This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 24 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1922
Page
3
Coming events include a Diller chautauqua July 29 to August 2, Fraternal picnic August 9 and 10, Gage County Fair September 25 to 29, and Jefferson County Fair September 19 to 22. County commissioners meet at Fairbury August 8. J W Fouts returned from a sister's funeral in Iowa. Miss Eldora Cole ill at parental home. Tanlac promoted by Shutt's Drug Store.
Mrs Sophia Mathias spent a week with friends in Beatrice and with her son Roy and family at Ellis. The Modern Woodmen state convention, planned for Freeport from July 31 to August 2, has been postponed to August 7 to 10.
Clarence Hullman ten year old son of Mr and Mrs Henry Hullman was operated on for hernia yesterday at Lutheran Hospital in Beatrice.
The editor and family traveled to Barneston on Sunday to photograph the large hydro electric dam under construction across the Blue river at that location.
Mrs. Dunn Mrs. E S Dunn and Mr and Mrs Geo Riddle joined Mr and Mrs Frank Grabber and Mrs Frances Starkey at the Sunday afternoon funeral for W H Harris in Steele City.
A playful tune titled Wait Till the Clouds Roll By is suggested to be replaced with Wait Till the Cars Roll By. The idea aims to train drivers to beat trains at grade crossings, promoting safer behavior for motorists seeking quicker routes.
A young woman recounts a windy downtown moment when her shoe strings untied and a gust lifted her ear tab, exposing much of her left ear. She says she was never so embarrassed in her life.
Judge Ralph D. Brown thanks voters in the Fourth Supreme Court Judicial District for their gratifying support at the primary election. He hopes this confidence will lead to continued public service as a Supreme Court justice.
Fragmentary ad shows a medical premise about catarrh and a product or brand possibly linked to Stan Sertasen and Syst Thy tat fee 2. The readable fragment hints at a remedy promo but lacks full details or clear claims.
Chautauqua begins tomorrow with Friabie and Wiemers wheat yields noted, and Mrs. Saylor traveling to Geneva to visit relatives. Jansen chautauqua started yesterday with the same talent slated for tomorrow. A five day thousand mile vacation under a cool tent costs $2. Tanlac is promoted by Shutt's Drug Store for health restoration.
Charley Hill and Carl Franzen started Tuesday traveling in Hill’s Henry to Colorado’s cool summer resorts. They will travel leisurely, camp out, and register at several western Kansas towns along their route.
Mr and Mrs J L Rhodes visited here Tuesday evening with Dr O C Diehl and family. They came with Mr and Mrs J T Harden and daughter and Mrs W W Duncan who spent the evening with Rev and Mrs V F Clark.
Job ad seeking young men skilled with carpentry tools for permanent car work with pay 47 to 63 cents per hour. Overtime is time and a half after eight hours. Apply to Master Mechanic at C B and Q Railroad, Wymore, Nebraska.
In anticipation of the chautauqua and picnic, the city council urges everyone to mow weeds and tidy property to beautify the town. C. E. Waggoner, Village Treasurer.
Mr and Mrs D K Calkins former Diller residents visited their son Lee Calkins and his family near Diller on Saturday traveling from Blue Springs. They were joined by A D Calkins recently of Portland Oregon now in Wyoming. They returned to Blue Springs that evening.
Mr and Mrs Lew Starkey and Mrs Mack came from Colorado to attend the funeral of their father W H Harris at Steele City and returned Wednesday to Ft Collins. They were joined by nephew Rodney Southwick who went to work for Mr Starkey who owns several oil filling stations near Ft Collins.
The author argues that teaching children early about good government, rights of others, property, and labor reduces crime. Most youths are not inherently bad, but may turn outlaw if they believe misdeeds go unpunished. The home and school should instill honesty.
The Nebraska conference of the Methodist church meets in Omaha September 5-11. Leigh Reinhardt of Aurora visits relatives in Diller. Miss Leora Richardson underwent an operation for adhesions in a Beatrice hospital Monday. Tanlac promoted as a reconstructive tonic by Shutt's Drug Store. Miss Martha Clark, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Clark, travels to Boston then Woods Hole to study biology and join Columbia University faculty with a scholarship.
A series of small town social items from Shea recounts a picnic near Steele City with families including Mrs. Willems and the Miller and Williams households. Birth announcements report a nine pound girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Mees on July 18.[] Also listed are visits, travel plans to California and Colorado, and a birth of a boy to Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Ireland on July 15.
Harbine notes a daughter born to Ed Clem on election day. Margaret Logan hosted a Saturday party for her eleventh birthday with ice cream and beauty gifts. Several local families visited Hebron, while John Gill bought a new Dodge. The Equity ships wheat daily as about 36 hogs await sale. A shower and hail fell Monday.
A Southern railway conductor was fired for color blindness but after five weeks of color study with Dr Brawley he learned to recognize colored wools and plants as others do. The Cleveland News Leader reports the improvement and method used to overcome the disadvantage.
Lieut J H Doolittle and L L Andrews flew an army airplane from San Antonio Texas to Rockwell Field San Diego California covering about 1200 miles. They started at 4 25 a m Pacific coast time and landed at 4 55 p m after about eleven hours of actual flying time.
The article notes film acting shapes manners with frequent arm touching and close talk in scenes. It argues that gestures seen on screen arise from needing nonverbal cues for dialogue and should not be mistaken as good form in real life. Polite Americans and the English generally avoid such gestures.
German police in Bremerhaven raise patrols as gunmen arriving from the east side are linked to a surge of crime at sea ports. Harbor lighting remains poor, aiding nighttime assaults on seamen returning from New York voyages. Accidental drownings and alcohol related incidents plague canal crossings, with crews, including the George Washington and West Hemhria, involved in recent violence.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.