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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1924
Page
3
A fragment from a 19th or early 20th century rural paper combines poetry satirizing life with local notices. Items note Sudan and millet seed for sale by G Re Steffen and Seede Wiemers, M W A meetings, seed cats at 50 cents, a Farmers Union Co op store special, a young woman’s car incident in Detroit, and heavy snow disrupting rural mail delivery.
The J N C met with Mrs Frank Eick on Wednesday March 12. Twelve members five children and one visitor attended. They did fancy work and visited. The next meeting will be with Mrs Arthur Vieths on Wednesday March 26.
Opal Hill entertained a group of her friends at the home of her grandparents Mr and Mrs George Riddle for her birthday. Games lasted late, refreshments were served by her mother and grandmother. Opal cut the cake and received many pretty and useful presents as guests departed wishing her many more birthdays.
Mayor S. C. Moser renominated at the village primary declines the nomination and committee substitutes C. L. Tristman to the ticket. Tristman agrees to serve if elected. Plus local ads for groceries paints and lumber supply in Diller Nebraska.
Weather and illness force the Mar 20 meeting of the Womans Club to Mar 25 at 2 30 pm Hostess Mrs O J Mayborn. After business and officer elections the Mar 20 program proceeds with Irish songs readings and piano pieces including When Irish Eyes Are Smilin and My Wild Irish Rose performed by members and Mrs Pengelly
The University of Nebraska Agricultural College Extension Service urges eating vegetables twice daily and aiming for at least ten different kinds. Benefits include bulk for digestion, vitamins for growth, mineral nutrients, aiding digestion, and strengthening bones and teeth.
The Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Fairbury was closed by the state examiner on Saturday. The institution, organized 11 years ago, has $60,000 in capital stock, $10,000 surplus, and $230,000 deposits including $80,000 from county state and school treasurers protected by a surety bond. The balance $150,000 must be raised to pay depositors in full. President Dr H L Clarke and cashier A R Nichols assure depositors will be paid in full with stockholders as the only losers. The failure is blamed on excessive frozen paper. Fairbury still has two strong banks with $100,000 capitals and deposits over a million each. Depositors largely faced no panic and shifted accounts to other banks.
The Community Club hosted a banquet at the hotel for the Diller school basketball team and faculty. Twenty eight guests enjoyed a four course dinner with toasts by Coach Erickson Captain Hale and Miss Marguerite Green’s songs. The evening celebrated county and state trophies and urged ongoing community support.
Mrs. Susan Brandt returned from visiting her daughter near Wymore. The last Community Club free entertainment of the season will be at the Rex theatre next Thursday night March 27 featuring a lecture on animal industry a two reel movie and a prepared best preliminary program.
Mrs Earl Johnson entertained the Mothers and Daughters club Thursday. Several Fairbury visitors came Saturday including Mr and Mrs J N Carpenter and family and Henry Jess. Russell Bryant and family from Steele City visited Rupert Andrews home. Farr Stull and daughters from Fairbury spent Saturday night with Roy Wagner. J H Steinmetz transacted business in Fairbury Saturday. J N Carpenter and family visited Wm Bellis that evening. Alonzo Specht and Ralph were Sunday guests of Earl Johnson. Frank Bryant returned to Lincoln after a week with Mrs Rupert Andrews. Roy Wagner family spent Sunday and Monday in Fairbury with Earl Stull and Leslie and Lee Stull left in charge of the store. Russell and Wells Andrews of Steele City visited Rupert Andrews Sunday. T Logan was a business caller in Diller Monday. Mrs Gladys Bucoy unable to return to school due to bad roads. U S Ellison is on the sick list. Three cars of stock shipped from Shea to St Joe market Tuesday. Howard Prather sent one car of hogs and Gus and Garret Rocks contributed the rest.
A six pound boy born on the 18th to Mr and Mrs C O Carter living four miles south and two west of Diller. Mr Dan Griswold remains ill with his children Cora Wecker John George Griswold and Nelson Griswold at his bedside.
Electric arc welding offered for broken parts with guaranteed work and money back. Specializes in motor blocks. Alber Auto Co advertises in Beatrice Nebraska at 113 North Fourth Street with phone 950.
An early 20th century ad explains catarrh is influenced by overall health and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine with an Ointment and an Internal Medicine Tonic. It cites F J Cheney Co of Toledo Ohio as the distributor and notes years of pharmacy experience.
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