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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1916
Page
5
A local record office advertises sale of a large bundle of old newspapers and documents for a nickel. The listing highlights bargain pricing and suggests buyers inspect the bundle before purchase.
Mr and Mrs Wilson Brandt and their children travel Wednesday to Beatrice to spend a few days with friends, enjoying a family visit away from home.
Sen. Riddle altered plans and moved Monday to the Diller residence after recently purchasing property linked to Arthur E. Riee, reflecting a change in personal arrangements.
A kilowatt equals a thousand watts and describes the power of an electric current. A watt measures work done by an ohm in an electrical path, with current rate determined by an ampere.
Lewis T Davis of Blackwater Delaware recalls a severe cough years ago. His brother McCabe Davis supplied Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and after taking a small bottle the cough vanished and has not returned.
McManes sends a copy of his new home paper The Sidney Telegraph claiming Sidney numbers close to 2000. A published letter from Mr. McManes to Mrs. Jesse Hunnicut, read this week, will interest Diller residents as Mac once lived nearby before moving away.
The national better baby week begins March 4 with wide support from women's organizations across the state. Nebraska groups request materials to aid in the program, available while supplies last from the Extension Division at University Farm Lincoln.
Mayor Vibert W. Mason backs quarantine in Fairbury as four homes face smallpox restrictions. Ed Garrison, arrested at Mrs Gano’s southeast home, escaped capture but was later charged by Police Judge Russel and fined 50 dollars. The city reports 200 dollars spent in January to feed quarantined families.
L E Blauser of Diller travels from Beatrice after a political mission in Lincoln. He plans to file for state senate representing Jefferson and Thayer counties. He backed a band funding bill and the new ballot law, and recently won a district court contest over his mother’s will with heirs challenging the will in district court.
An old advertisement argues catarrh cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated with an internal remedy. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a blood acting treatment and lists testimonials and endorsements from dealers, claiming it as a long trusted remedy. It also advertises Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A terse maxim warns that forcing belief does not alter personal views. It reflects on persuasion limits and the stubbornness of opinion when consent is not voluntary.
Mrs Leona Barber attended The Birth of a Nation and visited relatives in Fairbury Tuesday night.
An irritable disposition is often due to a disordered stomach. A man with good digestion is usually good natured. Many have benefited from Chamberlain's Tablets after years of suffering. These tablets strengthen the stomach and enable its functions naturally. Obtainable everywhere.
A group from Diller including Emil Tarnow W S Diller Mr and Mrs J D Fenders Misses Dora Willems Grace Watson Esther Green Gretchen Wohl and others attended a screening of The Birth of a Nation in Fairbury this week. The attendance list also names W C Starkey Paul Logan H Z Diller Everett Blauser Volney Raymond Prof Howard B R Smith and Mr and Mrs C L FE Blauser.
The State Journal offers a special $2 a year price attracting thousands of new subscribers. With the Sunday Journal including Fiction Magazine and colored comic, annual cost is $3.50. The Journal pledges later news and statewide reach, urging readers to order today.
Nebraska researchers advise using native seed corn for higher yields. The University College of Agriculture found native Nebraska corn outproduces prize varieties from other states by about 4.5 bushels per acre, and western growers gain safety by sticking to local seed. Always test seed. bulletin No. 126 from University Farm details results.
An editorial urging protection of birds to prevent agricultural damage and preserve local health and prosperity. It argues birds defend crops from pests, warns against killing them, and links moral virtues to enduring literature and honest work. It cites quotes about probity and cites John Burroughs on two years before the mast.
The Lincoln News backs an organized volunteer survey of rural Nebraska church conditions to map church locations memberships and issues. It envisions using results to foster federation good roads public health better farming consolidated schools and neighborhood centers while keeping religious work central and expanding community life.
A cow owned by Gene Diller delivered twin male calves yesterday, marking a rare birth event for the farm last week.
Advertises four Plymouth Rock roosters for sale two excellent and two good inquiries directed to the office boss for details and contact.
Mrs Mary Minke of Shortsville New York reports twenty years of use in her home. She says the product relieves croup whooping cough and ordinary colds without opium or harmful drugs. She recommends it to many friends and neighbors who praise its effects. Obtainable everywhere.
County Superintendent Henry Abrams compiles an educational directory for Jefferada county showing that TOS school districts exist in the county and that two have consolidated with other districts. It lists 169 teachers, 146 females and 23 males, including eight rural teachers and fifteen town or city teachers, with many rural teachers being high school students.
Jefferson county receives six thousand two hundred twenty seven dollars and forty five cents from January state school funds. The event features 153 pleasure cars from 61 manufacturers and 26 commercial cars from 19 firms with a large motorcycle display at the Omaha Auto Show February 21 to 26 in the Municipal Auditorium.
The town debates the costly Diller water works and the gas plant draining finances despite counter facts. Older residents recall Alex Koons quipping on consistency and juvenile notions amid repeated municipal disputes.
A ladies shoe was found last Saturday in Diller and is available at the office for claim. C E Waggoner took the early train Wednesday to attend the Nebraska retail hardware dealers association meeting in Lincoln.
Advertisement extols Chamberlain's pills as easy to take and effective for costive or troubled individuals with constipation. Claim asserts wide availability and broad suitability.
In Fairbury Nebraska a church delegation began a systematic hunt for Rev. Paul Reese missing since January 6 after boarding a train at Morrowville Kansas. The 26 year old pastor, last seen in Haddam Kansas, may have died by own hand or foul play. locals note his opposition to whisky and clashes with townsfolk at Morrowville.
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