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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1911
Page
5
Fragmentary railway notice lists Burlington timing with passenger and freight components. Mentions 6 30, 8 lower penn? and 685 a.m. partial data. OCR blurs key entities.
Several cases of smallpox are reported in the vicinity of Harbine. Enquire of Sam Friday. W N Sparks, John H Miller and O J Mayborn were passengers Monday for Omaha where the two former bought automobiles for a return last evening.
Ernest Kuoter unable to operate rented farm due to relapse of pneumonia. Public sale of stock and implements scheduled for Wednesday April 5 starting at 1 o clock p.m. Auctioneer Col J B Wright with Thos P Price as clerk. Repairman Deprie Fanders advertises auto repair and overhaul services.
The Nelson Herald reports a farmer in southern Nebraska fallen for a two man fencing scam. One man offers to install a fence for eight rents per foot, gets a signed contract, then another sets up the fence and the farmer discovers it costs eight cents per foot per wire. The piece also notes seasonal concerns about yard cleanliness and waste removal as a public health issue, urging use of a scoop shovel and dray to manage debris and flies.
An old reader testimonial from Manchester D. praising Dr King’s New Discovery as effective for croup and lung troubles in children. The ad claims relief for asthma hay fever la grippe and whooping cough with trial bottles offered by Chipperfield Drag Co.
The writer urges readers to study advertisements alongside editorials as they reveal commercial progress in the community. Ads contain information not always found in news columns and offer valuable insight for a thorough newspaper reader.
Reynolds postoffice cash accounts show a $2916 short. Postmaster Fred A. Corbin allegedly forged money orders to cover debts, creditors seized his store valued at six to eight thousand dollars. He owes about $8,000. case expected in federal court.
Dr. L A Bordner assistant State Veterinarian at Wymore Nebraska appears in notes. Miss Mignon Hale returns from Los Angeles after almost a year with relatives, greeted by her father F E Hale in Kansas City after traveling the southern route.
A small book titled human Appendix explains causes and simple prevention of appendicitis. Chipperfield Drug Co offers the booklet free for a short period. Also notes cattle and colt prices for sale near Hollenberg Kansas and a Tuberculosis Day observance set for April 30th with widespread church involvement.
An advertisement extols Buckken’s Arnica Salve as the best cure for sores ulcers edema burns boils scalds cuts corns sore eyes sprains swellings and bruises. It claims forty years of proven results and notes a firm price of 250 at Chipperfield’s.
Mr and Mrs Ww Epley return heartfelt thanks to friends and neighbors for assistance during the illness and death of their infant son. They express appreciation for the floral tributes and support from the community.
Miscellaneous household tips advise quick potato baking with stove heat and keeping lettuce crisp by refrigeration. An upside down pie test is described and butter storage via kerosene spray is suggested, followed by a note on dust control with broom and duster in a garbage can.
The Nebraska Experiment Station issued Bulletin 119 presenting five years of spraying experiments in Nebraska orchards. It covers costs and gains from spraying, mixing methods, application details, and lime sulfur as a summer fungicide. A cooperative plan for home orchards is described. bulletin available free by Nebraskan residents on request to the Agricultural Experiment Station in Lincoln.
Dora Bent age one year ten months and Edward Bent age six years eight months died of scarlet fever near Diller in March 1911. They were children of George and Mrs Bent and left a grieving father mother four brothers and one sister. Relatives and neighbors expressed sympathy and delivered flower offerings.
Tonnemaker was absent due to sickness. Rev. Maxcy declined to preach the baccalaureate sermon. Gertrude arey visited Fairbury and returned to Diller. Primary room enrollment 29, average 27. Beatrice Campbell visited the High School and Intermediate room. A crowd attended the evening session last Friday. Pearl Bell absent due to Misa Diller's mother visiting. The High School play will be Friday Apr 7, 1911. Miss Gladys Freeman enrolled for two months post graduate work. Worth Dowling ill with chicken pox. Prospects for a large ninth grade next year are bright. County exams taken by Louise Wieters, Merne Hooper, Fern Hays, Florence Grone, Joel Beram, Frank Beram, Claude Dunn, Helen Nida, Blanche Hudson, Chas McCune, Dora Williamson, Ray Edgington, Lillie Ouka, Willie Weigel, Orval Riddle, Vera Anderson, Hilda Glathar, Minnie Edgington, Nellie Weaver, Thresa Lanman, Harry Lohr, Henry Albers, Albert Sasse, George Logan, Tom Nida, Ruth Steffen, Esther Gretzinger, Ruth Lamb, Lulu Bausch, Mabel Douglas, Horace Green, Maurice Hill, Ray Strokey, Clifford Sparks.
Frank Truxan of Odell traveled to Diller for a Monday business engagement.
An old fashioned woman hides her indignation as a family rumors swirl after she travels to visit her daughter in the city. She awakens to find townsfolk claiming a murder in the beds, prompting police, market gardeners, and new boys to flood the house and expose the day’s events.
An Anthony man pledges peace and preparedness in a humorous Burr Oak Herald column. He notes his wife and children need him, his garden beds, and his gun with shells, signaling caution while aiming to protect his blue grass and onions from intruders.
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