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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1909
Page
3
The California Fig Syrup Co publishes a statement to assure purity and uniformity of its laxative Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna. It claims the figs give taste while medicinal principles come from beneficial plants and urges buying only the genuine product from the company.
A mother from Albion Maine reports severe eczema in two daughters with hair loss on the scalp and arm sores. After trying medical care with no improvement, usage of Cuticura Remedies led to soft smooth skin after the second course. Boston based Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. endorses.
A passerby in a Omaha office building notes a railroad ad on an elevator and jokes about it. The remark leads to a memory cue about safety and travel as a salesman pitches Perry Davis cleaner and a motto about the safe road to travel.
Government irrigation report credits the North Platte river project with about 50 000 acres watered in Nebraska and 10 700 acres in Wyoming. Details cover irrigable areas under the interstate canal, year by year totals since 1906, and progress on ditch and lateral systems as of September 1 1909.
The Omaha Lincoln and Beatrice Railway filed its year ending June 30 1909 report with the railway commission showing total income of 8650.41 from operations and misc sources 7371.25 and 1319.16 respectively. After charges for interest taxes roadway improvements and Bethany light plant totaling 529. net income stands at 1568.20.
The Stromsburg Sewer Company asks permission to issue 10 000 dollars in stock signed by Victor E. Wilson a Polk County representative. Madison Farmers Telephone seeks to raise capital from 12 500 to 17 500 to cover debts and construction work. Seward County Telephone requests addition of 2 075 to stock for an exchange at Bee. Fairbury Telephone aims to raise 20 000 dollars for improvements and extension.
Ira Flanagan and Mrs Charles Palmonteer both claim a $200 state reward for arresting Frank Henry of Omaha. Henry received a life sentence for murdering his wife and stayed at Mrs Palmonteer's Florence home before his arrest. Sheriff Brailey presented Flanagan's claim and the Governor will hear the claimants Monday at 2 p.m.
Frank P. Lewis of Peoria purchases what is described as the largest fancy grade tobacco loaned to any society in the United States. The 24 carload bulk is slated for Lewis’ Single Binder Cigars, with extra price paid for the premium selection. The supply is expected to sustain the factory for over two years.
In a dramatic exchange a couple pleads for courage as Hilda asks if she should sacrifice herself. Harold promises safety while Hilda urges sending word to her father about their engagement. The scene centers on devotion under threat and a plea to preserve love through danger.
A historical clippings excerpt offers a "cold cure" recipe mixing pine compound glycerine whiskey with dosing instructions. It also quotes a Springfield man debating mosaic floor patterns and expressing reluctance to be sectarian, via a Moorish legal figure.
An advertisement asserts deafness cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated constitutionally. It blames catarrh for nine of ten cases and promises one hundred dollars to prove otherwise with Hali Catarrh Cure from Seid F J Cheney and Company Toledo Ohio. It also promotes Mail's Family Pills for constipation.
The London Zoological Garden reportedly softened ferocious animals by chloroform rather than force, a shift from prior methods using ropes and manual restraint. The note also mentions medical advice for sore throat and a stray line about Shoe Jake and two individuals, William King and Charlie Prince.
An old remedy called Deep-Seated Lung Balsam is advertised as a cure when other remedies fail. It has been sold for many years in 1.0 dollar bottles available through all dealers.
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