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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1927
Page
5
Dr. G. H. Newton of Fairbury Nebraska attends to patients this week while Geo. Logan of Carroll Nebraska manages business here. A $1.00 discount applies for paying telephone rentals this month a year in advance.
Local notes record births and deaths for 1925 and 1926 with counts by gender, a wedding shower for Mildred Albers, and a mock wedding at the home of Mrs. A Richardson. Receptions and social events are described with color schemes and favors.
A historical account notes someone terribly constipated after meals and unable to eat fruit. A seed remedy is mentioned with surprising relief. The fragmentary text also hints at ongoing discomfort and attempts to eat various foods without success.
Diller Schools observed Christmas with a whole-school assembly on December 23 led by Mies Patterson. The program included Christmas in Many Homes and Midnight in the Toy Shop and featured room by room performances, then lower grades moved to their rooms for gift distribution. About thirty visitors attended. teachers distributed candy and oranges. Oil and gas deliveries were advertised by the Diller Filling Station.
Neighbors mock Mrs Jobb Greider as City Marshall McCune inspects a health sign post amid rumors of chickenpox. She was visibly rashed but recovering, contradicting reports of illness in the area.
Advice from the December Sunset urges drivers to slow for curves and crowds, yield when unsure, signal every turn, stay on their side, and have brakes checked. It warns to avoid anger after minor crashes and to handle settlements amicably or via insurance. It cites Charles Reade through D R Lane in an article titled Pull Up by the Side of the Road.
A jumble of tidbits cites tuberculosis transmission via eggs, vast ocean malt, bandit theft losses, war pensions, Italian marriage law, Chinese gold leaf customs, Tasmanian platypus traits, and foot music taps. It notes semaphore decline, radio telegraph advances, and Nebraska stock plans toward 5,000 birds at a state institution.
In the matter of the estate of John H. Miller deceased a probate notice appears with dates and instructions for filing by a deadline. The notice is dated in January and references county probate court procedures for claim submission and processing of the estate.
The service welcomed a small group of girls and Sunday school urged bigger attendance in 1927. Scouts meet at private homes, with Mrs. Raymond hosting next. Pastors preach Jeremiah and Horizons messages, with juniors at 6 45. George Washington quote on preparedness used to urge faith and resilience. Election of Thos Baumfalk as elder and H Diekman as trustee to be publically inducted next Sunday. all invited to services.
Local Methodist Sunday services were well attended with a large Roll Call. The Epworth League candle light service featured twelve youths representing the months. Plans mark attendance at the Mid-Winter Institute at Pawnee January 21 to 23. Next week's topic is Establishing Zones of Silence. Church Board meeting at the parsonage Monday evening.
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