemeny head to Sabetha with family. sunspot theory sparking weather debate. Fairbury chautauqua closes with a $500 surplus after expenses and about $1,000 in advance tickets for next year.
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Will
Isabella Raymond
Bert Etchinson
Fairbury Chautauqua
Chautauqua
Evangelist Billy Sunday sought for state fair event
Negotiations are under way to allow state fair patrons to hear Billy Sunday the evangelist. An effort is being made to secure William J Bryan to introduce him. Sunday has expressed willingness to come if a satisfactory date is agreed upon and the management has suggested Monday evening September 6.
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State Fair
Billy Sunday
William J. Bryan
Chamberlain's Tablets Relieve Indigestion and Despondency
Mrs Gee of Macedon New York says indigestion caused headache dizziness and fatigue. One day of Chamberlain's Tablets relief followed by two bottles ending the trouble. The medicine is obtainable locally.
State fair opens with promise of record crowds
Two weeks from yesterday the gates at the state fair grounds will swing open on what the management claims will be the greatest fair in the history of the state. Grounds are coming to life and many exhibits will be in place by week’s end. If weather stays favorable, attendance may break all prior records, the 1912 high of 168000 cited as a benchmark.
Valley Devastation From West Drenching Floods Hits Rail Line
Guide Rock Signal reports heavy rain in the Bloomington Franklin Riverton area swelled the valley rivers from Colorado to Kansas. High water washed out track segments and forced slow orders along the Burlington line as creeks and streams emptied into the river. The destruction spans four to ten mile intervals with backwater less severe than rushing torrents.
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Bloomington
Franklin
Riverton
Colorado
Kansas
Burlington
Adler i ka used in Diller shows strong sales
Shutt Drug Co reports Adler i ka is widely sold in Diller. A single spoonful of buckthorn bark and glycerine eases constipation and bloating, and is claimed to be powerful enough to help with appendicitis. Effects are rapid and stool passage occurs about a minute after use. Side effects and safety are noted as concerns.
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Shutt Drug Co
Diller
Woman Visits Brother in Nebraska After Tearful Plan
Mrs. Mary Harmes and her daughter from South Auburn Nebraska visited her brother Wm Tuxhorn and family on Saturday, reflecting a saying about women achieving more with tears than men with harsh words.
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Mary Harmes
Auburn, Nebr
Wm. Tuxhorn
Farmer trades Lanham and Diller lands for Sidney acreage
F. M. McManes swaps his 162 acre Lanham farm and Diller residence for 50 acres adjoining Sidney Nebraska. The deal was arranged by E. Clark through Hickey & Co of Fairbury. Clark also owns fine photo views of Cheyenne county lands.
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F. M. McManes
Lanham
Diller
Sidney
Nebr
E . Clark
Hickey & Co
Fairbury
Clark
Cheyenne
Nebraska Extension Circular 3 Offers 70 Agricultural Bulletins
Seventy different bulletins on agricultural subjects are now offered by the Experiment Station and the Extension Service of the College of Agriculture to residents of Nebraska. The list, Extension Circular 3, may be obtained free from the Bulletin Clerk at University Farm.
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Experiment Station
College of Agriculture
Tuo
Nebraska
University Farm
Chamberlain's remedy praised by Sol Williams
Sol Williams a merchant from Jesse Tennessee recommends Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He says he uses it personally and finds it more effective than any similar preparation. The advertisement notes it is obtainable everywhere.
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Chamberlain
Sol Williams
Merchant
Jesse
Tenn
One Thing After Another Refused Notice
Fairbury Neb Aug 23 A man named John Blank refused to take his paper from the post office over an unpaid balance of 5 70. The editors sent a receipt in full after a church song impressed him. The item notes a coincidental brief apology for the confusion.
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John Blank
John
Jesus
Fairbury
Neb
George Johnson
Johnson
Charles Davis
Here
Hhautauqua
Andrews Plans 150 Ton Cement Silo At Home Place
C Andrews contracted to erect a 150 ton cement stave silo at his home within 60 days. This will be his third silo, two on the same place and one on his brother’s farm, which he manages. He aims to fill them all this fall. Steele City Press.
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C. Andrews
Andrews
Steele City Press
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Claim
An old testimonial ad offers one hundred dollars reward for an uncured catarrh case by Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo. It includes endorsements from the National Bank of Commerce and notes internal action, testimonials free, price seventy five cents, and calls for druggists to sell.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney &Co
Toledo
Q. We
F. J. Cheney
National Bank OF Commerce
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Hebron
Millard Gemeny
Sabetha, Kan
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Miss Buleah Bell
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