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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1903
Page
1
The page advertises Christmas goods including Ocean Wave washers, rockers, and bon bon boxes at Bixbys, Thos Nelsons, and Sutton. It mentions local personalities, moves, farm sales, vehicle rates, and public notices. A worn item shows prices, sales, and community updates with names like BLYTHE and Duroc Jersey boars for sale.
Having sold my coal business I request all parties indebted to me to come and settle at once. Geo. H. Tonnemaker signs the notice. Marvin Mills, recovering from typhoid fever, arrived from Ft Smith Ark. his mother followed the next day after missing a Kansas City train. Geo. B. Pearce lays the foundation for his new residence one block north of the schoolhouse, bought from Lincoln Land Co. via D. R. Kelley, agent.
The Woodman and Royal Neighbor lodges plan a joint installation of officers on the evening of January 9, the anniversary date of the Modern Woodmen of America.
F D Carr, a substantial Pleasant precinct farmer, was in town Thursday buying furniture for his new house completed on his farm one mile south of Diller. He recently turned down an offer of 52.50 per acre for the farm.
Public notice for a sale at a farm five miles southeast of Diller on Wednesday December 16 lists 11 head of horses and mules 7 Herf bulls 6 Herford cows 3 cows and 1 registered Poland China boar plus 7 broad sows 42 shores and farm implements. Free lunch at noon. E L Leocx invites all. PMID
Jas Packer Jr and Adam Gretz inger visited Beatrice yesterday December 16 as the Midland Concert Company played at Lpock’s opera house. Rue Cole returned from Chicago where he had been months. Mr and Mrs Isaac Boggs of Odell hosted Mr and Mrs S J Senior last Sunday. Lace pump and wind mill business offered by J L Lamb Diller Neb. Beatrice flour and feed carload received at two cents. Jo D Fanpers.
Congressman Hinshaw seeks to place a cannon in Fairbury court house square prompting local debate. Mrs. Smith of Filley visited her husband W G Smith the druggist. Southeastern Nebraska Poultry Association schedules Beatrice exhibit December 16 to 19. Local ads tout Mitchell wagon with six decades of proven service. Jefferson County notices caution drivers not to cross private farm shipping at Diller. Grape couple return from Kansas and settle back in the Christian parsonage. Sutton's drug store displays fine china gifts for Christmas or birthdays.
A young city woman says a certain young man is the apple of her eye. It wonders such green fruit does not upset her. For Saute. A complete house moving outfit able to move any sized building in good repair. Enquire of or.writer W. W. Carmichael Diller Nebraska Tees
Geo H Townemaker sells his Diller residence and coal business to M Wright and may relocate. Wright to run coal and open a new meat market with son Raymond Wright. Rev J F Shepherd of Fairbury to preach a preparatory sermon at Diller Presbyterian Church December 19 at 2 PM and perform communion and Sunday services December 20 at 11 AM and 7 PM.
An old advertisement touts Dr Kings New Life Pills for dyspepsia dizziness headache and liver or bowel troubles. The pills are described as gentle yet thorough and priced at 25 cents at J W Suttons drug store.
F W Beckwith 40 miles south of Diller rents his farm and schedules a public sale on Thursday December 17 starting at 10 oclock. The catalog includes one span of matched four year old geldings sired by Gale's old Golden Sum about 20 head of high grade Polled Angus cattle and a lot of farm implements. Free lunch at noon. Auctioneer J B Wright and clerk A J Hill.
New Woodman officers for Diller Camp No 1668 M W A were chosen last Saturday night. Names include W C H B Tonnemaker W A Chas Waggoner E B C W Tonnemaker Clerk Frank Nelson Escort E S Diller Watch L Butterbaugh and Jr Manager for 3 years A Waggoner Also listed physicians Dr J G Neely L A Powell and C T Gritzka.
Beall Mississippi resident T. R. Beall urges readers to try Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption noting his wife improved after trying it following other treatments. He claims she was cured after four bottles and markets the remedy with guarantees from J. W. Sutton. Trial bottles are free.
An assortment of nuts and candies for the holidays at Bixbys. A medation at Suttons would make a nice present. Advice on patent medicines and home insurance. Two firms advertise at this office. Diller lecture on Dec 16 at Loocks Opera House. Capt. E Murfin, Lincoln lawyer and politician, visits with relatives in town.
An old ad touts Cascarets as a natural laxative aiding bowel and liver function with a griping free feel. It claims six million users and a ten cent box available at druggists. A separate note mentions St. Louis officials considering decency judgments near exposition grounds affecting drink options for visitors.
The county treasurer reports replenishment of railroad taxes this year with Rock Island 12903.22, Burlington and Missouri 5057.12, Kansas City and Omaha 1446.32, St Joe and Grand Island 6307.80. Beatrice Times notes Fred Hicken and Mrs Hicken visiting from Lincoln Center and planning to move to Diller next spring. A farmer’s hog sale puzzle rounds out the column.
An exchange claims every paper should publish that burnt corn is a cure for hog cholera. It cites a distillery in Peoria Illinois as the origin and says hogs fed the burnt corn recovered while previous cholera deaths ceased. It urges this simple connection be tried.
Nickajack Post No. 245 G A R elected officers for the ensuing term at last Saturday’s meeting. Commander L L Catlin. S V Thos Copeland. J V D R Kelley. Q M F D Carr. Chaplain Jacob Lichty. O D Alf Waggoner. G Wes Hu Hat Preces enry Isaton. Abst Alex Bell. Delacone J P London.
The Diller school board weighs hiring a fourth teacher and opening a fourth room to ease overcrowding in the primary and intermediate rooms. A two hundred dollar estimate could cover the room for the rest of the year, despite existing debt, as population grows and education needs rise. Some hope the new revenue law will improve the district’s finances.
Little girls would delight in Suttons dolls as Christmas gifts while shoppers consider Edison photographs of L P Raymond. A quip about steamboat licenses contrasts with a pumpkin cradle tale and a police beat sleeping report in Kansas City. Fredrick Sandman, 70, died of pneumonia in Calhoun County and will be buried in Harbine.
A vintage ad claims revolution is near and nervousness sleeplessness and stomach upsets signal trouble. Electric Bitters supposedly tone the stomach regulate kidneys and bowels stimulate the liver and purify blood. The tonic costs 50 cents and is guaranteed by J W Sutton druggist.
The Diller lecture course resumes December 16 with the Midland Concert Company at Loock's Opera House. Personnel includes Rae Steinman violinist Alice Drennen Robinson coloratura soprano and director Emily A. Waterman reader and impersonator Lurline Logan mezzo soprano and accompanist. Admission 35 cents general and 50 cents reserved. tickets at Sparks & Folkers store.
A D Colman promotes his forty years in the jewelry business offering careful selection of watches and jewelry, cash purchases, fair prices, and post sale service. He emphasizes avoiding cheap look alikes, invites customers to visit for a friendly talk, and guarantees reputation backing each sale.
Dr Lorenz cured the Armour girl’s hip disease and she advances to dancing. A couple happy with their marriage is also noted, illustrating mutual delight in their union.
An old newspaper snippet reflects on a stout hickory club as a practical tool during a dog chase, while noting the season when youths abandon summer frolics to seek a cozy parlor for long winter evenings.
A reflective note treasures kind words gentle acts and sweet dispositions as the fresh fragrance of home, comparing everyday kindness to flowers that spring along footpaths and make the sacred space of home glad.
An old newspaper note extols Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a remedy for burns cuts sores eczema and piles. It urges readers to keep a reliable salve and mentions J. W Sutton's drug store as a source.
The Lincoln Daily Star offers 1 000 free stem wind and stem set watches to Nebraska boys. No payment required. Send name and address to the Watch Department Lincoln Nebraska for full particulars and a chance to receive a timepiece.
Willis Clark begins eighth grade and Ira Place sixth as a school week opens. A two o clock spelling contest is held today, and winners will travel December 19 to Fairbury for the county contest. A sickness outbreak halves attendance in the primary grades while the high school completed two thousand words in the Roll of Honor spelling list.
A mix of observations notes 12000 Chicago layoffs over union wage demands, pension costs at $1.75 per person annually, and a wry Diogenes lampoon about honesty in cities. It also tracks Lou Dillon the horse breaking records and a French scientist’s odd body element ratios.
A lasting temperance wave in Indiana reports 800 saloons closed in the past year and about 250 townships now without saloons. The temperance element vows the work of closing saloons will continue.
A Shenandoah Sentinel notice from Union County farmer outlines labor rules promising high wages and perks. Wages set at six dollars daily with breakfast in bed and cigars provided. Workday pricing spans from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Heavy tasks assigned to the boss. long-season hands may receive farm work.
The article details a simple farm curing process for pork. Cold meat is salted, rubbed around bones, packed in a barrel with salt and clean water brine, then weighed and smoked after six weeks. The method aims to complete before flies appear in spring.
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