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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1931
Page
5
For Sale. a Holstein bull calf. Glenn Blauser. a Full stock of fly nets at low prices. Gus Dressen. Photographs seldom do us justice being tempered with mercy.
A St. Louis man who advertised a saxophone trade for a shotgun has likely received an anonymous warning. The notice appears in Moon and Son quality monuments ads, Fairbury Nebraska, established 1886.
In parts of Mexico large harm less snakes of the python type are kept to catch mice, as we keep house cats. The unusual practice mirrors domestic rodent control seen in other regions.
Farmers Grain Co. Paul Stark advertises hog collection at Diller every Thursday offering highest market prices. List your hogs with Diller Farmers Grain Co. for sale.
Reading as a local notice Cornbelt Lumber Co in Diller Nebraska promotes new screen doors and windows with emphasis on available prices and the message now is the time to check for replacements.
Used implements offered including two row cultivator one row cultivator Deering mower and hay rake. Pal Pinto Crazy Crystals advertised with bulk sale. Price details and contact directions imply mail order offer through Mrs John Wiegand Beatrice and Farmers store.
An old advertisement notes men’s sales and women’s sales at a shoe store located north of Bonham Theater. Top lifts priced at 25 cents, with low prices starting around 40 cents for select items.
Notice by the Village Board of Diller signed by Village Clerk Chas E Waggoner warns about firework and ignition risks on Main Street or adjacent alleys. The Shell Petroleum report notes motorists in the United States enjoy low gasoline prices while some countries charge up to 70 cents a gallon.
China’s 400 million people noted as a quarter of the earth’s population. Land values rise in parts of New York City due to wealth. The Wickersham commission to cease June 30. Scout Master Rex A Green and Dean Barber lead Boy Scouts on a canyon outing west of town.
The McCreight and Long families from Fairbury joined Miss Minnie Claus for Sunday dinner at her home. A sobbing spell is described as satisfying and healthy for a woman similar to candy treats. Kansas City anecdote shows a lunchroom owner declining a fight by raising hands, then being asked to “stick em up” as a joke.
A traveling salesman H. J. Hahn was held up by three masked men on the highway about three miles from Fairbury between Beatrice and Fairbury. They blocked his progress with a large car and took $72 from him after he had cashed a $115 check in Beatrice.
A new biography honors William Sidney Porter known as O. Henry. It notes his prolific short stories written largely during a three year stay at Ohio Penitentiary for banking irregularities. Biographers estimate his later life whiskey intake at two quarts daily. he died in 1910 at age 48.
Cecil Findling sustained a cut above the left eye after contact with a barbed wire fence. Mrs. Mattie Clark of Filley formerly of Diller and Miss Gertrude Lambert of Guide Rock returned Sunday from a motor trip to Colorado.
Mr and Mrs Fred Englehardt who had visited with her brother Charles Brandt and other relatives returned yesterday to their home at Palmyra.
A Polish money lender claims fifteen Circassian women from the harem of Prince Hamid of Turkey. He argues Turkish law treats women as chattels and seeks his pound of flesh and more as compensation, noting the prince’s extravagant Budapest lifestyle.
Neighbors and friends gathered at the Henrichs country home Monday evening June 22 to surprise celebrate the couple’s twenty six wedding anniversary. After congratulations guests played rock and awarded prizes to Helen Patton and Benford Henrichs with Mrs. George Henrichs taking second. Ice cream and cake closed the enjoyable evening.
Beatrice Sun notes Odell plans a large Sunday gathering for Dr J N Pickett’s seventy ninth birthday and fifty years of service. A 12 30 p m assembly at the Il Christian church precedes a woods basket dinner with indications of several thousand attending.
A humorous piece from the Omaha World-Herald derides bunions as a petty yet painful affliction. It contrasts Job’s boils with a single bunion, joking about the insult to the big toe, the origin of the term, and the sting of this vain deformity.
The piece notes rats as a major global pest causing farm losses and health risks via fleas and diseases like bubonic plague. It cites rapid reproduction and urges an international extermination association plus measures such as rat-proofing, securing food, and poisoning remaining rats.
A playful exchange contrasts a blunt mouthy remark with a sharp quip about listening. Him asks when people listen with their mouths while she jokes about dentistry, turning chatter into a quick pun.
A note says girls want a girlish girl to take the female role in the village play. The request mentions seeking suitable auditioners for the part and invites interested participants to respond.
Critics muse on a fragmented Mendelssohn tune described as a singing broken-spring song. The snippet appears in a Life feature exploring musical mishearings and contemporary interpretations.
A local auto market notes rising demand for used cars as buyers seek value amid shifting prices. Dealers report steady traffic and shoppers compare models and financing options to lock in favorable terms.
A local note laments Jonesy leaving the area and jokes about his lawn claim as the neighborhoood bid farewell to a longtime resident.
Peter claims he is a toe dancer while Paul questions it. Peter points to his shoes as proof in a lighthearted dialogue about dance and style.
The brief note highlights a short sap season signaling the end of maple syrup harvest. It contrasts with financial news by framing sweetness and timing as the season’s key points.
Readable lines capture a hostel dispute where a guard tells a man to rest elsewhere and the other retorts about constant awakenings every ten minutes. The scene hints at fatigue and conflict over shelter rules.
Flo sits up as the fragmentary text hints at a newspaper page item.
A pink and white flower arden patchwork quilt keeps 70 year old Beloit Wisconsin farmer Andrew Rineheimer busy after chores. In Toledo a doctor who joked a patient to watch his step fell on the same slick sidewalk and broke his own leg.
A caption style comparison traces shifts from 1881 to 1931 in women and men. It notes changes in dress, leisure, and roles, contrasting domestic duties, fashion, and social behavior with modern trends, including work hours, consumer life, and economic practices.
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