Local notes from Diller and vicinity
Charley Barber declares his four Poland-China pigs will outshow any peers of their age. A broken plate glass window in Mrs P B Miller’s store was replaced by an accident insurance firm. Diller implement dealer displays many plows harvester mowers and other gear as crops improve locally. Mrs Thos See’s visit from grandchildren Beulah and Sanat Hudson ends in Odell. Cough remedy promotes recovery from whooping cough. Water analysis reports hard but safe water. Potted sparrow recommended as delicacy. humming birds preferred. Chamberlain tablets urged for digestion in older adults. Piano contest at Diller Mercantile begins June 25 with prizes for votes through July 2. Winnie Calkins notes a hay barn fire risk from alfalfa hot enough to smolder, quickly extinguished to prevent full blaze.
Healing power of Buckien’s Arnica Salve touted
The ad proclaims Buckien's Arnica Salve cures for burns cuts bruises and bullet wounds. It claims the product also heals boils ulcers eczema sore lips and piles with quick relief. Available for 25 cents at Shutt Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckien
Arnica
Shutt Drag Co
Ant Control Advice and Lancaster-Gage Storm Report
Ant infestation tips recommend mixing paregoric with water and placing on shelves or using blotting paper saturated with paregoric on refrigerator shelves to deter ants. A cyclone tracked from northwest to southeast damaged barns and outbuildings in southern Lancaster and northern Gage counties, with a ten thousand dollar damage estimate across a fifty mile path from Seward to Pawnee counties, affecting Mrs. J Iders between Pickrell and Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Gage Counties
J. Iders
Pickrell
Adams
Seward
Pawnee
Death of German Lutheran Pioneer Henry Behrends
Henry Behrends 70 died June 15 1912 after apoplexy at Jefferson county Nebraska. Born January 9 1842 in Ochterium Germany he came to the United States in 1893 and settled in Nebraska where he was beloved by family and community. Funeral at home and St Pauls led by Pastor F H Seemann with burial in Prairie Home Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Behrends
Ochterium
Germany
Jefferson County
Nebraska
St. Paul’s
F. H. Seemann
Prairie Home Cemetery
Tainted Money and the Silver Dollar’s Hidden Story
A fragmentary contemplative meditation on the silver dollar as a silent witness to travel wealth and decline, imagining the lips of the goddess bearing untold tales of ambition and fate, though the text is garbled and incomplete.
Joint Installation Of Masonic Lodge and Eastern Star Officers
Recently elected officers of Naomi Chapter No 44 OES and Napthali Lodge No 206 AF&AM were installed on June 13. Eva E Stotts and Adelbert D Stotts oversaw the ceremonies. new officers include Anna Bauguess as Worthy Matron and William A Snyder as Master, with pages, warders, ushers, and stewards named. The event featured refreshments and cordial exchanges between the two bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Lodge
Order of Eastern Star
Olive Ballard
Naomi Chapter
O. E.S
Anna Bauguess
Adelbert D. Stotts
Nellie Ellis
Clara J. Myers
Carrie Green
Mary J. Price
Mary Ewers
Eterne McClay
Rosa Blauser
Ruth
Martha Diller
Esther Nn Lightner
Martha
Mary Snyder
Electa
Nancy Robertson
Lucy Blauser
Virgerine Price
Willim. A. Snyder
Sentinel
Thos. P. Price
Napthali Lodge
No. 206
A. F
A. M
William
A. Snyder
Arthur E. Price
S. W
Harry K. Shutt
J. W
Charles E. Waggoner
Treas
Ora J. Mayborn
Harry Bauguess
William G. Relea
John G. Neely. Tyler
Esme
Star Chapel
Marie Stotts
Averil Fouts
Sec. Ee
Anna
Sane Fourth of July Safety Crusade Gains Ground
Article notes progress toward a sane Fourth of July with statistics from the American Medical Association. It cites reduced lockjaw cases, deaths from explosives, blank cartridge injuries, and calls for accountability, branding allying with religious fanaticism as insufficient. Probate notice from Jefferson County Nebraska sets a hearing date for Frederick Benien estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
June Woman's Home Companion
American Medical Association
Move Your Ticket Read Burlington Summer Travel Rates
The notice proclaims a nationwide scheme of summer vacation rates to Eastern regions, the mountains, and Pacific Coast with liberal reductions near June first. It highlights through tickets, luxury travel, and comfort on American railroads, including destinations from Yellowstone to Lake Michigan, with varied tours and destinations across the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Coast
Pacific
Yellowstone Park
Big Horns
Sheridan
Colorado
Mountains
Ozone
Black Hills
Hot Springs
S. D
Glacier National Park
Lake Michigan
Huron
Muskoka Region
Canada
Portland
New York
Atlantic
Land Values in Jefferson County Real and Personal Property
The 1912 assessment shows a $1,167,500 four year gain in real value and an average farm land value of $57 per acre, up from $54. Some land reaches $103 per acre while rough pasture runs $20 to $35. Personal property falls $455,225 due to mortgage exemptions and stock shortages. County board of equalization met three days this week with few complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbury Journal
Jefferson County
Board of Equalization
Plymouth
Gibson
Washington
Eureka
Meridian
Richland
Cuba
Jefferson
Pleasant
Rock Creek
Lincoln Assington
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dempster
Keystone Side
J. A. Pickard & Co
Dilfer
Charley Barber
P. B. Miller
Diller
Thos
See
Beulah
Sanat Hudson
Harry Hudson
Odell
Chamberlain
Stratt Drug Co
State University
Benton Dales
Nebraska State University
Shutt Drug Co
Diller Mer. Co’s
Rogers Rostea
Sushley
Winnie
Odell Will
Fairbury
Fredrick Benien
Herman “H. _ Benien
the Record
Burlington
Hele
A. T. Watson
Chase
Diller, Nebr
J.monroe Davis
National Bank
Fairbury, Neb
Frank T. Pearce
Mihe Record Office
DR. H. Baugues
Diller, Nebraska
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