Local Social Notes and Arrivals Across Town
A Burlington passenger, O A Dean, was in Falls City yesterday. Mrs E J Catlett returned from Beatrice. Wymore concert band won a state fair engagement for five days. Mr and Mrs W E Mudge visit their daughter in Wyoming. Miss Anna Fredrichs of Peoria has been in Diller with relatives. Mrs Fred Beach and children of Wymore visited Mrs Sam Friday.
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O.A. Dean
Burlington
Falls City
Wymore
Mrs. W. E. Mudge
Wyoming
Anna Fredrichs
Peoria
Inl
Diller
Fred Beach
Wymire
Fried
Sam
Plainview visitors and teaching move noted in local items
Wes Barton of Plainview Nebraska visiting relatives John and Mary Lichty since Monday. Will Godin of St Joseph Missouri and his friend Flora Waggoner visited earlier this week. Cora Wright left Wednesday morning for Toppenish Washington to teach in city schools.
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Wes.Barton
Plainview, Nebr
John and
Mary Lichty
Will Godin
St. Joseph, Mo
Flora Waggoner
Cora’ Wright
Toppenish, Wash
Mrs Nutzman Dies After Long Illness In Fairbury
Mrs. Nutzman wife of County Judge L J Nutzman died at her Fairbury home last week after several years of illness She was a pioneer resident of Fairbury and survived by her husband four sons and one daughter Also notes a car trip by Dr and Mrs Claude Ellis to Blue Springs with Mrs Bolander visiting earlier
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Claude Ellis
Blue’ Springs
Mrs. Bolander
An Old Fault Finder and Digestion Advice
An irritable disposition is linked to indigestion. A well functioning stomach with regular bowels leads to a better temperament. For digestion or constipation, take Chamberlain's Tablets to strengthen the stomach and promote gentle bowel movement.
Diller Picnic Again a Grand Countywide Success
The Fairbury News reports the Diller picnic drew an enormous crowd with sports and attractions as advertised. The town, known for doing things well, delivered another timely event with everything running like clockwork.
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Diller
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Claims Oath of Solvency
State of Ohio Toledo Lucas County says Frank J. Cheney senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. deposits a sworn pledge that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. The affidavit dated December 6 before A. W. Gleason, a public notary, accompanies the claim. The medicine is said to act through the blood on mucous surfaces and is sold by F. J. Cheney & Co. with testimonials available.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Solvce
Hall
A. W. Gleasonetary
Ohio
Diller schools to open in September rich Findling visiting nearby
Rich Clarence Findling visits with his uncle near Gladstone until school opens. John Clausson offers pumps tanks and windmills at a shop three doors north of Loock and Habichts store. Phone 163.
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Clarence
Findling
Gladstone
John Clausson
Loock & Habichts
Mrs Otis Babb Visits Relatives in Nevis Minn
Mrs Otis Babb traveled yesterday to Nevis Minnesota to join her mother Mrs John Hayworth of Omaha in visiting relatives there.
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Otis Babb
John Hayworth
Omaha
Nevis
Minn
Mrs Sadie Gardner Visits Relatives Then Returns Home
Mrs Sadie Gardner and her son Ralph visited at the home of her mother Mrs John Pulec and returned yesterday to their Kansas City home.
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Sadie Gardner
Ralph
John Pulec
Kansas City
Miss Pearl Bell Returns to Teach in Steele City
Miss Pearl Bell returned Tuesday from a week with relatives in Cass county. She will teach again at Steele City, promoted to the seventh and eighth grades.
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Miss Pearl
Bell
Cass County
Miss Bell
Steele City
Wheat Rotting as Labor Shortage Halts Harvest in Perkins County
Thousands of bushels of wheat in Perkins county and nearby areas rot in fields because owners cannot obtain help to stack the grain and local elevators have no room to receive it.
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Perkins County
Chamberlain's Tablets Praised for Gentle Pleasant Use
A local ad extols Chamberlain's Tablets as easy to take and mild in effect. It notes popularity among users and prices them at a quarter, highlighting their well regarded qualities.
Hanover mayor and brothers held on prohibition charge
Henry Doebele the mayor of Hanover Kansas and two brothers were arrested on prohibition charges after a search of the mayor’s residence uncovered ten quarts of bond whiskey.
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Henry Doebele
Hanover
Kan
Cal Waggoner Leads Hastings Shooting Tourney Victory
Cal Waggoner shot 145 of 150 targets to top a Hastings shooting tournament field including pros. Mrs Waggoner and the children joined him to Alexandria where they visited Mr and Mrs Volney Raymond for the day.
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Cal Waggoner
Hastings
A Hotel Man Recommends Chamberlain's Remedy
E. H. Dear of Dupuyer Montana recalls four years of successful use with Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy and says he has recommended it to friends.
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Chamberlain
E. H. Dear
Dupuyer, Mont
Nebraska Congressman Praised For Daylight Saving Repeal Effort
Washington dispatches credit Congressman McLaughlin of the Fourth district with active leadership in repealing the daylight saving law after the president veto. A first term, he wrote to every House member who voted to sustain the veto and followed with interviews, aiding advocates who helped defeat the measure.
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McLaughlin
Nebraska
Washington
House
Ray Green Moves Into Hilton Street Property
Ray Green recently purchased property on Hilton Street from Citizens State Bank and moved in this week.
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Ray Green
Hilton ‘Street
Citizens State Bank
Mrs Daniels Moves to Diller for New Store Position
Mrs Daniels relocates from Beatrice to Diller and will live in the Geo Pickard residence property. She will work in the Farmers Union Co Operative store. Mr and Mrs I G Crawford Ira Crawford and family of Hickman Neb visited Rev H W Wagner family last Sunday. Mrs Crawford Sr sister of Mrs Wagner.
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I. G. Crawford
Ira Crawford
Howard Graham
Hickman
Nebr
Crawford
Wagner
Windstorm damages Colman hotel windmill
Lightning struck the windmill behind the Colman hotel during a thunder shower early Monday morning. It knocked a corner post loose where an unused telephone wire was attached and scattered shivers for several rods in every direction.
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Colman
Special State Fair Rates to Lincoln by Burlington Train
The Burlington offers round trip fair to Lincoln from Aug 1 to Sept 5 with return by Sept 6 at one half fare or $3.92 from Diller including war tax. Train No 7, the Wymore train, will leave Saturday from Lincoln until 7.
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Burlington
Lincoln
Diller
Wymore
Dinner Guests At Willis Clark Residence
Mr and Mrs Willis Clark hosted a Sunday dinner at their home one mile west of town. Attending were her three brothers E S and H J Diller and their families D H Diller wife and son Roe of Pittsburg Kansas and their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs J W Martin of Hellatrice and also Mr and Mrs C E Waggoner.
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Willis Clark
Town
E.S
H. J. Diller
D. H. Diller
Roe
Pittsburg
Kan
Inlaw
J. W. ‘Martin
Hellatrice
Farm Bureau to Ship Western Wheat for Planting
The Gage county farm bureau will ship in a car of barned wheat from Kansas for those desiring to plant. The new variety is said to yield five to ten bushels per acre more than ordinary wheat and is believed superior to the old grade for several reasons, including greater rust resistance.
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Gage’ County Farm Bureau
Kansas
A Traveling Man’s Experience
A Louisville traveling salesman recalls a cholera morbus attack in 1888. He bought Chamberlain’s Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy from a hotel porter, took a double dose, and recovered by early morning to resume travel. The account emphasizes the remedy's quick effect.
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W. H. Ireland
Louisville
Petition circulates against school consolidation law
Word from Valley county says a widely signed petition protests the new consolidation law. Signers pledge $5 to test the law in court, arguing it destroys home rule by merging rural districts with village schools and allows the county board to appoint two men for four years without a public vote. An injunction is to be sought.
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Valley County
Stenographers and Bookkeepers Wanted by Regional Banks and Firms
Employment ad from Grand Island Business College seeks stenographers and bookkeepers trained in a reliable business college. Positions available with banks lumber companies and other firms across Nebraska Kansas South Dakota Colorado Wyoming and Montana. Address Grand Island Nebraska.
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Nebraska
Kansas
South Dakota
Colorado
Wyoming
Montana
Grand Island Business College
Grand Island
Salvation Army Home Service Campaign Chairman Named
Former district judge A L Sutton is named chairman for the Salvation Army home service drive in Nebraska for September 21 to 27. Colonel Fred A Grant retired U S Army officer is vice chairman and John L Kennedy of United States National Bank is treasurer. The drive seeks Nebraska's quota for the national budget to fund a new maternity and rescue home state headquarters and multiple corps buildings.
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A. L. Sutton
Salvation Army
Reconstruction Home Service
Nebraska
Fred. A. Grant
United States Army Officier
John L. Kennedy
United States National Bank
National Salvation Army Home Service
Alberta Peaches Arrive Soon. Orders Open
Farmers Store announces a carload of Alberta peaches arriving in about ten days and invites customers to book orders now. The notice highlights fresh fruit availability and a call to action for shoppers.
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Alberta
Farmers Store
Production Only Remedy Census Indicates Farm Share Declines
Census figures show 1870 15 percent, 1880 13 percent, 1890 14 percent, 1900 11 percent with current estimates below 11. Prices rise as production remains insufficient despite investigations.
M W A Log Rolling Event at Beatrice Park
Beatrice hosts a log rolling gathering on September 1 with M W A camps from the region attending. 200 candidates will be initiated after a 7 30 band concert, followed by a 2 o clock fraternal address by State Lecturer Slocum. Prizes totaling 250 dollars will be awarded for afternoon sports. Diller camp plans several initiates.
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Chautauqua
Village Officials Face Newspaper Publication Law
Senate File No 22 from the last Nebraska legislature requires village or city clerks in towns under forty thousand to publish council or board proceedings within thirty days in a local newspaper. Treasurers must publish itemized receipts and expenditures. Penalties include $25 fines and removal from office for noncompliance. Midwest Printers and Publisher.
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Senate
Nebraska
Council
Board of Trustees
Midwest Printers and Publisher
State adopts civil administrative code in Nebraska
Nebraska switches to a six department civil administrative code. Governor McKelvie names six department secretaries who oversee finance agriculture trade and commerce labor public works and public welfare. The move eliminates many boards and centralizes authority to streamline state government.
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Nebraska
Illinois
Samuel R. McKelvie
Finance
Agriculture
Trade and Commerce
Pay Your Debts and Save, Banks Urge Public
An article cites Geo. E. Roberts of National City Bank urging savers to use high prices to pay off debts. It contrasts debt from borrowing to finance business with personal debt from lack of saving, noting banks prefer borrowers who save and warn that people tend to incur debt in good times and pay under pressure in bad times.
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Geo. E. Roberts
National City Bank
Sunday School Laugh Aimed at Moses Quiz
A teacher asked a boy what he knows about Moses. The pupil replied that it was his first Sunday there and he did not know anybody. The gentle quip highlights a shy moment in a church class.
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Moses
Nebraska State Fair Opens With Special Band Program
The Nebraska Victory State Fair opens Sunday with a program by the Nebraska State Band. Officials announce readiness by 9 am Monday September 1. The fair promises to be a large event with educational exhibits and wholesome amusements, encouraging visitors to stay at least two days to explore all offerings.
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Nebraska
Victory
German War Maps and Surveys Secret to British Victory
The Indianapolis Star outlines British survey methods in World War I, praising sound ranging for artillery. It notes a self recording device used at Atlas in 1917 and Ludendorff’s push to seize instruments, contrasting with Germany’s crude stopwatches.
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British Geographic Society
Atlas
Ludendorf
Indianapolis “Star
Pastor Thomas Woodrow Fronts Ohio Mission in 1837 1838
Records show Thomas Woodrow, grandfather of President Wilson, came to Ohio to preach. He joined the Chillicothe church after being received by the Chilli cothe presbytery in 1837 and served until resigning for health reasons in 1847. He died near Columbus in 1877.
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Thomas Woodrow
President Wilson
Ohio
Chillicothe
Woodrow
Red Oak
Columbus
Carlisle
Eng
Wilson
England
Paisley
Scotland
Glasgow University
Orkneys
Independent Church of
America
Brockville
Can
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Ben Franklin
Diller State Bank
E. J. Catlett
Beatrice
Racine Tires
Wilt Bro’s Garage
Salvation Army Campaign
Chicago
Gus Dressen
Joe Dressen
Dressen & Son
Harness and Shoe Shop
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