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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1907
Page
5
Beatrice Express items report Charley Riddle visiting from Endicott, Chas Osborn returning to University Place, and Mrs F J Spear hosting guests. Beatrice Presbyterian church fair planned with a general supper in Locks Hall on Saturday, Nov 30. Local ads promote Spear Drug Co products, Patton's Paint, and Neely's Rocky Mountain Tea. Reverend Stave dedication sermons noted with future service in town.
An advertisement touts Dr King New Life Pills as safe purgatives to cure headaches biliousness malaria and jaundice. The copy notes Spear’s Drug Store sells them for 25 cents and urges cautious use to avoid bowels abuse. Local teachers from Diller attended a meeting in Fairbury last Saturday.
Westfield Iowa resident G E Clark credits Dr King’s New Discovery for saving him from death after a severe cough. Trials showed immediate relief, with a full cure claimed after using a flat bottle. Spear Drug Co guarantees the remedy with trial bottle free. S C Phillips injured at Knapp farm when scaffold failed. bruises noted but expected to return to work soon.
Cathy remains confined with a bad cold bordering on pneumonia while smiles travel as residents like Mr and Mrs Jo Patton of Pudiecott share Thanksgiving with Diller kin. John Shes sold his Fairbury property and plans a move to Oklahoma where children live. Mr Ake and brother-in-law Jan Logan returned home to Wymore. Joy Reinhart visited Beatrice to spend Thanksgiving with family.
Bernice Welton of Fairbury former Diller Schools teacher married J B Creekmar on the 20th in Gallup New Mexico. The groom serves as agent for Wells Fargo Express Co there and the couple plan to reside in Gallup.
Mrs. Fred Riddle and her sister Miss Anna Cook of Endicott visited here last week and returned to Endicott Sunday. Miss Cook, formerly deputy postmistress at Diller, now keeps books for the Steele Furniture Co. at Fairbury.
An early 20th century ad touts Dr Shoop's Cough Cure as a safe effective remedy for coughs. It cites a green resinous plant extract called the Sacred Herb by Spaniards and claims relief without opium or harsh chemicals.
F A Roseman a prominent Jefferson county farmer was in Fairbury with Mrs Roseman. He has 290 acres on his home farm and recently bought the P W Gerner farm of 240 acres for 18000. The note highlights his plan to give his sons a strong start and keep them on the farm.
The 60th session of the US Congress will convene in Washington on December 2. Personal taxes become delinquent in December and island draws incur 10 percent interest thereafter. Local notices mention Gene Weigel an outgoing passenger on No 16 and multiple Beatrice Diller and Omaha area visits, with social updates on toasts, illnesses, and family travel.
Postmaster Dave A. Bugh of Gasconade Missouri reports rapid health improvement from DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills and says he cannot praise them enough. The Spear Drug Co. sells the pills.
Taxpayers informed that the 1907 Tax List is in hand for collection with all personal taxes becoming delinquent. December 1, 1907 is the relevant date. JoiN Simpson 33 35 Co. Treasurer.
David Parker of Fayette N Y recounts losing a foot at Gettysburg and credits Electric Bitters with curing chronic stomach trouble. He says he would not take $500 for the relief they provided and praises the tonic as grand for the aged and for female weaknesses. Guaranteed by Spear Drug Co 500
Garfield kin continue in public life with one son serving as secretary of the interior in President Roosevlt's cabinet and another as president of Williams College. Mollie Garfield married J Stanley Brown, the president's private secretary, while Mrs Garfield the widow resides at Mentor Ohio and receives a $5000 annual pension.
Last Sunday marked the 60th birthday of Mr. F. W. Wesenburg who lives on the Ed Waggonaar farm two miles south of town. Friends and neighbors attended including John Rents and family Julian Fandera Albert Weber Fred Garrele W Welling Henry Abrends Gerd Hinrichs Scede Weimers Harm Meyer FE Aden Tebbo De Fries Use Fanders J D Fanders Art Aden Rent Rentz. Mr Wesenberg received a rocking chair as a gift and the gathering was enjoyable.
The text lists prohibitions on hunting and fishing including shooting squirrels or game without license, hunting on others lands, during closed seasons, shipping game unaccompanied, and fishing with improper gear. Penalties range from 5 to 500 dollars and up to one year in prison for dynamiting fish or unlawful possession of deer or antelope, with specific fines for shipping, selling, and unlicensed hunting.
The piece recalls Christmas lasting twelve days from the birth of Jesus, recounting Wise Men traveling twelve days to the stable, and urges a yearly reminder of Christmas joy through services, parties, and celebrations from Christmas morning to Twelfth Night.
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