Diller Boasts Quiet Midwest Growth and Ready Commerce
The thrifty city of Diller sits on Indian Creek in Jefferson County along the Burlington line from St. Louis to Denver. It has four churches, public schools, two elevators, a bank, two drug stores, three general stores, a hotel, three restaurants, markets, blacksmiths, jewelers, barber shops, implement dealers, a livery, a pump and wind mill dealer, a local mail route, a telephone company, and a newspaper. Residents are described as energetic and eager to advance town interests and attract newcomers and business partners.
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Diller
Indian Creek
Jefferson County
Burlington
St. Louis
Denver
Pirtion
Ellyx
Local Notes From Diller and Nearby Towns
Miss Hannah Claussen is very sick with typhoid fever. Scott and Max Merrett were visiting from Fairbury. Capt. Andrews of Steele City walked the streets of Diller. Raymond Wright returned from an eastern trip. Carpenters are building the north half of Mr. Briggs lumber shed. Glenn Mills of Council Bluffs visits grandparents in Diller. Will Hailey and a Belleville niece visit Emerson family. Tonnewaker returns from Lincoln with his daughter after appendicitis surgery.
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Briggs
Glenn Mills
Council Bluffs
D. R. Kelley
Will Hailey
Belleville
Kan
Cane
F. Hi. ‘Emerson
Farmers Offered 2-Row Cultivators At 18 Dollars Each
JQ Blaser and Mrs Jennie E Stine of Superior announce a sale of 2-row sister cultivators at 18 dollars each while stock lasts. Mrs Stine bought Willey property for 700 dollars as an investment to rent. Prairie Home Cemetery marks new monuments by Frank Petit and son W 8 5. Job Wright threshing starts. wheat averages 19 bushels per acre at 54 cents a bushel, beardless barley 33.
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JQ. Blaser
Jennie E. Stine
Superior
Drew Powell
Willey Property
Sam Thompson
Frank Petiit
Fairbury
Mani
Prairie Home Cemetery
Clark Blauser
Gifford
Job. Wright
DPD
Working Night and Day Dr King's New Life Pills Ad
Dr King's New Life Pills claimed to convert weakness to strength and dreary thought to mental power. Sold by J. W. Sutton at 25 cents per box with boastful claims of energy and vitality.
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Dr King
J. W. Sutton
For Sale Farm Near Town With Orchard And House
A 710 acre farm near Fairbury Nebr offers cultivated land good well and pump a nice orchard and a six room house with closets and other improvements. One and one half miles to school. the property is offered cheaply if taken at once. Also a strange tale from Frank Tippin farm southwest of town about a dog fighting a rattlesnake and a boy bitten while praising the dog.
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Vellar
Frank Tippin
Fairbury News
Diller News Highlights Local Life and Travel 1904
Long list of Diller area notices includes visiting relatives, illness updates, harvest notes, and community events. Mrs Henry Peffly hosts kin while Mrs Diller recovers. Town events report threshing, beatrice trips, calendar orders, and a picnic plan with a special rail fare.
Cholera Infantem Cure Promised with Remedies and Pictures
An ad touts Chamberlains Cofie Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with castor oil for infant cholera treatment. It promotes J. W. Sutton drug sales and announces Chirk Griffiths Electric Theater Co showing life motion pictures at Loock's opera houses in Miller tomorrow evening. The program includes scenes of the Passion, San Juan Hill, Philippines battles, battleship Olympia, Bull Fight, Mt Pelee eruption, Corbett and Fitzsimmons fight, horse races, and rides. Admission ten cents, with higher door charges.
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J. W. Sutton
Chirk & Griffith’s Electric Theater Co
Life Motion Pictures
Loock
Miller
Tomorow
Phasy
San Juan Hill
Olympia
Mt. Pelee
Night Was Her Terror and Coughing Spells Ended
Mrs. Chas. Applegate of Alexandria Indiana writes of a severe night cough that kept her from sleep. She states Dr. King's New Discovery cured her husband and her own cough and bronchial troubles after other medicines failed. Trial bottles free at W. Sutton's drug store.
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Chas. Applegate
Alexandria
Ind
Dr. King
W. Sutton
Lightner and Barket Bride at Beatrice Parsonage
The unexpected marriage of merchant BR Lightner and Miss Nellie Barket of Lanham occurred at the Beatrice M E parsonage at 4 30 pm Wednesday Rev J D Thomas officiating The newlyweds returned to Diller and were greeted by cheering friends They now reside in the southwest part of town The Record extends congratulations
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BR. F. Lightner
Nellie Barket
Lanham
M. E. Parsonage
Beatrice
J. D. Thomas
Picnic features humorist Col All Bixby address
The A O U W Picnic committee secured Col All Bixby for an address amid festivities in Nebraska. Attendees were urged to bring extra handkerchiefs as the crowd prepared for his likely moving speech. The Exeter Enterprise notes the event's lighthearted tone and community mood.
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A.O.U. W
Isel
Col. All. Bixby
State Journal
driftPolinia
Wong
Local Patent Remedy Ad Promotes Arnica Salve
An old ad from W. Sutton's drug store touts Buckley's Arnica Salve for burns aches and pains. The misspelled text mentions a forthright claim of effectiveness and lists a price of 25 cents per unit.
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BA Gulleodne
Pilessen
Buckley
Burlington Route Assembly Ticket Offers Educa tional Benefits
Nebraska Dunporth Assembly announces tickets available August 4 to 13 with return by August 4. Notable speakers include Bishop Isacres W Joyce and Captain Richmond Pearson Hobson among others. Music features by Ronex's Boys' Concert and Glee Association. Education benefits promised. Burlington agent provides details.
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New York
Karl Germaine
Cleveland
Hugh E. Smithy
Ronex
Boys
Bulington
New Assessors Law Provisions Outlined for County Readers
The new assessors law details include term limits for the county assessor, a shift to real estate assessments every four years, and taxes due dates. Deputy assessors handle returns, and office procedures require post office addresses for personal property lists plus sworn responses to an oath-bound questionnaire.
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Depts
Miller Brothers partnership dissolved by mutual consent
Notice from Diller Nebraska dated July 21 1903 states the Miller Brothers partnership is dissolved by mutual consent. All accounts due the firm are payable to Miller. All claims against the firm should be presented to him. Signed SW Miller and P B Miller.
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Miller Brothers
Miller
Diller
Nebraska
SW. Miller
P.B. Miller
Torture Cure Promises with Electric Bitters Claim
Colusa California writer Joe Golobick reports relief after claiming 14 years of persistent ailments were cured by Electric Bitters. Ad touts Liver and Kidney benefits with a 50 cent price and satisfaction guarantee. Diller youths plead guilty in Judge Catlin's court for driving on sidewalks, fined $3 with total costs $10, a lesson to their town.
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Joe Golobick
Colusa
Calif
Eleetricv
Ed. W. Sutton
Diller
Catlin
Remarkable Cure of Diarrhoea in Texas Woman
Mrs. Alice Miller of Morgan Texas suffered years of severe diarrhoea with pain and agonizing episodes. After ineffectual medical spending she tried Chambertin Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy following a county move and saw a dramatic recovery from one bottle costing only a few cents. Sold by W Sutton.
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Alice Miller
Morgan
Texas
Bosque
Chambertin
Bo W. Sutton
Entertaining Fragments Provide Odd Ballads and Notices
A mixed OCR reads like a jumble of ads and anecdotes. It mentions moving pictures at Loock's ball bright Saturday night and July 25, plus an item about Cascarets with strong claims about bowel health. A Beatrice county wedding notice names Ed Sorotny and Olive Leggett among local residents.
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Jude
Beatrice
Warried
Sorotny
Olive Leggett
William Nowouty
Name Lexpet
Diller
Gage County
Burlington Rapid Tickets Offer Low Summer Rates
The Burlington lists discounted round trip fares to multiple western destinations with June to September validity. Examples include Denver to Pueblo at 16.15 and Ogden Utah at 30.50, plus Hot Springs South Dakota 16.90 and Deadwood 19.05. Ask ticket agent for details.
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Burlington
Denver
Cole
Retary
Pueblo
Col
Glenwood
Sprines
Ogden
Utah
Deadwood
Hot Springs
Custer
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