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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1914
Page
7
Nebraska readers learn of an old fireplace discovery shared by the Associated News Service. The item reports regional antiquarian interest and local curiosity about historical relics across communities in Nebraska and nearby areas.
A blotchy county calendar lists events from November to December. Christian Endeavor holds a state convention in Lincoln November 12 to 16. Nebraska Manufacturers meetings occur in Omaha November 18 and 19. Kenesaw hosts the Central Nebraska Poultry association November 30 to December 5. Farmers congress meets in Omaha December 9 and 10. Hotel Clerks convenes in Lincoln December 16 and 17. Farmers Society of Equity in Omaha December 8 to 10. State Bar Association gathers in Lincoln December 28 and 29.
W. E. Thorne uncovered an ancient Indian fireplace on his Bladen farm while digging a rifle pit. Discovered October 23, the site shows a three foot deep hole with a partly intact clay and quartz layered bowl nearby. Doctor Gilmore of the state historical society was notified for evaluation of the several hundred year old relic.
The Nebraska State Bar association set December 28 and 29 for its annual meeting to be held at the Lincoln hotel. Frank Irvine, noted legal figure and former supreme court commissioner, will deliver the principal address. Judge E B Perry of Cambridge and W A Debord of Omaha will read papers. W H Wilson will deliver the president's address.
The body of John Gates former Hastings resident who died suddenly in Omaha was brought to Hastings for burial. Death followed one of three bullets from a spring shooting affray that doctors could not locate. Gates had seemed to recover and was walking when he collapsed. physicians said the bullet moved to a vital spot.
A 10 year old named Purcell of Pawnee City lost two fingers and a thumb on his right hand after finding and striking a dynamite cap. The cap exploded without the boy knowing who planted it.
Seventy two hogs were saved after a fire destroyed an eighty foot hog house at Prescott Powers' farm three miles north of Kenesaw. The blaze forced their release. In Wisner the Coming County Livestock and Agricultural Association wound up and disposed of its buildings ceasing to be a county institution despite loyal local support.
Norma report shows seventy tons of alfalfa from ten acres in 1914 with five cuttings yielding 20, 20, 13, 7, and 10 tons. The six year field had five cuttings each year except 1912 and 1913, with two cuttings and a seed crop last year. Seed grown in Lancaster county. Temple bought it from man nec TM Bonnet.
An army officer recalls the decisive Port Arthur siege of 1905 where a single mile of telephone wire along 203 Meter Hill enabled Japan to direct Osaka baby siege guns. The hidden line cost ten thousand lives and millions in war costs while condemning rights of way.
Carl J. Balliett of Buffalo defended family patent medicines at the Advertising Affiliation convention in Detroit. He argued newspapers should reject fake ads but not all medical advertising, noting rising sales, doctors’ use of proprietary medicines, and the need for responsible evaluation of products. He urged an ad bureau to judge merits versus fraud across businesses. The audience sided with Balliett.
A woman known as the belle declares she is not home to a gentleman while the mother protests. The exchange hints at an unseen caller whose identity remains hidden, and the narrator notes she is waiting for a different machine, judging by a distinctive honk.
A sensational note describes carnivorous plants with roots that seek prey and release paralyzing hairs to trap victims, enabling their snapping claws to close. The eerie account blends botany lore with lurid danger, portraying a dangerous horticultural mystery.
A New Yorker says French fashions have stopped coming, so winter gowns will be less revealing. A dancer comment and a woman's reply highlight wardrobe concerns as social attire tightens at a recent gathering.
A short note discusses the nightingale as a bird unlikely to thrive in captivity. It tells of a nightingale that stopped singing after changing owners, illustrating the sorrow or hardship of removing it from its familiar home.
In the United States there are 20,962,000 horses valued at 2,291,638,000 dollars averaging 109.32 each. The text notes that even with automobiles, the horse remains prominent in American life.
The piece compares pain to a warning system and warns that weak kidneys bring backache and urinary issues. It promotes Dean's Kidney Pills as a trusted remedy used worldwide, urging light dieting, limited alcohol, regular hours, and plenty of water for support.
Charles Cole of 204 N Buckeye St Iola Kansas says he suffered twelve years with kidney trouble back weakness and swollen limbs. He credits Doan’s Kidney Pills for relief and reports he remains well with occasional doses as a preventive and shares his cure with others.
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