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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1905
Page
5
Reports indicate ripe berries with modest yields and a promising wheat outlook. Local events include a county board of equalization in Fairbury, a ball game for married and single men near Diller, and a note on a brick sidewalk project by F H Emerson. Also mentions farm sales, livestock trades, and community updates about residents and overseer appointments.
An old advertisement urges fear of a bad scare from abdominal pain and promotes Dr. King’s New Life Pills as a guaranteed cure for bowel and stomach issues. Sold at Spear Drug Co. drug store for 25 cents.
The clipped items describe home and barn losses from a tornado and urge protection with insurance. Locals mentioned include Miss Eunice Smethers of Beatrice visiting her uncle B F Lightner. Geo White of the White Piano Co at Fairbury on business. Dolph Ake of Ivory Cafe Wymore visiting J H Logan. and Dora Neely leaving to spend summer with parents in Clarinda Iowa.
A man in Georgia died after an incident triggered by a newspaper article he disliked. The paper continues to publish weekly on Saturdays, with authorities investigating the circumstances surrounding the death.
Creditors of the dissolved firm of Drs Powell and Gritzka or Dr Gritzka are asked to call and settle debts before Wednesday June 21. After that date all unpaid bills will be turned over to a collector. ET Gritzka.
Classified want ad seeks a trustworthy person familiar with local territory to work as an assistant in a Chicago branch. Permanent position with a weekly salary of $18 no investment required. Address applications to Manager Branches 323 Dearborn St Chicago.
Mrs. 8 Lindsay of Fort William Ontario reports relief from long standing dyspepsia after using Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. She says she has had no further stomach pains since starting the tablets and recommends them for digestion problems. Sold by Spear Drug Co.
Irwinville resident J T Barber keeps Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy ready for sudden attacks. He praises its quick relief and keeps a bottle in his room after several personal colic episodes. Sold by Sper Drug Co.
Miss Maude Price daughter of Mr and Mrs P W Price married George McWhillamey of Topeka at the Price home 1403 Denton Boulevard Kansas City Missouri. Rev J B Welty officiated before relatives and friends. The bride wore white satin lace and was attended by her sister Minnie Price. After a wedding trip they will reside at 521 Tylor Street Topeka after July 23.
Mr and Mrs August Meyer living east of Fairbury in Rock Creek precinct showcase poultry wealth. They state they raise many chickens and earn about 11 dollars weekly from eggs 540 dollars yearly from chickens total 1112 dollars annually from eggs and poultry. They feed wheat noting wheat yields eggs while corn makes fat. They plan to market over 300 chickens and also raise corn wheat and other farm products including noted large strawberries from Dave Thiessen plants.
Lincoln Journal reports Captain E S Murfin happy after L G Stocks of Genoa National Bank located his lost K P charm from 1898 Omaha exposure day. Murfin lost $173 and a watch during the parade crush. the charm was engraved with his name and linked to Knights of Pythias. Stocks traced claim via Murfin in Lincoln, crediting effort to recover the item.
The ad claims consumption progresses as torture and cites Wim Myers of Cenrfoss Md who supposedly found relief using Dr King’s New Discovery after other medicines failed. It promises prompt relief for coughs colds sore throat bronchitis and more and asserts it prevents pneumonia. Spear Drug Co offers bottles at 50 cents to 1.00 with a free trial bottle.
A new licensed play in Boston provokes talk for its provocative act in which a dressed actress is shot at by a revolver while her wardrobe diminishes. The piece draws attention to the city’s famed sites and notable figures, with critics noting its sensationalism and crowd interest.
Judge Taylor of Cleveland ruled that a person may send a dun on a postal card. Fritz Rudin of Elyria was discharged after Judge Taylor dismissed the case, finding the card a respectful statement of facts if debts are honest. The ruling holds that mail may be used for such notices if done respectfully and not conspicuously.
Improvements at the State Fair include a new poultry building 60 by 110 feet replacing the old structure and preserving space for poultry appliances. A 38 by 60 foot administrative building has been contracted, the amphitheatre expands 160 feet west, the infield is leveled and seeded, and a livestock pavilion bid of 9439 dollars was accepted. The pavilion 95 by 110 feet will be the grounds’ grand new structure near Merchants Hall, viewed from rail lines. State Fair dates are September 1 to 8, 1905.
The article argues nations once neutral like England cannot remain spectators as European rivalries widen. It traces England’s rise and Germany’s post war ambitions, noting Germany’s aim to project power and culture globally with the United States as a key ally in both political and ideological aims.
Students at Morningside College in Sioux City surrounded and blanket-tossed six faculty members at a reception. Prof Van Horn, a former Johns Hopkins quarterback, resisted and injured several noses before being tossed. Officials weigh discipline versus treating it as a joke. Van Horn favors no punishment.
The Milwaukee Sentinel notes that towns like Stoughton Wisconsin Goshen Indiana Woonsocket South Dakota Oskaloosa Kansas Broken Bow Nebraska Owatonna Minnesota Maquoketa Iowa and Paw Paw Michigan host winter social events that rival major cities, challenging claims of New York or Washington as the nation’s social hub.
The Senate includes five men who have held cabinet posts and are all noted as prominent lawyers. Philander Chase Knox left the attorney generalship to join the Senate beside Penrose for Pennsylvania. Henry M Teller from Colorado served as secretary of the interior under Arthur. Redfield Proctor of Vermont, Russell A Alger of Michigan, and Stephen B Elkins of West Virginia also served as secretaries of war under McKinley and Harrison.
Master Masons of Indian Territory consider creating a monument fund for Mrs. Eliza Alberty, a Cherokee widow and mother to 21 orphans. Ardmore Judge Henry M. Furman lauded her life saying she has lived Masonry while others profess it.
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