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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1917
Page
5
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A mother's voice urges wrapping a Christmas box for a loved one. The scene lists ham, eggs, knitted garments, shirts, socks, nuts, raisins, and a cake, all packed with care and prayers for a safe return. The speaker asks Jim to help finish the box and ship it.
House for rent, enquire at this office. S. F Stull left on Monday for California to visit his mother. Mr and Mrs J P London departed. Tuesday for Hot Springs Arkansas to spend the winter. John Plager sold his 160 acre farm formerly owned by Jacob Lottman to Ensley Carmichael for 99.00 per acre.
Mrs. Benjamin Hooper of Auburn New York recommends Chamberlains Tablets for stomach trouble and constipation saying they regulate bowels stimulate the liver and keep the body healthy after two years of use.
Ed Pichal advertises for sale k flight grain while Miss L O Ballard recovers from several days illness in the same item.
State fuel administrator urges use of driftwood and other dead timber to conserve coal while R F Starr brings home a new Ford bought from Frank Lowe in Steele City. H Z Diller listed as contact for hog butchering times Monday and Thursday afternoons.
How to prevent croup notes early hoarseness as a sign and Chamberlains Cough Remedy to ward off attacks. Mrs Rebecca Elford of Carlisle Pa, sister in law of Mrs F D Carr, and her daughter from Hawarden Ia have just left after visiting. A pie social program and Christmas tree for Prairie College school children will be held Friday evening at the Dist No 152 Gage county schoolhouse opposite John Cherry's residence to benefit the Red Cross. Miss Estella Powell is the teacher.
Chamberlain's Tablets target stomach troubles biliousness and constipation and have brought relief to long-suffering sufferers. They are touted as effective for biliousness and claim chronic constipation can be permanently cured when directions are followed.
Mrs Cunningham reports from St. Joseph Mo that the Leapers former Diller residents had their fine Obsorne Missouri farm house burn to the ground a week ago and that Mrs Leaper suffered severe burns requiring hospital care with wax covering her injuries.
Chairman J W Fouts and committee aim to place Pleasant precincts quota of 24900 dollars in the Baby Bonds program. R F Starr handled sale of John Plagers south quarter to Enslié Carmichael. Starr also solicits farm listings. Clifford Sparks asks parents to thank Diller Red Cross for a sweater. John Steiner visits from Blue Island near Chicago to see family.
Chamberlains Cough is praised as a highly effective safe medicine for coughs colds and croup. It is described as pleasant to take and suitable for children with many mothers giving it their full endorsement.
Bargain sale offered on auto robes and shawls with prices advertised as less than cost. Prompted by an urgency to clear inventory, dealer A. Raymond promotes affordable options for buyers ready to act.
Gen E Carter of Coshocton Ohio 3 W Carter of Pawnee City Nebraska and Mr and Mrs J N Smith of Huntley Nebraska visited here for several days. All but Gen E Carter left for home on No 16 Wednesday.
Peter Wenz returned from Falls City where he had been gathering corn. His team ran away throwing him from the wagon and fracturing a bone in his left arm, ending his corn gathering for the fall.
Acknowledgement from Omaha dated December 10 1917 notes a donation of 0.55 pounds from Pleasantview Sunday School to the Christmas fund for packets to enlisted men. Mary Miller secures the note for Diller Branch A R C Nebraska and thanks the pupils. L W Treaster assistant state director extends continued cooperation.
Mr McAdoo promotes thrift stamps as a new kind of stamp album for children. Mr and Mrs John Lick of Rock Creek neighborhood traveled Saturday to Kansas City to visit their son for the holidays. Fern Riddle returned Saturday morning from a five week visit with relatives in Palmyra Illinois, home of her mother Celestine Riddle of the Shea neighborhood.
Mrs. A Cunningham came back Tuesday from Fairbury where she spent a week visiting Mrs. A Friday and other old friends. Mrs. Friday and her daughter Mrs. Mack drove her home in their car.
Mrs. O. J. Mayborn's mother Mrs. Jackson traveled from Lincoln on Wednesday after receiving word of the serious illness of her daughter in law Mrs. Bert Jackson who lives southeast of town in Gage county.
More than 10000 dollars was reported by treasurer J C McLucas for the YMCA drive. The tally lists amounts from Lincoln precinct through Endicott with a total of 1024.40 and 2600 individual subscriptions noted by the Fairbury Journal.
Mrs. Ray Coleman and her daughter Maxine travel to Lincoln to join husband who has taken a new position with the street car company after leaving an office job with the railroad at Freemont due to confinement.
A two year old boy from five miles south of Diller suffered deep forehead wounds after pulling a cream separator pan. The injuries required transport to town for dressing. The incident involved their guardians Louie and Mrs Wehiing.
Mr Reeve a training instructor at the Diller schools and five others were returning from a football game in Hanover Kansas when their car left the road and veered into a ditch. Reeve suffered a sprained knee and windshield cuts. others were uninjured. Reeve hopes to return after the holidays.
An old advertisement asserts catarrh is incurable by local applications and must be treated with an internal remedy. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is claimed to act through the blood on mucous surfaces. The jingle alleges esteemed physicians endorse the formula and offers testimonials on request.
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