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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1918
Page
5
Notice asks for tin shears return from the Waggoner Bros. indicating John Roseman came back Tuesday from Camp Dodge where he was mustered out of service.
In a letter from Litchfield Tr. Mrs D W Isley reports using Chamberlain’s Tablets for stomach disorders and as a laxative and claims they gave sure relief. She recommends the tablets to others troubled by indigestion and constipation.
Abe Watson living about three miles southeast of Diller shot a large coyote near his home last Friday.
Mrs L A Drinkard of Jefferson City Missouri reports stomach trouble relief with Chamberlain tablets. She says she felt nervous and tired before using them and saw improvement within a week after starting the treatment.
Miss Pearl Bell was on the sick list but resumed her duties at Steele City Schools on Wednesday, returning to her teaching responsibilities.
An advertisement touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as effective for croup with a testimonial from Edward Hassett of Frankfort New York. It claims the product contains no opium and is safe for children and adults. Dr Grace DuValle notes the birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Alfred List near Piller on the 21st in Steele City Press.
The Steele City Press notes the value of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for coughs and colds with readers urged to follow directions. It also reports B V Miller moving from near town to Boxbutte county Hemingford renting a farm and planning crop and harvest activities next year.
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as internal treatment that reaches the blood to affect mucous surfaces. It claims cures for catarrh and promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation with testimonials and the Toledo, Ohio address for the company.
Corp. Charles W. Renz mails a long letter from France describing daily routines, food, weather, influenza rumors, and field activities. He mentions friends and family back in Nebraska, field meets, minor injuries, and the YMCA supply of candy and papers. He reflects on farm life and hopes the war will end soon.
Oct 3 1918 Ray W Green writes from a camp hospital in France to his wife. He describes landing in England then France, crowded tents, food, weather, and longing for home. He notes working in receiving office, poor grape wine, German prisoners, and scarce mail. He mentions pay in francs, friends from Nebraska, and hope for peace.
Scott Miller writes from France in Oct 1918 about mail delays, a move to a new front, reading letters from home, and witnessing artillery fire. He mentions Earl Snyder in the artillery, a village under bombardment, shelling from a ship convoy, and writing from a shell hole as an ambulance team grazes nearby.
Beuford Bell writes from somewhere in France on November 13 1918 to his sister Pearl Bell in Diller Nebraska. He describes crowds in Paris celebrations after the armistice notes and reports American enthusiasm for returning home. He mentions hospital visits and the idea of celebrating a birthday with their mother and attending the May Festival, plus plans to have a photo taken and send it home.
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