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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1918
Page
3
A mixed read features farm items including three work horses for sale by S J Thompson and D Fanders. Local notices report Mrs Elias Hadley visiting Philips Nebraska and the birth of an eight pound boy to Mr and Mrs J E Obsorn of Ellis. Other items mention Hoover predicting wheat supply, reduced prices on cultivators, and updates on Wesley Carrico and Lee Calkins families.
Clarence Steffen lists alfalfa seed at 98 percent purity and 90 percent germination, indicating quality metrics for sale.
Elmo Hadley returned to Stoddard Nebraska where he is brick laying on two store rooms and a bank building. The advertisement touts Chammere lain's Liniment as a great help and worth its cost.
Mrs. Fred McAtee of Lincoln formerly of the Diller area underwent a serious operation on May 11 at the Des Jardien Sanatorium in Lincoln. She is reported to be recovering nicely.
There is more catarrh in this section than all other diseases, once deemed incurable. Hall's Catarrh Medicine from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio claims constitutional action through the blood on mucous surfaces. A hundred dollar reward is offered for any case not cured.
Bernard Blauser of Arkon Colorado visits Diller relatives while Ben Henrichs born May 25 1918 to Mr and Mrs Raymond Miller yields a nine pound boy one mile west of Ellis alfalfa seed for sale at eight to nine dollars per bushel Clarence Steffen and Victor appear in notices and a chick food ad closes the fragment.
Notice states the office will be closed from June 5 to 14. Dr. W. L. Curtis of Fairbury Nebraska warns travelers to act now as railroad passenger fares will rise to 3 cents per mile. Freight rates also set to boost 25 percent around June 25.
Orval Patton of near Tecumseh and Jack Heinlein of Hebron, both formerly of Diller, were among Nebraska’s drafted men who left this week for Camp Dodge in Des Moines Iowa.
Paul Beckwith has received a commission as an ensign, ranking as a lieutenant in the army. He will remain as an instructor in the School of Technology at Cambridge, according to Steele City Press.
Mrs J B Roberts of East St Louis Illinois says Chamberlains Cough Remedy kept her boy's cough loose and eased coughing spells last winter. She notes it is the only cough medicine she uses and recommends it for colds and croup as well.
Herbert Hoover and Gordon W Wattles issue a public appeal calling Nebraskans to forego wheat flour until the next harvest. Hoover’s message was read from Nebraska pulpits last Sunday and stresses the need to save wheat flour nationwide.
Jefferson County oversubscribed its quota to the Sid Liberty Loan by more than fifty percent. Ray Remley departed on the seventeenth to take a clerical post in government offices at Washington D C.
All persons holding accounts against School Dist No 17 Diller please present at once. A D Stotts Secretary.
A large crowd attended Thursday night’s commencement at the opera house. Rev. Lucas Beatrice delivered the address on America and the outcome of the war, receiving hearty approval. Gridley family visited relatives in Humboldt last Friday with plans for Mrs. Gridley and children to stay a week or two. Mr. Gridley expected to return Sunday.
An advice piece recommends Chamberlain's Tablets to ease constipation and boost appetite and digestion, promising a happier, amiable mood when bowels move regularly. The ad-style guidance links cheerful disposition to bowel health and food digestion improvements.
Mrs. Arthur E. Price of Kansas City Missouri visited Fairbury to see her mother Mrs Nelson and spent a day with old Diller friends. Her husband A E Price joined her and they returned to Fairbury together yesterday.
Miss Grace Myers hosted a six o'clock dinner Wednesday in her home for Gertrude Diller. Nine covers were laid with guests including Gertrude Diller, Raymond, Gretchen Wohl Averil Fouts, Pearl Bell, Grace Myers, Eunice Martin, Merle Fish and Adeline from Lincoln.
Advice on choosing a diet based on age and occupation. Those with weak stomachs should eat slowly and chew thoroughly. When constipated or feeling dull after meals, Chamberlain's Tablets are recommended to strengthen the stomach and move the bowels.
Miss Emma Kielsmeier formerly of Diller and her friend Mr. Schettstall of Milwaukee are visiting at the home of her uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. August Englemann about four miles north of Diller. They arrived on No 17 Thursday evening last week and Miss Kielsmeier was pleased to learn they made it in time for the graduation exercises of her former classmates.
Parents with children to educate are urged to consider the Grand Island Business College in Nebraska. This large, prosperous school offers a special limited enrollment for youths of good character to train for business and Civil Service roles, with guaranteed positions for graduates.
Mrs. Ed Ogden received word of the sudden death of her father Mr McManes at his Sidney home. Ill for some time, he was found dead after his wife’s return from Diller where they once ran a hotel. Mrs Ogden and her mother left for Sidney with the Ogdens offering condolences.
Russia calls on Allied powers to explain their position and actions as tensions rise amid Bolshevik developments. The note signals growing concern over Allied responses and the course of foreign policy regarding Russia.
The former Greek monarch is recovering after surgery. The country, still in convalescence following the Kaiser's brother-in-law and agent's amputation, remains in a period of illness and recovery.
Mrs Sam Friday and her children traveled to St Joe to see her sister Mrs Bert Greenwood of Steele City who was in a hospital for an operation. She has nearly recovered and is nearly ready to return home.
The United States Department of Agriculture releases Farmer's Bulletin No. 927 from Washington D C describing home conveniences for the kitchen and housework. It lists items like the fireless cooker sponge box bread raiser dish drainer serving tray and more to lighten household labor.
The poultry department at the University of Nebraska College of Agriculture endorses destroying head lice on young chickens with an equal mix of lard and sweet oil or vaseline. While other methods exist, this simple treatment is usually effective and safe for the chicks.
Citizens and resident males who reached 21 between June 5 1917 and June 5 1918 must register at the Local Board office in Fairbury Nebraska. The June hth registration runs from 7 AM to 9 PM, issued under the President's proclamation and Congress act, C O Marthis, Secretary of Local Board.
Government fixes this year’s wool price using July 380 1917 values. Nebraska ranges from 50 to 60 cents per grade. Cooperative sales may be unnecessary in counties with limited wool, though some producers can contact Boyd Rist of Beatrice for a county warehouse and cooperative storage beginning after June 1.
An Extension Service bulletin from University Farm Lincoln Neb advises spraying potatoes against potato bug and early blight. It notes bug prevalence in eastern areas and south of the Platte river in west, recommends Bordeaux mixture for blight and arsenical poisons for bugs, with full spraying directions.
Creditor claims for the estate of Alexander Bell deceased are due by November 27, 1918. Claims must be filed in Jefferson County Nebraska County Court with administrator present for examination and allowance. Six months from May 27, 1918, is the period to present demands. delay bars. Dated May 27, 1918. Louis J. Nutzman County Judge. C H Denney Attorney for Estate.
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