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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1914
Page
3
Claims quick relief for indigestion dyspepsia gastritis and gas with a harmless formula. Recommends keeping a fifty cent case at home to aid when meals disagree causing headache dizziness nausea and sour stomach. Ends noting its worldwide fame and proven track record.
The Baltimore American quotes Jinks asserting he is a self made man and criticizes his performance, saying he made a fool job of the work. The remark reflects ongoing public scrutiny of his claims and abilities.
A mother from Smithville Indiana describes a one year old girl’s facial eruption that started as red pimples and watery blisters. After using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment three times daily the itching and burning ceased in two days and the skin healed within two weeks with no recurrence eight months later. The notice promotes Cuticura products and includes a Boston mailing address for the Skin Book.
The piece says Marie Haus of Danville Virginia reports a personal health improvement after spending sixteen dollars on medicine. She praises relief from bearing down pains and better sleep, claiming her doctor’s treatment previously offered less relief.
The article reviews St Patrick’s synod and its 81 canons, noting the dead among the obligations and gospel fruitfulness levels. It cites penalties for murder and penance, forbids widower remarriage to a deceased brother’s spouse, and mentions the Charter of St Patrick and other attributed anons.
A reflective piece asserts that if St Patrick returned, he would find the people still brave and faithful. It notes changes over time yet maintains the Celtic spirit, with vivid mentions of Ireland’s landscapes and bards, and contrasts with Spain’s sentimental scene.
Nebraska readers learn of plans to establish an experimental farm at Hastings. The notice highlights regional interest and outlines aims of agricultural innovation shared by the Western Newspaper Union News Service.
The items list events across Nebraska: Royal Neighbors of America triennial convention in Omaha March 17 to 19, Central Nebraska Teachers' Association in Fremont March 26 to 28, High Cost of Living Exposition in Omaha April 16 to 26, Nebraska Modern Woodmen state convention in Hastings May 4 to 6, and Nebraska G A R encampment in Grand Island May 13 and 14.
Omaha reports Burlington has started an experimental farm at Holdrege on over 640 acres. Modern barns are rising as the plan aims to breed high grade cattle and horses and sell at cost. Experts will guide plant culture and grain tests to benefit local farmers.
Lincoln police report Anna Kirby of David City committed suicide in a local sanitarium. Mentally unsettled after her husband’s death last November she used a split bed sheet tied to a radiator as a rope and hanged herself by leaping from a window.
At the Hastings annual meeting the women of the local club voted unanimously for establishing an old peoples home here. They have raised over $300 for the venture and 95 percent favored naming the institution Brookehaven in honor of Mrs. A H Brooke, a local charity worker who helped launch the project.
Fremont man Louis Anderson was awarded 1000 dollars by a jury against Peter Lorenzen, meat shop proprietor, in a $15000 damages suit. The plaintiff, a minor, sustained serious injuries to his right hand while operating a meat cutting machine at Sorensen’s shop, resulting in amputation.
Willard Butler, convicted of murdering his aged father last December, received life imprisonment in the state penitentiary. The Fremont district court judge presiding. Jury returned a first degree murder verdict but recommended life due to the prisoner's condition.
Kearney notes the death of Warren Caswell an eighty nine year old civil war veteran who died by his own hand taking laudanum. His wife passed away last Thanksgiving leaving him despondent according to local belief.
Fullerton celebrates the formal opening of its new Carnegie library with a large public reception. The Ladies' Civic Club organized the program and the P. B. C. sisterhood managed refreshments.
Bids for a state and Furnas county bridge across the Republican River at Cambridge were opened by county commissioners and state engineer D D Price. Sixteen bridge firms participated and the contract went to a Lincoln construction company. The concrete bridge will be the longest across the river with five spans and a twenty foot roadway.
A limited express derails in darkness and sparks fly as brakes respond. Cars topple from the rails. lights go out and a deathly hush follows. Passengers fashion torches to aid search and awaken a sleeping porter amid the wreck.
In a light exchange two women recall Charley proposing to each, each claim suggesting he rehearsed the scene. The chatter captures a playful note on romance and public fanciful acts.
A fragmentary clipping mocks a streetcar strap-hanger nicknamed Hig Attitude as a symbol of American quirks. The note hints at public perception and humor surrounding urban transit habits.
A Troy woman credits Grape-Nuts with curing years of indigestion migraines and nervous insomnia. She began using the product daily and reports improved sleep, absence of headaches, regained energy, and recommendation to others including a coworker on ice work.
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