Local Notes and Classifieds Sweep Through Fairbury Area
A mixed item list records Dr. Leach in Fairbury, a Plymouth farmers elevator project, travel notes on Mr Kerr, job ad for kitchen help at Colman House, travels of Mr and Mrs Golman and Mrs Thompson, Habicht family visit, Ballard family from Beatrice, Calkins family return from Platte City area, ice cream supply offerings, Neelys Pharmacy flavor list, Frank Johnson and Hazel Maw plan Pacific Junction move, Mrs Taylor fires at a weasel, Epworth League lawn social July 19 at Mrs Bixbys, Sam Diller visiting for a large clothing sale planning.
Photographer to Exhibit at Diller Gallery Each Wednesday
W. M. Hare, Fairbury photographer, will be at the Diller gallery every Wednesday. Pictures cover all weather, with satisfaction guaranteed. J. W. Foote and B. F. Lightner of the Diller school board were in Fairbury Wednesday arranging for sale of school bonds for a new classroom addition. Mr. and Mrs. Harve Pitterger and daughter visited from Beatrice, staying until Wednesday. the party plans to return for the August picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Hare
Fairbury
Diller
J. W. Foote
B. F. Lightner
Diller School Board
Harve Pitterger
Beatrice
Memérable Day Purified Health Ad
An ad promotes Dr King's New Life Pills as painless purifiers curing headache and biliousness. The copy notes the product helps keep the bowels right and lists a price of 25 cents at Spear Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Spear Drug Co
Farm Sale Notice Involving Fouts and Caldwell
J. W. Fouts sells Mrs. Caldwell’s farm this week to Geo. Henrichs for 650 dollars per acre. Fouts cooperates to have the transaction advertised freely.
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J. W. Fouts
Trial Size Box Offered for Catarrh Remedy Merit
An offer promotes a free trial box of Dr. Shoop's Catarrh Remedy to prove its merit. The message invites interested readers to request the sample without cost.
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Dr. Shoop
Homestead land offered in Big Horn Basin irrigation scheme
Lester Butterbaugh describes 160 acre homestead plots in the Big Horn Basin, with ditch completion on three sides and irrigation to begin by next April. Buyers pay water right costs after ditch completion, estimated at 20 to 30 dollars per acre, payable over ten years, and the land could rise to about 100 dollars per acre.
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Liberty
Nebr
Big Horn Basin
Government Ditch
Lester Butterbangh
Misses McElwee and Schultz Visit Friends in Diller
Miss Patrice McElwee and Miss Bertha Schultz, both of Fairbury, spent Sunday visiting friends in Diller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrice McElwee
Bertha Schultz
Fairbury
Diller
Primary election notices posted by Sheriff Tuesday
Sheriff Churnside posted notices of the Sept 3 primary election. Mrs Etchison returns from Gil ter with a niece. A D Colman noted returning from Hebron Nebraska. Dr Shoop ointment offers relief for piles with 50 cent jars. Board of Education organized with B F Lightner chair man J W Foote director W C Line treasurer to hasten bond history and schoolhouse addition work.
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Churnside
Board of Education
B. F. Lightner
J. W. Foote
W. C. Line Tre Asure
The Charming Woman and the Artist’s Model Note
A passage discusses traits of a charming woman beyond physical perfection. It praises neatness clear eyes clean skin and sprightliness from good health while noting physical weakness diminishes attractiveness. The excerpt ends with a cut phrase elec- indicating interrupted text.
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Elec
Diller Parish Social “A Trip Around the World” set July 13
The Y P C EB of the Diller Presbyterian church hosts a social called A Trip Around the World on Saturday evening July 13. Tickets cost 20 cents and start at Spkar's Drug Store designated The Depot. Excursions visit four city residences decorated to a different nationality with regional foods.
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Diller Presbyterian Church
Spkar
Sontag Eere
Long Live The Aiag and Dr King’s New Discovery Ad
An old advertisement extols Dr King’s New Discovery as a universal remedy for coughs colds and lung ailments praised by Mrs Julia Ryder Paine of Truro Mass. It claims to cure weak lungs and sore throats after other remedies fail and offers a trial bottle free with a one dollar price.
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America
Dr. King
Julia Ryder Paine
Truro
Mass
Spear Drug Co. Soc
Cow with Tuberculosis Warns Milkmen to Exercise Caution
A south town resident reported a mild cow diseased with tuberculosis. Dr Feischer the veterinarian diagnosed the ailment. The cow was killed and lungs showed ulcers. Milk was sold to three families with no reported cases. The Auburn Herald notes debates on infectivity but cites milk as a transmission risk.
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Feischer
Auburn Herald
A Roasted Rat and the Fox in Human Form
A Buddhist priest hears a daimyo’s courier confess he is a fox in disguise. The fox fears a trap baited with a roasted rat will kill him, while the priest muses on human folly and the lure of pleasure that can ruin a land.
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Tokyo
Professor and student clash over Latin meaning velix
The exchange shows a dialogue about Latin comprehension with a student asking what velix means. The professor cites a fair knowledge of Latina while admitting uncertainty about the term velix. The snippet ends with a puzzled inquiry from the learner.
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Cao
Plays and Players Update on Upcoming Productions
Mary Manpering will continue in Glorious Betsy after success. Willard Spencer's Miss Bob White revival planned with Nixon & Zimmerman and Frank Desbon in charge. Mrs Leslie Carter to use a Lang script with Belasco for The Darning of the Gods and Andrea. James EK Hackett to tour. The Modern Lady Godiva by Schrader set for Birmingham. The Dairy Maida to stage in America with Huntley Wright and Adrienne Augorde in cast.
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Mary Manpering
Betsy
Willard Spencer
Bob White
Nixon & Zimmerman Company
Frank Desbon
Leslie Carter
John Luther Lang
Mr. Belasco
Adrea
Julian Edwards
England
America
Dairy Maida
Huntley Wright
Adrienne Augarde
Tree Seedling Notes From A Summer Study For Mothers And Children
A brief study outlines common tree cones and needles for summer exploration. Species listed include Hemlock, Red Cedar, Pitch Pine, Scotch Pine, Austrian Pine, Fir, White Cedar, Norway Spruce, White Pine, and Arbor Vitae with notes on cone shape color and needle arrangement.
Pleasures of Memory in a Summer Encounter
A man asks a lady if they have met before. She replies they were once engaged for a week and a half three summers ago, while she marks the sand with her parasol. The exchange reveals a playful, memory laden reunion.
Youth and girl argue over smoking and mosquitoes
A Washington youth in a clamshell cap recalls quitting smoking at a girl’s request. He says she then walked with a man who smoked a pipe, claiming it chased away mosquitoes. The dialogue captures a street exchange with humorous nuance.
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Washington
Forbidden Game Turns Grim in Quiet Confrontation
A tense scene unfolds as a child grows defiant, threatening punishment and accusing a guardian of hidden abuse. The exchange centers on fear, secrecy, and a demand for truth amid a dangerous dynamic.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dr. Leach
Farmers’ Elevator Company
Plymouth
Mrae. J. E. Kerr
Gilead
Colman House
A. H. Golman
Chicago
Racine
New York City
C. V. Thompson
Colorado Springs
Denver
Mra. Wm. Habicht
Bertha Habich
Town
al. Ballard
Beatrice Sanday
Winnie Calkins
Plattemouth
Neely’s
Frank Johnson
Hazel Maw
Pacific Junction
Epworth League of
The
M. E. Church
Jennie Bixby
Sam Diller
Les
Butterbaugh
H. Z. Diller
Lester Butterbaugh
A. D. Colman
Hebron
Neb
Aiag
Man
Willie
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