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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1923
Page
3
Ebbing romance line evokes a club scene where a lover asks for more affection and less powder as cold weather prompts multiple trips to the cleaners. The speaker complains about wardrobe burdens while seeking closer warmth.
A brief office notice seeks a load or two of dry cobs delivered to the office. No further details provided.
Mr and Mrs C E Carr of Fairbury spent Sunday with relatives in Diller in a brief family outing.
A horse owned by A. T. Nelson of the Ellis vicinity was struck by lightning and died. A seven pound boy was born on the 14th to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Edgington, who live four miles south of Diller.
L. A. Mayborn and family from near Beatrice visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. A. Mayborn at their home on Sunday, sharing a family gathering with relatives.
A nearly new Kimball piano offered for sale for the balance due. Contact W. F. Van Vliet at 1513 Douglas St., Omaha, Nebraska, for details and to express interest.
The Womans Club hosts a Jubilee at the Opera House on June 29 1923 to raise funds for the town library. Proceeds aid better library access for local boys and girls.
The M W A will meet Thursday evening June 28 with a splendid program. A candidate plans to join the gathering to enjoy the event and see he receives his money's worth.
John Fentiman is jailed on a charge of deserting his wife and eight month old baby. He sent them to Missouri and did not provide for them. The wife and child are living with her parents at Liberty.
Stop and join the Lanham Kansas annual picnic on June twenty fourth at 2:30 PM west of the track. The summer school event promises stands programs diversions and a rumored aeroplane appearance.
A methodical housekeeper cleans out closets after finding a moth in her fat and causes a chaotic scene when her mother in law visits with guests. She is chagrined by the sight and the mother in law laments the spotless reputation in a tense remark.
Miss Margaret Creary of Guide Rock Nebraska is a guest at the home of Mr and Mrs J W Fouts. Mr and Mrs Allen Colman left last week to visit relatives at Arapahoe Nebraska and Abbott Colorado.
Mrs. R. F. Starr traveled west Saturday evening on No. 17 to visit her husband for a couple of weeks, according to railroad schedule notes.
Miss Gertrude Lambert of Guide Rock arrived Wednesday and is visiting at the home of her sister Mrs Dede Fanders.
A full page photo highlights Mr and Mrs J W Fouts of Diller and their five children all graduates of the state university. The feature references a recent issue of this paper that details the family’s achievements.
Mr and Mrs Wm Carson arrived Wednesday from Monmouth Illinois to visit cousins Mr and Mrs R L Oaks. They are driving a Buick on a pleasure trip to California and report an enjoyable journey aside from rough muddy roads.
Miss Flora Waggoner, in training at Methodist hospital Omaha, visits her parents Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Waggoner for a week or ten days. She is pleased with hospital work and expects to complete the course and become a graduate nurse.
Consul W. W. Brunswick reports sea mud along the CharenteInf erieure coast in southeastern France contains silica aluminum limestone and iron oxide. A local contractor analyzed the mud and found it suitable for hydraulic cement bricks and blocks. Adding fine sea mud slows setting and improves imperviousness and strength after simple mechanical and thermic treatment.
The Manufacturer argues against repealing the criminal syndicalism law which bars joining societies that advocate violent aims against government. It notes offenders are jailed or awaiting trial and warns that sympathy is unwarranted for parlor Bolshevists. It condemns acts tied to anarchist ideologies and cites Bill Haywood in Russia as reason to keep the law.
Miss Elizabeth Starr visited relatives in Kansas City on Sunday. Paul Beckwith left his Rock Island shops job at Fairbury to tend to bumper crops.
L Jones seeks farm or good land for sale to deliver in fall. Mail box 173 Olney Illinois. Mrs Julia Miller of California visited Steele City area with her granddaughter and stayed with Mrs Dr Claude Ellis and family.
Village ordinances impose fines for firing fire crackers and sky rockets or exploding torpedoes within 60 feet of any building on streets or alleys in Diller. Residents warned to comply.
The committee has set this year’s picnic for Wednesday and Thursday August 15 and 16 inviting friends to join.
Mr and Mrs A L Tinstman began a Sunday car journey to visit their son W G Billie Tinstman and family in Conrath Wisconsin. They planned Sunday dinner with relatives at Courtland and a overnight stay with Mr and Mrs Reinhart in Lincoln, then depart Monday for Wisconsin.
The piece argues past ads were often misleading and poorly regarded. Modern advertising emphasizes truth and accuracy, moving beyond hype. It praises selling news as a time saver for housewives and busy individuals, reducing effort in shopping.
May 31 marked Capt Chester Andrews eighty seven years, with his daughter Mrs C F Scharmann hosting relatives after he moved from Illinois to Beatrice in 1875 and settled in Steele City in 1877. He has remained active in health and mind despite minor rheumatic trouble.
A poetic meditation on the summer outdoors praising trees, flowers, streams, and the vast, ancient landscape. It muses on time from the earth’s origins to vast geological changes, urging reverence under moonlight and starlight.
Stokes president of a Trenton New Jersey bank recounts a tale where a cashier informs an elderly customer that the board will not renew his note but will charge storage on it, explaining they cannot discount it any longer after about twenty five years.
Rev. W. F. Clark presides with Sunday school at 10 and public worship at 11. Morning sermon title A Mid-summer Thanksgiving evening topic Creative Scholarship. Meetings follow the service. Beginning July the church unites with the Methodist church for union evening services.
Iva M. Innis, pastor, announces services at the Rex Theatre while repairs keep the church closed. Morning sermon on Unlimited Possessions of the Christian Life and a push to teach law enforcement in Sunday School, urging action against bootleggers and corrupt officials. First Sunday in July to honor Law Enforcement Sunday.
A caller asks for the editor. The office boy replies the editor is not present and the poem is dismissed as waste. The brief snapshot captures a newsroom moment of casual dismissal.
A short dialogue captures a Carnegie Puppet remark about a woman’s aviation dreams, noting enthusiasm and a light exchange on pursuing flight. The exchange suggests ambition and curiosity within a historical, period voice.
A Life magazine quote contrasts a woman's disclosure with an honest limit. The exchange questions whether a woman should reveal all she knows and answers that she should, but only up to a point.
A dialogue reveals why a woman delays marriage. Alice questions why Virginia postponed her engagement to Dick as Virginia explains he chose Gladys. The exchange hints at romantic tensions and social expectations of the era.
A Louisville Courier-Journal feature highlights how art captures affection as phrases like Art wins the heart resonate with readers and admirers. The piece reflects community sentiment and the playful tone of the era.
A brief dialogue captures a brisk exchange where one character jokes about speed and a cheeky remark about being slapped. The tone evokes newspaper style humor from a Cuba era publication.
At a political meeting a man named Hay faced loud heckling from many in the audience. The chairman, unable to regain order, shouted for attention and was met with a collective No. He declared this the first recorded case of jacks es refusing hay.
Catarrhal deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube lining. Inflammation causes rumbling and impaired panting. if untreated hearing may be lost. Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims to rid the system of catarrh and deafness, with forty years of success and available from all druggists.
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