Local notes from Diller and surrounding areas
Items list illnesses and medical events in Diller region. H Z Diller operated at home for appendicitis by Dr Hepperlin. Photographer Clarence Steffen ill and absent. Owen Donnelly travels to Omaha for cataract removal. Asa Colman couple celebrate fiftieth anniversary January 22. Ben and Rudoph Senior visit Squirral Idaho with family. Geo Henrichs children ill with pneumonia. Annie M Diller farm sold for 90 dollars per acre to F E Wolken with heirs bidding in. Mrs A Blauser dies after long paralysis. Colmans depart for Southern California. Miss Mary Halymanek visits Prague relatives before returning to Oklahoma. Miss Anna Lohr marries William Zeibig at St Pauls Lutheran on January 20, 1915.
Forty Years Ago Notes From A Local Era
A fragmented column recalls hog cholera treatment by incer culation and Frank Biytie’s work amid early attempts. It also lists attendees at a party including Ed Arnold J Clark Jona Bealer W A Snyde Thos Mort G O Russell W A Sayler O Brace J e Poidevin J Saylor C H Batler and others, with brief remarks on past times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Biytie
Ed Arnold
Eas
J © Clark
Jona Bealer
W A Snyde
Thos
Mort
G O Russell
W A Sayler
O [ Brace
J E Poidevin
J. Saylor
C H Batler
Fifty Years Ago in Steele City and Surroundings
A retrospective item recalls George Bixby’s illness in Steele City, Sam Diller’s night operator post at the B and M in Diller, a gray wolf shot on John Specht’s farm, and a public sale of Allen Meikel. It notes sleighing, a local petition to divide Gage County, a literary society organized in Diller with officers and program participants, and a suffrage debate with both sides represented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Diller
B& M
Diller
John Specht
Allen Meikel
Amurs Quin
Odell
Gage County
Wymore
Beatrice
GH Clark
GB Zain
Addie
Milla Treas
J W
Jennie Kendall
Oby Hachey
Ollie Kelley
Franklin Zook
Ida Weather
Gua Clar
Samuel Diller
Mattie Bixby
Willie Diller
J O Blauseéer
C A Mills
Geo Clark
T P Price
W Fouts
Rev Hill
Alex Koons
Dutch Housing Reveals Neat, Permanent Home Life
Holland shows a high standard of living with well arranged homes from farms to city apartments. The Current History essay praises absence of slums in the Netherlands and notes most working class families have four rooms plus a kitchen.
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Holland
Francis O. Wilcox
United States
Pedestrian Education Urged to Improve Traffic Safety
Safety experts urge a focused education campaign for pedestrians to reduce fatalities. A Washington survey shows seven of ten traffic deaths involve pedestrians, underscoring their vulnerability. The American Automobile Association notes unlicensed pedestrians face dramatically higher risk, while some doubt overemphasis on education.
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Iy Security
Washington
American Automobile Association
Saluting the Equator, Old Sea Rite Across Navies
The article traces the crossing the line ceremony known as saluting the Equator, noting its ancient roots among seafaring peoples from Vikings to Greeks. It describes the Neptune pageant and the ritual punishment of pollywogs by shellbacks with soap, whitewash, and dousing, while senior passengers receive lighter scrutiny.
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Europe
Davy Jones
Neptunus Rex
Neptune
Pills Get Efficient Coating From New Machinery
The article traces pill manufacturing progress from individual needle dipping to hemispherical coating with suction bars. It notes the use of dough mixer like equipment, revolving kettles from candy making, and new automatic tablet stamping machines now used across industries including plastics.
Also Mentioned on This Page
H Z Diller
Hepperlin
Clarence Steffen
Owen Donnely
Omaha
Mra
Asa Colman
Ben
Rudo'ph Senior
Squirral
Idaho
Geo Henrich
Annie M Diller
F E Wolken
A Blauser
AH Colman
Burlington
California
Mary Halymanek
Frank Pospisil
Prague
Nebru
Oklahoma
Anna Lohr
Louis Lohr
Wm Zeibig
St Paul’s Luthera
H A Teckhaus
George Bixby
Steele City
Cooper
Cooper’s
Equator
the Diller Cafe
Douglas
Edw
B. Ackerman
Optometrist
Fairbury
Nebraska
Fairbury, Nebraska
Pathfinder Polls
Er Aeei
Pathfinder
News Center
Great Northern
Texas
Sunkist
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