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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1922
Page
5
A terse note from Hastings Nebraska describes approaching summer days and breezes with playful personification of summer as a girl. The fragment suggests seasonal anticipation in a Tribune context.
Everett Green travels from Lincoln with Oake Lottman and two daughters visiting Beatrice. Diller housewives call for fewer powder puffs and micro brooms. Tanlac ads from Shutt's Drug Store promote stomach health. Bridegroom noted as unlikely to influence June weddings.
J A White, a famed Kentucky farmer, declares he could beat his hands at shucking corn after taking Tanlac from Shott's Drug, asserting the remedy powered his performance.
Business men say faster turnover is needed yet speeding motorists demand nothing of the sort as they crash into ditches. The item contrasts business goals with reckless driving, implying friction between efficiency pressures and safety concerns.
County treasurer E. L. Jenkins states that $80,000 was paid into his office for taxes during the first ten days of May, an increase over the same period last year.
Miss Flora Waggoner returned Monday from a visit with friends in Kansas City and Prenton Missouri. She was accompanied home by Miss Lucile Shelley of Prenton who returned yesterday.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Denney of Fairbury visited Diller Saturday as he seeks the county attorney nomination. Mrs Denney spoke with a friend Miss L O Ballard while meeting voters.
A fragmented notice notes personal shopping choices and tax considerations within a town and county context. The writer expresses preference for local goods and the importance of community and state tax contributions.
Miss Fern Raymond from this office traveled to Beatrice on November 16 and met her brother. She accompanied him to his car and spent time with Raymond and other relatives at the Rex Theatre and nearby. Miles Medical Co. of Indiana was referenced in relation to the visit.
Mrs. Agnes Freeman widow of Dr Daniel Freeman the first homesteader divided farming property in Gage among her eight sons and two daughters. Each heir receives an eighty acre tract while Mrs Freeman retains forty acres in one parcel.
Mr and Mrs A A Ballard motored from Beat Rice to spend Sunday afternoon with his sister Miss L O Ballard.
Beginning June 1 Fairbury banks will close at 3 PM for three months except Saturdays when closing is 4 PM. The change affects all banks in the town and aims to adjust to seasonal customer patterns.
Congressman McLaughlin recommends ex serviceman Scott A. Miller for the Route 3 rural mail carrier post at Diller. He will replace L W Myers who resigned to enter the grocery business at Beatrice and Miller reports for duty June 1.
Attorney Loren H. Laughlin filed the appraisal in county court showing the Hubka estate valued at 75317 dollars 34 cents with the widow exemption of 31455 dollars 78 cents. Three heirs a daughter and two sons pay cents each totaling 139 dollars 62 cents.
There is misapprehension about fishing license rules. A permit must be carried by every person over sixteen who fishes, men and women alike, and it must be displayed to the game warden whenever asked.
About thirty young folks gathered Thursday evening at Onka Lottmans home to bid farewell to Miss Katherine who left yesterday for Iowa to spend the summer with her sister Mrs Geo Tjaden. The evening ended with guests declaring they had a good time.
Trienke Weyerts Diekhoff, born in Ostfriesland Germany, immigrated as a child to Nebraska and married Rev. Geo J F Diekhoff. The couple served in western Nebraska southern Illinois and Oklahoma, with their last posting at Zions church Franklin township Washington County Kansas. Diekhoff died May 4 1917 and Trienke died after a brief illness at Porague ce Diller Nebraska following her husband’s death.
Collegiate note records a brief financial reference to Sele Gomman with a 1.20 dollar amount noted by W. H. Hauver in an apparently informal item.
Rudolph Habla of Odell is laying foundations for substantial improvements on his farm northwest of Odell. A 60 by 44 foot modern barn with 24 foot posts will house twenty horses and store 85 tons of hay, plus grain bins. A 12 by 60 foot tile chicken house with cement floor and a tile double garage are included, built under contract by Adolph Plehal of Burchard.
Miss Henderson of Belville Kansas visited in the Shea area Sunday as a guest of Morris Peterson. Also noted were Lee Stull breaking his arm in Fairbury last Saturday and Zella Messenger recovering from throat trouble and rheumatism.
Mrs. Thomas Price of Kansas City visited the J. A. Price home. Harbine and Helvey played ball Sunday the score 4 to 13 in favor of Harbine. Mrs. Will Jansen returned from a visit with her parents in Glenville Nebraska. Mrs. O. J. Schroeder and daughter Fern spent the weekend in Jansen. Nellie Humberger substituted in Miss Waggoner’s room due to the death of Miss Waggoner’s mother in Fairbury. A. Hafer and family spent the time of the veal Camp Tuesday. Miss Mae Stormer spent Salar y and With her sister Ted. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Arnold were Lincoln esse Wednesday.
The Guide Rock Signal reports Supt. Westcott of Blue Hill schools visited Tuesday afternoon with his senior class. They presented their class play in the operas house that evening. Westcott is Webster county candidate for state superintendent and outlined a retiring, low campaign plan.
Mr and Mrs H Z are listed in a verse item from Oklahoma City with a gage reference. The fragment notes a naming or household mention in a local column.
Alethea derives from Greek meaning truth and sincerity. Historical notes trace its first use to 14112 with Aletha of Padua and its rise in England and Ireland through the Saville family and notable figures such as Alethea Brandling, 1660 marriage, and poetic references. The name’s associations include Letty as a contraction and Coral as a talismanic stone. Thursday and number five appear as lucky correspondences.
The article notes rising peanut consumption in the United States with varied uses such as candy, salted snacks, peanut butter, oil, and meal. It compares U S and international peanut production with India and Spain cited, highlighting the peanut's bright future and untapped public interest.
In a brief social appeal a clergyman visits a man’s home and asks for any garments that would fit him. He notes the man’s shabby appearance and urges supporters to bring suitable clothing for the needy individual.
A campus conversation centers on teaching speech peculiarities early in schooling. The local speaker argues that delaying awareness until late stages hinders personal development and linguistic clarity, prompting calls for earlier, targeted instruction.
A cable from Near East Relief reports dire conditions in central Armenia after winter break up. Orphans, malnourished children, and epidemics fill villages where bread uses flax and sawdust. Officials warn seed and grain for spring planting must arrive soon to avert famine.
A local report highlights pest issues in town and notes an announced path or route through a grassy area. The piece stresses public nuisance concerns and a proposed route for pedestrians.
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