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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1911
Page
8
J. C. Morehead shipped a car load of cattle from Shea on Monday. A small lot of red elm fence paste is for sale, inquire at Recosp office. Sam Parker, who visited with his aunt Mrs. J. E. Clark and family, returned to Grinnell, La., Monday, after visiting here.
The exchange shows a suitor asking for marriage and the maid refusing without explanation, prompting the judge to remark on her saintly status. The dialogue reflects a domestic dispute aired in court with minimal details provided.
The account recalls a severe croup attack on four Manchester children and how Dr. King's New Discovery relieved their symptoms. The seller touts the remedy for coughs colds asthma hay fever la grippe and similar lung troubles, offering trial bottles and priced at 50 cents and one dollar through Chipperfield Drug Co.
Tuesday the editor found J. Senior’s store busy with new spring stock including dress goods prints and notions. The proprietor notes bigger sales after moving to a new building and reducing old stock, with several new lines such as overalls and work shirts now offered.
Neighbors and friends gathered last Saturday evening at Mr and Mrs Henry Steffens home for music games and conversation. A late two course luncheon followed. The hosts plan to remain nearby two miles west of Diller and were wished happiness.
A notice invites Nebraska boys under 18 to enter the largest corn yield per acre in 1911 with prizes from 50 dollars to 5 dollars for ranks two through eleven. Entries must be recorded by May 20 1911 with ground prepared and acre weighed in county presence. affidavit due by December 1 1911.
The sewing machine was patented by Sites Howe Jr, marking a key milestone in mechanical innovation. The record notes Howe Jr as the inventor associated with the early design and its patent status.
A patent remedy marketed to women claims relief from chronic constipation headache biliousness dizziness and dyspepsia. Sold by Chipperfield Drug Co.
The text notes that certain Nigerian tribes use bees in warfare. Villagers, when retreating from foes, release bees to harass the enemy. Attackers suffer painful stings amid the cactus labyrinths surrounding the villages.
A humorous Victorian dialogue shows Miss Angeline surprised by a marriage proposal from Mr Turogson. The piece then shifts to a medical aside praising Chamberlains Liniment as quick relief for rheumatic muscle pain caused by cold or damp, claimed to avoid internal treatment. Sold by Chipperfield Drug Co.
The article notes a single other major cod bank besides Newfoundland near the Agulhas region off Africa. It describes the Agulhas plateau as similar in size and richness to northern banks, but distant and unlikely to satisfy global demand for cod.
An old classified style ad announces J G Groody's Washington Marble and Granite Works offering memorial day monuments and custom samples and designs. It invites readers to write for estimates and a call back to discuss material and workmanship options.
Walter Seymour recounts a wandering life's anecdotes where rapid speech creates misinterpretations. An old parishioner, deaf and not churchgoing, asks why a clergyman was sent, and the man mishears the question as why the deuce did you send for him.
A Paris correspondent explains why French men face delays in marriage due to strict rules. Requirements include residency certificates from landlords and concierges, birth certificates, and parental consent. Paper dates must stay within two months, causing routine postponements and misdated documents during military service or after a first wife’s death.
A workman who patrols elevated lines recalls a momentary impulse to step onto the third rail and pondered what such a shock would feel like, noting the danger and the restraint that saves lives. He compares it to the urge some people feel about risky leaps.
Creditors of Catherine Kaper deceased must present claims to the Jefferson County Nebraska county judge at the county court room on August 17 1911 for examination adjustment and allowance Six months from February 14 1911 is allowed for filing claims Any claims not filed by August 17 1911 will be forever barred Notice published in the Diller Record for four weeks CG G Boyin County Judge
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