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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1918
Page
3
The notice mentions war savings stamps and a sale schedule with Monday and Thursday afternoons. It notes H Z Diller contact and reports Claude Cavett accepting a government job in Washington at 1100 a year rising to 1200 after three months. The Record prints bills for winter public sales amid broader listings.
Notices urge attendance at an event with Ford the electrical wizard at the opera house on January 18 and announce subscription renewals by Henry Weers and Henry Hullman. Adelia Hayes returns to Fremont to teach after visiting her parents near Diller.
A brief note questions whether healing use is worthwhile by weighing the cost and potential benefits. The text implies consideration of trial use to assess value and feasibility.
Frank Roseman Jr renewed his subscription for another year at the office. He expressed interest in purchasing a span of mares after recently selling a mule for 525 dollars.
The Plymouth News reports up to sixty women attend Red Crags meetings, held twice weekly in the city hall. Town fathers provide a warm, comfortable space for the gatherings.
Readable text shows a fragmented mention of a Syracuse Kansas news item with unclear context and no coherent event or names to confirm a full summary. The readable fragments do not establish a clear action, date, or involved entities.
A 1918 Boston note expresses appreciation to the Diller ladies for a knitted sweater and other items for boys. The writer mentions receipt of the gifts and adds a brief personal observation about the fastening and fit. The message is informal and shows gratitude.
An old promotional pitch promises one hundred dollars for a catarrh case Hall's Catarrh Medicine cannot cure. The text touts the medicine as effective, claiming sufferers see improvement after short use and hints at blood cleansing benefits. The jagged wording references sea travelers and general health benefits.
A new sawing outfit signals onward business plans by families, while concerns arise about hoarders of canned goods and wartime needs. Ford showcases electrical experiments for all ages, and plans for foreign language papers in plain English unfold. Vera Anderson returns home to resume studies at the business college after holidays in Diller.
Vigorous campaigns sweep several states to boost wood for fuel with no Virginia convict labor used to supply the wood. The push targets reducing coal reliance and expanding alternate energy sources amid wartime or policy measures.
Mrs Henry Brandt and daughter Mrs Jane F Kardyce had visited since before Christmas and returned Tuesday from Wymore. Harry Lohr, who spent the holidays with relatives near Diller, returned Wednesday to Kansas City for his job with the Price Sanman Auto Co.
Attorney C. H. Denney mayor of Fairbury announces his candidacy for Congress from Iowa district to succeed Chas. H. Sloan. A statement on his views on public questions is forthcoming. Also note Geo Andrews of Live Stock Co. of St. Joe Mo. and Henry Fouts connected to local military movements and transfers.
Incomplete OCR text hints at Senate discussions with unclear names and actions. The readable fragments mention aging or cleaning sewers and a discussion about Berlain’s agent or action, and a digestion proof appears.
The Steele City K P Lodge voted unanimously to lend their hall to the Red Cross Society ladies free of charge. They will also provide a warming fire and ensure the hall is properly heated for their war work activities.
County committee details Red Cross work completed and delivered to County Headquarters at Fairbury on December 7. Pajama suits hospital shirts surgical dressings and socks listed with quantities and totals. Treasurer L. O. Ballard reports a cash balance of 308.85.
Uncle Joe Grabber aged elder resident of the Ellis area died after months of illness. He left thirty one heirs and many friends. Funeral was held Saturday at 1 pm from his daughter Mrs Wyble’s home with Rev J Bankson officiating. Pallbearers included John Nickerson Will Nickerson and others. burial followed at Beatgite cemetery beside his wife. The community extends sympathy to the family.
A charitable batch arrives including 1 pair Mitts, 8 Helmets, 23 pairs Socks, 18 pairs Mitte, 11 Scarfs, 24 Wash Cloths for Hin 'koldters hands now being knitted. Tienes books given to Mrs Edith Reinhardt.
Miss L. O. Ballard chairs the comfort kit committee which furnished kits for home purchases funded locally. The report notes kits prepared and distributed to new homeowners through the fund program.
Old linen articles fashioned into items have been sent to Pn County chapter at Fairbury. The shipment includes 9 dozen hemmed handkerchiefs and 3 dozen unhemmed handkerchiefs. Mrs. A. L. Tinsteman serves as buoyant superintendent.
Mrs. George Lewis of Pittsfield New York reports her five year old recovered quickly from a two to three week cold after using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. She says prior cough medicines did little good but the remedy brought rapid improvement.
The Fuel Administration plans Tag Your Shovel Day for January 80 to have school children tag every coal shovel in the country. The tag urges saving one shovelful of coal daily for Uncle Sam with tips on conserving fuel on the reverse.
Joseph Grabber born January 28 1834 at St John Hoechst Voralberg Germany died January 8 1918 at his daughter Mrs Chas Wyble home aged 83 years 11 months 7 days. He married Magdalena Simon in 1867 in Woodford County Illinois and had two children. After Magdalena's death he remarried Barbara Stieber in Peoria Illinois on April 12 1872 and had eleven children including Mike Frank Maggie Anna and Elizabeth.
We thank the many friends and neighbors for their sympathy and words of comfort after the death of Joseph The Children.
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