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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1919
Page
5
A patriotic piece extols the flag and its enduring symbolism from polar ice to tropic isle. Local ads follow promoting refrigeration, poultry feed, medical services, and monument sales from Fairbury merchants Frank A. Moon & Son and others.
An action filed in district court by Sackett and Brewster for Chas J Packer and others seeks partition or sale of the late James Packer estate and division of proceeds among heirs, with guardian appointment for fourteen year old Dewey E Packer.
The note mentions used oil stoves guaranteed satisfactory in Freeman and Fairbury. It adds a wartime peace line and observes quiet streets in Diller as farmers work harvests while a street sprinkler reduces dust on Commercial Avenue. Mr and Mrs W N Sparks drove to Perkins county to deliver son Chester’s car and plan to stay till after harvest.
An old advice note says a lame shoulder caused by muscle rheumatism needs rest and a few applications of Chamberlain's Liniment. The guidance stresses no exertion and simple home care.
Mrs. M. E. Wilt of Idana Kansas visits her sons H. C. and A. A. Wilt proprietors of Wilt Bros. garage and their families.
Birt Miller of Hemingford Nebraska harvests a large wheat crop sown last fall on A. H. Colman’s farm the old Brown place about 34 miles south of town.
These tablets are advertised for stomach troubles and priced at a quarter. The copy urges readers to try them and discover the benefits of a first class medicine.
Taken up by Harley Clark at his residence 44 miles south and 4 miles east of Diller Nebraska on Monday June 23 1919 a two year old bay gelding with two white hind feet and bald face and a yearling mare colt with a white left hind foot. Owner must prove property pay charges and take away the animals.
A Savannah Missouri note from October 1916 recounts Mrs Barns describing using Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy to treat flux dysentery and urges neighbors to know how to act in similar cases. The letter emphasizes a proven remedy and practical guidance for local readers.
The article notes the record wheat crop and predicts thrashers may miss rounds in many neighborhoods. Rain and dew threaten shocks left standing, while older warnings about timely threshing emphasize prompt action this year to preserve grain quality.
Several from town went into the country this week to help the farmers with their wheat harvest. The world war wags terminated Saturday when the peace treaty was signed by the Germans at 3 12 p m and by Lloyd George and President Wilson soon after.
Mrs Christie Thompson departed Tuesday for Boulder Colorado to assist her sister-in-law Mrs W N Clark in operating the large rooming house during the summer tourist invasion.
Laurel Nebraska with a population of 614 plans 25 blocks of paved streets before summer ends Exeter will have half a mile east and the same west for six miles total The York Republican notes that if enough states ratify the suffrage amendment women will gain full voting rights in the next presidential election once three-fourths ratify it becomes law.
An 1885 established Nebraska college advertises as the oldest and leading business training school. It touts incorporation, AFACS membership, and being first in the West to guarantee job positions for graduates. Free catalogue offered from Grand Island Nebraska.
Prohibition will boost soft drinks and food spending in restaurants while increasing sweets and smoking. Taxicab and hotel business will decline temporarily as people dine out less and live more outdoors, buying autos and taking families out more, with more moonshine distilled briefly.
The Michigan Legislature passed a law to plant nut bearing and food producing shade trees along state trunk highways. The State Highway Commission and the State Commission of Agriculture will oversee planting, with stock distributed at nominal cost by the Agricultural College and the public Dominion Commission. Trees are to be spaced 20 to 40 feet apart. Damaging trees or attaching notices is a misdemeanor with fines and up to 80 days in jail.
A large turnout is expected in Fairbury as residents ready to celebrate a community event with many locals participating and organizing activities for the day.
A fall Civil Service examination will select eligibles for clerkships in the Census Bureau at Washington to staff the 1920 decennial census. About 385000 temporary clerks will serve from one to two and a half years with starting pay of $900 yearly and possible raises. Washington force to grow from 700 to over 4000. 86000 will do field work as district supervisors and enumerators from civil service lists.
Daylight saving law is repealed after the current season due to opposition from farmers. Proponents argued it would cut gas and electric bids, save coal, boost gardening, and improve outdoor recreation and health. The measure may be revived later, but for now it becomes a war memory relic.
A light army anecdote tells how a regimental martinet general challenges a private who fails to salute. The soldier then asks about the two stars on the general’s car and replies that they denote two sons in the army. The tale ends with the general admitting he is not as fearsome as his staff feared.
Mrs Teresa Eden Richardson died at Bath England aged around 68 after a career spanning four wars. She nursed in Bloemfontein during the South African War and served with the Japanese Red Cross in Russia, later nursing in Athens during the Greco Turkish War and tending patients at a hospital in Antwerp during the German bombardment. She held multiple honors including the South African medal the Order of the Crown of Japan and the 1914 Star.
The butterfly orchid grows wild in South America and the West Indies and is grown in some hothouses. Its flower resembles a butterfly with striped wings and even mimics a butterfly’s proboscis and antennae. Scientists believe the mimicry protects the species by attracting beneficial influences or repelling threats.
Country Life correspondent reports a nest discovered inside a elm log used for piling. After initial blows a cavity opened revealing a birds nest and six pale blue eggs. The nest is believed to have been built in a pollen pocket and concealed for 60 to 70 years.
Union Stock Yards South Omaha Neb reports a moderate cattle run of 5 700 head. Corn fed steers rise 10 15c from Monday and 25 50c from last week low. Lambs weak to quarter lower while aged sheep rise up to 25c. Prices span yearlings to grass cattle with varied grades and animals across beef, veal, and feeder categories.
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