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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1923
Page
3
A compact reminiscence recounting a man giving up his seat to a woman who reminded him of mother, with a vivid image of a strap in her hand and a setting described as Orange Owl.
Coming events include the Nebraska State Fair September 2 to 7 and the Jefferson County Fair September 18 to 21. Comments note Burlington tickets to Lincoln fair at one and one third fare. A 44 pound boy was born to Mr and Mrs J W Armstrong south of Diller. Elizabeth Folkers plans return to Peoria Illinois today.
The upcoming meeting of the National Gas Association will center on gas conservation as the main topic. The organization may invite several prominent national politicians to participate and share insights.
During recent electric storms a valuable mare owned by S. F. Stull was killed. A yearling heifer belonging to Louis Wehling died, and Henry Weers lost a large double corn crib, all insured in the Phenix by J. W. Fouts. Losses were promptly adjusted and paid.
On Friday afternoon the Pottawatami Camp Fire held its first ceremonial gathering. All present wore the girls’ handmade head bands and the program proceeded with the planned activities and presentations.
Those in a run down condition feel catarrh more, showing it is a local disease influenced by constitutional illness. Hall's Catarrh Medicine combines a local ointment with an internal tonic to aid symptoms. Tulsa? Toledo, Ohio.
Diller defeated Endicott 6 to 2 in a county league baseball game on Sunday. The article notes traffic rules and the saying that a baby carriage has the right of way. Loyal and Edgar Henrichs display Hampshire hogs they raised at the Deshler fair this week.
Born to Mr and Mrs Henry Jansen a three pound girl Aug 24 living 2 miles west and 3 south of Harbine. Harry Strockey and W G Robertson motored to Lincoln on business Wednesday in Strockey s Chevrolet roadster.
A comedian quips that an empty barn is not worth shingling. The punchline lands once a bald man in the front row slips on his hat, drawing laughter from the audience.
Mr and Mrs George Griswold and their three children Fred Wallace and Esther from near Beattie Kansas visited Sunday at the home of his father D W Griswold and family. Also noted is a local ad for ladies skirts at 1 50 a pattern from Walkers Service Beatrice Nebraska. Mr and Mrs John Moulton and Mr and Mrs Walter Fisher from Guide Rock stopped over Saturday with Mrs Moulton's sister Mrs S B Viers then drove to Beatrice to visit relatives.
A foreign woman in Chicago was found dead drunk lying in a gutter while holding her year old baby. The child survived but suffered liquor fumes and required nursing care through the night. Moonshine poison appears to affect anyone.
A Clinton Iowa farmer names his acreage Just A Mere Farm beside the Lincoln Highway. Two concrete houses and numerous farm buildings rise on knoll and a gold lettered sign proclaims prosperity. The feature notes pride in rural life and independence beyond city stereotypes.
Miss Letha Anderson returned Tuesday evening from Beatrice visits. Mrs. Chas. Brandt died Wednesday evening after a prolonged heart illness. Mrs. L. H. Findling and children came back Saturday from Mahaska Kansas after visiting relatives. Oliver Farrow learned Tuesday of his father's death in Iowa. David Innis returned yesterday to Lincoln for work until school opens September 10.
The twelve year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harley Moffitt underwent an operation for the removal of a tonsil in a Beatrice hospital Tuesday.
Reverend G E R Duhrkop hosted Prof Wupper of Lincoln and Anna Marie of Germany in Lincoln from Monday to Tuesday for professional meetings.
Visit the Red Cross Exhibit in the Mercantile Building at the Nebraska State Fair to see how home nursing, first aid, and life saving methods are taught and practiced. Learn bandaging broken limbs stopping hemorrhage how to bathe a baby and other approved techniques.
A reader from Marshall County News asks a sender of a humorous letter for guidance on a comically overbuilt 5 kW radio system. He details arcane parts and methods, requests whether wiring adjustments affect components, and jokes about unrelated technical terms.
The Rouse and Girls of Nebraska note a profitable venture in pigs calves and poultry. A 14 year old girl wins a pig club division and junior champion title at the State Fair of 1922, beating seasoned breeders in open show. Anticipation builds for the 1923 State Fair in Lincoln September 2 to 7.
Miss Erma Franzen returned yesterday from visiting friends at Pawnee City. Miss Gretchen Wohlfarth enjoys a vacation this week from her job keeping books at Citizens State Bank.
Mr and Mrs Harry Shutt and their children returned Friday from buying goods in Kansas City Missouri and visiting relatives at Meridan Kansas.
Mrs Harry Green and her daughters Helen and Bonnie visit their mother and grandmother Mary Emerson in Lincoln. They are joined by other relatives at the Emerson home for a family gathering.
A humorous homesteader tale recalls tough Dakota days when a storekeeper asks bacon size and the farmer replies for the biggest slab. He jokes that cotton tails and jackrabbits have fled at every dog bark, hiding under the gerch.
A bill in Illinois would bar public office holders from pursuing another post before their current term ends, reflecting a shift that dampens the traditional political life. The measure suggests tighter transitions and reduces immediate postterm ambitions.
Roy Riley and E. L. Jenkins from Fairbury visited yesterday to drum up interest in a county fair pagent. They expect Pleasant precinct to take a part and promised further notice in these columns.
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