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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1908
Page
5
Short items include birthday mentions in Beatrice, trips to Fairbury and Campbell Nebr., visits by Grandma Blythe from Blue Springs, new residence work for O J Mayborn, dental and medical notices, and small ads for liver pills and witch hazel salve. Also mentions Miss Gertrude Loock at Lincoln Business College and radiator season quip about politicians.
S R Merrill and Lew Shelley of Fairbury toured Diller with friends Sunday and noted many improvements underway. The Steele City Press reports a man in town raised 150 dollars worth of sweet potatoes on a 50 foot lot, with tubers described as a foot long and as large around as a stove pipe.
A Rural Route 2 Empire Georgia farmer Ww A Floyd praises Backlea's Armos Salve for curing two severe sores on his hand. Wm Carmichael sold his flock of 450 sheep west of Steele City to Fairchild Brothers of Endicott, allowing Tom Boggs to return to Odell.
A carload of Sand Hill potatoes is coming. leave your order with Loock & Habicht. Diller harness shop offers forty styles of winter horse blankets and lap robes. For sale items include a washing machine, cupboard, center table, bedstead and a No 14 Round Oak stove. Jas Pickard can answer inquiries. Notices demand colt owners settle at once at Diller State Bank. J H Carmichael listed as 21. Charley Fisher and J L Lamb visited land in Box Butte county and purchased a quarter near Alliance at $20 per acre.
The town of Diller thrives with busy workers and good wages. An advertisement promotes Mantean Pile Remedy, claimed to provide relief from piles after the first application, sold by Neely's Pharmacy.
P. E. Miller came back Tuesday noon after registering land in the Rosebud reservation. He left here on Sunday the 16th and made a brief, direct voyage for the purpose.
Vendors urged to visit HaRuan HabDey residence to buy onions before stock runs out. The notice invites interested parties to come promptly to secure produce while supplies last.
H Z Diller W A Riddle and Mr Reid traveled Monday to O Neill Nebraska to register for land in the Tripp county Drawing and were to return last evening. Kodol digestion aid advertised by Spear Drug Co.
Dr. Folsom will visit Dr. Bauquess in Diller from Oct 20 to 21 for free examinations and spectacle fittings. Ernest Bicknell, off Record due to illness, has typhoid fever in Beatrice Sanatorium. Arthur Gardner of Strang replaces him. The piece ends with a local civic note on unity and restraint from envy and hatred.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Price spent Sunday in Fairbury as guests of Mrs Delilah Nelson mother of Arthur. J A and T Cully returned Tuesday from a thirty year home visit in Marion county Iowa and enjoyed time with old neighbors and friends.
Frank T. Pearce writes from Clovis Roosevelt County New Mexico praising fertile soil and plentiful crops. He notes a street fair with record pumpkins and large tomato yields, rail facilities, new industries including a coal chute machine shop power house ice plant and Harvey Hotel, multiple churches, and settlers arriving from various states while confirming healthy early settlement and climate.
A sale notice reports a span of three year old mules offered by Frank Brenned. An item mentions DeWitt's Little Early Risers pills by Spear Drug Co. Mrs. Jas. Harris received a telegram Friday from Deweese Nebraska about her grand-daughter, child of Rev. and Mrs. Kratzer, now improving.
L A Bartlet of Rural Route 1 Guilford Maine says his family has enjoyed good health since using Dr Kings New Life Pills for three years. The product cleanses and tones the system gently and costs 50 cents at Spear's drug store.
Advertisement offers four late issues of The Pacfic Monthly for 25 cents in stamps. Each issue promises fully illustrated articles on dairying fruit growing poultry raising and general farming conditions in Oregon Washington and Idaho from Pacfic Monthly Portland Oregon.
An advertisement touts Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup as a cure for cold by soothing throat irritation and inducing a laxative effect to clear the bowels. The copy urges insistence on Kennedy's Late tive Cough Syrup and notes Spear Drug Co. as the seller.
Notice to Tax Payers issued by County Treasurer Joan Soupson. Taxes due by November 1, 1908 with personal taxes delinquent December 1, 1908. Govern accordingly.
An ad touts Pineules as a kidney remedy with a 30 days trial for $1.00. It claims hundreds testify to relief from kidney trouble rheumatic pain and back ache and asserts the pills purify blood and improve overall health.
An advertisement by Carmichael offers well boring and drilling services at 50 cents per foot. He claims to have purchased a Lowe machine, plans to use cay tubing, and invites potential customers to call via the Diller telephone No. 5.
An ad explains taking Kodol during mild stomach upset and extended use for severe indigestion or nervous dyspepsia. It claims Kodol digests food and strengthens the stomach and urges trying the product now. Spear Drug Co sells it.
State of Nebraska Jefferson County probate notice for the estate of Joseph N. Musser deceased. Maria E. Musser petitions for administration and a hearing is set for November 2 1908 at 1 PM in Fairbury County Court. Notice to interested parties via Diller Record for three weeks. County Judge C C Boris and F N Prooo attorney.
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