Diller Picnic Notices And Local Events Highlight Aug 10
Announcements include J H LeRoy seeking County Treasurer nomination subject to Lee County Convention. A C U W picnic features Eudia Male Quartette and Jubilee Singers with Flying Eugene Falk and other acts. Col J B Wright sells horses at Fairbury, water pricing quips appear, and local officials address town weeds. A Cruel list of varied items from Beatrice Beat rice trip to Jansen O’Connell Quartette provides community happenings.
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Lee County
J. H. LeRoy
Eugene Falk
Diller
Library notice for Monday book return and resection
Library announces all books must be returned by Monday to be checked in and reassigned to another section. Librarian Neilson signs the notice.
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Tog
NeiLson
Palace riding gallery to debut at Diller picnic
The A. O. U. W. picnic at Diller on August 10 will feature a new palace riding gallery and a large pipe organ. The Epworth League hosts a Box Social at the Gretzinger home near Diller on August 2 at 8 PM. Ernest Gehle of Oregon purchased Alf Waggoner’s home site near Diller for 8800 dollars and will take possession March 1.
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Diller
Epworth League
Reuben Gretzinger
Ernest Gehle
Oregon
Herman Sasse
Alf. Waggoner
Mr. Gehle
Folker Fanders Family Faces Penny Ingestion Incident
Folker Fanders reports one of his young sons swallowed a penny about a week ago causing parental unease. The public often misjudges treatment and looks to physics rather than proper care such as soft foods like mashed potatoes and bread to aid recovery.
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Folker
Burlington depot moved to new east-side location
The Burlington depot was shifted Tuesday afternoon to a new site about forty feet east of the old location on the north side of the main track. It rests on concrete piers, a door and bay window will be added on the south side, and the building will be repaired with a brick platform laid, marking a substantial improvement for the station property.
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Burlington
No fall op position for county judge and schools head
The Fairbury Times states there will be no opposing candidate this fall for county judge C. C. Boyle or superintendent Mrs. Olive True. It urges these offices be kept free from partisan politics as both are in good hands.
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C. C. Boyle
Olive True
Fairbury Times
Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets Endorsement
Rat Portage Ontario resident C Towns praises Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets for stomach disorder and constipation with mild after effects. Spear Drug Co sells the product. The Bonawitz Griffith contest case over the county assessorship favors D B Griffith after trials in county district and supreme courts. Bonawitz pays 600 for 1904 salary and gives Griffith a county commissioner salary order for the year.
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Bonawitz
Keep Roof Sunlight and Lawn Health in Balance
The article warns against excessive shade at homes. It urges ensuring sun reaches the roof to avoid green shingles and related costs, and preventing a patchy lawn by keeping enough light for vigorous grass growth.
Violin Virtuoso Prof Smith To Head Diller Concert
Local youth organize at M. E. church for Monday evening July 31 featuring Prof Smith from Chicago on violin. A Eudia Male Quartette will sing with admission set at 10 and 15 cents.
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Diller
M. E
Prof. Smith
Chicago
Diller Notes: Band for A. O. U. W. Picnic and Balloon Act
The Plymouth Band is engaged to provide music for the A. O. U. W. picnic in Diller on the 10th. Ed Taylor will work with Chas. Martin for the season. Prof. Sexton of Lincoln will perform a balloon ascent and parachute leap at the Workmen picnic in Diller on August 10. Local ads mention piano services and a plan for an independent elevator and flour mill. Dr. W T Jeffreys plans to relocate from Arvada Colorado to Diller to resume practice within a week or ten days.
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C. E. Giwits
Child Saving Institute
Omaha
Diller
Plymouth
Prof. Sexton
Lincoln
W.T. Jeffreys
Arvado
Colo
Colorado
Miss Eunice Smethers Trains Home After Visit Trail
Miss Eunice Smethers rode the Burlington to a big station Tuesday en route to Denver Cole. She had stayed several weeks with friends at Diller Lanham Washington Kan Beatrice and returned Sunday by carriage with the Misses Winnie Bealer Lena Sondregger Marie Shallebarger and Messrs Fred Gertrees and Will Wallace.
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Eunice Smethers
Burlington
Denver Cole
Diller
Lanham
Washington
Kan
Beatrice
Winnie Bealer
Lena Sondregger
Marie Shallebarger
Fred Gertrees
Will Wallace
Basket Meeting Unites Lanham Diller Odell Churches
The Christian churches at Lanham Diller and Odell held a basket meeting at Odell last Sunday. Attendees from the area included Mr. and Mrs Alf Mayborn Eld W T King and wife Mr and Mrs A D Stotts Mrs J L Lamb and daughter Gertrude Miss Maude Hauver J B Wright and daughter Creda O J Mayborn Jas Emerson Chas Williamson True Thompson and Fred Witty.
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Lanham
Diller and
Odell
Alf. Mayborn
Eld. W. T. King
A. D. Stotts
J. L. Lamb
Gertrude
Mies Maude Hauver
J. B. Wright
Creda
O. J. Mayborn
Jas. Emerson
Chas. Williamson
True Thompson
Fred Witty
Bent Her Double by Typhoid Sufferer Annie Hunter
Mrs. Annie Hunter of Pittsburg, Pa., describes four weeks of sickness from typhoid and kidney trouble leaving her bent and exhausted. Electric Bitters restored her health and strength, enabling her to walk straight again, with a 50 cent guarantee for stomach liver and kidney disorders at Spear Drug Co.
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Annie Hunter
Pittsburg
Spear Drug Co
Primary plan for county treasurer race proposed in Fairbury
The Fairbury Times reports three Republican contenders John R. Mendenhall John H. LeRoy and A F Smith meeting to hold a party primary in Fairbury precinct with open polls for one afternoon and a delegate split based on primary strength. The paper endorses primaries as fair and direct.
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John R. Mendenhall
John H. LeRoy
A. F. Smith
Fairbury
Fairbury Times
Local stock move and firm dissolution notice
Friday returned from Kansas City with a car load of stock cattle to feed on his farm one mile west of town. The partnership of Diller & Bell has dissolved. Creditors may settle with J Smith Driver or Alexander Bell.
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A. Friday
Kansas City
J. Smith
Diller
Alexander Bell
Namice
Diller & Bell
J. Smrra Driver
Alex. Bell
Sore on lip cured by Bucklen Amica Salve
B P Leek of Concord Kentucky says he suffered twenty years with a painful sore on his upper lip. After trying everything else he cured it with Bucklen's Amica Salve at Spear Drug Co's drug store for 25 cents.
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B. P. Leek
Concord
Bucklen
Spear Drug Co
Feese denies leaving Diller. to remain at Neely’s Drug Store
Dr E L Feese reassures patrons that rumors of his departure from Diller are false and states he will continue practice on Tuesdays and Wednesdays in Dr Neely’s new drug store, inviting former and potential clients to visit.
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Diller
Dr. Neely
Dr. E. L. Feese
Lost on the Road to Diller Sparks Curious Speculation
A local column jokes about a respected Fairbury man supposedly getting lost on his 15 mile trip to Diller. The piece wryly suggests his past proximity to a Nebraska town near the Kansas line explains the lapse, noting the wife’s two thirds and a playful tease about a town name.
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Fairbury
Diller
Hamlan
Nebraska-Kansas Line
Nurr
Empress Eugenie Letter on Napoleon III’s Death Revealed
Paris report publishes Eugenie’s note to Mme Cornu describing Napoleon III’s agony and a chestnut-sized stone found amid his illness. The missive, written during his stay at Chislehurst, laments calumnies and pleads for historical justice as he dies.
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Paris
Eugenie
Mme. Corhu
Napoleon III
M. Franceschini
Pietri
Mme
Cornu
Chislehurst
Henry Thompson
Woolwich
Poco
Ees
Pbhompeson
William Not
Bedan
France
Mme Cornu
Vesuvius Rejoins Navy as Torpedo Training Ship
The US ship Vesuvius, once a dynamite gun boat famed in the Spanish War, will be commissioned again as a torpedo training ship at Newport after about $200000 in refitting at Charlestown. The overhaul, begun a year ago, largely modernizes hull and engines while preserving the stern structure. The vessel, once a costly white elephant, is expected to serve a practical role in torpedo instruction.
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Boston
United States
Vesuvius
Santiago
Charlestown Navy Yard
Newport
Navy
Cuba
Navy Department
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