Shipment of stock sent to market from local station
A shipment of stock was sent to market from this station Sunday. Mr and Mrs Henry Jantzen of Harbine lost their baby Wednesday night of double pneumonia. Mrs Leta Bristol and son Rarold returned Sunday from visiting friends at Wymore. Yesterday was Washingtons birthday and the Diller post office banks and business houses observed it as a holiday. Dr Claude Ellis will have a public sale at his farm on Sicily creek Gage county next Monday bills for which were printed at this office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Jantzen
Harbine
Leta Bristol
Son Rarold
Wymore
Washington
Diller Post Office
Claude Ellis
Sicily Creek
Gage County
Capt. Andrews
Diller, Nebr
Blythe Family Visiting From Topeka
B F Blythe and daughter Ione, former Diller residents now moving to Lincoln, were visiting friends here yesterday while in Topeka, Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Blythe
Ione
Diller
Topeka
Kan
Lincoln
Sale of Duroc hogs and shorthorn bulls at Fairbury
Johnson and Dimond issued a neat catalogue for a sale of register Duroc hogs and shorthorn bulls. The event takes place at the fair grounds in Fairbury on March 10.
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Johnson & Dimond
Fair Grounds
Fairbury
Mar
Grandpa Pickard Suffering From Recurring Asthma Attack
Grandpa Pickard has been ill for several days with a recurrence of his old asthma, now complicated by a wheeze. He is staying with his daughter Mrs. Fred Clark.
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Grandpa Pickard
Mrs
Fred Clark
Fasnachts Visit Diller Relatives During Illness
Mr and Mrs John Fesnacht visit Diller relatives while he recovers from a flu recurrence. The Fasnachts live in Blue Springs and John works at the Burlington shops in Wymore.
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John Fesnacht
Diller
Fasnachts
Blue Springs
John
Hi Burlington
Wymore
Elm Center box and pie social announced
A box and pie social will be held at Elm Center Dist. 142 on Friday night February 23 at 8 o'clock. All who do not bring boxes will be charged 15 cents at the door. Everybody welcome. Adeline Schiermeyer, teacher.
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Elm Center
Dist
Adeline Schiermeyer
Beatrice Man Suffering After Amputation Injury
Will Fanders was taken to a Beatrice hospital Thursday of last week with illness described as rehumanism, believed to have developed from blood poisoning after an amputation of a finger injured in a sausage grinder.
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Will Fanders
Beatrice Hospital
Retribution in a Midland Romance
Miss Cayenne declares she married Mr Wildote to punish him rather than reform him, framing the union as a moral retribution rather than a reforming marriage. The exchange centers on motives and social judgment within a domestic tale.
Conversation Snippet Sparks Dinner Table Debate
None in Evidence. Mr. X says you never hear of cooks striking. Mrs. X retorts you might if there were any.
Do you believe half of all you hear
The Philadelphia Bulletin quotes a wry exchange on listening with a line about belief implying skepticism toward news and chatter.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Permanent Wave Question Sparks Hair Care Exchange
A brief exchange turns to grooming desires as the speaker asks for a lasting style. The partner clarifies they want permanent hair rather than merely a temporary wave.
Making Her World Go Round
Elaine scolds a sickly look while Maud dismisses romantic concerns in a terse domestic vignette about illness and indifference.
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Elaine
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Claims Constitutional Link
The advertisement asserts catarrh worsens when run down, arguing it is a local disease influenced by overall health. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a two part remedy with a local ointment for relief and an internal tonic to improve general health, sold by druggists for years.
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Hall
Bw. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Endicott Church Buys Land for Parsonage
The Methodist church at Endicott has purchased lots to erect a parsonage for their pastor. Allen Colman remains housebound due to illness for several days. T R Callen of Odell suffered a paralytic stroke last Friday and is in serious condition. Mrs Anna M Willems sold lots 9 and west half of 8 in Shea to Annettie Carpenter for 65 dollars.
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Methodist Church
Endicott
T. R. Callen
Odell
Anna M. Willems
Shea
Annettie Carpenter
Mrs. V. A. Raymond Undergoes Facial Surgery in Concordia
Mrs. V. A. Raymond of Courtland Kansas had a operation at a Concordia hospital to treat facial injuries believed caused by influenza illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. A. Raymond
Courtland
Kans
Concordia
Kan
Herricks Brothers Plan Hampshire Hog Sale in Diller
Herricks Brothers issue bills and print a catalogue for a Hampshire hog sale to be held at Fanders and Robertson garage in Diller on March 1.
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Herricks Bros
Hampshire Hogs
Fanders & Robertson Garage
Diller
Wiemers Ship Chester White Hogs to Clay Center
Henry and Alpha Wiemers left from this station with one of three car loads of registered Chester White hogs bound for the Live Stock Improvement Assn. at Clay Center Kansas, a shipment they had contracted to supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Alpha Wiemers
Live Stock Improvement Assn
Clay Center
Kan
Chester White
Lincoln man Walter Sandman arrested for bad check in Beatrice
Walter Sandman of Lincoln a former Jefferson county youth with parents near Harbine was arrested in Beatrice Monday and escorted to Fairbury by Sheriff Tippin over alleged issuance of a bad no fund check for a small amount.
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Walter Sandman
Lincoln
Jefferson County
Harbine
Beatrice
Fairbury
Tippin
Nebraska carry on drive aims to raise forty thousand
Twe women of Nebraska will play a great part in the carry on program of the Nebraska Children's Home Society's campaign for $40,000 to erect a new receiving home for homeless children until suitable homes and good parents can be located. The intensive county campaign will launch March 15.
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Twe
Nebraska
Nebraska Children’s Home Society
Netaska
Loud-Toned Phone Enables Factory Communication
A loud-speaking telephone has been introduced in England for factory and office use, allowing managers to speak to any part of the premises from fixed instruments without near the transmitter. Replies from outlying instruments are heard clearly in the room without a receiver, freeing both hands.
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England
Town Pests and the Amateur Poet Obituary Pomes
A satirical note on amateur poets and editors, claiming editors know better than to publish offensive verses. It suggests readers should expect sharp, witty poems and editorial restraint in obituaries and related features.
Schoolteacher Nellie Hilder Injured In Fall
Miss Nellie Hilder, teaching in her home district east of town, broke two ankle bones Thursday while playing games with her pupils. An X ray at Wymore on Monday confirmed the fracture after the pain worsened.
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Nellie Hilder
Wymore
Patriotic Social Evening by Womans Club Feb 27
The Womans Club hosts a Patriotic Social Evening on February 27 at 8 p.m. Hostess Mrs J W Fouts guides an program with piano duets Eleanor Dieh Robert Willer musical readings The Weaving of the Flag address Rev Mrs Innis and multiple vocal solos and performances by members including Pearl Diller Mildred Mayborn and Mrs W G Robertson culminating in the Star Spangled Banner.
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J. W
America
Eleanor Dieh
Robert Willer
Scott Miller
Meredith Robertson
Dwain Limprecht
Lincoln
E. G. Limprecht
Pearl Diller
Innis
Mildred Mayborn
W. G. Robertson
Frank Cully
Club
Harbine Shippers Move Stock and Local News
I R Andrews shipped two car loads of stock Tuesday with Henry Jess accompanying the shipment. Mrs Roy McCune and Paul Stull are both on sick lists this week. The new scale at the elevator is appreciated by the manager. Less Barber moved to the former Stall place and Arthur Friday moved into the Barber residence. Miss Elsie Wolters and Dist 74 pupils hosted a surprise party for Frank Murray’s children moving out of the district.
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I. R. Andrews
Henry Jess
Roy McCune
Paul Stull
Less Barber
Earl Stall
Arthur Friday
Barber
Elsie Wolters
Dist
Frank Murrays
Time to Smile Business Collector Visit
A curt exchange shows a business setting with a visitor seeking an appointment. The narrator soothes the moment by implying discretion and scheduling, reflecting a minty period tone. The scene hints at social hierarchies and a private inquiry within a formal office environment.
Peppery Pulchritude and Bursting Temper
A terse chit of salon chatter notes that Bob's wife is described as pretty yet temperamental. The exchange contrasts outward beauty with sharp, volatile mood, framing gossip about appearances and behavior.
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Bob
A Musical Corpse
A dialogue notes a lively song sung by Miss Howles that ends with her killing it, turning a performance into a grim twist. The brief line plays on a sharp turn from praise to fatal outcome implied in a theatrical scene.
Inexperienced. Rub and Dub Avoid Risque College Jokes
A brief note records Rub and Dub denying interest in risqué humor from college periodicals. The exchange notes their stance on reading such material and keeps to a concise record style.
Woman Always Wants To Do Something Says American Legion Weekly
A brief note quotes a line from the American Legion Weekly about female initiative, stating a woman is always wanting to do something. The remark reflects a period tone on gender roles and motivation.
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American Legion Weekly
Food for Thought in Witty Exchange on Wedlock
Brief quip features a bride asking about a bow to a stranger and the bridegroom replying it was his third wife. The joke underlines humor about multiple marriages with a sharp marital twist.
Italian for get-me-nots prompts court quip
The exchange between Fanny and George ends with a wry judge remark about garlic as a quaint answer in a light court scene. The line plays on language and culinary wordplay.
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Fanny
George
Off Form. Virginia Comments on Alice’s Style
A playful exchange notes Alice as a girl embracing the return of long skirts. Virginia describes her as one of those who are glad the fashion is back, signaling a light social moment.
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Alice
Virginia
How did that story you cooked up to tell your wife
A brief quip about a story told to a wife turning into a family stew serves as a light, humorous verse piece. It references domestic life with a pun on cooking and storytelling.
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Diller State Bank
General Banking
Allen Colman
WAVE
Silas
Womans Club
Eife
Plance
Omaha
Nebr
Music Center
M. J. Powell
C.l
Colman House
Tiistman, Mer
Lister
J. A. Pickard
McCormick
Rock Ieland
A Deere Lister
John Deere
Avery Walkin
Osborne
Harrow
Keven
Sollee
Rene
Iekaieer
Fonsim
S' Gabinnt
Wapronee
Ora Miuif
Clark
Harry Weddle
Citizens State Bank
Col
Bert Etchison
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