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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1932
Page
5
The article notes increased premiums for robbery insurance and reports that the Dilier bank will close during the noon hour starting October 17th due to higher robbery risk. This change aims to reduce robberies but may inconvenience customers.
A jumble of ad copy and notices emphasizes lowering costs for subscriptions and printing while referencing a claim that there is no overproduction. It includes names like Fred Nelson F A Moon Son and mentions local Fairbury Nebraska items and a comment from R A Spellman in Pathfinder.
Loose comb honey sold in chunks from one to three pounds at one dollar per pound. Strained honey in comb available at eighty cents per gallon. Containers provided. Ben Behrends contact 12772. Also Pal Pinto Crystals offered by Mrs. John Wiegand Beatrice Route 2 with samples available and a letter claiming many sick people were helped. Half pound packages for 75 cents at Farmers store Diller.
An in town shoe repair shop promotes a grade plan for shoe repairs and materials with prices ranging from 15 to 50 cents for heels and related services. The ad highlights low prices and competitive costs to attract customers.
We are in the market for fat hogs and pay the highest market price any day. Get our bid first and sell at home. Diller Farmers Grain Co. I R Andrews, Manager.
An old pharmacy ad warns against soda for digestion noting sour stomach and gas. It endorses Adjerika as a better remedy claiming it rids bowel poisons and improves sleep, citing A R Milow, a druggist, as the source.
The article states the country is moving forward step by step with gradual gains felt across all business sectors. It notes uncertainty around the November presidential election, but expects clearer improvements once the result is known.
A historical note cites farmers reversing a trend away from horses to tractors. High costs for motor parts and fuel push farmers back to horse power, arguing horses can subsist on self grown hay grass and grain. The piece frames the horse as a reliable ally in adversity.
Mr Collier plans a weekly show at the Diller opera house starting October 19. Admission is 35 cents or a merchant ticket, plus 10 cents. Veral Green departed to Scottsbluff to seek beet field work. The New York Yankees swept the Chicago Cubs in the World Series, with total gate receipts of 31122.22. The Yankees will take 152.50 as their team cut while the Cubs’ share goes to 5,000. the rest of the figures reflect prize distributions and splits from the series.
Fairbury News reports county commissioners approved work on the West Fairbury road east of town. Gravel will be added to form a weatherproof surface with ongoing maintenance arranged to preserve the improvements. Deepened drainage and ditch work reduce water pooling near culverts. existing gravel from a cooperative project will be reused where possible.
The article argues farm boys deserve equal rights to pursue any vocation whether in business, professions, or trades. It notes education expands options, cites leaders from farming, and warns farming is overdone with market imbalances. It urges encouraging youths to study modern agriculture and seek opportunities on or off the farm.
Two women discuss a person with one praising and the other suggesting shifting to a different topic. The fragment hints at a conversational exchange and a reference to Hiawatha.
Ak-Sar-Ben in Omaha hosts a big stock show and rodeo from October 29 to November 4 featuring prize money and top rodeo stars including Midnight and Headright Jr. in bucking contests. General admission is 50 seats with a renowned program of entertainment and cash prizes.
Earl J Siefford born August 26 1903 at Hollenberg Kansas died October 8 1932 aged 29 years 1 month 12 days He moved with his parents to Nebraska near Fairbury in 1917 then to Diller He worked as an oil salesman for a Diller firm and was known for integrity Quiet in life he served others He was a member of the Modern Woodmen Lodge He leaves his parents Mrs Sam Stefford and Ralph Earnest Pearl and many friends Funeral services were held at the family home and the Diller Methodist Church with Rev Filinger officiating Interment in Prairie Home Cemetery Diller
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Siefford and family express thanks to neighbors and friends for aid and sympathy during the sickness and death of their beloved son and brother. They also thank for the floral offerings.
A ten day pheasant hunting season begins December 22 allowing legal shooting. The report notes the phrase gold standard and references a distant compared moral guideline.
The Diller Record lists Frank T. Pearce as editor, publisher, and owner with the post office address in Dike, Nebraska. No bond holders or mortgagees are named. Notarization confirms the statement was subscribed before the notary on a specified date.
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