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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1910
Page
8
A poem memorializes fathers who served in Civil War battles and the toll of war. It reflects on Decoration Day when families honor veterans like those who fought at Fort Sumter and Bull Run. The verse laments aging soldiers, dwindling ranks, and the practice of laying flowers on graves. The author credits Lara Coor or Burton.
Local notice lists fine home grown millet seed on hand from VancGonerr Bros. and reports walls of S J Senior's new brick store building rising to about one story. Also notes Mrs Mary Emerson visit and a $2000 beneficiary draft delivered by Mrs Wm Nida for L M Cavett's wife.
Dr. L A Bordner assistant state veterinarian visited Wymore while Diller streets were dragged to improve condition. Mrs Geo Pickard and Mrs Depue returned from Beatrice. J B Zook visited from Fairbury. J V Sweeny of Omaha built a monument at Nelsons graves. Chamberlains Cough Remedy praised for children. E L Loock and daughters planned Peoria trip. townsfolk urged curb appeal with painted houses, sidewalks, clean streets and shade trees.
Beatrice Nebraska advertising that the North Western Business College offers a 25 percent life scholarship before July 1910. It states there are no agents and promises savings on costs typically paid to solicitors by other schools. Enrollment is open any time.
A humorous agricultural column offers caricatured advice to farm families on steering sons away from city jobs. It suggests extreme, tongue in cheek methods such as restricting movement, exposing them to parades, buying a pew automobile, and odd fixes like boots, wooden shoes, or burning rings to curb youthful ambition. The piece mocks overbearing parenting and rural norms with satirical anecdotes.
O J Mayborn cashier signs a 1910 bank report for a Nebraska bank. The balance shows loans 148762.50 secured and unsecured, real estate 5500, due from banks 16452.68, checks 87.25, gold 200, silver and cents 1038.84, total assets 175665.91. Notary Frank Prazee witnesses sworn before May 20 1910 with director signatures A. Maran and Avex Baur.
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