Diller Drug Expert Dr J G Neely Earns Noted Reputation
The article profiles Dr J G Neely owner of a premier Diller drug store. It details his Iowa origins, Butler County roots, move to Diller in 1902, and expansion in 1905 to a brick 25 by 80 foot shop with fine furnishings. It notes a large practice, celebrity status for cancer treatments, and a well equipped store with a soda fountain, fixtures, and quality cigars.
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Putnam's
J. G. Neely
Diller
Butler County
Iowa
State University
New Market
Dillar
H. K. Shutt
Acetyline Gas Co
Neely
Sparks Strives in Diller Retail Boom
W N Sparks, an Illinois transfer to Gage county, runs a thriving Diller store with his son and daughter. Since 1899 he partnered with Folkers, later taking full control, and the brick shop 25 by 80 feet is stocked from balcony to cellar with seasonable goods. The town’s thrifty farmers fuel steady trade by buying local and supporting home merchants.
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Diller
W. N. Sparks
Illinois
Nebraska
Gage County
Beatrice
R. N. Folkers
Cress & Son, General Merchants
Sparks
Diller Farmers Form Modern Elevator Association
Progressive farmers and business leaders in Diller established a community owned grain elevator after purchasing and rebuilding the Ewart Wilkinson Elevator in June 1906. The 20 000 bushel facility runs with one man, capital stock of 6000 all paid in, and leadership by C L E Blauser as president with J D Fanders as secretary treasurer and C E Waggoner as manager. The move aimed at advancing grain prices for the community and has been fully realized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diller
Nebraska
Ewarat- Wilkinson
Diller Farmers’ Grain Company
Diller and Vicinity
Ewart- Wilkinson
C. L. E. Blauser
J. D. Steiner
J. T. Henrichs
J. D. Fanders
F. W. Steffen
Chas. E. Waggoner
Henrichs Builds Diller Furniture Hardware Trade
John L. Henrichs operates a hardware and furniture store in Diller offering plain and fancy furniture rugs and carpets at low prices. He provides embalming services with a registered undertaker operation and maintains a hearse, drawing on past work with C. F. Steele and Walter G. Roberts.
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John L. Henrichs
Diller
Henrichs
C. F. Steele
Fairbury
Walter G. Roberts
Lincoln
The Escurial City of Monastic Grandeur and Its Grid Iron Plan
The Escurial palace of Philip II, once called the eighth wonder, spans 740 by 580 feet with corner towers over 200 feet high. It houses a cathedral monastery palace colleges and thousands of rooms built as a gridiron to honor Saint Lawrence, costing about 50 million dollars.
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St. Peter’s
Philip II
Philip
St.Quentin
St. Lawrence
Lawrence
King’s
St. Lawrence's
Famous Archers Stories of Skill With Bow and Arrow
A discussion of legendary archers and the credulity of famed feats. It cites Virgil, Robin Hood in Ivanhoe, William Tell, Foke, William of Cloudesley, Blaise de Vigenere and Barbarossa to illustrate impossible or highly improbable archery wonders and their enduring appeal.
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Robin Hood
Locksley
Scott
William Tell
Foke
William of Cloudesley
Blaise de Vigenere
Barbarossa
Gracelegs Children. Minot’s Paris pulpit paradoxes 1518
French preacher Michael Minot who died in Paris in 1518 was noted for his eccentric sermons. He swung from humor to pathos and warned that laws would leave many in stocks while condemning children who neglect elderly parents. His images warned of root and branches in parental care.
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Michael Minot
Paris
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Gale
M. Wright
al Merchandise
Mr. Henrichs
Gracelegs Children
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