Post Office Declares Diller Nebr Second Class Mail Mark
Snare readied for transmission through the mails as second class matter at the Diller Nebraska post office.
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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1908
Page
2
Snare readied for transmission through the mails as second class matter at the Diller Nebraska post office.
Local notices state political announcements will be published in every issue until September 1 and require $3.09 cash in advance for insertion.
Notice from the county attorney of Jefferson County announcing an election or vacancy dated September 1, 1908. Details are fragmentary but indicate official action by the county attorney and a formal notice to the public.
Cuantes Dawson declares candidacy in the Republican primary for the Nebraska Thirty-fourth District seat in Jefferson County seeking the party nomination.
A column reviews William Jennings Bryan highlighting his modest early earnings, ownership of a Lincoln home, and later prosperity from his lecture work and the Commoner newspaper. It notes his emphasis on ethics, limited advertising, and a large weekly circulation around 200,000. Also mentions a 5,000-troop War Department carnival in St Joseph Missouri in late September.
The Record notes a reduced four page issue this week due to express delays from Lincoln. Viola Sears of Beatrice visits sister Mrs H E Grape. Leona Raymond returns home from Lincoln studying shorthand. Mrs Emma Hayes holds a public sale in Diller next Saturday at 2 p.m. Items listed include bedstead, sewing machine, organ, cook stove and more. Col J B Wright is auctioneer. Fairbury visitors include Frank Pettit and WS Foster, C T Lambert, F L Rain candidate for county attorney and chautauqua secretary, with his poster seen in town.
J W Jenkins of Chapel Hill NC hails Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as the best in the world. He says it cured a thumb felon and reliably heals every sore burn or wound. Available for 25 cents at Spears drug store.
Notice warns against firing any fireworks on picnic day Thursday August 13 1908 under village ordinance not allowing discharge except on the fourth of July. Vendors are urged not to sell them and cautioned against use. by order of the Village Board.
An ad pushes Pineules for kidney ailments claiming quick relief with a 30 day trial and money back guarantee. The Record endorses E B Cowles in the primary for Commissioner of Public Lands and Buildings, praising his plain farmer persona and competence. A scam report notes two men posing as revenue officers arrested by City Marshal Schroeder, sentenced to six months in jail.
A Shelby Sun summary notes public attitudes shift as women with legs become less taboo and sheath gowns gain popularity. It also includes Reverend Mackay of Omaha advocating modest funerals costing no more than fifty dollars to avoid wasteful expenses, with a counterpoint about genuine respect not tied to lavish burials.
A longitudinal discussion contrasts a woman’s ideal education with practical skills like sewing cooking and housekeeping. The article then details a U.S. Department of Agriculture program to demonstrate denatured alcohol production at the National Corn Exposition in Omaha, with a $10 000 plan to show how alcohol can heat light and power homes using farm waste.
Historical notice recalls a July 26 188? hot wind that devastated Nebraska corn and hay, wiping out millions in crops. Despite widespread despair, post-storm rains revived pastures and some corn survived in bottom lands and sheltered fields. The piece frames the event as a test of Nebraska settlers and contrasts fear with resilience.
The notice advertises low round trip fares to Portland Seattle Tacoma San Francisco Los Angeles and San Diego with higher rates for combined California and Puget Sound travel. It claims a full business day saved by a new Pacific northwest schedule and lists excursion rates to Canada Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota Massachusetts and New York resorts along with Maine New Hampshire and Vermont. Contact A. T. Watson at SS ee C.B.é Q. G. PA Omaha Nebraska.
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