Christmas Gifts at Spear Drug Co
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10 Dec 1909
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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1909
Page
1
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Community updates from Diller include holiday sales at Kasperick's Odell store, auction plans by J H Carmichael, and Preventics cold tablets sold by Spear Drug Co. Local events mention a photographer, church seat installation, rail taxes, family visits, and rural mail service disruptions due to bad roads.
An advertisement from photographer W. H. Paytor offers daily first daan work and promotes Dr Shoop's Restorative as a cure for weak stomach heart and kidneys. The copy claims the product strengthens internal nerves to support organ function and urges readers to test it for quick improvement sold by Spear Drug Co.
A Christian church urges full attendance on Sunday December 12 1909 to vote on Articles of Incorporation requiring a majority of resident members. You do not need to be a contributing member to vote and members are asked to attend and help by being present, with note of new seats for Sunday school.
Delbert and Herbert Stotte learned of their uncle Capt Joseph Brooks death at his daughter Mrs John R Quein home in Beatrice last Friday. He was 72, born in Ohio, served 4 years 6 months in the 13th Ohio Infantry U.S. Army. He moved to Nebraska in 1878, lived near Odell until 1890, later on a Blaine county homestead, fell ill two weeks earlier and died in Beatrice. He was a G A R member and adjutant of the soldiers home at Milford five years ago.
The first session convened in Washington with mention of cold conditions across eastern and western roads. Snow blocked travel with 10 below zero readings on Tuesday and Wednesday, and 12 below Thursday morning marking a deep winter spell locally. Burlington Railway issued a new map of the west from Chicago to the Pacific and Canada to Mexico, available at stations or by mail for 25 cents.
The ad touts Dr Shoop’s Cough Remedy made from mountain abrus leaves to calm distressing coughs and soothe bronchial membranes. It claims safety for young children and urges mothers to demand it, with Spear Drug Co as seller.
The town reports eight to ten inches of snow since Friday with subzero temperatures. Dr James Hedley lectures Saturday as the third event in the entertainment course. Dr Pritchett joined by Diehl and Neely in consulting on Velia Price's scarlet fever case. Velia is improving.
OCR fragment shows grain prices and varieties including Wheat No 2 and No 3, corn shelled white and yellow, and oats and butter notes. Readable items include references to Diller Marketa corrected Thursday and various price ranges, with garbled trailing text.
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