Local notes from Diller Nebraska and surrounding towns
Miss Olive Ballard traveled to Omaha on Wednesday. Rumors point to a Diller wedding next week. The White Piano Co advertises a word contest. Henry Steffen returned from Beatrice business. Various farm shipments and visits noted. Postmaster Lew Shelley confirmed at Fairbury. A newborn reported near Diller. Rail fare law set at two cents per mile takes effect. Fifty Congressional members head to Panama inspection trip.
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Nebraska
State Bank of Diller Reports Rising Deposits in Quarter
The quarterly statement shows steadily growing deposits with $48,740 added in the last year and total deposits reaching $125,219.94 as of the 23rd ult.
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State Bank of Diller
Easter Fair Preparations At Diller Church
The Christian church women work on items for an Easter fair set for March 30 to seat the church. The parsonage debt was paid off last Saturday. Eugene Wigel of 20 miles south of Diller delivered a nine month old steel calf weighing 785 pounds to Ned Hanley stock buyer at Steele City for 31.40 dollars.
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Ladies of the Christian Church
Eugene Wigel
Diller
Ned Hanley
Steele City
Desirable Town Character Reflects Civic Pride
It is not the sight of a town but its character that makes it a desirable place to live. A live prosperous town is desirable to live in, and a town may prosper and yet be small. Every citizen should be interested in its prosperity and speak well of it as true patriotism.
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New York World
N. G
Mike
Jonah
Saved Her Son's Life in Ava Mo
Mrs. S. Ruppee from Ava Missouri credits Dr King s New Discovery with saving her son s life after a serious lung illness. She reports rapid improvement after following the druggist s advice and notes the boy returned to work as a carpenter. The remedy is sold by Spear Drug Co with 50 cent and 1.00 prices and a trial bottle offered.
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Ava
S. Ruppee
We Have Kept the Best for Last Columbia Entertainers
A detailed review touts the final Columbia Entertainers event of the season, featuring Miss Fisher Shupp as reader and soprano soloist, Mrs. Etta Goode Heacock's contralto, and Lloyd A. Loar on mandolin. March 16 is the show date with tickets at Spear Drug Store. local attendees in Diller and vicinity are urged to support.
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Etta Goode Heacock
America
Lloyd A. Loar
Diller and
Spear Drug Store
Notable figures span arts, sports, and science in brief
Lord Northcliff heads a vast British press empire while Captain Edward Howard, aged ninety six, retires after eighty years at sea. Czech reports note 101 year old Joseph Koppner marrying Rosa Waldner. Harry B. Wolf becomes the youngest member of the Sixtieth Congress after a Baltimore start, and Captain A W V Trant pursues art and music aboard the Devonian. John E Wilkie excels as secret service chief and amateur magician. Professor Moissan wins the Nobel Prize in chemistry for his artificial diamonds and furnace invention. Ireland rugby star H J Henebry endures a severe tackle injuries against South Africa.
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Lord Northcliff
Alfred Harmsworth
England
Edward Howard
Oakland
Cal
United States
Aujezd
Moravia
Joseph Koppner
Rosa Waldner
John.e. Wilkie
Secret Service
Professor Moissan
Moissan
H. J. Henebry
Ireland
Incoming passenger noted on No. 15 Wednesday evening
A Friday incoming passenger was reported on train No. 15 during Wednesday evening operations.
Electric Bitters touted for liver and blood ailments in Georgia
Mrs. N F Rowan of McDonough Georgia credits three bottles of Electric Bitters with curing chronic liver and stomach trouble and a blood condition turning her skin red. she says she feels 20 years younger and can work again. The ad guarantees the remedy and lists price 50 cents. The text also reports railroads Burlington and Union Pacific tax cases and expected tax settlements across Nebraska counties, noting funds and distribution impacts on Gare county and Diller school district finances.
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McDonough
Spear Drug Co
United States Supreme Court
Burlington
Union Pacific
Nebraska
Whielk
Gare County
Diller
Relief From Catarrh and A Tale of Hugo and Schoelcher
Advice from a local physician promotes a home reduction for catarrh with a dandelion and sarsaparilla blend. The article also recounts Victor Hugo and Schoelcher fleeing Paris after Napoleon III’s coup with risked discovery, plus anecdotes about Adee’s shoe collection and a humorous exchange between Gabriel and Mr. De Style.
What to Buy for Baby’s Teeth at Department Store
A young father asks a salesman for a teething item for the baby. The new salesman directs him to the hardware department on the sixth floor to locate the files. The brief humor reflects a misreading of product locations in a department store.
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Minneapolis Journal
A New Aid Fable About a Little Town’s Pride
A sarcastic stranger visits a town that has long complained of being no good and shrinking. A geezer explains his mail order catalogue from Chicago shows his view of a bigger town, while the town plods on with modest growth and self doubt.
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Jonah
Chicago
What Books Do
Books are friends whose society suits me. They range in age and origin and honor knowledge in science and arts. They answer questions, reveal events of past ages, and teach living, dying, and self restraint. In return they seek a quiet corner to rest in my life.
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Francesco Petrarea
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B. P F. Blythe
Annie M. Diller
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J. E. Clark
SIG
J O. Blauser
Kaauer
Gilend
Neb
Mrs. Creo
He Bailey
Lew Shelley
Fairbury
Sétate
Gulla Wright
Wymore
F. M. Hoopes
Methodist Ladies
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Mrs Hartzell
O. J. Mayborn
L. Bob Blinse
G. H. Clark
S. Clark
John Steiner
J. D. Stiner
Lincoln
Lincol Business College
Congress
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Columbia
LaForest
Volney- Raymond
Albion
Horse
Falls City
Waterman
Killam
Grand Island
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Coadrou
Skinner
Kearney
Graft
Chester
Fabique
Broken Bow
Leisure
Sherwin-Williams
Neele’y Pharmacy Diller
Revue Hebdomadaire
Victor Hugo
Napoleon III
Schoelcher
Paris
Hugo
Brussels
Caesar
Guernsey
Ciaie
Adee
Washington
State Department
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Gabriel
Mr. de Style
Mrs. de Style
Washington Herald
New York
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