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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1906
Page
5
A miscellaneous hillside column with verses about poultry alfalfa and harvests, local business ads, a church notice on acetylene gas, travel notes, a public sale near Diller, and medicinal product ad for ManZan at Neeley’s Pharmacy. It lists moves, sales, exams, and revival meetings with a local news flavor.
Sunday morning a fire leveled two small structures at the northwest corner of Fairbury square owned by Geo EL Tarver. A jewelry store and candy kitchen occupied the premises. Fire blamed on a defective flue with ample insurance to cover losses.
The tonic liver pills promise perfect satisfaction by soothing the liver and never gripping. Neeley's Pharmacy sells the remedy.
An advertisement for Niggerhead Maitland coal offers seven dollars off the car or seven dollars twenty five cents from the house. The dealer notes the coal does not make any spot.
The ladies of the M EC church announce an all day gathering with a 10 cent dinner at Mrs Kerr's nest on Thursday. Attendees should arrive by 10 o'clock to help with the day’s work.
Harriet Howard of West 34th Street New York recounts long skin trouble until using Bakelys Arnica Salve a quick healer for cuts burns and sores as advertised by Spear Drug Co.
Mr Elmer James of Steele City and Miss Beckie Diller daughter of W H and A Diller were married yesterday at five pm at the Presbyterian parsonage with Rev Knauer officiating They will begin a wedding trip to Meridian Idaho today and then reside on a farm near Steele City
The editor as clerk of Diller Camp No. 1668 Woodmen of America delivered to WH Diller guardian of Fred A Diller a draft for $1000. The payment relates to the beneficiary carried by Charles A Diller who died on the 2th alt. inst. thirty days prior to payment.
An old advertisement urges using Bee's Laxative Honey Syrup to guard lung health and treat coughs colds and croup. It claims the remedy loosens bowels without harshness and expels cold from the system, sold at Neelevs Pharmacy.
Last Saturday Miss Grace Watson, daughter of Burlington station agent A. T. Watson, enjoyed a schoolmates party from the A and second grades of Diller schools. Her rooms above the depot were prettily decorated with tissue paper. Each guest received a tissue purse with sugared popcorn and dates with seeds removed and nuts inserted. Ice cream and cake followed as children played games from 2 to 5:30 PM.
Last Friday night the Epworth League hosted the third in a five part series at the Methodist church. Rev Huntington introduced Nebraska author and musician KB Griggs whose program of original poetry and songs pleased a packed audience within fifteen minutes of opening. Clarisse Edler of Lincoln accompanied Griggs on piano and received much praise. Next on the course is Dr Fordyce’s lecture titled Our Boys on February 16.
Local note reports Mrs Will Carey visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Catlin near Fairbury this week. The item mentions Bee’s Laxative Honey and Tar cough syrup sold at Neel EVs Pharmacy as a remedy for croup whooping cough and bronchial issues.
The house on the Joe Emery farm three miles east of Diller burned to the ground Wednesday forenoon. It is owned by Wi A Wolf of Beatrice and occupied by tenant BOF Smith and family. The fire started from a defective kitchen flue. Mr Smith saved most of the household goods.
An advertisement touts Dr. King's New Life-Pills as a blood and system cleanser that cures stomach and liver troubles. It urges readers to purchase at Spear Drug Co. for 25c with a guaranteed offer.
About 65 neighbors and families gathered at Mr H Steffen's home for a farewell surprise for Mr and Mrs Wm Keelin as they prepare to move to Oklahoma. Guests toasted the couple with a rocker gift, enjoyed oysters coffee cake and pickles, then departed after a joyful evening of conversation games and music. Present were Mr and Mrs Steffen Bell Barton Greenwood Dvorak Novotny Lambert Monasmith Remley Jones Nida and others.
Visionary predicts electric trains replacing steam within twenty years as electric power reshapes life this century. He notes steam era's end and electric propulsion linking continents at speed, transforming travel, industry, and access to distant regions.
The passage recounts a 1706 accident in Munich where Sennefelder, inspecting a theater after Mozart's opera Don Juan, dampened a ticket with ink and a whetstone. The damped stamp impression on wet paper inspired him to create lithography, leading to the printing method used today.
A detailed account describes the execution method used on condemned spies in the English army. The prisoner is surrounded by infantry, digs his own grave, is blindfolded, and reads from a burial service. A random firing squad uses one of six rifles loaded with a blank or live round, the volley follows, and the condemned falls to the grave.
Lord Granville remarks frame Gladstone’s visit to Deal with Mrs. Gladstone and Lord Sydney as guests. The premier enjoys a local fair avoiding a “suree” on the merry go round. He strolls through booths from the giant woman to the eight legged calf, savoring the pageant with schoolboys.
In Preston Lancashire fishermen once fished on Sundays despite local sermons. A clergyman prayed for no catch, yet the fish appeared. The fishermen burned an effigy of the parson in a chimney smoking ritual, and the fish were drawn to the smoke like bait. The tale comes from the Fishing Gazette.
A fragment cites a man described as an ordinary mortal who faced rejection from a Sintre. He is portrayed as average, soon turning to consolation after the failed engagement.
A buyer accuses a horse dealer of misrepresenting a horse as fault free while the seller defends lameness as not a fault. The terse dialogue moves from complaint to a defender’s claim that lameness is not a defect.
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