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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1905
Page
5
Garden seeds at J. O Blauser's offered in bulk or packets. Guide Rock and Fairbury business visits noted. Local medical tips and dental ads included. Public notices on insurance and a schoolhouse fire report. Omaha Commercial Club brief and Diller Lodge picnic invitation mark community activity.
Ethel six year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Allen Puterbaugh of Ellis died Wednesday morning from stomach trouble. Burial set for 2 PM with Rev Frank Mills of the M E church officiating. Mr Puterbaugh operates the rural route No 1 mail out of Ellis.
A timely rain benefited corn across much of the area on Wednesday evening, but a hailstorm in a southern district caused severe damage to crops. Several growers were listed as having injured corn including Allen Coleman J N Musser Ed Wagenaar Allie Eick C E Carr J A Cully Hick Heiman Chas Worthen E F Weigle Aug Grefe Ed Woods Harry Greider and Robi Patton.
Mrs. H G Weigle is very sick at her daughter Mrs W C Line's home. A new merry go round with large pipe organ is secured for the Diller picnic on August 10. The AO U W picnic will be held in Hartzell's grove. Ladies of the Presbyterian church sell eats at Mr Spear's drug store on July 29. The Diller photograph gallery opens July 25 and 26 then weekly. Roy McFerren sick with malarial fever in Gibbon Neb.
Mrs Ilvestis sister of Mrs A P Watson and her son and daughter returned to Lincoln after a several day visit. A warning about a dark man with a bundle urges vigilance against traveling pedlars aiming at alone women.
A pleasant surprise party may be given to your stomach and liver by a medicine that relieves pain and discomfort. Dr. King's New Life Pills offer sure relief and cure for headache dizziness and constipation at Spear Drug Co's drug store for 25e.
Miss Minnie Habicht sends samples from her brother in law near Spokane Washington. The five foot straw length indicates a thick hay field. Heads are thin for harvest and may yield 40 to 60 bushels per acre. Samples available at Loock's store.
Reports from Paris claim a diamond cure for consumption. A testimonial from W. T. McGee of Vanleer Tennessee credits Dr King’s New-Discovery for instant relief and a permanent cure of a fourteen year cough. The drug is sold at Spear Drug Co for 50 cents to 1.00 with a free trial bottle.
A prisoner confined in Wash ington county Vermont jail plans to resume another term. He quips about liking the meals and finishing a novel as his motive. Separately the B. and M. depot is moved forty feet east and across the track to the north side. A brick platform will replace the old one and the building aims for a Saturday night concrete foundation. Also an ad seeks a trusted assistant for a Chicago manufacturing house offering $18 weekly with no investment.
The item argues thrift, noting saving ten percent of earnings is hard but vital. It advises careful spending and small investments like seeds, and urges stocking Chamberlain’s Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy to avoid doctors’ bills. Sold by Spear DrugCo.
Rath, the daughter of EN Dewey of Agnewville Wisconsin, suffered cholera infantum last summer. The family feared her death within hours until Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy was given. After five hours she improved and fully recovered after using a full bottle. Sold by Spear Drug Co.
Railroads in Nebraska set a one fare per cent round trip to the Epworth Assembly in Lincoln starting August 2. From nearby points where a fare and one third is lower, that rate applies. Season tickets will cost one dollar with low expenses. prospectus and program available free by mail to President L. O. Jones, Lincoln.
Quote about avoiding excess follows obituary note for Hiram Cronk, last survivor of the war of MNT2, who died aged 105. The brief recalls Cronk’s long life and claims he smoked and drank heavily, suggesting moderation might have extended his years.
While aboard the royal yacht a storm prevented landing. King Victor swam to shore in a selfless dash to reach his wife and infant, delivering the news and causing headlines across Italy the next day.
Street cleaning in Stockholm is joined by college boys and other collegians who will soon be busy in Kansas harvest fields. The message shows that opportunities for college men to be useful are not all monopolized.
Twenty collieries in Mahanoy City Pennsylvania were forced to close as about 16 000 workers walked off to see the circus in town for a day.
Cadet muses on why Ethel invites him to a party and remarks his uniform looks fine in the box while Flossie notes appearance matters less. The short dialogue captures a social scene from Detroit.
In Detroit Free Press humor, a wife boasts about a dinner costing 30 cents while her husband remains skeptical and playful about the claim. The exchange highlights light domestic banter and frugal living humor.
Boston Transcript recalls the 1854 voyage of the clipper Dreadnaught built in Newburyport. The ship left New York and reached Liverpool in 13 days, a feat celebrated as a benchmark of a strong merchant marine.
A rural newspaper explains why it continues sending issues after expiration to avoid questioning a subscriber’s honesty. By renewing to date any outstanding balance, readers can prevent unwanted service restarts and maintain trust with local publishers who know their readers.
A quip from the Boston Transcript compares the common brick that absorbs water when very dry to the humorous idea of a dry human, noting the mind’s superiority over matter as the gagline.
A rural youngster writes to a friend in Atlanta recalling a line from the Atlanta Constitution about his father attempting to train a mule for a wagon and noting the mule remains alive.
In a sharp exchange from the Detroit Free Press the Private Secretary compliments the other’s head, while Gay Oldboy retorts that half would suffice. The playful clash captures a brisk, wry backchat tone.
The Youth's Companion notes a new British political phrase “half-sheet er” for supporters of the prime minister's simple fiscal policy. The term, still fresh, is expected to appear often in London dispatches in coming months.
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