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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1909
Page
4
The Diller Record lists subscription options for one year in advance or six months in advance. The notice appears as a second class mail matter and advertising rates are available on request. Local business notices run until ordered out, charged at 5 cents per insertion.
The column muses on time's passage and the need to cherish days. It relates a Kansas exchange about the tariff dispute with Martindale and S Cook, then uses a coin comparison to illustrate how wealth shapes happiness and hardship, ending with a note that worn coins can still bring joy.
The Wayne Journal notes an elderly man who endured many hardships and finds consolation in his gentle legacy. Though poor in worldly goods, he improved lives and brought happiness to many, unlike those who grew idle and unhappy themselves.
The piece contrasts aging reminiscence with modern village life. It notes shifts from neighborly visits and bonnet shawls to telephones and electrified transport, and from simple gossip to remote services and conveniences shaping daily routines. It asks if future comforts may invite a retreat into a Fourth Dimension rest cure.
Local items recount retail prices at the Racket 26 cents for butter and several residents visiting family and friends over Christmas. Obituary notes Doc Hoxie dies after a month of illness in Hollenberg. Other entries list returns from Beatrice and Blue Springs, new residents Mart Carmichael family, and various visits among Odell Diller and Lincoln.
Local residents and visitors are listed for Christmas week including Jack Clancy in Wymore between trains, Carl Habicht in Beatrice, Deacon Fowler in St. Joseph hospital, Dr. Ellis and family at Wymore, Edwin Miller in Pudicott, and many others. Obituary note: J. C. Nesterson died in Pair bury last Friday. Also mentions Ethyl Zook visiting Fairbury relatives and Tim Sullivan Columbus jokes.
Nebraska Jefferson County Court sets January 1, 1010 for hearing Otto Fox administrator final account in the estate of Sofa Fox deceased. Hearing at 1 p.m. in Fairbury County Court Room. notice to interested parties via The Diller Reverp for three consecutive weeks. C. C. Boris.
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