Lighthearted Snips From Diller Area Notices
Readable fragments report several local items. Ouke Lottman recovers from a severe illness. Dr. O C Diehl notes the birth of an eight pound boy to Mr and Mrs Francis Wallace. A nine pound bouncing boy was born to Mr and Mrs Will Henrichs near Diller. Mrs J J Coniff visited relatives and returned to Lincoln via Fairbury. The M W A holds meetings on the second and fourth Thursdays each month. Clarence Hiatt is mentioned in a name-variant note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. C. Diehl
Francis Wallace
Diller
Mat
Will M. Henrichs
J. J. Coniff
C.E. and
C. L.waggoner
Fairbury
Lincoln
Waggoner and Conniff Families Visit Near Diller
Messrs C L and C E Waggoner and their families along with Mrs J J Conniff visiting here spent Sunday with sister Mrs Heagy Heminger and family northeast of Diller after driving around by Beatrice to find passable roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L
C. E. Waggoner
J. J. Conniff
Heagy Heminger
Diller
Beatrice
Financial Statement of the Diller Farmers Grain Company
The report covers the company’s financial position at December 31 1923 detailing assets liabilities and equity. It lists balance sheet items and notes on operations during the fiscal year plus summaries of revenue and expenses for the period.
Progressive farmer gears up for spring repairs
An old column urges farmers to overhaul machinery now before spring work begins. It notes supply houses in Denver show large repair stock but local orders face delays, so proactive repairs prevent field setbacks as robins arrive and cultivation starts. Community notes follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Exchange
Denver
10 Pound Boy Born Near Diller in Late January
A 10 pound boy was born January 31 to Mr. and Mrs. Ben Marshall who live four miles northwest of Diller. E L Loock returned to Peoria after learning his sister is gravely ill. Ira Egger and John Etmund of Princeton Neb attended a Thoroughbred hog sale in Diller, relatives of Rev. and Mrs. Pengelly. James H Emerson from Lincoln arranged to start a bakery in Diller and will move with his mother Mary Emerson. they will occupy Rex A Green’s home. The Greens are moving to a farm southeast of town formerly occupied by Mr. Fouts.
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Earl Riddle
Fairbury
J. N. Carpenter
Wm. Lee
W.J. Logan
Omaha
Gladys Buery
Dist
Endicott
Mayme Jones
J. P. Gill
Henry Schultis
Salina
Kan
Frank Cole
Alma James
Steele City
Perry Weaver
Roy McCune
Walter Lade
Sam Friday
C. A. Riddle
Earl Stull
Roy Wagner
S. F. Stull
Walter Fisher
J. Steinmetz
C. E. Messenger
J. H. Steinmetz
Lincoln
Y.G. I. G. Club
Aona Lung
Jake Ratslaff
Ben Marshall
Diller
Ira Egger
John Etmund
Princeton, Neb
E. E Pengelly
Jas. H. Emerson
Rex A. Green
Mary Emerson
Green
Warning issued on traveling grocery peddlers by Salina farmer
Henry Holtz of Tescott near Glendale warns farmers to beware of country peddlers selling groceries. He says he was skimmed by low sample prices and paid in advance, with missing items and inflated charges, and urges buyers to demand shipment terms and inspect goods before paying. Salina Journal.
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Henry Holtz
Tescott
Glendale
Hulk Macroni
Compressed air powers sand removal in deep caisson work
In sinking bridge caissons over rivers workers use compressed air to replace shovels. An air column lifts loose sand through blow pipes while jets of water loosen surrounding sand, allowing sand to rise with the air currents toward the caisson interior.
Portraits of Shakespeare Show Varied Depictions Across Two Paintings
The Felton portrait from 1788 presents Shakespeare beardless with a light mustache, while the Lumley portrait shows him with a florid complexion a close cropped beard and a small mustache.
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Shakespeare
Felton
Minories
Lumley
Lord
Diamond Flaw Foils Engagement Plan in Private Talk
Evelyn complains to Harold that the diamond has a flaw in her engagement ring. Harold reassures her love, claiming it should be blind. Evelyn accepts but notes the stone is not quite sightless.
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Evelyn
Harold
The Fewer Conversations Over Wages for Wives
A satirical piece on how wage mandates for wives alter domestic life. A husband asks another about wife wages and admits the struggle to keep a good wife while paying a hundred dollars monthly.
How Farmers Lived A Hundred Years Ago
A Stockton diary from March 10 1824 to January 1 records daily farm life. Isaac and Mary Miller describe cattle, hunting, trading, logging, spinning, wool room work, ash gathering, land payments, and family notes in early 19th century New York.
Referee Sale Ordered for Diller Real Estate
Under a Jefferson County Nebraska court order a referee will sell February 25 1924 at 2 PM at the south front door of the Fairbury courthouse Lots 7 and 8 in Block 2 of the First Addition to Diller Nebraska to the highest cash bidder. The sale remains open one hour. J Smith Diller Referee. Heasty Barnes Rain attorneys for the plaintiff.
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District Court of
Jefferson County
Nebraska
Sa Court
Lydia Lowe
Pane
Martha H. Schaedel
Omer Rowe
Allene Rowe
Theodore B. Schuedel
Lydia S. Rowe
Homer Rowe
Austin C. Rowe
Sai Court
Court House
Fairbury
Diller
J. Smith Diller
Heasty
Barnes & Rain
Attys
Plaintiff
Jefferson County Abstract Office invitation in Fairbury
An invitation from the Jefferson County Abstract Office asks to make their office the headquarters when in the county seat. The note references First National Bank in Fairbury Nebraska as a location anchor.
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First National Bank
Fairbury
Also Mentioned on This Page
Diller State Bank
Ouke Lottman
Clarence Hiatt
J. Es Kerry
Financial Statement
OF the
Diller Farmers Grain Company
Treasury Stoc Weeveeweeees
F. E. Hale
Mgr
E. L. Loock
Peoria
Stockton
N. Y
Mary Thull
Bergen
Isaac Miller
Stockton, Chant. Co
Isaac
Varnum
Issac
Ira
Royal Putnam
John Robinson
Bee
Laena
Mr. Seymour
Miss Gibbe
Jamestown
Davis
NASA
Toledo
O. F.d
M. J. Powell
Glas
Faibury
Jefferson Co
Paainkcle Bara Ak
Waggoner Bros
Mya
R.o.c
S. B. Viers
Diller, Nebr
Diller Veterinary Hospital
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