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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1915
Page
2
A reader recalls a past romance and admits to overpromising items like electric motor cars fur coats and servants. He says if given another chance he would be wiser during courtship with fewer extravagant gifts and no excessive charge accounts.
An old advertisement urges mothers to give a teaspoonful of California Syrup of Figs for a child’s constipation and illness. It claims a laxative inside cleansing will restore health within hours and warns to buy the legitimate 50 cent bottle with full directions.
A brief exchange notes a fine fare and a course dinner in a light, humorous Baltimore American voice. The fragment suggests social dining contrasts discussed in a newspaper item.
Clerks in several offices confront a puzzling situation where lottery tickets appear tied to marriage license procedures. Officials report irregularities but offer no clear policy changes yet.
The British foreign office rejected the American note proposing a German blockade withdrawal if England would allow food to reach German civilians. London reports say Great Britain refuses the proposal and cites the order in council as the basis for its stance.
The United States government again demands punishment of soldiers who killed John B. McManus, an American, and compensation for his family. Secretary Bryan said cooperation between Villa and Zapata supports the plan, with General Salazar promising to bring the slayers to justice.
Government eyes infractions of federal migratory game law. Gen Mercer told Sandy Griswold there may be a brief spring open season next year, while current law allows no shooting this spring except at risk of prosecution. Data on violations are being gathered in Washington, with arrests delayed until lessons can be taught.
The president issued recess appointments for Nebraska postmasters including Frederick J. Waugh at Ewing Delbert J. Howard at Chester Hans Jensen at Cogad Will H. Lamm at Gering Alex Lowry at Harrison Elizabeth McGuire at Hampton Ellis E. Potter at Crete Daniel Kochendarfer at Exeter Paul C. Morgan at Hay Springs D H Michael at Liberty E O Harshman at Minatare Ernest D. Smith at Mitchell Wm C Rusmisell at Mason City M H McCarthy at O Neill A N Conklin at St Paul Wm D Day at Ulysses Carl Carlson at Valparaiso and Albert E Pratt at To bias.
Three years after a March blizzard convicts Gray Dowd and Morley escaped state prison triggering a wave of upheaval aimed at reform. Four days later two fugitives died in Sarpy county and a young man Roy Blount, forced to aid the escape, was killed in a nationwide chase.
Colonel W. H. Crook disbursing officer of the White House and Lincoln’s bodyguard for decades died at his Washington home after a week of pneumonia. President Wilson expressed deep regret. Crook marked his fiftieth anniversary as a White House attache last January.
Claiming speed and safety, the ad touts Pape’s Diapepsin as the universal stomach remedy for indigestion dyspepsia gastritis and gas. It urges readers to keep a fifty cent case at home and notes rapid relief when distress from overeating or souring foods appears.
A chilling Life magazine quote depicts a bargaining moment between two women. One demands payment for an operation while the other complains of a poor bed and costs. The dialogue exposes class tension and transactional moral ambiguity.
Dialogue questions whether current ammunition suffices to man coast defense guns for two hours and considers the scenario if the enemy fights for three hours. The exchange highlights concerns over endurance and readiness.
A Louisville Courier Journal quote argues there is no anatomical reason a girl cannot throw a baseball as well as a boy, mirroring the idea that a boy can wash dishes as well as a girl, reflecting evolving views on gender roles.
A collection of coming events across Nebraska and nearby regions lists dates for Daughters of American Revolution in Omaha in March, Missouri Valley Medical Association in Omaha late March, Lincoln contests on March 24, Southeast Nebraska Teachers in Lincoln March 24–26, Nebraska Press Association in Omaha April 19–21, Mother’s Day May 9, State Association of Commercial Clubs in Lincoln May 5–6, trap meet at North Platte May 18–20, Grand Lodge of Nebraska Elks in Fremont May 10–11, G A R state encampment in Fremont May 18–20, and the Great Nebraska State Fair September 6–11.
Fremont report notes Reuben Collins near North Bend sold his Collins farm, the first wheat planting spot on the Platte bottoms, for 58000. Henry Zadeloff of the Rogers neighborhood bought it at 181 dollars per acre. Collins originally paid 4800 dollars in 1888 when he arrived in the west.
A nervous schoolteacher credits Postum with restoring health and ease in the classroom after avoiding coffee. A separate note tells of a New Yorker purchasing a Nebraska farm for 181 an acre, later relocating and prospering on the land, a rare local price record. Both items reflect health and investment hopes in a period newspaper.
A courtroom exchange reveals a juror denying forming an opinion and stating they served on the jury in the previous trial of the same case. The dialogue underscores continuing debate over jury deliberations and case handling.
The Grand Island city council heard a request from two local jitney operators for a $30 annual tax on all busses or automobiles used for jitneys. They plan to launch an extensive citywide service and seek the tax as a protection for their investment.
The Columbus public library opened Monday evening on a site donated by Mrs. Leander Gerrard. The $13,000 building, furnished by Andrew Carnegie, houses librarian Miss Clara Howard of Lincoln. Four thousand books were moved from the old temporary building to the new library.
The Lincoln Telephone company has closed its Union mutual exchange and now operates a long distance office. It will continue to receive mutual business as the mutual handles Lincoln company traffic. The State Federation of Commercial Clubs meets in Lincoln on May 6 and 7.
In casual chatter, people link lunar phases to the onset of conflict and claim many engagements are traceable to the moon's influence, reflecting superstitious or symbolic reasoning about war timing.
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