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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1906
Page
5
The notice promotes a soda counter arguing customers prefer their soda due to time care and money invested in equipment. It claims superior drinks are not by chance but by consistent effort and promises a "square deal" with unchanged menu prices despite higher ice costs.
Dr. Ellis reports plastering work ready on new house. Carl Gale seen at Wymore between trains. Arthur E Price and wife visited Fairbury relatives. Mrs Ida McEllwee visited Diller relatives from Fairbury. Mrs M W J Page visiting daughter near Alexandria. Royal Neighbors skip June assessment for second time in 1906. Take gas before tooth extraction. it will not hurt. Miss Reba True returned to Fairbury from Diller area. Pinsalvye antiseptic salve advertised by Neely's Pharmacy. Albert Hackbath referenced as deceased in a separate column. Poland-China pigs for sale to breed for August/September. County commissioners and bridge contractor Esterday inspecting bridges near Diller. Miss Violet Musser and Edith Bixby attending county Sunday school convention at Fairbury. King’s Dyspepsia Tablets advertised by Neely's Pharmacy. Mrs Jacob Stucker injured Saturday evening by a broken glass jar requiring medical attention. Observes many prepared foods in modern grocers. farmer should value farm-fresh produce.
An 1890s testimonial claims Bucklen’s Arnica Salve prevents blood poisoning and heals severe neck sores. Charles Oswald of Rensselaersville New York writes that it cured Seth Burch of the place of a notably ugly neck sore. It also cures cuts wounds burns and sores and sells for 25 cents at Spear Drug Co.
Various short notices from Diller and surrounding areas include a 18 month old bull for sale, birth of a boy to the Novotny family, visits to Blue Springs and Fairbury, a 25 percent discount on hats and bags from June 17 to July 4, the Diller Farmers Grain Co. taking possession of a newly purchased elevator, Roscoe Colman returning from masonry work in the east, remarks on farming as steady income, road drag contracts by the Diller Good Roads League, and ads for Dr. Shoop’s Casarl Cure and a Chicago job ad for an assistant manager with a $20 weekly salary. Also includes a testimonial for Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy from a Bluffton resident.
John Steiner rode into town on horseback and on returning home his pony bolted after crossing the railroad and at the Indian creek bridge collided with Dr. Bauguess. Steiner fell striking his forehead on a buggy tire, cutting a deep gash above his eye that required three stitches, and he sustained a badly bruised limb.
A Diller party visits Steele City for a Wednesday outing. Mrs. Frank Pearce and son Earl spend Friday with Mrs. Lottie Miller in Beatrice. Nebraska leaders discuss agriculture and soil wealth at a Lincoln meeting. Billy Hull sustains a leg fracture after a tree cherry-picking accident. Auto caps outpace production amid rising car usage. Jessie Hall and her children join husband at W. M. Hall’s farm four miles east of Diller after traveling from Minnesota.
Mr and Mrs C C Miller returned from Adama Nebraska where Mr Miller was ill though improving slowly. The text also notes local concerns about animal welfare horses and hogs and mentions W M Fulton & Son of Wymore and a former Diller teacher Miss Jackson with family visitors. Mrs Emma Diller, aunt of W H Diller, died in Buffalo New York prompting funeral travel.
The passage notes many users of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy who have not testified publicly but have helped its reputation through personal recommendations. It emphasizes the medicine as a good home remedy for diarrhoea and bowel troubles and lists Spear Drug Co as a seller.
The article notes an abundant cherry crop and a fine red hog shipped from Illinois. Modern Woodmen of America plans 53000 in death benefits for Nebraska residents this month. Railroads deserve credit for over 4000000 in free transport for San Francisco relief.
Albert Carl Hackbarth died Sunday afternoon after a brief illness of three days. Born March 12, 1858 in Prussia, he served as a hospital nurse before emigrating to the United States, settling in Freeport Illinois 1882 then Diller Nebraska 1887, and finally near Mahaska Kansas in 1892. He leaves a wife and nine children, with a large funeral procession and M W A. membership noted.
Several gatherings report new potatoes in good supply. Photographer Mr Hare notes Fairbury residents gathering for the Diller July 4th celebration. Rev Gates arrives as the new Methodist minister and will preach Sunday morning and evening. Mrs Agnes G Jackson of near Daykin visits M W Page family this week. Clarence Eaton travels from Laramie Wyoming after a telegram about his mother's illness.
An alarming tale links neglect of clogged bowels and torpid liver to chronic constipation. Dr King’s New Life Pills, touted as the best and gentlest regulators of stomach and bowels, are guaranteed by Spear Drug Co and priced at 25c. A humorous matrimonial column moment follows with a William Strange marrying Martha Strange, prompting a pun on further oddities.
A historical regulation states mail carriers will not deliver to residences permitting vicious dogs to run at large. Mail recipients must call at the post office to retrieve their mail. The rule targets property owners with dangerous dogs and aims to reduce carrier risk.
An advertisement extols Electric Bitters as a remedy for dyspepsia and fever while claiming Indian serpent bites are as common as stomach and liver disorders. Cited user S. A. Brown from Bennettasville, 8. C., praises the tonic for restoring his wife to health. The product cures chills, malaria, biliousness, back pain, kidney and bladder issues, sold with a guarantee at 50 cents by Spear Drug Co. Also included is a sentimental vignette on building a shared home through self denial and patience in early marriage.
The notice advertises a government land draw offering 160 acres per winner in the Crow Reservation with tickets on sale June 10th to 26th and final July 10th. It lists rail rates from B M points up to 20 dollars round trip and mentions irrigation potential, plus excursion fares to California and Pacific Northwest and reduced Colorado rates for the Elks meeting in Denver.
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