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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1908
Page
5
Burlington time table lists train No 66 Local Freight daily at 1223 p m eastbound and No 13 Passenger around 4 40 a m westbound, with No 63 Local Freight daily at 835 a m.
A local promotion offers two dollars donated weekly at Senior's Store every Saturday. The article questions who will win the cash prize and notes the drawing or giveaway event attracting shoppers.
Mies Lizzie Gretainger attends a dressmaking school in Beatrice. Pills sold by Neely's Pharmacy claim to relieve biliousness headaches and skin tone. Al Taylor assumes Burlington section duties at the station. Walter Patton and Alfred Oaks travel to Texas to inspect land investment opportunities. Mrs. Ernest Shoebotham returns home north of Fairbury after visiting Diller. Pineules for kidneys promoted with a 80 days trial.
Announcement that the Thanksgiving shooting match at Jonn W Marais’s place will be held in Hartzell’s pasture next Saturday. Fifteen fat geese to shoot for. Come on boys.
County Commissioner Shepherd and County Surveyor Watson visited the area north of George Place to stake out the road around the creek on the county line. The group noted Gage and Jefferson counties bought the land recently, with the creek road costing 300 dollars versus a bridge at double that, which would be prone to washouts and costly to maintain.
In response to the President's proclamation and the annual custom union services will be held at the Presbyterian church on Thursday November 26 at 10 30 am Rev C J Davis pastor of the Methodist church will preach the sermon and has offered remarks over the past year Wm Boyle C J Davis
A letter from Earl Pearce in Oklahoma appears on page 8. Waggoner Bros pay top prices for cream on Wednesdays and Saturdays. For Shee buy at near half price good buggy and nearly new single harness at the RECORD office.
Children and grown ups may leave letters for Santa at the Racket. Proceeds from the Thanksgiving evening entertainment on November 26 at the M. E. Church will go toward repairing the church basement.
Bees Laxative Cough Syrup promises quick relief for coughs colds and bronchial throat troubles. The ad touts a two take dose and urges every home to keep a bottle.
Mrs Tjaden who had visited with her brothers E L and John Loock and their families returned Tuesday to Peoria Illinois. Mrs E L Loock accompanied her as far as Lincoln where she visited her daughters Lottie and Gertrude attending a business college.
Mrs Mary Dowling of San Francisco testifies to Electric Bitters easing acute indigestion and stomach trouble. She praises the tonic as best for stomach and liver issues, purifying blood and aiding female weakness. 50c at Spear's drug store.
The Presbyterian church schedules the annual Praise and Thank offering service for Sunday morning November 20 at 11 o'clock. Mrs G W Warner of Beatrice Presbytery is expected and all missionary society members should bring quarterly offerings. Thank offerings will be received and the note extends to all ladies of the community.
Mr Will Knowse of Beatrice visits his brother in law S D Maw and friends in Miller this week. Next Thursday is Thanksgiving and a legal holiday. post office banks and business houses close for part of the day, no rural mail delivery.
A. F. Hardy of East Wilton Maine credits Bucklea Arnica Salve with curing sores boils ulcers and burns and says it saved him doctor bills. The note mentions 250 at Spears drug store and Elias Hadley visiting Beatrice with his mother, while Grandma Hadley’s health improves.
Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Spear became seriously ill Monday morning from suspected ptomaine poisoning after eating breakfast. They grew sick about the same time. he fell ill after reaching the store and she shortly after. A physician arrived promptly and both were quickly relieved.
A surprise party befell Mr. and Mrs. Christ Kielameier on their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. Friends and relatives entered the home while the family attended church and hosted a sumptuous dinner with numerous presents as keepsakes.
The Diller Farmer's Institute will be held January 4 and 5 with an upcoming program to be announced. Farmers are urged to save top corn, wheat, fruits, potatoes and other produce for exhibition with liberal premiums. A meeting at 2 o clock next Saturday at J W Fouta's office will organize committees. the ladies auxiliary will meet at the same time. Dr Claude Ellis will be out of town Mondays Thursdays and Fridays. Rob Fairchild of Endicott visited in Diller between trains No 16 and 15 last Sunday.
A vintage advertisement touts Dr. King’s New Life Pills as a remedy to ward off biliousness malaria and jaundice. It urges keeping out of trouble and promotes Spear’s drug store as the place to buy the 25e pills.
Mrs Etchison returned Wednesday from visiting her sons for a couple of weeks in Summerfield Kansas.
W V Hedry of Panama Missouri touts seven years of proof that Dr King's New D recovery cures coughs colds and throat chest and lung diseases. He claims the world has had thirty eight years of proof the lungs and early consumption stages. Trial bottle free and guaranteed at Spear's Drug Store with 50 and 1.00 prices.
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