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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1907
Page
5
The Diller Record lists subscription terms for one year in advance and six months in advance with a $1.50 debt for six months. It notes second class mail matter, advertising rates on request, and holiday items including a Christmas story. Mentions local closures, vacation notices, and coal price mentions.
Notice to hunters forbids all parties from hunting on Capt. Andrews land section 22 4 2 under penalty. J T Carmichart Jasper Long. Miller received 10.25 from Woodmen Accident Association Lincoln for injury from starting a large gasoline engine. Snowstorm began Monday night with about two inches, little wind, snow now nearly gone.
Special Notice states general stores will stay open Monday and Tuesday evenings December 2 and 24 and Christmas morning until 10 a.m. The Ellis Farmers Elevator and Live Stock Co. organized with Temple Pierce as President Sam Pheasant as Vice President and I Zimmerman as Secy-Treas. Five thousand dollars in stock has been subscribed with eighteen hundred paid in. The group comprises leading local farmers and expects success.
Card of thanks expresses gratitude to REcorp friends for sympathy during illness and death of their son and brother John T Henrichs and family. They appreciate consoling words timely aid for funeral arrangements and praise flowers contributed by many.
Dro Banquess and Colian's Jewelry feature discounted prices across their stores. An advertisement touts health products and household tools, claiming a popular Dream Separator is available via Sharpless Tubular and Neelys Pharindes outlets with promotional pricing and broad market appeal.
Fragmented OCR suggests a historical ad for DeWitt Kidney Fod DiaPer pi Viety claiming relief for kidney related pain and inflammation with claims of weak hack and fatigue. Also mentions a fire at Key obs destroying two stores including a general store and Odd Fellows lodge with upper story used as lodge and tower.
A Dillex resident with a mysterious condition underwent treatment by a doctor-musician pairing for voice restoration but remains unable to speak after nearly five months. The case centers on Beatrice Expres, L4th.
New officers were elected at the Diller Camp No D668 meeting held at Masonic Hill. Gretzinger was named camp commander with Tomemaker as ex. banker and Bell as clerk. Pearce served as escort with Stucker as king and Cully as sentry. Medical officers included Dr. Neely Dr Bauquess and Dr OFC. An ad for Dr Shoop Restorative promotes procedures for stomach heart and kidney weakness and offers a free sample by mail from Racine Wisconsin.
At its regular meeting Saturday night Diller Lodge elected officers: W John Hayworth MW, W Barton Foreman, Overseer Wie Nicht, Recorder Chee Reinhart, Financier CO Man born, Receiver Johully, Trustee Mo Wright, Med Exs. All resident physicians among the order’s tenders.
A public notice from J K Campbell endorses Fern and Forest Jeffrey directed by Mrs J C Jeffrey. The youths have performed in Wymore and nearby towns earning favorable comment for their material and rendition. The letter lauds their class work and audience appeal.
Miss Ballard extends a discount sale at 25 and 50 percent off through December 25. Kennedy’s Cough Syrup touted for free bowel action with relief of throat irritation and inflammation, sold by Spearback Co. Local sports note Ray Strocker and John Miller bring large game including a jack rabbit and a large coon from near town.
Arian cites editorial critique and the challenge of editors voicing opinions. He argues editors use their sense and stance and that many readers dislike parts while favoring others. He notes editors face scrutiny when they express wrongheaded views.
The Rev Fred Maurer former pastor of the German Reformed Church of Hartine and Harvard Nebraska died December 12 after a stroke left him bedridden. He was born February 8 1853 in Bibelheim Germany and immigrated to Wisconsin before moving to Nebraska sixteen years ago. He leaves a large family including three sons and three daughters. Funeral services were held at the church with several Nebraska ministers in attendance. burial followed at Ada Wisconsin.
A soothing remedy praised for stopping coughing caused by any cause. It uses a resinous plant extract from a mountain shrub, with no opium or harsh ingredients. The doctor claims it calms the cough and heals sore bronchial membranes and is safe for mothers to give to babes. Neely’s Pharmacy advertises the product.
John Lincoln Henrichs, 27, of Diller Nebr, died Saturday in Beatrice sanitorium after illness. He owned Nelson Furniture and Undertaking in Diller, trained in Lincoln and Fairbury, and served his town with honesty. Funeral Monday at the Methodist church, burial in Prairie Home Cemetery with Masonic rites.
Postponed wedding scene shows Vir Meek seated in a high backed chair listening to his future mother in law who warns him that elopement would disgrace the family and claims she can easily obtain what her daughter wants. She questions whether the marriage date has been set as Meek responds with humor. London answer slips in with remarks about tomorrow.
A historical reflection notes the aging population and shifting attitudes toward the elderly. It contrasts past English customs with present trends, suggesting increased wealth among the aged and a continued drive to accumulate money even after retirement.
A melancholic New York editor laments how certain people drift into gatherings. He cites his brother as a prime example, always arriving uninvited, turning quiet evenings into crowded rooms. The piece questions whether such individuals grasp their own intrusiveness.
A column reflects on superstitions about luckiest marriage days. An old gypsy oracle says yesterday is the luckiest day, while a rhyme ties days of the week and months to fortune. October and June are noted as favorable months. May is labeled unlucky by some, yet exceptions exist.
An exchange from the St. Louis Republic contrasts beauty with money, noting English sophisticates claim American women match health with cash. The dialogue implies American wealth draws noblemen, with the line American girls “tie our greenbacks.”
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