Wheat Harvest Nears Finish Quiet Town This Week
The town remains quiet as farmers wrap up the wheat harvest this week. Several fields have been harvested and little activity breaks the stillness of local streets and markets.
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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1914
Page
5
Diller Chautauqua Weeklong Event Scheduled
The Diller Chautauqua is planned for July 11 through July 16 featuring lectures, music, and community programs. Local organizers invite residents and visitors to attend daily sessions at the town venue.
Don't wait for a thresher lose wheat this harvest
Farmers urged to act quickly to prevent grain loss by delaying threshing risk and ensure proper handling and storage methods during harvest season.
Mrs. A Friday Visits Sons Near Diller
Mrs. A Friday arrived from Fairbury on Saturday to spend a few days at the home of her sons in the Diller vicinity.
The next Methodist ladies meeting planned at Mrs Pearce home
The Ken sington event will be at the home of Mrs G B Pearce on Thursday afternoon July 2. Everyone is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kensington
G. B. Pearce
Three school board seats to be filled at annual meeting
Three members of the board of education are to be elected at the annual meeting to be held in the school house at 8 o clock Monday night. The notice asks who will win the three available positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Shake Off Your Rheumatism Now
Advertisement urging readers to try Chamberlain's Liniment to relieve rheumatic pains, promoting a twenty five bottle supply sold by Shutt Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain’s
Shutt Drug Co
Neighbor Gossip Strains Marriage Over Business Woes
A man hides details from his wife hoping to avoid more talk, but a neighbor’s remark linking one wife to business trouble provokes strong anger and tension between the couple.
The Boy and Girl Etiquette Observation
A speaker notes in simple terms that good manners define character. The speaker claims boys who remove hats upon entering a home and girls who say please and thank you appear more presentable and better formed than those who neglect such courtesies.
Hot Weather Tonic and Health Builder Ad
Advertisement promotes a tonic to revitalize tired nerves and tired bodies. Claims to aid digestion and cleansing, promising renewed energy and health with a suggested price of 50 cents to a dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chan Fwites
Early soil work boosts Kansas wheat yields
Bulletin No. 176 reports that early plowing greatly increases wheat yield and discing the land early is a major contributing factor when plowing cannot occur. Both require early soil work and grain removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Wheat field misadventure and beaconing towers in Nebraska
An Adams county farmer is reported to have lost his way in a wheat field while seeking a Hessian fly sighting. Gage county farmers are erecting towers and using powerful binoculars to direct wheat cutting and signal danger to drivers to prevent the grain from crushing horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams County
Gage County
Beatrice Express
Five year old’s prayer misquoting a line about forgiveness
A five year old named Julia, soon after her father bought a car, said a prayer that playfully misquotes a Bible line, asking for forgiveness for trespasses and those who try to pass them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia
England adapts proverb to suffragette for stronger bite
In England the old saying Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned is updated to read like a suffragette. The change aims to produce a more forcible figure of speech reflecting suffrage activism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Osceola Visit Reunites Lockwood Family After Twenty Years
Mrs. Jennie Lockwood and her daughter Grace from Osceola Illinois visited brother George Pickard and family this week. The gathering marked a reunion not seen for twenty years on Wednesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Lockwood
Grace
Osceola, Iia
George Pickard
The dyspeptic misread as change of heart says critic
A sharp jab at pretentious piety describes a sour-faced religious man mistaken for spiritual renewal. It contrasts the genuine Christian with a perpetual cheerful demeanor, claiming true faith stays bright from New Year to judgment day.
Simple pleasures of children in earlier days
Forty years ago children enjoyed inexpensive amusements without ice cream or toys. They had no cones or sodas or roller skates yet found fun in methods that required no cash, proving they could have as much happiness as modern kids.
Take Plenty of Time to Eat and Health Warnings
A distressingly garbled health note warns that rapid meals can harm digestion and cause constipation. The text urges slower eating, thorough chewing, and avoiding excess tablets, noting stomach discomfort and dullness as possible results. It mentions names and terms that are unclear due to OCR errors.
Truthful candidacy and the draft in elections
The piece argues that candidates rarely are drafted and must admit they want the job, salary, and prestige. It suggests amending election law to require truth from those running, noting drafted runs are rare and often denied. The column critiques public assertions of being urged by friends to run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kearney Democrat
Swat the Roosters for Efficient Egg Production
The article argues against keeping male birds with laying hens after breeding season. Experiments show flocks produce more eggs without roosters. Infertile eggs fetch better prices and survive shipping. Fertile eggs hatch regardless of incubation conditions, and infertile eggs keep longer. You do not have to kill or sell cocks.
Push Up Hill: A Proverbial Appeal Across Local Notice
A local excerpt urges action and personal uplift with a repeated “push” metaphor. It references Miss Ballard's affordable hats and notes much wheat around Diller remains in tough conditions. The speaker promotes positive effort to escape despondency and avoid downhill pressure.
Whisky and varnish prompt a saloon debate
In a saloon a man spills whiskey on the bar prompting the bartender to complain that whiskey harms varnish. A bystander wonders aloud what whiskey would do to a man’s stomach if it can strip varnish from wood.
Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy Ad
An ancient remedy advertisement urges buying Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy from Shutt Drug Co. The imperfect text touts its value for summer ailments and common illnesses, presenting a sales pitch aimed at families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shutt Drug Co
Courtship Patter Turns to Disinfected Minister Search
A humorous exchange ends with a couple planning marriage and evolution themed through genetic and eugenic chatter. The pair, after a physician certificate, seeks a minister as they begin a life of “natural selection” and cooperative work.
Osborn Sends News from Racine Bank Tied to Local Village
E L Osborn a former Diller ite pursues local telephone company talks and reads the Record with pleasure. He has worked since leaving Diller as an accountant at the National Bank of Racine Wisconsin a capital of 450000 and assets of about three and a half million dollars. He was recently elected paying teller a key role in that bank. Leslie is the brother of Mrs A H Colman of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raft
E. L. Osborn
Leslie
A. H. Colman
Westcott and Moore Marry in Naponee Nebraska
At the bride’s mother’s home in Naponee on June 16 1914 C L Westcott and Mabel Britton Moore wed with Rev E J Menagh officiating a small gathering of close friends. Westcott teaches in Diller and previously served Naponee’s community, while Moore grew up in Naponee area and the couple received gifts at a luncheon after the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane K. Moore
Naponee
Nebraksa
C. L. Westcott
Mabel Britton Moore
E. J. Menagh
Evangelical Church of
Diller
Nebraska
Mabel Britten Moore
Town Mourns Local Figures In Quiet Notice
A local death notice lists Dr. Blair and family and A. Bridwell and family, S. A. Woods and wife of Steele City, with late Dies H. Beckwith, indicating a family obituary notice in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Blair
A A. Bridwell
S. A. Woods
Steele City
H. Beckwith
Businessman Returns From Vacation to Quiet Patronage Loss
A business man who believed his venture depended on him takes a summer break and returns to discover that many intimate friends and customers were unaware of his absence. Clerks have carried out more sales in his absence, leaving him crestfallen about his own role and the firm’s performance.
New Life Remedies Promote Health Through Liver and Kidney Balance
Advertises Dr. New Life products claiming to support stomach, liver, and kidney health. Promotes Axpien Salve for external hurts and asserts prevention through cleansing blends.
German Lutheran Zion church to be dedicated near Ellis
The German Lutheran Zion church four miles northwest of Ellis will be dedicated Sunday June 28 with morning German service by Rev. John Meyer Kiowa Neb and afternoon German service led by Rev. T Joeckel Germantown followed by English service by Rev. K Kurth Beatrice. The church cost about 5000 dollars and the old structure will serve as a schoolhouse. Congregation members will provide dinner for visitors at noon. Rev. H Scheperle serves as pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
German Lutheran Zion Church
Ellis
H. Scheperle
John Meyer
Kiowa
Neb
T. Joeckel
Germantown
K. Kurth
Beatrice
Zone Map Discarded in New Parcel Post Rate System
A new parcel post rate system replaces the old map with a zone key and bulletins. Cities are assigned zone numbers, reducing map costs and uncertainty in rate calculations. The key sells for 56 cents and bulletins are free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
United States
Bergen
Plea for a Safe and Sane Fourth in Nebraska
Fire Commissioner W. S. Ridgell urges Nebraskans to abstain from fireworks on the Fourth of July to prevent injuries and losses. He cites national figures of 39 850 people killed or injured in a decade and promotes alternative patriotic celebrations without fireworks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
W. S. Ridgell
Fireworks Reserved for Fourth at Irwin's Wild West Show
Several people from Diller attended Irwin's Wild West show at Fairbury on Wednesday, as the town kept festivities for the upcoming Fourth of July celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diller
Irwin
Fairbury
What has Become of the Sand Burs
Twenty years ago vacant lots were covered with sand burs and bare feet were hardly safe. Now sand burs are rare curiosities and the dandelion pest may also vanish someday.
Dr Kings New Discovery Promises Relief for Coughs
An advertisement touts Dr Kings New Discovery for coughs and colds with claims of strengthening the system and improving weight and appetite. A testimonial from Alabama mentions relief during illness and a first dose promise. The copy references a 50 cent bottle and a pharmacy setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Saint Drmaeine
Probate Notice for George Estate Creditors Meeting
In the matter of the estate of George deceased Roelfs Notice is hereby given that the creditors of said estate will meet at the office of C. C. Bovis County Judge on December 10, 1914 for settlement and claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Roelfs
Dacstaber
C. C. Bovis
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