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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1906
Page
5
Local items list property sales in Diller and nearby areas with prices, moves, and visits. Notable entries include Maitland Colorado coal supply, Hog cholera reports near Diller, July carload shipments, real estate transactions in Odell and surrounds, and community notices from residents such as Pickard, Layton, Blauser, and Carmichael. Also mentions births, deaths, and attendance at Aksarben carnival.
A vintage advertisement promotes pine resin as a treatment for bladder and kidney diseases and back ache. It sells a 30 day supply for $1.00, with the notice noting availability at a listed seller.
In Diller this week F D Darr and Abe Tristman displayed two large apples. The Wolf River apple from Carr weighed one pound twelve ounces and measured twelve inches around, while Tristman’s apple weighed one pound four ounces and measured fifteen inches around, the larger of the two. Tristman’s fruit resembles a pumpkin in size. Carr shipped several barrels of apples, and few filled a barrel.
Agent A. T. Watson and family left yesterday to spend a few days at Omaha. A relief man will take charge of the station during his absence. 8 J. Senior expects a car load of Minnesota potatoes early next week for sale at right prices. Inquiries to him for updates.
Col J B Wright plans a large public sale near Plymouth next Monday featuring pedigreed Poland China male hogs aged 15 months and cobs delivered. Also noted is a political meeting at Loock's hall next Friday evening October 12th with an invitation to all.
The Degree of Honor grand lodge paid its retiring grand receiver Mrs. Mary Miller a deserved compliment by electing her as representative to the superior lodge.
J. W. Fouts closed the sale of Wm. Steiber's 803 miles east of Diller at 55 dollars per acre to J. M. Hooper of Pawnee City Nebraska. The note highlights Bee's Laxative Honey and Tar as the original cough syrup and a bowel cathartic made from Tar from local pines. Free offers are advertised with Neely's Pharmacy selling the product.
A. H. Colman and spouse spent a few days with friends in Lincoln this week. The note records their social visit and time spent in the city.
The Ferguson Dixie Jubilee Concert Co will give a program at the M. E. Church on Saturday evening October 14. The group features college-bred vocalists with a repertoire of jubilee songs plantation melodies camp meeting and southern classic and sentimental numbers. The company is known for drawing large crowds and is expected to pack the church.
Alf Mayborn received several carloads of stock cattle yesterday. A moving picture show was billed to exhibit in Loock's hall last evening. Regular preaching service in the M. E. church next Sunday morning and evening. Regular meeting of the M. W. A. tomorrow evening. Two applications for membership to be acted upon.
A rough method to weigh ice uses 57.25 pounds per cubic foot. Measure breadth length and height in inches, multiply to get cubic inches, then multiply by .033 to estimate pounds. Example cake 8 by 9 by 10 inches gives 720 cubic inches and about 23.76 pounds.
A promotional notice claims Bee's Laxative Honey and Tar cures colds coughs croup and whooping cough by expelling illness through the lungs. It promises refunds if not cured and states no opiates. Sold at a local outlet.
A dialogue between Mr. and Mrs. Jawback features accusations of jealousy and a stenographer change. The exchange portrays tension over illicit romance rumors and public perception in a Cleveland Leader clipping.
To clean velvet first brush or shake out dust and remove grease with benzine. For freshening pass the wrong side over boiling water then over a hot iron. If crushed, brush gently with a soft brush.
A contributor from Lippincott's Magazine petitions the editor to publish his stories, defending persistence and wit against rejection and urging that his humor be accepted rather than ridiculed.
In a Philadelphia Ledger note the man makes a biting remark about talking behind backs while his wife gently chides him. The scene centers on a tense domestic moment with implied conflict and social censor.
Walter J. Kenyon notes in St Nicholas about San Francisco Harbor as a vast fifty five mile long waterway with tides from the Pacific, the Golden Gate strait, and two great rivers the Sacramento and San Joaquin. He argues California’s harbor is the sole first magnitude south of Puget Sound and crucial to Pacific commerce, contrasting it with a rugged Atlantic coast.
The article explains proper adhesive plaster application for wounds. Cut strips from a sixteenth to an eighth inch, place across the cut at even intervals to bring surfaces together, and ensure surrounding skin and the wound are cleaned with antiseptic soap and dried with sterile gauze.
The chief things required to make dishwashing a pleasure are care order plenty of hot water and a stack of dry tea towels two dishcloths and a large enamel dishpan. Dishes must be sorted by type after removal from the table to keep the process efficient.
Put all cooking utensils on the range and fill them with water. Prepare a receptacle for scraps and use plenty of hot water with good soap to create suds. This speeds cleaning greasy meat dishes. Use mops with long handles for deep jugs and cheesecloth dishcloths.
California cabinetmakers invent a combined high chair and crib for households with young children. The two in one design maintains an attractive appearance, uses rollers on the chair frame, and enables conversion from high chair to crib by adjusting position and rockers. The seat removes easily for adding pillows and coverings.
Underscoring a test with white turnips, the text shows vegetables like underground roots cooked in unsalted water become tender and tasty, while salted water makes them hard and indigestible. It notes soft water is preferred over hard water for these vegetables.
A sprained wrist or ankle should be bathed in hot water or vinegar and water and a damp cold rag afterward wrapped loosely around the injured part. The whole covered with rubber or oiled silk. A very hot bran or bread poultice applied at once will often prevent swelling and pain. The patient should be kept perfectly quiet as sprains require as much rest as a broken limb. Cold salt and water douches also do good.
To remove rust stains use oxalic acid or chlorinated soda or javelle water or similar detergents. Rinse the treated article in pure water within ten minutes of applying the detergent, then lay it in hot sun and keep it wet with lemon juice for seven to eight hours. Soak overnight and wash as usual.
A home baking tip describes steaming brown bread in a small pail placed inside a larger pail half full of water. Cover tightly and steam in the oven for four or five hours with a moderate fire to conserve steam and avoid boiler attention.
A thrifty method uses loppered milk to brighten dull silver by soaking overnight. In the morning a brisk wash in hot water completes the cleaning.
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