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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1915
Page
5
Weather forecast for the week beginning Wednesday June 16 1915 from the U S Weather Bureau calls for scattered showers Thursday and Sunday, with temperatures above average.
A fragment hints at a wedding theme where bells symbolize a vow to a father figure. The tone suggests family ceremony significance and emotional ties, though details are incomplete.
The Endicott resident Miss Jennie Wells, who had been an invalid for many years, died this week. Her passing marks the end of a long illness as friends and family note her quiet life.
A three inch rainfall yesterday raised Indian Creek a few inches near the wagon bridge south of town before dark. The event passed with no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
For sale a Beatrice cultivator, 2-row model, lightly used for two years. Contact J D Fanders for details.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stafford of Fairbury visited Saturday and Sunday with Mrs. Stafford’s parents Mr and Mrs J D Fanders in this city.
The Forty Third Annual Camp Meeting of the Nebraska State Holiness Association will be held at Epworth Lake Park Lincoln from July 2 to 12, 1915.
H. S. Townemaker, eight miles east and three miles north of Diller, reported a horse valued at $200 killed in his barn yard by a lightning strike last week.
Volunteer firemen held a Tuesday night banquet at City Hall especially for their wives and sweethearts. The event was reported as a very enjoyable occasion for those who attended.
Mrs. Marie Habicht returned Tuesday evening from visiting her sons Carl and Max Habicht in Wessington Springs South Dakota where they operate a mercantile business and report good trade.
A testimonial from S N Galloway of Stewart S C praises Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as the only remedy that fully cured him for colic and diarrhoea. He recommends it to friends and notes it is sold by all dealers.
Perry Rush of Topeka Kansas an old time Dillerite came Friday from Fairbury as a guest at the home of his son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Frank I Spear. He spent a few days visiting relatives the Prices and Colmans and renewed acquaintance with early settlers who traded with him while clerking in Price Bros store in the early 80s.
The exchange warns against complacency about U S sanity and diplomacy and predicts potential conflict if restraint continues. It claims the nation is unprepared for war and suggests dangerous tampering by European powers could provoke a rousing response and serious trouble abroad.
Exclusive Diller agents announce Adler-i-ka the remix ture of buckthorn bark glycerine and other ingredients used for appendicitis and bowel cleansing. They claim one spoonful relieves most constipation and stomach discomfort and that it is safe.
Barber went Sunday with car loads of cattle to the St. Joe market. Fern Raymond visited Hebron and Fairbury relatives. President Wilson keeps diplomats guessing by plain language.
Miss Lois and Fave Feddy of Dewitt Nebraska came Monday to spend a few days visiting Mr and Mrs. Cheris and others in town.
An Omaha era item promotes Chamberlains Tablets with a Detroit reader claiming restored appetite and eased digestion. The note notes sales through dealers and local visitors including Osborns and Diller party, plus a state fair premium list at the office. Dale Bughbee is promoted to express messenger on the Rock Island. Mabel Douglas departs to California to keep house for her brother.
Mr and Mrs C A Mills and daughter Miss Margaret of Council Bluffs Iowa traveled through this city Friday bound for Colorado Springs Colorado for Mrs Mills health They lived in Diller twenty years ago Mrs Mills is the eldest daughter of D R Kelley of that city.
O Gara of Coleridge Nebraska, a University of Nebraska graduate, works for American Smelting paying 15000 dollars annually to manage a 50 acre Salt Lake City area beet farm. He grows 21 tons of beets where 10 tons once yielded and the farm is touted as a premier example of intensive farming.
Saving the Money County Commissioner Yeakle reported an 18 percent saving over last year on cement culverts. Monarch Engineering Company of Falls City, Nebraska, won the tiling culvert contract and E H Knowland of Fairbury awarded arch culverts and wing work with bids per foot ranging from 75 cents for 12 inch tiling to 4.35 for 42 inch plus.
The Nebraska state board of agriculture reports improvements at the state fair grounds including artistic landscaping, repairs to swine barns, drainage and sanitation upgrades. Walks laid last season will continue, and by September visitors can reach any structure without rain disruption. The grounds will host 40 000 visitors indoors during downpours, with enhanced roofed exhibit space and renovated smaller buildings.
Mise Nettie Tatman visited with friends at Wymore Sunday afternoon. F. Hartzell drove to the St. Joe market Sunday with four carloads of cattle and two of hogs. Mrs. A. H. Kanter and children of Lanham visited here Monday afternoon with her sister Mrs. J. J. Lottman. Mrs. Peter Nelson rode No. 16 Wednesday to visit her son in law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Howard Linville at Virginia Neb.
Mrs. Mary E. McMullen of Phelps New York reports relief from years of indigestion and constipation after starting Chamberlain’s Tablets. She states the remedy acted at once and, after several weeks of use, cured the complaint. For sale by all dealers.
Deputy Labor Commissioner Coffey reviews harvest hand requirements in Nebraska counties. He summarizes crop conditions and estimates the number of extra men needed. The bulletin lists wage ranges for the harvest labor.
Mr John Steiner son of ex county commissioner I D Steiner wed Miss Maggie Packer daughter of Chas Packer at the Christian church parsonage in Beatrice. Witnesses were Mr and Mrs J G Packer of Diller. The groom is noted as energetic and well liked and the bride as a respected local resident preparing to make a home on his father's farm near Diller. A Chickasha Star note reports Wallace Clark former Diller man manages Pocasset Farmers Elevator Co with dividends and stockholders earning five cents more per bushel than non stockholders. Clark is re elected manager.
H B Joy president of the Lincoln Highway Association crossed Nebraska noting the Highway runs as a long boulevard with speeds of forty to sixty miles per hour. He praises Nebraska signs marking the route and says the state has accomplished more in route marking than any other crossed by the party. He traveled through Indiana Illinois and Iowa and calls Nebraskans proud of the achievement.
Amy A Wood born November 28 1850 near Xenia Ohio married William S Drullinger May 12 1871. She died June 10 1915 at Beatrice Sanitarium Nebr aged 64 6 13 after gallstone surgery. Survived by husband three sons Charles W Earnest L Harrison W and daughter Estella L Shaw. Funeral in Diller and burial in Oberlin Kan with relatives from Chester Hebron and Oberlin.
Mrs Quinter Fry came home Sunday after a short visit with friends at Fairbury. W S Drullinger returned Wednesday from Oberlin Kansas where he had taken his wife for burial.
B F Oberst of Lincoln visited Monday to look after the 1100 pound six year old all round horse and other holdings on the former Mrs Leaper place northeast of Diller, which he still owns.
Don’t take chances on frequent rains protect your alfalfa stacks with Nuway galvanized sectional stack covers. J. D. Fanders carries them in stock.
At Hastings college commencement the degree of Doctor of Divinity was conferred on Rev F D Knauer former pastor of the Diles Presbyterian church and graduate of Washington and Jefferson colleges now in Nelson He has served the Nebraska synod for sixteen years and done splendid work.
A testimonial from W A Lockhard of Homer City New York claims Chamberlains Liniment relieved rheumatic pains in arms and shoulders after a single application and that one bottle cured him.
A puzzled mother asks how to answer a recurring question about a pet in the home. The article notes the difficulty in giving a satisfying reply and the frustration that accompanies such child driven inquiries.
A suggestion lists several magazines to relieve tired mothers. The aim is to provide activities children can enjoy, offering ideas for games or crafts to keep kids engaged. The tone is practical and supportive for readers seeking quick, doable diversions.
A monthly magazine edited by fathers and mothers offers twenty five departments filled with useful entertaining activities for children. The publication aims to keep kids self amused self instructing and self discipling and notes it is bright and breezy for family readers.
A brief description touts Little Folks magazine as a publication for children under ten. It promises engaging stories, helpful articles, and picture cut outs and notes the publication is worth the money.
A quarterly for ages 10 to 15 presents true stories about boys and girls in all lands. It offers information on people from many countries, includes tales of bravery, life and action, and features vivid illustrations. A distinct reading experience.
An advertiser promotes subscriptions to American Boy Boys Life Boys Magazine Ii World You Fo Toua People's Weekly and others with yearly rates. They promise discounts equal to competitors and invite customers to compare prices, proposing a shared profit from handling subscriptions.
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