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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1926
Page
5
A lyrical plea from Lillian Barton Owen urging a friend to share affection and sing now while she has sight and life. She stresses living in the present and avoiding delayed words or performances until it may be too late.
Upcoming events listed for Jefferson County include Gege Co. Fair from August 24 to 27 and the Nebraska State Fair September 5 to 10. Also noted are the Co. S. S. Convention on August 26 and the Jefferson County Fair September 21 to 24. A local eye ear nose and throat doctor, Dr. G H Newton, serves Fairbury Neb. A cut glass water set sale at Mies Ballard's is priced at 1.40 dollars. County commissioners project an 181900 dollar budget to run Jefferson County government next year.
Diller Filling Station offers cash prizes on Saturday with one dollar for the hardest looking old Ford and another dollar for the largest fill. Lt Mr. and Mrs. Fred Witty and son Dean visited Diller relatives and returned to Wilts Kansas with Mrs. Sarah Witty. Dr. Eva Line, vacationing with her parents near Diller, heads back to Harrisburg Pa to begin internship duties in a hospital.
LaForrest Raymond and son Bobbie traveled from Lincoln on Tuesday carrying his sister Flossie and nephew Dean Barber who had visited in Newland and with Volney. Mrs. Orleva vn McLaughlin joined her husband in moving the family to Durango Colorado where he preaches and has been ill but improving in latest reports.
The article stresses farmers must provide clean fresh water for hogs cattle horses and chickens. It notes self watering systems help when animals cannot operate pumps and warns neglect harms growth digestion and overall health due to dehydration and heat.
A jumble of items notes the M W A meetings on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays, F A Moon Sons monuments in Fairbury, a Beatrice weekly republican paper by C W and Sam Clark, a shift from horse thieves to auto bandits, Mrs C A Ewers visiting in Fairbury, a spring like calendar remark on warm weather, and a church member's prison note about church leadership.
E. S. Dunn and daughter Willa of Ft. Collins Colorado and daughter Mrs. Virginia Hale with children from Greeley Colorado arrived Saturday and spent Sunday visiting friends before continuing to Wymore and Burchard with plans to stop again on return.
Two car loads of shooters from Diller attended a registered shooting meet at Strang last Sunday with 35 entrants. C. L. Waggoner and J. F. Sandman tied for high. in the shoot off Cal won breaking 25x25 to Jordan's 24x25. On return they passed Hebron and observed cyclone damage there.
A quotation defines a real man as someone who earns honest wages, keeps promises, protects friends and spouses, minds his own business, and faces danger when required. It praises loyalty, restraint, patience, charity, and self discipline while condemning entitlement and hidden motives. Anonymous.
The Farmers Shipping Assn sent a car load of hogs to market on Tuesday. Dr. Adams at 1114 N. 6th St. Beatrice examined eyes. Monday marked the longest day yet also among the coldest. Rev and Mrs W 8S McCallister visited Mr and Mrs Isaac Saylor for supper Tuesday. Frank Beckwith, ill Saturday at his son Paul’s home four miles south, shows marked improvement.
Miss Alice Line a state university student spent Sunday at home visiting with her sister Dr Eva Line who will return next Sunday to Harrisburg Pa.
Miss Genevieve Diller, who visited with her grandparents Mr and Mrs W N Sparks and other relatives, returned Tuesday to her home in Fairbury.
The 1926 Thayer County Fair will be held in Deshler on August 31 September 1 2 and 3. Premium lists are available by writing E. J. Mitchell secretary Deshler Nebraska.
Mr and Mrs E H Sasse and family along with Mr and Mrs Harm Diekman attended a missionary meeting at the Lutheran church eighty miles north of Diller to mark its 25th anniversary with several visiting speakers including Rev Scheplerle from Indiana. Bobbie Andrews injured his left forearm playing. Dr Hunt and Mr Andrews took him to Odell for treatment after a fracture was set. Hard roads and road funding are discussed as essential for year round community life and growth.
Eilert Hullman sold a hog weighing 820 pounds this week for a net of 83.15 dollars. The sale highlights price per pound and Hullman's trading activity in local livestock markets.
George Baker, transported to Kansas City for surgery, is reported to be doing as well as could be expected.
Mrs. W. T. Nickerson of the Ellis neighborhood traveled to Lincoln to visit her brother Wallace Kleinhaus at his home.
A sister of Mrs. Mary Wright and Mrs. Susie Brandt visited last Friday through Monday then departed for Minnesota.
Miss Lois Martin a former Diller teacher married Mr William Versaw in Franklin Nebraska yesterday. Miss Elizabeth Starr played the wedding march. The couple plan to live on a farm near Franklin where Versaw is engaged in the fine stock business.
Capetown workers in the diamond fields undergo X rays to prevent concealed diamonds. The measure targets natives suspected of swallowing gems to hide them from authorities.
City Health Commissioner Harris cautions residents to avoid kissing as a precaution against influenza and pneumonia. The advisory emphasizes limiting close contact to curb illness spread in crowded areas of New York.
An ancient Carthaginian rouge once used by women 8,000 years ago remains effective today. The finding highlights enduring cosmetic traditions and the timeless value of natural pigments.
A schoolgirl's composition humorously classifies men as husbands bachelors and widowers. It notes a bachelor as obstinate and suspected, husbands as prizes surprises or consolation prizes, and a widower as someone rescued after repeated falls. It calls making a husband of a bachelor a high plastic art.
A cake replica of Independence Hall was created by a Philadelphia hotel chef to promote the Sesqui Centennial Exposition set to open June 1 and run through December 1, celebrating 150 years of American independence. The centerpiece sits at the hotel dining room entrance.
A historical guide promotes milk as the best drink for children and offers recipes for milk beverages to disguise milk in hot weather. It lists Iced Cocoa and Egg Nog style drinks using evaporated milk and fruit juices, with instructions, servings, and serving tips.
Peter Simarney, 22, caused the arrest of Miss Julia Bishara in Yonkers after she proposed to him and was rejected then gossiped about him in the neighborhood. The charge of disorderly conduct was not upheld by Judge Charles W. Boote who cautioned Bishara to stay away from Simarney.
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