Uncle Bill Cooper Spreads Maxims at Pinkneyville
Lincoln Star notes William Henry Cooper known as Uncle Bill who shares poems and maxims in Pinkneyville. Dr W L Weigel and family visited Diller relatives. Community Club plans Monday night meeting at city hall with expected good attendance. The column ends with a nostalgic question about a boy who enjoyed turning sheet music as a girl played the parlor organ.
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William Henry Cooper
Pinkneyville
Bill
Local social notes and vintage fashion quip in Nebraska
Sam Thompson and family spent Sunday with Lincoln friends. Kaffir corn seed for sale 50 and 65 cts per bushel. Wm Garrels Steele City Nebr. Mr and Mrs Ed Bartlett Beatrice spent a few hours Sunday with Diller friends. Styles in men's trousers reflect early 90s with two legs per pair. Mr and Mrs Ouke Franzen returned from Ft Wayne Ind and visit Steele City relatives.
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Wm. Garrels
Steele City
Nebr
Ed. Bartlett
Beatrice
Diller
Ouke Franzen
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Lind Bros Show Delights Small Monday Night Audience
Lind Bros exhibited Monday night drawing a small crowd but delivering polished performances praised by attendees for quality and stage presence.
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Lind Bro
The Woman Who Spends Years Choosing Her Hair
A witty remark notes a woman who spends two years deciding to bob her hair and the following two years pretending it is not bobbed. The quote highlights social patterns in appearance and self presentation.
Fairbury Builds $200000 School House Ready for Fall
The new $200000 school house in Fairbury is prepared for dedication by fathers. The contract requires completion by September first to align with the start of the school year.
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Fairbury
Hod Green Undergoes Appendectomy After Hospitalization
Hod Green was taken to Beat Rice Hospital Sunday by Dr Diehl and underwent appendicitis surgery Monday morning. He recovered well and is expected to return home within a few days.
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Hod Green
a _ Beatrice hospital
Diehl
Chautauqua Committee Chairs Named for Work
The committee lists chairmen for Chautauqua duties including Ticket sales by Sam Hutchinson Advertising by E F Habicht Decoration by Miss Ballard Grounds by Roy Geer Junior work by Mrs D V Fanders with a note to remember the dates June 4.
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Chautauqua
Sam Hutchinson
E. F. Habicht
Miss Ballard
Roy Geer
D. V. Fanders
Largest Walnut Tree Felled Near Thompson Nebraska
The giant walnut tree on W. C. Buchmeir’s Rose Creek farm near Thompson, Nebraska, grew for over fifty years and measured 38 inches through and weighed 7200 pounds. It yielded 1070 feet of lumber and sold to a Kansas City furniture dealer for 6955 dollars F. U. B. shipping point.
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Nebraska
Rose Creek
Thompson
W. C. Buchmeir
Kansas City
Woman's club entertains by Domestic Science class
The Woman's club was entertained Tuesday afternoon by Miss Erickson and her Domestic Science class at the high school. Papers, model dining room by Opal Long, model kitchen by Mildred Nayborn, table service by Phyllis Patton, and a well balanced meal by Opal Hill were presented with illustrations by Ruth Habicht and Helen Siebelts. A two course luncheon was served and hand work samples displayed. A rising vote of thanks closed the pleasant afternoon. May 13 Evening. Penge! Bon call, a noted picture and its art Eleanor
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Miss Erickson
Opal Long
Mildred Nayborn
Phyllis Patton
Opal Hill
Ruth Habicht
Helen Siebelts
Penge
Eleanor
Spechts Visit Carmichael kin in Falls City
Mr and Mrs Geo Specht motored to Falls City on Sunday to visit with Arch Carmichael brother in law and his family.
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Geo. Specht
Falls City
Archie Carmichael
City Hall to Host Decoration Day Observance Meeting
V. and W. A. C. and World War Veterans invite members to the city hall on Tuesday night to renew Decoration Day observance. A good attendance is desired as part of community war memorial activities.
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City Hall
Ladies Work At Home Pleasant Easy Sewing Ad
An older notice offers pleasant easy sewing work at home part or full time with pay. requests sending to L. Jones Box 2 Olney Illinois. Also mentions a new motorcar built to move sideways and a speculative future snakelike prey-fascinating device amid declining pedestrian numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Jones
Olney, Ill
Imported Black Percheron Stallion for Season Betting
Imported Black Percheron stallion will stand for the season 1 mile south and 14 east of Diller. Celt to stand and $8.00. Will not Senne any acci Marea bred them with foal and changed hands the service fat becomes due at once. Henry Arntt Jr. phone 111:56 2.
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Diller
Celt
Acci Marea
Henry Arntt, Jr
Ten Pound Boy Born to Mr and Mrs Joe Hiatt Mayard
A ten pound baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hiatt Mayard. Miss Marie Colman of Beat Rice visited Sunday at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Allen Colman. The Diller Gladstone baseball game was forfeited to the local team after several innings. The Farmers Shipping Assn sent one car load of hogs to the St. Joe market Tuesday. Oliver Diehl closed a successful term of school in the Wiemers district yesterday. The John Siebolts farm will be sold at the courthouse in Beat Rice on May 19 at 2 p.m.
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Joe Hiatt Mayard
the Farmers Shipping Assn
St. Joe
Oliver Diehl
Wiemers
John Siebolts
Court House
Beatrice
Marie Colman
Mrs. Allen Colman
Diller
Gladstone
Wood For Sale By J M Hiatt Near May Day
Dry seasoned furnace heater and cook stove wood for sale priced at five dollars per load delivered and three forty five on delivery site. Straight oak and walnut priced at six dollars and seasoned oak and walnut available 25 cents postage. May 1st delivery by J M Hiatt.
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J. M. Hiatt
Bids Sought for Village Water Commissioner
Sealed bids for the water commissioner position in the Village of Diller are invited. Bids must be received by 8 p.m. May 12, 1924, with bidders requiring residency and freehold status. The board may reject any or all bids. C. E. Waggoner, Village Clerk.
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Diller
C. E. Waggoner
N S C A Holds Regular Meeting At Hutchinson Home
N S C A members gathered Wednesday afternoon April 30 at Mrs. S C Hutchinson's home with ten members present. Guests included Mesdames Henrichs Ellis Diehl Eick and Miss Francia Eick. Next session May 14 at Mrs E L Loock's home. Two puzzle contests and piano selections followed by refreshments. Mrs Hutchinson praised as charming hostess.
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S. C. Hutchinson
Mesdames J.T. Henrichs
Claude Ellis
O. C. Diehl
A. Eick
Francia Eick
E. L. Loock
Mesdames Cavett
W. Robertson
Obituary for William H Nickeson longtime Gage county settler
William H Nickeson born April 28 1835 near Columbus Ohio died May 2 1924 aged 89 years 9 days. Survived by three sons and one daughter L A Nickeson Harbine Neb W S Nickeson Ellis Neb J L Nickeson near Ellis Neb and Mrs J J Sparks Guernsey Wyo. fifteen grandchildren and thirty seven great grandchildren. Civil War veteran Company K 47th Illinois Infantry discharged 1865. Funeral by Rev Martin Ellis M E church held at J L Nickeson home and prairie Home cemetery burial. Pallbearers listed.
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William H. Nickeson
Gage County
Columbus
Franklin County
Ohio
Illinois
Cora J. Miller
L. A. Nickeson
Harbine
Nebr
W. S. Nickeson
Ellis
J. L. Nickeson
Near Ellis
J. J. Sparks
Guernsey
Wyo
47Th
Illinois Infantry
Beatrice
Martin
Ellis. M. E
Prairie Home Cemetery
Tristman Couple Move From Culman Hotel to New Home
Mr and Mrs C L Tristman relocate from Culman hotel to their newly acquired residence. Mrs Sarah Witty arrives from Vliets Kansas for a several weeks visit with her daughter Mrs R W Green.
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C. L. Tristman
Culman Hotel
Sarah Witty
Vliets
Kan
R. W. Green
Office warmed by small fire after cold Wednesday
The weather turned chilly Wednesday night prompting a small fire to be lit in the office to keep it comfortable yesterday.
Mother's Day Banquet At Lincoln Hosted By Acacia Fraternity
Mrs. H. A. Bell, Miss Vivian Waggoner and Mrs. Mattie Clark attended the Mother's Day banquet at Lincoln. The event was served by the Nebraska Chapter Acacia Fraternity of the University of Nebraska, of which Mrs. Bell's son Beuford is an active member.
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H. A. Bell
Vivian Waggoner
Mattie Clark
Lincoln
Nebraska
Acacia Fraternity
U. of N
Raymond heads to Pawnee City to finish territory work
L. V. Raymond, after a brief visit with his mother Mrs. Isabelle Raymond, departed yesterday morning for Pawnee City to complete the remaining portion of his territory. His mother accompanied him for part of the trip.
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L. V. Raymond
Isabelle Raymond
Pawnee City
Invaluable Domestic Tool Survives Door Rebuff
A well dressed man touts a compact multi tool inside a house but is dismissed by the lady host who says she has all she needs. The brief encounter ends with the door slamming shut on the inventor.
King’s Window Fallout and Fool’s If I Did It Excuse
A king scolds a fool after a prank on the royal balcony. The court urges mercy, arguing the fool’s role explains the act. The king reluctantly forgives if the fool can offer a worse excuse. The fool confesses he mistook the target for the queen.
Cantatta Choir Performs Easter Cantata in Lincoln
A Lincoln church audience enjoyed a Easter Cantata Christ is Risen by the Lanham St John’s Lutheran choir of fifteen singers led by Mrs. Rev. Rabe. The concert raised funds for Tabitha Home Lincoln Nebraska, orphanage and aged care.
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Lincoln
Lanham St. John’s Lutheran Church
Tabitha Home
Nebr
United Lutheran Church
Rabe
Tabitha
Diller Poem Voices Urban Sanitation Woes
A Diller resident laments lack of cess pools and piped waste water in the city. The poem contrasts urban rights with sanitary neglect, noting odors and health concerns. The speaker calls for collective action to avoid repeating others' mistakes and to improve Diller's infrastructure.
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Diller
Wot's up Bill Joke About a Poor Manager
A brief cartoonish exchange from the Boston Transcript humor page shows two Englishmen mocking a wife who is called the worst manager, noting she served the same supper for breakfast after no supper the previous night.
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Boston Transcript
Witty exchange quoted in Louisville Courier Journal
A brief quotation from the Louisville Courier Journal notes a humorous exchange about marriage and suspicion. The speaker jokes about watching a husband closely and imagining faults, describing how she ended up with him.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
From Furrow to Footlight
Farmer Corntessel jokes about his son Josh leaving farming to pursue theater. Josh says he rejects the hoe in favor of hokum, choosing a showbiz path over the old farm lifestyle. Washington Star coverage notes a pivot from rural work to stage craft.
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Josh
Corntessel
Washington Star
Model Husband Refuses Breakfast Delay In Morning Jackpots
A Louisville Courier-Journal snippet shows a playful exchange where Teaspot refuses another round of jackpots at 6:00 am to avoid delaying breakfast for his wife.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Hearing Notice for Estate of Jennie B Pulse Loom
In County Court Nebraska John Pulse a heir has filed a petition to determine heirs of Jennie B Pulse Loom who died intestate around April 15 1922 at Jefferson City and Steele Nebraska. The estate has not been administered and the court will determine heirs and descent with a hearing on June 14 1924 at Paibuy Nebraska.
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Jennie B. Pulse
Nebraska
John Pulse
Jennie
Jefferson Sty
Steelev
Steeleay
Paibuy
J. Nutzman
J. A. Brunt
Esata
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Diller State Bank
Lincoln Star
W. L. Weigel
Sam Thompson
Womans Club
America
Lanham
Hall
FP. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
J. W. Fouts
Emerson’s Bakery
New Sanitary Bakery
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