New flag pole raised at Diller school grounds
Roscoe Colman moves his family onto the Diller property while a new flag pole is erected on the school grounds.
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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1918
Page
5
Roscoe Colman moves his family onto the Diller property while a new flag pole is erected on the school grounds.
Fresh alfalfa hay offered for sale at 25 dollars per ton by F A Sible of Odell Nebraska. Ed Pichal trades his 40 acre farm southeast of town for an 80 acre farm near Burchard and plans to move soon.
Will butcher hogs Monday and Thursday afternoons. Call 160 tf. H. Z. Diller.
Advertisement notes tablets aimed at stomach, liver and bowel disorders and claims they help heartburn indigestion and constipation. Also reports Miss Grace Myers returning to Lincoln for state university after a weekend at her home in Diller.
Mr and Mrs A A Eick made a business trip to Lincoln on Tuesday. A boy was born to Mr and Mrs M L E Holland Wagenaar four miles west and two north of Diller on June 17. Cecil Ellis, after a short stay at home, returned Sunday to Lincoln for dental college studies. Joe and John Novotney visited Tama City Iowa last week, reuniting with Nebraska origins after 39 years away. Mr and Mrs Albert Hogref, who stayed with her aunt Mrs Fred Henrichs, returned Tuesday to Napoleon Ohio.
Miss Vernon Specht, daughter of Mr and Mrs J H Specht, spent a day or two at her parents home then returned to Lincoln to attend city high school. Frank Brunk, a Daykin farmer, was accidentally fatally shot Tuesday afternoon as wolf hunters unloaded their guns, leaving a wife and three children.
Readers are told that catarrh can be cured by constitutional treatment with Hall's Catarrh Medicine. The ad claims internal action through the blood on mucous surfaces and offers a $100 reward for any case not cured, with testimonials available from F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo, Ohio. Sold by druggists.
Mrs Carl Franzen returned Wednesday from Steele City after visiting her brother Dan Bracken who has been called to the colors and is about to leave for the El Paso Texas camp.
A note from Odei Wave claims Toro butchered two hogs last week and stored the meat in the cellar, but the meat allegedly walked off the next night.
Mr and Mrs Bert Etchison arrived Saturday evening to visit his mother and other Diller relatives and returned Sunday to their home in Summerfield Kansas.
Will Eicks objects to a prior report claiming he overbid on the E.4 of the S. W. 4.01, 17-25 sale at $12,500. The note states the correction and acknowledges $1,000 excess versus his actual payment.
The article notes that diet affects bowel movements with cheese tea and boiled milk usually hindering movement while raw fruits graham bre and whole wheat bread promote it. For severe constipation one or two Chamberlains Tablets should be taken after supper.
Paul Beckwith writes from Cambridge Massachusetts on January 23 1918 describing Wednesday night life and improving school terms. He lists three possible instructor roles machine gun mountor or rigging aeroplane instructor and notes a Washington DC order shifting men to flying schools while he may be kept or released. He values friendships made but remains indifferent to the final decision as both options offer benefits.
A suggestion that people over sixty should rest early after catching a cold and stay in bed one or two days. It claims faster recovery and reduced risk of complications if they use Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
The article defends the newspaper for not printing every scandal and gossip in a small town. It argues editors favor uplifting stories and respecting families, noting readers should consider the worry and heartache caused by sensational reporting.
An unnamed item notes how sensational publicity feeds lurid public fascination. The passage highlights critics urging restraint while acknowledging the urge for attention and wider readership.
Mrs. Frank Crocker of Pana Illinois praises Chamberlains Cough Remedy. Her five year old son Paul suffered a severe cold with lung involvement and terrible coughing fits. After trying other medicines, one dose of the remedy provided great relief and he was cured.
A Hastings grade pupil refused to attend school claiming the teacher would throw him in the furnace. The mother questioned the teacher who denied the threat and recalled telling the boy he would be dropped from the register if he did not improve. The child misunderstood a large hot air register for the furnace and is back in school.
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