Angelus of Strife Resonates in Verbena
A Birmingham sourced feature recalls Verbena Alabama where a daily 6 pm bell rings for two minutes prompting all residents to pray for the President soldiers and the Nation. The ritual called The Prayer of the Bell unites townsfolk as work stops and meals pause.
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F. Woodruff
Birmingham
Louisville & Nashville
Montgomery
Chilton County
Alabama
Verbena
Ala
For sale 4 wheel trailer
Clarence Steffen and Mr and Mrs Harlan offer a four wheel trailer for sale. Hadley traveled Tuesday to visit Beatrice relatives. Merle Fish, staying since Saturday with his wife and daughter at Mrs Mary Miller's home, returned Tuesday to Lincoln where he is chief dispatcher at the Traction Company's Office.
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Mrs. Harlan
Hadley
Beatrice Realtives
Merle Fish
Mary Miller
Lincoln
The
Traction Company
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Sold By Cheney Co
There is more Catarrh in this section than all other diseases and it was thought incurable. Catarrh is a constitutional disease requiring constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Medicine, made by F. J. Cheney & Co in Toledo Ohio, is advertised as a cure-all taken internally. One reward offered for any case it fails to cure. Also Hall's Family Pills are advertised for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Fs Hall
Get Rid of your Rheumatism Now
Get Rid of your Rheumatism Now is the time to get rid of your rheumatism. You will find Chamberlain's Liniment a great help. The relief which it affords is alone worth many times its cost. Wanted, teachers for good positions for Sept. 1918. Splendid opportunities for beginning teachers. Owen P. Stewart, School Service, Lincoln, Nebr.
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Chamberlain
Owen P. Stewart
School Service
Lincoln, Nebr
Visit by Ballard Family to Mrs Burl Ballard in Crete
Mrs Burl Ballard and children arrived Tuesday from Fairbury to visit her sister in law Miss L O Ballard before joining her husband in Omaha. They depart Wednesday to travel to Crete to visit relatives enroute.
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Burl. Ballard
Fairbury
L. O. Ballard
Omaha
Crete
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Endorsed By Illinois Mother
Mrs J B Roberts of East St Louis says Chamberlains Cough Remedy loosened a cough in her child last winter and relieved coughing spells. The product is praised for colds and croup and is kept in the house for its reliability. County Superintendent Henry Abrams toured Diller schools in official capacity and collected signatures for a petition to place his name on the August primary ballot as a non partisan candidate for reelection despite already meeting legal requirements.
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Chamberlain
Henry Abrams
Diller
County youths head to Grand Island Business College
A group of county students travel to Grand Island Nebraska to attend the well known Grand Island Business College. The school has led business education for over thirty years and cannot supply the demand for its graduates. It was the first western school to guarantee and secure positions for graduates.
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Grand Island
Nebraska
Grand Island Business College
Saturday will be tag day and show day
Carried over planters at reduced prices by J. D Fanders. For sale a 2 row John Deere cultivator by Arthur. Hand picked white seed corn test 8 0 or better at $3.00 per bushel by J. M. Hiatt. Mrs. C. L. Waggoner and Kieth were Burlington passengers for Lincoln yesterday. F. L. Loock returned from a business trip to Manville Wyoming. Many acres of corn planted. likely all finished by next week. Mr and Mrs Fisher Musser and Mrs O L Schumann of Fairbury dined with Mr and Mrs Quinter Fry last Sunday. Mrs Charley Hood returned from Springfield N to attend an aunt’s funeral.
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J. M. Hiatt
Charley Hood
Springfield
Tag Day Helps War Orphan Drive Gains Support
Albert Grosshuesch of Scotland South Dakota arrived Wednesday to attend business matters and visit his brother in law W H Schnuelle and other relatives in Diller and vicinity. A special tag for slackers and ten cents per tag are part of the drive scheduled for Saturday May 11 1918 to aid war orphans.
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Albert Grosshuesch
Scotland
So. Dak
W. H. Schnuelle
Diller and
Fouts’ Battery Ordered to Camp Jackson for Intensive Training
J. W. Fouts received a Sunday message from his son Henry stating the battery has been ordered to Camp Jackson in South Carolina for a period of more intensive training.
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J. W. Fouts
Henry Fouts
Camp Funston
Camp Jackson
Carolina
Road to Happiness through Constipation Relief
A health note advises maintaining a cheerful mood but acknowledges constipation as a barrier to happiness. It recommends Chamberlain's Tablets to ease bowels, improve appetite and strengthen digestion, framing the remedy as a simple route to well being.
Earthquake Experience Told by Returning Travelers
Mr and Mrs John Heasty described their southwest trip and experiences in San Gabriel California during the earthquake. He described the ground rising and falling like waves while in a country club, and said occupants fled the building as it seemed unsafe. He was uninjured but said the event was one he would not care to repeat.
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John Heasty
San Gabriel
Cal
Mr. Heasty
Fairbury News
Waggoners Return from Lincoln Trip With Wrestling Tale
Mr and Mrs C E Waggoner returned Friday from visiting relatives in Lincoln. Some say Charley was persuaded by his brother in law Jim Coniff to witness a wrestling match while there, others say the match was the main reason for the trip.
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C. E. Waggoner
Lincoln
Charley
Jim Coniff
United Doctors offer bloodless treatments for various diseases
The United Doctors, a Milwaukee based group of specialists, travel to communities diagnosing and prescribing cures for blood and skin diseases and long standing illnesses. They pride themselves on 35 years of experience and offer free initial consultations while highlighting access for those unable to travel to distant specialists.
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United Doctors
Wymore Schools Adopt Thrift Stamp Slogan
Wymore schools adopt the thrift stamp slogan Poor little thrift stamp on't you cry You'll be a war bond by and by reflecting wartime fundraising.
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Wymore
Proper Food for Weak Stomachs
Proper dietary guidance for those with weak stomachs. Advocates age and occupation tailored diets and slow chewing. Recommends Chamberlain's Tablets to ease constipation and aid digestion.
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Financial Reserve
Diller State Bank
Angelus
F. Hartzel
Victor
J. D. Fanders
J.thompson
G.C. Blauser
Ben Henrichs
Dillers Farmers Elevator Company
Clarence
Steffen
R. R
West Bro’s
BIG RR
Mammoth Pavilion Theatre
Plains
Texas Rangers
Cowboy
J. D
John
Deere Cultivator
Arthur
C. L. Waggoner
Little Son
Kieth
Burlington
F. L. Loock
Manville
Wyo
Colman
United Doctors Specialist
And
State of
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
John Carpenter
Harbine
Hoquet
Tom Harrison
Oscar
Grant Beam
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