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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1922
Page
3
The note mentions Miss Helene Green teaching in Clatonia and returning home for Christmas. Lloyd Myers and family of Fairbury visited with old friends Wednesday. The president signed the Bursum pension bill. Cobs for sale delivered by W. T. Logan.
Local notices report Diller stores will close on Wednesday evenings until further notice. The item notes a family head is legally recognized by law, but neighbor accounts often differ. Viers family members travel to Red Cloud for weekend visit. Tristmans visit Humboldt. Myers spends vacation with mother in city. Diehl family visits Beatrice to see grandparents and relatives.
The note records a Christmas visit by the Viers and Cox families and indicates a real estate transfer in lot 7, block 13, Diller known as the Ballard lot. Mary E. Millner deeded it to Edna Brown Hewitt for one dollar.
A published list of 1923 legislative members corrects C. W. Ruhrbaugh Republican Fairbury as the 39th district representative and notes a later report shows Frank Wells Democrat Fairbury elected. Mrs Adie Wheeler of St Edwards visited her daughters Mrs H K Shutt and Mrs Will Henrichs and families after release from Columbus hospital.
Mr and Mrs Elsworth Adee of Decatur Nebraska spend holidays with his parents near Steele City where he serves as school superintendent. Mrs Adee is Beatrice Blythe daughter of pioneer resident B F Blythe now living in Topeka Kansas.
Catarrhal deafness stems from an inflamed Eustachian tube lining and can cause rumbling and hearing loss. Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims to reduce the inflammation and restore hearing, noting forty years of treatment success and availability from F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo, Ohio.
Miss Bernice Anderson of Beat Rice visited her father Victor Anderson south of town during the holidays. Harold Hutchinson Arnold Fouts and Carrol Diller, who spent Christmas with their parents in Diller, returned Wednesday to Lincoln where they study at the state university.
Mr and Mrs Joe Hiatt and four children and Mr and Mrs Frank Cully attended a Christmas home coming of the children of Mr and Mrs UC J Hiatt at Beatrice. Charley Cully was also one of the guests on this occasion.
Pupils at Miss Dailey’s school in the Bethel district performed an entertainment and program last Friday night. The event drew a good crowd and was enjoyed by attendees, followed by refreshments.
Mr and Mrs Bert Etchison and baby of Pawnee City Nebraska and James and Perle Etchison of Julesburg Colorado spent Christmas with their mother Mrs Etchison at the home of their brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs S C Moser.
The annual meeting of Prairie Home Cemetery Association will be held at City hall on Saturday January 6 1923 at 2 00 PM for the election of two trustees and other business. All lot owners are stockholders and entitled to vote. Full attendance requested. A L Tinstman Secretary.
Harbine notes list numerous holiday visits and family events. Addie Sandman teaches in Clarinda Iowa and visits home folks for the holidays while Paul Sandman’s funeral was held at Fairbury with interment in Harbine.
Miss Nellie Hilder was a Burlington passenger for Wymore Wednesday. Christmas was a beautiful day with the mercury at 66 degrees. S. C. Moser and family visited Pawnee City relatives yesterday. Lost on the road between Diller and Hartzell's a double bitted axe owned by W. A. Snyder. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Green entertained guests Christmas night. Lucile Packer, student in Lincoln, spends Christmas at her parents home.
Miss Ruth Bugbee teaching at Orleans returns home for holidays with Mr and Mrs Dale. she will spend the season at her parents home along with Dale family.
Donald Bugbee attending the state normal school at Peru is spending the Christmas vacation at his parents Mr. and Mrs. D A Bugbee's home.
The editor and wife acknowledge the receipt of a box of beautiful leaves and ferns sent from North Carolina by Mrs. Orleva Blauser, a former Diller resident.
Miss Isabelle Fouta spends holidays at her home in Diller and will return to Lincoln to resume studies at the state university when it reconvenes next Tuesday.
Mrs H E Green and children and Rex A Green family spent Christmas at Courtland Kansas with Mr and Mrs V A Raymond making the trip in Rhues and Rexs cars.
Wm. J. Stieber, longtime Diller area resident who sold his farm to A. O. Richardson and moved to western Kansas, died Saturday in Beatrice at age 64. He is survived by five sons and two daughters and was buried Tuesday in Evergreen Cemetery Beatrice.
Clyde Messenger returns from Wymore shops. L. R. Lambert visited Beatrice and Mrs. Lambert remains in hospital there. Orville McCune comes home to help on the farm as his brother Roy is ill. I. R. Andrews shipped a car load of hogs. Farl Stull works in Fairbury at the round house. R. W. Wagner travels to Beatrice on business. Mr. and Mrs. Geo Logan visit Lawrence Logan home Friday.
The article lists common preservatives including saltpeter salt sugar and baking soda. Saltpeter preserves color but excess causes a greenish dry look. Salt draws moisture and dries fibers while inhibiting bacteria. Sugar and molasses retain moisture soften fibers and aid cures. Baking soda in brines sweetens and works well with soft boiled strained water.
Miss Emma Fry, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Or Fry of North Platte Nebraska, is visiting here with her grandmother Mrs Emma Fry and other relatives.
Paul Sandman a retired farmer from Harbine was struck and killed on the highway near Jansen as he walked beside his wagon loaded with corn. The four University of Nebraska students in the Cadillac were injured when the car veered into a ditch. Funeral held at Fairbury Christian Church with burial at Harbine Cemetery.
The article describes New Year customs in Japan with pine decorations by gateways and shrines, straw rings, and offerings to gods. It notes Toshikoshi celebrations, family feasts, and the belief that one night of December 31 adds a year, followed by New Year visits and greetings for continued favor.
The excerpt contrasts mutual speaking and door etiquette, and describes superstitions about dreams for the new year. It mentions a Japanese paper ship printed with goods, a Japanese poem about dreams, and a vision of a vessel gliding over the sea with cheerful songs carried by spring breeze.
The account notes Romans using dwarfs as attendants to nobles. It mentions Bishop Berkeley’s supposed attempt to create giants by feeding Magraph mucilaginous foods. Magraph allegedly grew to seven feet by sixteen and to seven feet eight inches at twenty, dying with old age symptoms, though proof is lacking.
A man named Mr. Wombat complains that women nag why they want him home at the wrong times. A friend suggests wives aim to keep husbands at their best as a labor of love. The dialogue ends with doubt that perfection would end the nagging.
Five Eskimo tribes in Baffin land reportedly hid wives and children when first encountering a Danish explorer. The chiefs feared the newcomers' intentions and doubted friendly motives, prompting scare and preparation for battle.
Miccouri leads in walnut Arkansas in red gum hickory ash and sycamore. California tops redwood white fir and sugar pine. Louisiana first in yellow pine cy press tupelo. Colorado lodge pole pine Idaho larch tamarack Indiana beech Maine balsam fir Michigan maple Minnesota white pine Mississippi cottonwood Missouri walnut Oregon western yellow pine Tennessee oak Washington Douglas fir spruce cedar Wisconsin hemlock birch elm basswood.
A historical note describes early banking terms and odd usages. Women visiting banks were sent to a neighbor with the remark You tell her I’m busy highlighting the teller cashier distinction and social etiquette of the era.
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