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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1912
Page
5
Mayor Tincher of Fairbury visited the city yesterday. A.H.Y. Colman is improving but not yet downtown. A large acreage of corn has been planted this week under favorable conditions. Several residents from Diller attended entertainments at Odell and Endicott last Friday evening.
Seed corn for sale in Iowa and a Nebraska listing note 95 percent germination by Wm Masek Odell Neb phone 416. Additional ad promotes Chamberlain's liniment for rheumatism and Shutt Drug Co sales. Local visit report mentions Mrs John Junker and Mrs Tripp visiting Mrs Jacob Lottman near Fairbury.
A local column recalls Justice Eli Cherry of Gillis Mills Tennessee who treated a leg cancer scare with Bucklen's Amica Salve, claiming a complete cure. The item also notes mixed civic updates from Diller, Beatrice and Prairie Home with tests on a new city well and road-ready automobile sales.
Mr L L Catlin commandant of Nickejack Post 245 G A R received notice that the Beatrice Nebraska department encampment will be held in Beatrice on May 14 and 15 this year.
Supt Eastwood edited remarks on the Country Boy's Creed shown at Mr Line's school. The entry covers student absences, grade projects, upcoming baccalaureate and commencement plans, club events, teacher changes, and a proposed outdoor theatre play with cast details and scenes.
Opinion piece condemns mail order buyers as economic leeches who drain local towns by purchasing goods elsewhere and sending profits out of town. Cites William Allen White on local loyalty and calls for supporting home businesses. Includes a testimonial about Chamberlain's Tablets and a local drugstore ad.
A nostalgic reflection contrasts life before electric power with modern advances. The author recalls absence of telephones electric fans electric lights and electric trains noting the shift to steam and gas engines transformed cities and daily chores. The piece highlights how everyday tasks relied on manual labor and gas or horse transportation.
Dr and Mrs J G Neely and children returned Monday. Mortgage and a couple of days with and Mrs J W Miller at their home in Lincoln. Grandm a Price has been very sick for a week or more but is considerably improved at this writing. Miss Arkley a trained nurse from Beatrice has been taking care of her.
Next Sunday is Mother's Day with events in Diller including children's exercises at the M E church during Sunday school and a sermon at the Presbyterian church during the morning preaching hour.
Miss Teresa Hempel grand recorder for fourteen years of the Degree of Honor A D U visited here from Friday to Saturday with her friend Mrs Mary Miller treasurer of the Superior Lodge D of H. Miss Hempel attended a district meeting of the D of H Alexandria and returned home afterward.
The speaker recalls buying land 24 years ago at 17 to 20 dollars per acre and notes today's much higher prices. He compares this to life insurance costs, stating New York Life charges 52.06 for a thousand dollars for him, while a younger person pays about half. He claims the company is strong, with over 20 million invested in Nebraska and more than 10 thousand dollars in Nebraska taxes, inviting inquiries at his office.
An elderly Pennsylvania German man in the mountains took a three hour dusty trek to reach a morning destination. An automobile passed and offered a lift, shortening his journey to about twenty minutes. He thanked the driver and joked about waking early and missing sleep.
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