Diller Area News Highlights Local Events and Travel
Mrs A M Diller and Effie returned home Saturday. One and four tenths inches of rain fell Monday night at Diller. School district 70 drew 197.35 from June state funds. Ice cream offered for parties at Neely's Pharmacy. Henry Steffen returned from Beatrice where his daughter attends a business college. J P London began building a large barn one mile west and 30 miles north of Diller. Wymore Battery will fire sunrise salute at Odel and conduct drills. Colts owed by Norths to be paid by July 1. J H Carmionasi and Mrs John Boesteher traveled on No 15 after Missouri trip for her father’s death. Rural carriers to receive 180 yearly salary advance under new post office order. Bert Ballard family to visit Diller from New Mexico. Mr and Mrs H E Groupe visited former residents C T and family. Ageo returned Tuesday leaving Mrs De Gene to extend visit.
Land Purchase by W M Hare Near Town Site
W M Hare of the Wester Carmichael has bought from the Lincoln Land Co through D R Kelley a land strip 150 by 200 feet adjoining his residence just north of the town site for 200 dollars. The parcel is under an acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wester Carmichael
Lincoln Land Co
D. R. Kelley
Notice to A. O. U. W. Members at Diller Lodge Album
All members of Diller lodge No 183 who have not furnished their pictures for the lodge album may leave them at or nail them to the ReoorD office. Frank Gerwick has nearly finished a draft Beckman who lives one half mile west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diller Lodge
No. 183
Frank Gerwick
Aa Darg- Beckman
Correct Time at Colman
A brief item notes Colman residents urged to value punctual time and avoid unreliable routines, stressing practical efficiency and dependable habits in daily life.
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Colman
Ice Cream Social Funds Sunday School in Bethel
A local ice cream social at Bethel school house raised 8.60 for the Sunday School after a 104 pound boy was born on the 23rd to Mr and Mrs G B Pearce. Dr Leach, dentist, of Fairbury referenced in the note. Neely's Pharmacy offered a quart of Col lin's Ice Cream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. B. Pearce
Bethel School House
Elmo Hadley Family Visit to Oberlin Kansas
Elmo Hadley and his family returned Sunday from visiting relatives in Oberlin Kansas. Mr Hadley plastering a new house for his father in law J H Brant while there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmo Hadley
Oberlin
Kan
Mr. Hadley
Inlaw
J. H. Brant
Bostonian Bruce Myers weds Lydia Andrews in Grand Island
Mr Bruce Myers of Boston and Miss Lydia Andrews of Steele City wed at Grand Island on Thursday night June 20 1907 at 10 o clock. They left for Denver for a brief bridal trip and expect to return by the end of next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Myers
Boston
Lydia Andrews
Steele City
Grand Island
Denver
Steele City Press
Portenate Texan Recommends New Life Calx Laxative
Mr. B. W. Goodloe of 107 St. Louis Street Dallas Texas says in the past year he has become acquainted with Dr King’s New Life Cal laxative I 80 effectively disposes aria and biliousness and they do nNeae 25c at Spear Drag.
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B. W. Goodloe
St. Louis Str
Dallas, Tex
Dr. King
Aria
Spear Drag
Man Heal Sore with Arnica Salve After 50 Years
John Garrett of North Mill a North Carolina writes that he fired a walking-stick after a long painful sore resisted all treatments until Bucklin Arinca Salve healed it. The Spear Drag Co guarantees relief for piles burns and similar troubles with this product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucklin
John Garrett
North Milla
N.C
Burns
Spear Drag Co
Tax Payments Rise and County Delinquencies Drop
Citizens increasingly pay taxes with record receipts noted by Mr. Simpson. Delinquent payments are at historic lows, and overall mood shows contentment as the new road law takes effect July 6 requiring cash poll tax payments. Jewelry ads and medical ointment promotions accompany the local notices.
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Simpson
Fairbury News
Japan launches biggest war ship for peace show
A fragmented notice notes a grand warship launch claimed as a peace effort. It mentions a merry-go-round at Odell on the fourth for youths. Dr. Claude Ellie will be away from his Diller practice on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Aha
Odell
Claude Ellie
Diller
Carmichael Buys Pen Carriage to Boost Livery Service
J. H. Carmichael acquires a pen carriage and pledges focused care of the livery business with good rigs and rapid service at reasonable rates.
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J. H. Carmichael
Liberty Telephone Sets Business Hours Blocking Wire Talk
The Liberty Telephone Company fixes three daily periods when talking is banned over the wires to allow business. The times are from morning to 8 a.m. and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Talk is prohibited during these intervals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Blue-Springs Sentinel
Liberty
Advertising Pays Wednesday Sign
Advertising Pays Wednesday reports J. W. Ponte erected a gold real estate sign and mentions a sale involving Dick Gebber and Geo. Fisher for 72.25 dollars. The fragmentary note suggests a local real estate transaction or promotional display with inconsistent wording.
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J. W. Ponte
Dick Gebber
Geo. Fisher
Local Notices and Classified Snippets
For sale good plany pete be forty dollars. Neely's Pharmacy advertises this year's stock and supplies. Chas Fehlman of Richland precinct is a Republican candidate for county assessor visiting Diller between trains. Wes Carmichael and wife arrive to make Diller their home and Wes will work in the family livery barn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Fehlman
Richland Precinct
Diller
Wes. Carmichael
Mr. Carmichael
Notice of Bond Election
Fragmentary notice mentions a bond election with a focus on legal action and voting process. The readable portion indicates official election communications and the need for civic participation in securing funding. Further specifics are unclear in the OCR snippet.
The Apple Tree Legend of Appomattox Debunked
The article argues the surrender of General Lee to General Grant did not occur under an apple tree, noting Grant’s memoirs as evidence. It states that while an apple orchard existed on the hill, the famous myth has only a small factual basis and remains a fiction circulated by many.
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Appomattox
Lee
Grant
Determine Day of Week From Date With Remainder Rule
The method uses the last two digits of the year to divide a constant and find a remainder. If the remainder is zero the day falls on Saturday. Example shown for July 4 using year 1996.
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Enacna He Nadie
Fourth of July 1866 puzzle and playful rhyme game
The text describes a riddle about the date and a simple finger stick game. A boy taps the ground with a stick in his left hand while saying the phrase He can do little who can't do this, then switches the stick to the right hand. The passage hints at common use of the right hand and notes people may miss the pun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sus- Singhs Pein
Ghee
Hidden Bird Emerges From Nest With Whirring Rise
A fragment describes a bird startled from its nest by a coat and rising with a whir as it surveys the surrounding birchlings. The text focuses on the startled moment and the bird’s rapid ascent.
Spilfing the Salt Superstition Ties to Roman Sacrifices
A brief note on the superstition surrounding spilling salt at table. It traces origins to ancient Rome where salt symbolized purity in sacrifices.
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. M. Diller
Effie
Neely’s
Henry Steffen
Beatrice
J. P. London
Wymore
Odel
Norths
J. H. Carmionasi
John Boeteher
No. 15
Missouri
Post Office Department
Bert Ballard
New Mexico
Sid
H. E. Groupe
C. T
Ago
de Gene
W.M. Hare
Dr. Leach
Fairbury
Collin
Colman’s
Jennings
L. C. Ballard
Neely’s Pharmagy, Diller, Neer
Good Plany Pete
E. L. Loocx
Ek Dlessies
Earatt
Old Town
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