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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1904
Page
1
A listless mix of items reports an infant burial for Mr and Mrs Gene Ames, several rentals, bank notices from Peoples State Bank, and county commissioners adjourning to meet March 1. Other items note residents moving, property transfers, tax payments, and local family travel and health updates.
Little Helen Briggs daughter of Mr and Mrs T Briggs has been very sick with pneumonia but is slowly recovering. George Hardy of Toronto on a visit to his mother Mrs Mary Hardy stopped here last night en route to Denver. Hardy is helping Uncle Sammy Clark. Invitations issued for the marriage of Allie Eick and Fannie Darr at the Darr home next Wednesday the 24th.
Due to sickness the annual G A R supper has been postponed indefinitely. Grandma Wm Green slipped on an icy sidewalk Wednesday, breaking a bone in her right wrist. Dr Neely reduced the fracture and she rests comfortably.
Sparks and Folkers post a buy offer for a carload of chickens paying 9 cents per pound for roosters and 9 cents per pound for hens. The offer remains valid until 10 oclock next Monday morning.
A farmer is described as the happiest man in the universe because he can burn his own cod eat his own meat eggs and live under a roof not mortgaged to any corporation, feeling blue is absent from his life.
Fresh eggs advertised for delivery by express. A careful woman can earn more by raising poultry than a careless farmer. Women need money of their own. the proceeds should not be spent on tobacco or coffee.
A Humbo kit Leader comment urges churches to allow male attendees occasional glimpses of the preacher to gain their enthusiastic endorsement, noting current conditions require neck craning for Views.
At the home of Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Miller a large group gathered last Friday to celebrate Mrs. Erva Clark who leaves Saturday for Lincoln. The Ballard residence hosted music and games with a china tea set gifted to Mrs. Clark as a sign of affection from friends.
The fragmentary report notes sick people progressing, a planned sale with bills to be printed at the Record office, and a remark on a Clydesdale horse reaching 20 hands exhibited in 1889. It mentions a summer event with a woman driving cows to a mining camp in Idaho and selling milk at 25 cents a quart, yielding 31,800 in four and a half months.
The local lodge received a draft for the 2000 in suiance that WL J Hostetter carried in that order and promptly forwarded it to Mrs Hostetter who is visiting relatives in Iowa.
A temperance meeting is announced for tomorrow evening at the M E church with a program of songs recitals and addresses by different parties. A cordial invitation is extended to all. Seats free.
Diller relatives receive notice of the death last week of Max Eli Gorshal formerly of this place He died after influenza illness leaving a husband and four children The burial is planned for Sunday and a letter from Pollman WM informs the family of the loss.
An advertising block urges readers to use Cascarets to keep the bowels healthy and help the liver. It claims six million people take Cascarets and recommends a free box, noting availability at druggists.
A runaway nearly ended a life when his leg ulcer resisted years of treatment. Bucklen's Army Salve cured the wound and proved effective for burns bruises skin eruptions and piles. 25c at Sutton's.
The Gazette reports that County Clerk W. H. Diller carried life insurance with Bankers' Reserve Life of Omaha for $5,000 payable to his father and $1,000 in the M. W. A. payable to his mother. He was a member of Diller Camp 1698.
Mysterious contrast fades as health returns with Dr King’s New Life Pills. The ad claims the pills gently arouse lazy organs to aid digestion and relieve constipation. Available for 25c at Sutton’s.
Subscribers organized at Jiller held a meeting last Saturday and formed a committee to pursue a franchise for the new People's Independent Telephone Company of Diller. The committee met the village board and asked for passage of an ordinance granting the franchise and was directed to draft the ordinance.
A fragmented meditation on stubborn hens and scarce goods. The text contrasts a hen resisting feeding with humans facing cheap eggs, scarce water, and hard to find precious stones, musing on why wanted things stay scarce as prices rise. The piece reflects frustration with unmet desires and unpredictable fates.
An advertisement argues climate is overemphasized and home care with German Syrup improves digestion and sleep for consumption. It claims free morning expectoration and reduced night sweats, urging liberal, regular use and noting trial bottles at 25 cents and regular bottles at 75 cents.
A rural route report notes no casualties in a recent incident. A stucco fire at Wymore lit up the sky Tuesday evening. Seven month world fair season tickets priced at 25 dollars, non transferable, will be available. A Bell school house event hosts Miss Jennie Musser's pupils with a box supper Friday Feb 26. Admission free. ladies bring two-person suppers.
Be Wright the veteran auctioneer lists future sale dates with clients Annie Mc Diller Feb 25 W Thomas Feb 27 and Perry Cully among others. Immo DeBoer died aged 82 11 months 19 days after living with Fred DeBoer on Mr Zoellen’s farm southwest of Diller and was buried at Prairie Home Cemetery with Rev Schaff officiating. The Omaha Daily News discusses amusements and church concerns tied to a recent conference vote, noting a past repeal margin and the church's ongoing path.
Melbourne Florida resident H Hawkins credits Dr King’s New Discovery for saving his life after a doctor said consumption was incurable. He began a free trial bottle and rapidly recovered, with the product guaranteed by J W Sutton druggist. Available in 50c and 1.00 sizes. trial bottles free.
F T Pearce received a communication from the Phenix Insurance Co of Brooklyn New York dated February 9 1904 in Chicago Illinois stating Baltimore losses are 200000 about one twenty fifth of the companys annual income and will be promptly adjusted and paid as though involved for one tenth of the amount signed J H LeNenan General Agent
The Bible Institute Colportage Association in Chicago seeks local correspondents to widen distribution of Gospel literature and connect with Christian workers in towns. No required sale. cash commissions on orders, liberal remuneration in books, suitable for men and women across evangelical denominations.
T Po Price ELT Lpock and Thos Nelson are in Steele City and Lanham on telephone business. The state supreme court ruled Peter Jansen will not owe 84000 from a mispositioned board of trade deal. Dr C Giffords, moved to Pawnee ity, ill with pneumonia with slim recovery chances. Mr and Mrs J is Suttoi and children, Deebo E Powell and others are afflicted by a fire emergency.
The text notes asbestos as a durable fiber sourced largely from Canada and used in many applications from clothing to theater scenery and ropes. It describes the fiber as fibrous yet crystalline and noncombustible, valued for heat and electricity insulation and wide industrial utility.
Bod Green of Latcaster reports chronic indigestion and nervous debility improved by Electric Ritters. He praises the tonic for his wife as well and claims it keeps her in excellent health for years. The ad urges readers to try the remedy for 56 cents with a satisfaction guarantee.
Report describes a ridge in the Osage nation where carloads of petrified remains are believed buried. Hundreds of fossilized bones, including large prehistoric animal relics, lie on the bluff, with many bones still white. Some locals speculate the animals fled to higher ground during a flood.
About fifty friends gathered Friday evening February 12 at Frank Hales to surprise G. E. Madden and his wife. They played games and sang. refreshments included coffee cake pickles and fruit. Mr Wells presented solid silver teaspoons as a memento from Nebraska friends. Wishes for a safe journey to Meridian Idaho followed as guests departed.
Report of an attempted robbery on the Pat Crowe plan one mile south and west of Odell last evening. A threatening letter had directed a 1000 grip exchange at 6 pm. A boy carrying the grip was confronted by a man with a revolver and fled, dropping the grip. Beatrice bloodhounds pursued the suspect through Lanham toward Odell and Glenwood township, but he remains at large.
The item notes Javoh Lottman moving into town and occupying Pesideres Property. Mark Tanna is rebuilding at his Oliv home. Notices mention deaths, demolitions, and local housing changes, with scattered food prices and dietary notes amid a chaotic page.
The Daily Star in Lincoln Nebr invites boys to request watches. It promises stem wind models and timekeepers, notes strong quality, and asks readers to write for particulars without sending money. Addresses Watch Department Lincoln Nebr.
The High School lists upcoming Rhetoricals with student names and dates from Feb 22 to Mar 10 including Clinton Tristman, Clarence Eaton, Golda Miller, Jooy Jleinhart, Patrice McElwee, Edith Bixy, Don McElwee, LaForrest Raymond, Russell Bodell, Willia Clark, Ruth Sparks, Theodore Heurichs, Dell Wright, and others. Additional notes mention Friday talks by a school director, a Valentine box for Grammar and Primary rooms, and illnesses and absences among students.
The post office department in Washington issued an order making Washington's birthday an official holiday for all rural free delivery carriers.
J W Fouts reports dated Freeport Hil Feb 9 1904 that the German Insurance Co is not involved in the Baltimore fire. The communication is signed by Wm Trembor Secretary and identifies J W Fouts as agent.
Land near the North Platte valley and Big Horn Basin opens for settlement as Burlington Route extends rail service. Irrigated sections offer land once priced low now rising, with water rights and favorable climate touted. Prospective settlers urged to invest quickly as prices climb, with contact to J Francis, General Passenger Agent, Burlington Route, Omaha.
District known as the Bell school where Miss Musser teaches plans a basket social to raise money for a library. County superintendent encourages teacher entertainments to fund libraries. warns of teacher shortages as districts lack instructors. Emphasizes punctual attendance, parental responsibility, and steady effort for school success. District 56 report for Feb 5 1904 lists 35 enrolled, 30 average attendance, students with perfect attendance and those absent one day. C.W. Demen, teacher.
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